Are you guys thinking about a larger diameter wheel as an option? IMO that
would be a very good idea :)
MadDAWG
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MadDAWG
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11.5-12" sounds about right to me! (wider paddles, too)
SB
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Kinda looks like its out of one of those custom vans. Maybe thet can come
out with one of those chainlink ones :)
I think the standard TSW is 13 so thats where i was thinking. My Logitech is
10" I think so i would say 12" would be min.
I saw a show on the early years of IROC and at a race at Riverside in the
early 70's G. Hill got into one of the Camaros and asked for a smaller wheel
because he thought the one in the cars was way to big. The mechanic told him
to just try it since the cars were alot different from what he was use to.
After a couple laps Hill came back to the pits and asked for a larger wheel.
:)
I'm no G. Hill but I want a bigger wheel too.
MadDAWG
>> I thought it was maybe just me but when even Greger Huttu informs you he
>> drives GPL with his FF off,then maybe i am normal after all.
>So GPL support FF? I have just moved the lawn around this track in Africa
>for an hour or two but I felt no force. Do I have to download something?
>I have a MS FF usb on W2k.
>Jone.
MadDAWG
> Not looking to start an argument, but what happens in a race car at speed is
> NOT felt through the hands. At high speed you really don't feel anything but
> G-forces (and their effects: bottoming out), you are simply holding on
> really.
The seat of the pants feedback you want will be great, but it ain't
happenin' anytime soon. Meanwhile, steering FF is providing a much
more realistic driving experience than running without FF.
BTW, if you really want realistic feedback, do what I did. Buy a
kart and start racing for real.
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Pat Dotson
Keep in mind that a Winston cup stock car has very wide tires, and I don't
think there's a power steering pump that could totally overcome the amount
of force those tires require to turn unless it took a lot of power away from
the engine - hence the very large wheels in the cars.
Ever driven an older GM (or Ford) full size car, truck, or van? As far as I
know, those all have just about the lightest steering you could ever want to
have, but they still do provide feedback if you pay attention, especially at
higher speeds, and that's all just on lame street tires. I drive a 1970 El
Camino (nice big V8), and the power steering pump on my car probably isn't
too much different from a Winston cup car. I'm sure a cup car still has
fairly light steering for a race car, but there's still some feedback in the
wheel, particularly on some of those really high banks (Dover, Bristol,
Daytona, etc.).
This will be a little bit of a stretch, but my car's suspension is very much
like that of a stock car - solid rear axle, upper and lower control arms up
front, rear wheel drive, etc. All I can tell you is that hitting a pothole,
or some other extreme bump in the road, with just one side of the
suspension, makes for one hell of a ride. The wheel kicks VERY hard as the
front wheel goes over, and then the read end decides to go wherever it wants
to, just because it can, so you have to pray that it comes back down in your
own lane. Good thing winston cup cars don't have to handle potholes. Now
about cornering, you're right that it doesn't try to pull the wheel out of
your hands, but there is still enough tension that you need to use both
hands (I'm talking about 80+ mph). Trust me, I've done it, there are some
very nice roads around here.
Just some of my observations,
Ryan
P.S. I use FF in every game - can't live without it! Good ol' original
Logitech, waiting for a MOMO.
