HELP: TM Grand Prix Wheel: disable the flaps?

Howdy; I have a question about the TM Grand Prix wheel. I am considering purchasing one, but I already own a set of CH Pedals, which I like very much. Is it possible to disable the spring loaded flaps on this wheel assembly and use my pedals with the wheel? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Much thanx... -- ****************************** B. Torrey Nagle Ford/APO - Heat Exchanger Engineering profs TNAGLE email - bt at ford dot com All statements and opinions are my own. ******************************

% Howdy; I have a question about the TM Grand Prix wheel. I am considering % purchasing one, but I already own a set of CH Pedals, which I like very % much. Is it possible to disable the spring loaded flaps on this wheel % assembly and use my pedals with the wheel? Any info would be greatly % appreciated. Much thanx... It is possible to use the CH pedals with this unit. You do not need to disable the flaps on the wheel. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

The GP wheel shouldn't conflict with your pedals. The pedals should be on the joystick-2 horizontal axis, while the GP wheel paddles are on the joystick-1 vertical axis. Just configure your acceleration and braking to use the same axis that your pedals are on. -- Pat Dotson

BTW, has anyone figured out a way to make GP2 use the GP wheel paddles for shifting? Thanks, -- Pat Dotson

I have done exactly what you want to do and it works fine. The paddles (flaps) are on Joystick 1's Y axis, while the pedals are Joystick 2's X and Y axis. Simply set up the sim to use the latter for accelerator and brake. As a nice side effect, you can tell the sim to use the paddles for shifting: Joystick 1, Y axis, Up, for downshift, and Joystick 1, Y axis, Down, for upshift. This will make the car upshift when you flick the right paddle, and downshift when you flick the left one. This works great in ICR2. I think it will work in GP2 as well, and if it does it would be very realistic. Alison Remove the spam blocker NOSPAM to email me. http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~alison

--------------5F265741B14C31F5859DFF5D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alison, I tried this with GP2, but cod not get it too work. The program errors with not enough range to calibrate. Works fine with ICR2, but I much prefer to drive GP2. Although I'm becoming very adapt at using my ring and pinkie fingers for brake and throttle, the peddles would complete what I think would be the ultimate reasonably-priced control combo. Dan Blake

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> >Howdy; I have a question about the TM Grand Prix wheel. I am considering > >purchasing one, but I already own a set of CH Pedals, which I like very > >much. Is it possible to disable the spring loaded flaps on this wheel > >assembly and use my pedals with the wheel? Any info would be greatly > >appreciated. Much thanx... > I have done exactly what you want to do and it works fine. The paddles > (flaps) are on Joystick 1's Y axis, while the pedals are Joystick 2's X > and Y axis. Simply set up the sim to use the latter for accelerator and > brake. > As a nice side effect, you can tell the sim to use the paddles for > shifting: Joystick 1, Y axis, Up, for downshift, and Joystick 1, Y axis, > Down, for upshift. This will make the car upshift when you flick the > right paddle, and downshift when you flick the left one. This works > great in ICR2. I think it will work in GP2 as well, and if it does it > would be very realistic. > Alison > Remove the spam blocker NOSPAM to email me. > http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~alison

--------------5F265741B14C31F5859DFF5D Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> <FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS"><FONT COLOR="#3333FF">Alison,</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS"><FONT COLOR="#3333FF"></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS"><FONT COLOR="#3333FF">I tried this with GP2, but cod not get it too work.&nbsp; The program errors with not enough range to calibrate.&nbsp; Works fine with ICR2, but I much prefer to drive GP2.&nbsp; Although I'm becoming very adapt at using my ring and pinkie fingers for brake and throttle, the peddles would complete what I think would be the ultimate reasonably-priced control combo.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS"><FONT COLOR="#3333FF">Dan Blake</FONT></FONT> <BR>&nbsp; <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>On Wed, 13 Aug 1997 07:51:01 -0400, Torrey Nagle <P>>Howdy; I have a question about the TM Grand Prix wheel. I am considering <BR>>purchasing one, but I already own a set of CH Pedals, which I like very <BR>>much. Is it possible to disable the spring loaded flaps on this wheel <BR>>assembly and use my pedals with the wheel? Any info would be greatly <BR>>appreciated. Much thanx... <P>I have done exactly what you want to do and it works fine.&nbsp; The paddles <BR>(flaps) are on Joystick 1's Y axis, while the pedals are Joystick 2's X <BR>and Y axis.&nbsp; Simply set up the sim to use the latter for accelerator and <BR>brake. <P>As a nice side effect, you can tell the sim to use the paddles for <BR>shifting: Joystick 1, Y axis, Up, for downshift, and Joystick 1, Y axis, <BR>Down, for upshift.&nbsp; This will make the car upshift when you flick the <BR>right paddle, and downshift when you flick the left one.&nbsp; This works <BR>great in ICR2.&nbsp; I think it will work in GP2 as well, and if it does it <BR>would be very realistic. <P>Alison <BR>Remove the spam blocker NOSPAM to email me. <BR><A HREF="http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~alison">http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~alison</A></BLOCKQUOTE> &nbsp;</HTML> --------------5F265741B14C31F5859DFF5D--