rec.autos.simulators

> I am new to this stuff.  I have a Wingman wheel and the two pedals for
> brake and gas.  The wheel has four buttons on the wheel.  I have set
> up the controls so that I up shift with the right top button and down
> shift with the right bottom button.  I have set the left bottom button
> to be the clutch.   I've been using it that way but it occurs to me
> that it might be more natural to have the up shift on the right bottom
> button and the down shift on the right top button.  

> I'm curious how others that use the wheel buttons for shifting do
> this.

> > I am new to this stuff.  I have a Wingman wheel and the two pedals for
> > brake and gas.  The wheel has four buttons on the wheel.  I have set
> > up the controls so that I up shift with the right top button and down
> > shift with the right bottom button.  I have set the left bottom button
> > to be the clutch.   I've been using it that way but it occurs to me
> > that it might be more natural to have the up shift on the right bottom
> > button and the down shift on the right top button.

> > I'm curious how others that use the wheel buttons for shifting do
> > this.

> Convention is for the upshift to be on the right hand side and down
> shift on the left hand side.

> You should feel free to do whatever is comfortable though, with modern
> electronics drivers can map these to their preference anyway (Villeneuve
> had his Williams changed to have up and down shifts on one paddle rather
> than two.)

> Cheers
> Tony

> There are two buttons on the back of that wheel too, which are the
> usual ones for shifting - upshift on the right and downshift on the
> left.  But you can use any bottons that you want, of course.


>>> I am new to this stuff.  I have a Wingman wheel and the two pedals
>>> for brake and gas.  The wheel has four buttons on the wheel.  I
>>> have set up the controls so that I up shift with the right top
>>> button and down shift with the right bottom button.  I have set the
>>> left bottom button to be the clutch.   I've been using it that way
>>> but it occurs to me that it might be more natural to have the up
>>> shift on the right bottom button and the down shift on the right
>>> top button.

>>> I'm curious how others that use the wheel buttons for shifting do
>>> this.

>> Convention is for the upshift to be on the right hand side and down
>> shift on the left hand side.

>> You should feel free to do whatever is comfortable though, with
>> modern electronics drivers can map these to their preference anyway
>> (Villeneuve had his Williams changed to have up and down shifts on
>> one paddle rather than two.)

>> Cheers
>> Tony