GP2 joystick control settings

GP2 is a great game, but it seems really tough with a joystick. I'm pretty good with my joystick in Indycar II compared to record track times posted on various places on the web. GP2 on the other hand seems very difficult to play with a joystick. I can do a few fast laps without crashing, but I can't even imagine trying a 100% length race as I would probably crash 20 times or more. I'm using a logitech wingman extreme joystick with no steering help. I have the low sensitivity zones at about 95% in all directions, and 8 degrees max lock with 80% reduce with car speed. If anyone can help me improve these settings or has any other tips, they would really be appreciated. As it stands now, driving Indycar II is more enjoyable with a joystick for me than GP2. Johnny Ahn

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>GP2 is a great game, but it seems really tough with a joystick. I'm >pretty good with my joystick in Indycar II compared to record track >times posted on various places on the web. GP2 on the other hand seems >very difficult to play with a joystick. I can do a few fast laps without >crashing, but I can't even imagine trying a 100% length race as I would >probably crash 20 times or more. I'm using a logitech wingman extreme >joystick with no steering help. I have the low sensitivity zones at >about 95% in all directions, and 8 degrees max lock with 80% reduce with >car speed. If anyone can help me improve these settings or has any other >tips, they would really be appreciated. >As it stands now, driving Indycar II is more enjoyable with a joystick >for me than GP2. >Johnny Ahn

I'm using a logitech wingman and my settings are 12 deg lock, 65% sens and steering help off,lock help on.I'm able to do 123s at italy on the wingman! hope this helps!!

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> GP2 is a great game, but it seems really tough with a joystick. I'm > pretty good with my joystick in Indycar II compared to record track > times posted on various places on the web. GP2 on the other hand seems > very difficult to play with a joystick. I can do a few fast laps without > crashing, but I can't even imagine trying a 100% length race as I would > probably crash 20 times or more. I'm using a logitech wingman extreme > joystick with no steering help. I have the low sensitivity zones at > about 95% in all directions, and 8 degrees max lock with 80% reduce with > car speed. If anyone can help me improve these settings or has any other > tips, they would really be appreciated.

I think it's just really quite difficult. I use a CH flightstick with no steering help, no opposite lock, the lock set at 25deg, reduce with speed 60% and low sensitivity 35%; basically I'm just too lazy to want to move the stick much. If I have any advice it is to drive a 'forgiving' car in the race. I don't mean absolvo absolute, but something that allows you to touch the brake in a turn without the back end overtaking the front. Use seperate race and qualifying setups, and practice racing not just hotlaps - start from the back, take it easy and see where you end up. Oh, the other advice is practice & keep practicing. You will get better. I have limited experience of ICRII (the demo), OTOH I have lot's of time logged up on both IRC and the original Indy 500. Different beast's right enough, but IMO fun to drive and an honest model of an indycar. Some of the most awseome sim racing (I mean most exciting, pleasurable, err satisfying rather than skilled) I have done was on the short New Hampshire oval in IRC. Some people would say that was very sad indeed :). -- Suck The Goat

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> >GP2 is a great game, but it seems really tough with a joystick. I'm > >pretty good with my joystick in Indycar II compared to record track > >times posted on various places on the web. GP2 on the other hand seems > >very difficult to play with a joystick. I can do a few fast laps without > >crashing, but I can't even imagine trying a 100% length race as I would > >probably crash 20 times or more. I'm using a logitech wingman extreme > >joystick with no steering help. I have the low sensitivity zones at > >about 95% in all directions, and 8 degrees max lock with 80% reduce with > >car speed. If anyone can help me improve these settings or has any other > >tips, they would really be appreciated. > >As it stands now, driving Indycar II is more enjoyable with a joystick > >for me than GP2. > >Johnny Ahn > I'm using a logitech wingman and my settings are 12 deg lock, 65% sens > and steering help off,lock help on.I'm able to do 123s at italy on the > wingman! hope this helps!!

I know the Wingman has a little lever for throttle. Can this & do you use this as a throttle?