I get my Shifter tomorrow!!!

I feel like a kiddie! 33rd birthday tomorrow, I get my shifter. I've built my clutch in readiness... Mark Reading, UK

Where did you order it from in the uk..........?

[email hidden] (Paulinho) wrote: > Where did you order it from in the uk..........? You have to order direct from the Act Labs website (unless I've missed a trick!) Mine arrived Friday :o) Works out at about 83ukp according to my online credit card statement, and so far I'd have to say it's worth it. The immersion factor is *huge*. Heck, I don't even drive for real (in fact only ever briefly driven an automatic a loooong time ago) but there is something inherently "right" and satisfying about stick shift. At this rate I'll have to invest in some BRD Speed7 pedals and learn all about using a clutch as well. Maybe then I'll go steal a car and try it for real ;o) Having said all this, the stick shift's great in N2002... only one gear change every six months or so ;o) But GPL is almost impossible until I actually teach my hand to work its way through the gears without taking the scenic route via reverse, neutral, first and <glances at stick> third, got it! Keeping the car steady while I take a hand off the wheel is also going to be something of an acquired skill... I have much to learn :o) Andrew "I'll name that gear in... er, seventeen" McP

"Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<a9cn7n$4h0$[email hidden]>... > Where did you order it from in the uk..........? As the other guy said, ordered directly thru Act-Labs site. Exactly �83.55 on my statement. Not too cheap, but think of it as the price of 2 games or third of the price of a decent graphics card (and hopefully longer lasting) and the investment doesn't seem so bad after all... I also bought the 4 and 5 speed shifter plates which had to go on a separate order, but the cost appears to have been included in my Shifter order. I'm at work now and I'm busy tonight - maybe I'll squeeze a few minutes in... Mark

Don't let your wife find out. TP "Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a9cjdm$ioe$[email hidden]... > I feel like a kiddie! 33rd birthday tomorrow, I get my shifter. I'vebuilt > my clutch in readiness... > > Mark > Reading, UK > >

> I'm at work now and I'm busy tonight - maybe I'll squeeze a few > minutes in... Got maybe 15 minutes if that last night. Wow. Played Watkins Glen in N2K2 - about the only thing I do at the mo. Definately made a little easier with the 4 speed plate. Is it me or is the gearknob a bitch and a half to remove? Anyone got any ideas as to how to reduce the amount of strain I must be putting on the shaft to remove it so I can change a plate? Not over enamoured with the clamping mechanism. I'd prefer it if the mount section that goes under the wheel base extended out of both sides of the shifter so that I could clamp both sides. Once again, anyone out there come up with a more solid clamping solution? What I need now is that Momo, as a direct selection stick shift next to the sequential stick shift on the old TM looks clumsy. Then I need a PC that'll allow me to race rather than just practise. A PIII450 with V3 doesn't really cut it any more... Mark Reading, UK

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> > I'm at work now and I'm busy tonight - maybe I'll squeeze a few > > minutes in... > > Got maybe 15 minutes if that last night. Wow. Played Watkins Glen in > N2K2 - about the only thing I do at the mo. Definately made a little > easier with the 4 speed plate. Is it me or is the gearknob a bitch > and a half to remove? Anyone got any ideas as to how to reduce the > amount of strain I must be putting on the shaft to remove it so I can > change a plate? >

I always found the shifter knob to be pretty straight forward to remove. I assume you are pulling it directly upwards. You mustn't twist it at all. As for plates, I leave the 5 speed plate on all the time and use it for both GPL and N2002. Cheers Phil --- Racesim Central Administrator http://www.racesimcentral.com

[email hidden] (Phil Lee) wrote: > As for plates, I leave the 5 speed plate on all the time and > use it for both GPL and N2002. I bought all the plates but I think I'm going to leave the standard 7 speed plate in to minimise wear and tear on the spring. With the 7 speed you have 6 slots available within one slot left or right of the "no lateral tension on the spring" position (I know what I mean here even if nobody else does :o) whereas to get 5th gear on the five speed plate you have to take the stick two slots over, which feels like much more of a strain on the spring. Having said that, I still need all the help I can get finding the right gear so the five speed plate might help reduce wear and tear due to random gear selection :o) Andrew McP

"Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:oEOu8.231520$Yv2.68753@rwcrnsc54... > Don't let your wife find out. > > TP LOL! Actually, the clutch was very cheap. I bought a Rockfire Gameport to USB converter and butchered my old T2 pedals that were sitting in the garage - and to think I almost gave the T2 away... Mark Reading, UK

GUYS!, How long is the GPL shifter's USB cable? "Mark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > I'm at work now and I'm busy tonight - maybe I'll squeeze a few > > minutes in... > > Got maybe 15 minutes if that last night. Wow. Played Watkins Glen in > N2K2 - about the only thing I do at the mo. Definately made a little > easier with the 4 speed plate. Is it me or is the gearknob a bitch > and a half to remove? Anyone got any ideas as to how to reduce the > amount of strain I must be putting on the shaft to remove it so I can > change a plate? > > Not over enamoured with the clamping mechanism. I'd prefer it if the > mount section that goes under the wheel base extended out of both > sides of the shifter so that I could clamp both sides. Once again, > anyone out there come up with a more solid clamping solution? > > What I need now is that Momo, as a direct selection stick shift next > to the sequential stick shift on the old TM looks clumsy. > Then I need a PC that'll allow me to race rather than just practise. > A PIII450 with V3 doesn't really cut it any more... > > Mark > Reading, UK

Hello, FYI, when you place an order for a 4 and/or 5 speed plate, shipping is free. Raymond ACT LABS www.act-labs.com On 15 Apr 2002 00:00:14 -0700, [email hidden] (Mark) wrote:

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>"Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<a9cn7n$4h0$[email hidden]>... >> Where did you order it from in the uk..........? > >As the other guy said, ordered directly thru Act-Labs site. Exactly >�83.55 on my statement. Not too cheap, but think of it as the price >of 2 games or third of the price of a decent graphics card (and >hopefully longer lasting) and the investment doesn't seem so bad after >all... > >I also bought the 4 and 5 speed shifter plates which had to go on a >separate order, but the cost appears to have been included in my >Shifter order. > >I'm at work now and I'm busy tonight - maybe I'll squeeze a few >minutes in... > >Mark

"Plowboy" <Plowboy'[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > GUYS!, > > How long is the GPL shifter's USB cable? I'm not in a position to measure right now, but there's plenty of slack. You've got a ps2 type connector on the back of the shifter and two cables. One is ps2 at one end and usb socket at the other, the other is a USB cable that heads off to your hub (or whatever). I'd guess at there being a couple of metres? Mark Reading, UK

[email hidden] (Mark) wrote: > I'm not in a position to measure right now It's almost 3m including the bits before and after the small usb adapter box. Andrew McP