Does anyone have any recommendations for a joystick/gamepad that works well
with IndyCar? I'm tired of cramping my fingers on the keyboard. :)
And yes, the Thrustmaster probably would be the best choice, but it's just not
economically feasible at this time.
Thanks for your help.
:Does anyone have any recommendations for a joystick/gamepad that works well
:with IndyCar? I'm tired of cramping my fingers on the keyboard. :)
:
:And yes, the Thrustmaster probably would be the best choice, but it's just not
:economically feasible at this time.
Note that you don't have to spend $169 on it, I got mine for $109 from
Chips & Bits. Yeah, I know, good joysticks cost about 1/3rd of that.
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Brian Wong Product Marketing Engineering
415-336-0082 Palo Alto, CA 94303
I use a Mach1 Flightstick...aside from clearing my cluttered desk and getting
a Thrustmaster..... the stick is very smooth...and I like shifting up with
the trigger and downshifting with the thumb button...and it rarely ever needs
to be recalibrated... I think mine ran me around $45 but it has been 2 years..
BTW, they also take a lot of abuse...
Yosh
I have been using a rather "inexpensive" Kraft Thunderstick for
about a year with Indycar and have been "happy" with it. I can
accomplish top qualifying times and the buttons (one on the
trigger spot and the other on top of the stick pad) are
condusive to acceleration and braking. I'm still a novice at
gear shifting ... but when I do I have little hassle with using
my left hand on the keyboard. Anyway ... just an option.
Brian
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Well I made up a steering wheel which consisted of a box which had
a large knob that could be held with 1 hand and 4 buttons; 2 to
change gears, one for the brake and one for reversing (2 buttons
on this are obviously assigned to the 2nd joystick). That leaves the
acceleration which I currently use a joystick (didn't get round to
making one :)) which I operate with my foot.
It works a treat! One thing that I found was that you need a fairly
good pot for the steering to get the acuracy needed. All parts were
from Maplins and very quite easy to build. I was forced to do this
because I needed to see whether it was worth doing and also
because anything on the market is far too expensive especially if
it ended up being less controlable than a joystick.
Well it is definitely worth doing, the degree of control is
excellent and now I can hold the line I want without worrying
about slight jerks on the twitchy joystick, this is greatly helped
by the fact that the throttle not connected physically to the
steering. Takes a bit of getting used to but works beautifully.
Regards,
Louis
