Joystick recommendations?

I'm not a rich guy but just a simple college guy. However, I'm looking for a better controller device for F1GP instead of the keyboard. I have seen in a magazine of a driver controller that you mount the mouse on the back and you have a real steering wheel to steer. It's only 40 bucks or so, which is very decent pricing in my opinion. However, I want to know how it works and how reliable it is on F1GP and IndyCar. DO you have a controller for under 50 bucks that is much better than that? -Zelpheri ----- ____ | This message is provided to you by: / | The letters: Z, X, and the number 42. / | Zelpheriarderizan Xaviera is the production of Children's Television ~~~~ | Workshop. (chime!) This message is funded by Viewers like You! and by ~~~~~~ WXXI-Rochester. Captioning provided by Dunkin' Donuts. NO DISCLAIMERS!

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> I'm not a rich guy but just a simple college guy. However, I'm looking >for a better controller device for F1GP instead of the keyboard. I have seen >in a magazine of a driver controller that you mount the mouse on the back and >you have a real steering wheel to steer. It's only 40 bucks or so, which is >very decent pricing in my opinion. However, I want to know how it works and >how reliable it is on F1GP and IndyCar. DO you have a controller for under 50 >bucks that is much better than that? >-Zelpheri

In my dreams, I thought about buying a rotary Potentiometer with a click on the centre position, and using that for my steering wheel. It shouldnt be too hard to connect that up to a joystick and then you would have finger tip sensitivity for making very slight overtaking moves at 180 MPH! Can anyone (Electrical Geniuses?) tell me what I want to ask for when I go into Radio Shack or Tandy's please? -- Wolverhampton University, England.

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> I'm not a rich guy but just a simple college guy. However, I'm looking >for a better controller device for F1GP instead of the keyboard. I have seen >in a magazine of a driver controller that you mount the mouse on the back and >you have a real steering wheel to steer. It's only 40 bucks or so, which is >very decent pricing in my opinion. However, I want to know how it works and >how reliable it is on F1GP and IndyCar. DO you have a controller for under 50 >bucks that is much better than that?

Somewhat off topic... I bought a CH Virtual Pilot flight yoke in the interests of getting a steering wheel-like feel. I would not reccomend it; I think that the V.P. is best for slower flight games, like a Cessna Simulator (as opposed to a warplane simulator). On the other hand, if you're into slow steering-type games, then go for it. It's just not what I had in mind. -Dave LeCompte -- These opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my family, my company, my race, or my species.