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GP2-Joystick?

4 posts by 4 people · 04 Feb 1997 - 18 Feb 1997

Dave Corkis 04 Feb 1997#354889
Could anybody please help. I need advice on a decent joystick for GP2. I have tried a couple of cheaper joysticks and after a few weeks I have trouble calibrating them,thus making it extremely difficult to control the car properly.Any advice gratefully recieved. Also could you give me some indication of the cost. Also I think it would have to be pretty sturdy as I'm not the most delicate of players. Thanking you in advance. Dave.
patvol 08 Feb 1997#355424
I use a gravis joystick that has adjustable "tension" settings. I set it to the most "floppy" position (i.e. no spring return in any position) because during a long race the spring return can cause hand fatigue. It took me 2 full seasons with all help turned off to learn to drive with it, but now I can post some pretty decent times. I believe you can obtain this for around $40 U.S., but mine came packaged with Microsoft Flight Simulator for free...
marak.. 16 Feb 1997#356196
>Could anybody please help. I need advice on a decent joystick for GP2. I >have tried a couple of cheaper joysticks and after a few weeks I have >trouble calibrating them,thus making it extremely difficult to control the >car properly.Any advice gratefully recieved. Also could you give me some >indication of the cost. Also I think it would have to be pretty sturdy as >I'm not the most delicate of players. Thanking you in advance. Dave. I use a Microsoft Sidewinder Pro and have found it to be both comfortable and durable. Cost is approx . $60 U.S.
mb 18 Feb 1997#356404
Quoted text (8 lines)>>Could anybody please help. I need advice on a decent joystick for GP2. I >>have tried a couple of cheaper joysticks and after a few weeks I have >>trouble calibrating them,thus making it extremely difficult to control the >>car properly.Any advice gratefully recieved. Also could you give me some >>indication of the cost. Also I think it would have to be pretty sturdy as >>I'm not the most delicate of players. Thanking you in advance. Dave. >I use a Microsoft Sidewinder Pro and have found it to be both >comfortable and durable. Cost is approx . $60 U.S.
Hi, I am very pleased to use the Quickshot SUPER WARRIOR which you always can calibrate perfectly. I had big problems with Gravis Analogue Pro which could not be calibrated properly.= it doesn't use the whole range of the joystick, so I had many many times tire-lock due to too heavy braking because the range of movement of the joystick was much too small between neutral, slightly braking and heavy braking. You simply could not feel the difference. The Quickshot cost only USD 22 ! mbe

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