T2: Too bad. I'll stick to a stick.

Hi all, I just got done repackaging my brand new T2. I got it at Circuit City (for $105 US after tax incidentally). Anyway, I had read that NASCAR although great with a joystick was electrifying with a steering wheel. I had also read that the T2 although not top of the line was worlds better than a stick. I drive NASCAR with a Thrustmaster Flightstick Pro. I am not a great driver, but I'm not the worst I've seen either. The point being that I do know my way around a couple of the easier tracks. My thinking was that if I can blow the doors off of the computer at Talledega with a stick, then I should be able to demoralize The King himself with a steering wheel. NOPE. After about two hours of frustration at Talledega and Bristol, I decided that it wasn't me, it was the damn wheel. It was imprecise in the corners, physically jerky (plastic against plastic rubbing somewhere inside. Not enough to be noticed if making large movements, but catastrophic while making minor adjustments while drafting through the dogleg at 'dega) I WANTED to love this wheel. But I don't have tons of money and I had to save up for this. I damn well better love the thing or it's going back. Bummer...its going back. The upshot? I'd rather drive with a joystick than the T2. Am I alone in this? May you never need a wedge adjustment, Dan Dalton

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> After about two hours of frustration at Talledega and Bristol, I >decided that it wasn't me, it was the damn wheel. It was imprecise in >the corners, physically jerky (plastic against plastic rubbing >somewhere inside. Not enough to be noticed if making large movements, >but catastrophic while making minor adjustments while drafting through >the dogleg at 'dega) I WANTED to love this wheel. But I don't have tons >of money and I had to save up for this. I damn well better love the >thing or it's going back. Bummer...its going back. > The upshot? I'd rather drive with a joystick than the T2. Am I >alone in this?

Dan, Have you contacted Thrustmaster Support? It sounds like your wheel might be defective - mine is extremely smooth, far small or large movements. My driving control in Nascar and IncycarII went up the fold with the wheel (I also has a FlightStick Pro joystick I used for driving before). Your description sounds very different from every account of the T2 I've heard, so I would definetly try support. Joe

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> > After about two hours of frustration at Talledega and Bristol, I > >decided that it wasn't me, it was the damn wheel. It was imprecise in > >the corners, physically jerky (plastic against plastic rubbing > >somewhere inside. Not enough to be noticed if making large movements, > >but catastrophic while making minor adjustments while drafting through > >the dogleg at 'dega) I WANTED to love this wheel. But I don't have tons > >of money and I had to save up for this. I damn well better love the > >thing or it's going back. Bummer...its going back. > > The upshot? I'd rather drive with a joystick than the T2. Am I > >alone in this? > Dan, > Have you contacted Thrustmaster Support? It sounds like your wheel > might be defective - mine is extremely smooth, far small or large > movements. My driving control in Nascar and IncycarII went up the fold > with the wheel (I also has a FlightStick Pro joystick I used for > driving before). Your description sounds very different from every > account of the T2 I've heard, so I would definetly try support. > Joe

I agree. My T2 wheel has been problem free, and has improved my driving (and my *** enjoyment)on all the games I've used it for. However, it *does* sound like Thrustmangler is suffering from some quality control problems...there have been a few posts here about loose wheels, etc., but it also sounds like they are more than obliging when it comes to customer support. Contact them...they'll more than likely replace your wheel for free...and pretty quickly, too. Check out their home page at: [link lost in import] -- Neil Yeatman, Ajax, Ontario, CANADA Get out of the road if you want to get old....

Just so you know, they (Thrustmaster) did put a post up here a week or so ago that said they had some kind os system meltdown, and lost some e-mail. Joe

My roomate and I both drove with a T2, (I also have a TM rig), and we have no complaints with it at all. You must have gotten a bad T2. Most of the people I know with a T2 think it's a good wheel at a cheap price. Los

I had a problem when I first started using the T2. I found if I turned my wheel lock down I did much better. my 2 cents,

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>Hi all, > The upshot? I'd rather drive with a joystick than the T2. Am I >alone in this? > May you never need a wedge adjustment, > Dan Dalton

Yes, I think you are alone on this one. <G> Did you make sure to switch the linear/non-linear settings in NASCAR for the T2? Andy [link lost in import: /~ridger] ***/Nascar/Kali/Win95 stuff.