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Pondering buying a TM GP1

Brian Fo

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Brian Fo » Mon, 22 Sep 1997 04:00:00

I've owned my Thrustmaster T2 for over a year now, and have been pleased
with it's performance.  But, for the last month I've been waiting for a new
gas pedal spring, so that the pedal will once again return like the brake
does :)  Supposedly they were going to send it asap, but that was several
weeks ago.  Anyway, I thought that since the GP1 is only about $50 now, why
not get it in case of future pedal/spring problems.  Also I thought that it
would be an ideal wheel for games like MTM, Carmageddon, etc so that I
could save my valuable T2 pedal springs for sims that really need the T2
(Grand Prix II, Nascar 2, etc).

Could any of you that already own a GP1 tell me how you like it, how hard
is it to get used to the paddle accel/brake levers, and your overall
thoughts of the wheel.  Thanks.

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BRYNICEG

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by BRYNICEG » Mon, 22 Sep 1997 04:00:00

i have had my gp1 for less than a week now. but i've been on vacation all
week so i've used it quite a bit.

1. the price is definetly right
2. the hand gas/brake seem strange at first but after you get into the
game it just becomes natural.
3. if you need to shift those buttons are by your thumbs so that you can
keep two hands on the wheel at all times.

downside is the gas and brake are on the same axis, but  i  think this is
the case with most wheels.

overall i think it is a good wheel for the price.

Gostal Arcelin, M.D

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Gostal Arcelin, M.D » Tue, 23 Sep 1997 04:00:00

I also owned a T2, but sold it with my old computer. I purchased a GP1
because I really wanted the gears on the steering wheel. I wanted the
pedals but I compromised.

I am really happy with the hand pedals and the steering. Go with the GP1

Gostal.

Jack Russe

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Jack Russe » Wed, 24 Sep 1997 04:00:00

For what it's worth, I give the GP1 my recommendation, especially
since the price is now in the $50 range.

I bought my GP1 about a month ago, right after the ICR2 series I race
in had run at Cleveland, where I used a joystick. By my third lap with
the GP1 wheel, I had broken my personal best time with the joystick at
the Burke Lakefront Airport track. Mind you, I had never driven a sim
with a wheel before, so it took virtually no time to get used to the
GP1 and its gas/brake paddles on the wheel.

A friend just loaned me his CH pedals to try with the GP1. They work
very well, but I can't say they're any better than the paddles on the
wheel. Personally, I'll probably forego the pedals and stick with the
stock GP1 with the paddles for gas and brakes.

CH has just come out with its own steering wheel which is similar to
the GP1, except it uses buttons for the gas, brakes and shifters
instead of the paddles for gas and brakes on the GP1. The CH is
selling online for about the same price as the GP1 ($50 to $60), but
it also comes packaged with pedals as a complete racing sim setup for
about an additional $30.

Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with a GP1 for $50.  The
GP1 is functional and rugged. It's not the Rolls Royce of wheels, but
to get any major improvement, you'd have to jump up to something like
the Thomas SuperWheel which is close to $300.

Jack Russell

Jeffrey M. Georg

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Jeffrey M. Georg » Wed, 24 Sep 1997 04:00:00

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Looks like this was the weekend for buying GP1s as I, too, bought one after
trying out a friend's T2. I had considered getting the T2 but was put off
by the $110 price tag. And actually, I really like having everything at
my fingertips instead of having to get my big, clumsy feet involved (hey,
I have a hard enough time driving real cars!). And this way my kids (my
5 year old son loves computers) can use it also. However, just coming off
a TM Mk I stick, I realized that I'm going to have to modify my setups
a bit to work better with the new wheel. In fact, I'll probably modify
most of my setups anyway as I'm starting to realize how poor they are and
how poorly they're making me do (I have a terrible problem with setups
being too tight but that's another thread).

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Tom J. Ma

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Tom J. Ma » Wed, 24 Sep 1997 04:00:00



 You don't get half throttle do u?      

Papis25M

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Papis25M » Wed, 24 Sep 1997 04:00:00

I got one over the weekend and it IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT!

Sean

Michael Legn

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Michael Legn » Thu, 25 Sep 1997 04:00:00




>>I got one over the weekend and it IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT!

>>Sean

> You don't get half throttle do u?  

Half throttle? Do you mean "are there more than two values for thorttle?"

If so, yes. The GP1 performs just like an ordinary joystick. Left,
right, throttle (corresponding to up on the joystick) and brake (down
on the joystick). But this means you can't brake while you give full
throttle. (Would I be able to if I didn't use the converter plug?)

/Michael

Michael E. Carve

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Michael E. Carve » Sat, 27 Sep 1997 04:00:00





% >
% >>I got one over the weekend and it IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT!
% >>
% >>
% >>Sean
% >
% > You don't get half throttle do u?        

% Half throttle? Do you mean "are there more than two values for thorttle?"

% If so, yes. The GP1 performs just like an ordinary joystick. Left,
% right, throttle (corresponding to up on the joystick) and brake (down
% on the joystick). But this means you can't brake while you give full
% throttle. (Would I be able to if I didn't use the converter plug?)

No, all the converter does is put all of the axis on the same joystick.
Without the converter the throttle and brake are on joystick 2 and the
steering is on joystick 1.  The converter is needed for older and less
sophisticated games/sims that don't provide for 2 joysticks and for
Win95 native programs.

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Michael E. Carve

Pondering buying a TM GP1

by Michael E. Carve » Sat, 27 Sep 1997 04:00:00




% >I got one over the weekend and it IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT!
% >
% >
% >Sean

%  You don't get half throttle do u?    

Are you referring to your throttle not giving you its full range?  If so
and this is happening in Win95 go to www.thrustmaster.com and snag their
Pro Panel program for the T1/T2 and GP1 wheels.  This will give better
calibrations for the throttle control within Win95.  

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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