Question about racing seats, frames, cockpits... that sort of thing.

Hello All, I have been looking through the web and various posts about racing frames, cockpits, and wheel/seat setups as I need to build one. I have been having this little battle with cancer, and while things are basically going my way at the moment, the medication is bringing me down. I might be one of a very few who can say they are too sick/hurt to race a sim. My chemo has wrecked my legs, and it is keeping me from racing. I get numb legs very quickly, unless I have my legs elevated. Something that is not possible with my current setup (standard office chair with pedals on the floor). So I was wondering, if anyone has plans for building a race frame/cockpit (whatever you would call it) that includes support for ones legs, please let me see your website. I think I am going to have to build something along the lines of a dentist chair, but I am not sure. If there is anyone who has built something to deal with a DVT type situation, please let me know what you did. btgoss @ gmail.com Thanks.

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>"btgoss" <[email hidden]> wrote > So I was wondering, if anyone has plans for building a race > frame/cockpit (whatever you would call it) that includes support for > ones legs, please let me see your website. I think I am going to have > to build something along the lines of a dentist chair, but I am not > sure. If there is anyone who has built something to deal with a DVT > type situation, please let me know what you did.

Have you ever considered a wheel that has analogue paddles behind, similar to the old GP1 wheel from Thrustmaster (they don't make them controllers like that anymore). The Logitech Driving Force is one of them. -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

you will find heaps of idears here http://eracer.schoonersolutions.com/ try links top of page home built . hope this helps pal leo "btgoss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hello All, > I have been looking through the web and various posts about racing > frames, cockpits, and wheel/seat setups as I need to build one. I have > been having this little battle with cancer, and while things are > basically going my way at the moment, the medication is bringing me > down. I might be one of a very few who can say they are too sick/hurt > to race a sim. My chemo has wrecked my legs, and it is keeping me from > racing. I get numb legs very quickly, unless I have my legs elevated. > Something that is not possible with my current setup (standard office > chair with pedals on the floor). > So I was wondering, if anyone has plans for building a race > frame/cockpit (whatever you would call it) that includes support for > ones legs, please let me see your website. I think I am going to have > to build something along the lines of a dentist chair, but I am not > sure. If there is anyone who has built something to deal with a DVT > type situation, please let me know what you did. > > btgoss @ gmail.com > > Thanks. >

"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MBm2f.2477$[email hidden]...

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> > Have you ever considered a wheel that has analogue paddles behind, similar > to the old GP1 wheel from Thrustmaster (they don't make them controllers > like that anymore). The Logitech Driving Force is one of them. > > -- > -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> > -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez > Corporation - helping America into the New World...

I have been using the Logitech Driving Force for a couple of years now and it's ok, but I have a question for anyone who cares to answer. The new BRD Speed 7 wheel has an option (an expensive option) which among other features has what their ad refers to as "analog clutch paddles". Would it be possible to use these paddles to control acceleration and braking instead ? If so this could be the way to go if money was no object. Elrikk ( Hoping that this can be done. )