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Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

Riepe

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Riepe » Tue, 05 Mar 2002 13:34:53

I just bought the game for my WinXP PC and I love it. Problem is I can't
stand using the keyboard. This game was made for a wheel in my mind. So I'm
hoping I can get some feedback on a good/very good racing wheel (USB or
other) I can get that is WinXP compatible. Under $200 is my range.

Thanks in advance.

Don Burnett

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Don Burnett » Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:03:33

The Logitech Momo is right at 200 bucks, and an excellent wheel. It is USB.
I am using it with Win XP Home. You can probably find it on sale somewhere
online for around 160 bucks.

Don Burnette


Andre Warring

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Andre Warring » Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:52:03


>I just bought the game for my WinXP PC and I love it. Problem is I can't
>stand using the keyboard. This game was made for a wheel in my mind. So I'm
>hoping I can get some feedback on a good/very good racing wheel (USB or
>other) I can get that is WinXP compatible. Under $200 is my range.

>Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure of the prices but the Logitech Momo should be around that
price. Excellent force feedback wheel.

I also would have recommended the ACT Labs wheel, untill I spoke to a
friend tonight who bought the ACT a month ago. His pedal allready
broke. Then I checked out the ACT forum and noticed that he wasn't the
only one with this problem. ACT is very busy with sending spare parts
to all their customers now it seems :-/

Andre

Jeff Jone

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Jeff Jone » Tue, 05 Mar 2002 16:10:23

I agree with these guys - The MOMO and the Act Labs are the two best.

Plowbo

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Plowbo » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 01:30:44

Do not buy a thrustmaster... Xp support sux dog snot.
I say you can find a Microsoft FF wheel at Wal-Mart for about $150 (us) or
less (SAM's club here has em for <99.)
Many people just shut off FF when racing 2002, many don't.  I bought a
non-FF version on ebay for 35 or so shipped.  seen em as low as 50 for the
FF version.

Some like em, some dont, I love mine and after 6 TM's wheels in 4 years,
these are great, and lot longer lasting wheel!


Uncle Feste

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Uncle Feste » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 01:56:10


> Do not buy a thrustmaster... Xp support sux dog snot.
> I say you can find a Microsoft FF wheel at Wal-Mart for about $150 (us) or
> less (SAM's club here has em for <99.)

BestBuy had the MSFF on sale last week for $69.99.  Don't know what
price it is now though.

--

Fester

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citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a
double-edged sword. It both emboldens the ***, just as it narrows the
mind.  And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the
*** boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no
need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry,
infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their
rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I
have done. And I am Caesar."   -- Julius Caesar

MadDAW

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by MadDAW » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 02:25:08

Regualr price is $129.99  Last week's sale was $99.99 with a $30 rebate to
get to the $69.99. My local CompUSA has them for $99.99 regular price. I'm
not sure if its a Best Buy rebate or a Microsoft rebate or not.

MadDAWG

Gave

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Gave » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 02:32:00

Love my Act Labs Force RS but he performance pedals will pop you over two
hundred. The standard pedals are horrible, the performance pedals excellent.
Go figure.
Gavel

Tim

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Tim » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 02:47:24


>Love my Act Labs Force RS but he performance pedals will pop you over two
>hundred. The standard pedals are horrible, the performance pedals excellent.
>Go figure.

I agree 100%. The standard pedals are very stiff and do not have
enough throw on them. Makes it very hard to feather the throttle.

                  Tim Wortman
      North American Simulation Series
               www.nasscar.com

Norman Blac

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Norman Blac » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 12:38:48

My pedals broke and I now use the MS wheel. The ACT labs wheel has
strong effects, but at least my unit, has a pure ***response curve.
NOT LINEAR, too quick. The MS wheel dropped my Sears point lap times by
one second mostly due to the ACT labs pedals quick response curve (spin
tries very easy on accel, lock inside front very easy on braking). I
took apart the pedals and "fixed" the stickyness of the pedals for the
most part. I also was "twitchy" with the ACT labs wheel. I generally had
the steering ratio set quite slow to compenstate and had the linearity
at about 95%. With the MS wheel I use 100% linearity, and the steering
ratio is about 8x faster than I used with the ACT labs.

For the bad response curve, I would not reccomend the ACT labs wheel.

Now. In 4x4 Evo the ACT labs wheel kicked ass with the super strong
effects.

Norman



> >I just bought the game for my WinXP PC and I love it. Problem is I
can't
> >stand using the keyboard. This game was made for a wheel in my mind.
So I'm
> >hoping I can get some feedback on a good/very good racing wheel (USB
or
> >other) I can get that is WinXP compatible. Under $200 is my range.

> >Thanks in advance.

> I'm not sure of the prices but the Logitech Momo should be around that
> price. Excellent force feedback wheel.

> I also would have recommended the ACT Labs wheel, untill I spoke to a
> friend tonight who bought the ACT a month ago. His pedal allready
> broke. Then I checked out the ACT forum and noticed that he wasn't the
> only one with this problem. ACT is very busy with sending spare parts
> to all their customers now it seems :-/

> Andre

Bra

Can anyone recommend a good racing wheel for Nascar Racing 2k2?

by Bra » Wed, 06 Mar 2002 20:05:20


>Love my Act Labs Force RS but he performance pedals will pop you over two
>hundred. The standard pedals are horrible, the performance pedals excellent.
>Go figure.
>Gavel

And the worst part is you cant order the RS wheel with the upgraded
pedals and get a credit for the standard pedals. Thats really a
ripoff. I would have went that way I think if I could have done the
credit on the original pedals but instead I chose Momo. I really liked
the idea of the clutch and shifter though with the RS.

Brad


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