rec.autos.simulators

What I have found is that a loose setup like "fast" at Vegas does not
appear nearly as loose with the MSFF wheel.  I started off at Vegas
with the MSFF and was tight with the "fast" setup.  So I put the TM
back in and noticed I was loose on exit and had to take corner entry
more carefully or I would lose the rear end on entry too.  Plus if I
tried the setup where I had tried to fix the tightness with MSFF,  I
was really really loose.

I can get the same lap times at Vega with either wheel, but they are
not good (bl very high 32., mainly low 33) .  But now I am not sure if
I am loose or tight since it depends on the wheel.  Is the FF "hiding"
the looseness from me?  Using the MSFF my entry into the corners gets
tighter and tighter with laps as the car just will not turn into the
corners and drifts out to the wall.  Also I sometimes get a wiggle
comming out of the turns, I now suspect this is cause I am actually
loose on exit  but I did not realize that until I used the TM.  

 Is this normal?  Maybe I am just not used to the feel of the MSFF?
What is FF supposed to do for you?

bpostma
cobra-drvr

I have a MOMO and I have to run the profiler software steering axis setting
at 33% to take full advantage of the 270 sweep. If I run it at the default
setting of 50% NR2003 (or any other Papy game) will not use the full sweep
of the wheel.  The numbers on the calibration screen stop at what would be
the end of a 240 degree sweep wheel.

MadDAWG

So what is the FF really trying to give you a feel of the tires or the
weight transfers of the car?

bpostma

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:00:18 -0500, "MadDAWG"

        Interesting.  With my MOMO, the fast setup is intolerably
tight off the corner.  It is loose in, but maybe just because of the
brake setting.  IMHO, a fast setup at Las Vegas will be so loose as to
need to be driven very carefully for 3-4 laps until the tires get up
to temperature, especially when feeding the throttle back on.

        > Is this normal?  Maybe I am just not used to the feel of the
MSFF?  What is FF supposed to do for you?
        FF gives you some feeling for what the front wheels are doing.
It also prevents you (or at least gives you negative feedback) from
jerking the wheel unnaturally.  That may be why the non-FF wheel makes
the car feel loose, you may simply be cranking it in too abruptly.

You can find it on sale for around $79 from time to time.  Typically it's
$99 these days.

Larry

MadDAWG