[GPL] Anyone else tried the "semi-FF" solution?

In between breaking my old MSFF (gameport) and getting my new one (USB), I had to make do with an ancient, loose MS joystick, so naturally turned FF off. Lap times were, of course, awful (eg losing ~1.5s/lap at the Glen). Then I got my new MSFF, set up a "scheme" for GPL, and off I went. In my first week, I've broken 8 "specific PBs" (eg Silverstone/Ferrari/Race). Last night I got my first ever sub-1:30 at Silverstone in anything other than a Lotus (1:29.90 in a Ferrari). Pretty chuffed all round. Tht thing is, I've had FF turned *off* in core.ini all that time, but turned *on* on the wheel itself. It works like a dream - I ain't going back to "full FF" now! :-) Anyone else had success with this method? -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Sounds like your driving without FF to me. I find myself driving better in GPL with FF turned off to, so don�t feel ashamed ;) /Thomas >d FF turned *off* in core.ini all that time, but > turned *on* on the wheel itself. It works like a dream - I ain't goingback > to "full FF" now! :-) Anyone else had success with this method? > > -- > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) > The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,really" - > Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Thomas Heineman wrote on 17 Dec 2000: >Sounds like your driving without FF to me. I find myself driving >better in GPL with FF turned off to, so don�t feel ashamed ;) Why should I feel ashamed, for heaven's sake? There are some far better drivers than me in this NG who don't use any sort of FF. And I'm not exactly driving without FF - that would entail having it turned off on the wheel as well. As I have it, the self-centring is still there, and the resistance round corners is still there. And in any case, I'm faster and smoother this way, which is enough justification on its own, I think... :-) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

That is what I had to do at first with my change from a Thrustmaster GP1 with custom pedals (http://www.bhmotorsports.com/images/dbh_pedals_big.jpg) to an ACT Labs Force RS with the same custom pedals. It took about a week for me to convert and the first night the Force RS was nearly out the window :-). Now I have the FF a 65% and I do not think I could drive GPL without the ever-so-slight nudging that FF is giving me. SLG [email hidden] (David Buttery) wrote:

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>In between breaking my old MSFF (gameport) and getting my new one (USB), I >had to make do with an ancient, loose MS joystick, so naturally turned FF >off. Lap times were, of course, awful (eg losing ~1.5s/lap at the Glen). > >Then I got my new MSFF, set up a "scheme" for GPL, and off I went. In my >first week, I've broken 8 "specific PBs" (eg Silverstone/Ferrari/Race). >Last night I got my first ever sub-1:30 at Silverstone in anything other >than a Lotus (1:29.90 in a Ferrari). Pretty chuffed all round. > >Tht thing is, I've had FF turned *off* in core.ini all that time, but >turned *on* on the wheel itself. It works like a dream - I ain't going back >to "full FF" now! :-) Anyone else had success with this method? > >-- >David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) >The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com >"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - >Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

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