Wheels

Ive heard both cases argued for the new Nascar wheel... Ive seen it.. havent used it... I thought the pedals looked like an improvement. Im hopefully going to purchase one soon... maybe Santa will bring me one =) Anyway... a friend of mine purchase a T2 not too long ago... and he was complaining about the pedals sliding under his desk. Like myself.. he has a carpet protector under his chair and desk... I used velcro tape on the bottom of the pedal base and on the protector... worked great!! Just a cheap solution other than duct tape, nails, and general cursing it out =) Id still like to hear more opinions about the new wheel! Thanks, Scott B. Husted [link lost in import: /~sbhusted]

People inquiring about the Nascar Pro Wheel. Here is my opinion :- The wheel is a big improvement over the T2 and GP1. It tracks accurately, is comfortable and does not have the dead areas associated with large wheel travel like GP1 had. Wheel resistance is typical Thrustmaster, you either love it or hate it (This is a personal thing.) The side mounted shift lever is well designed and works just as well as it looks. I personally prefer On-Wheel shifting which is O.K. on the Pro although the shift buttons are a bit too much of a stretch for my thumbs. The Pedals look good but work like crap. I would call them totally useless. A complete disaster. They slide all over the place, this is made worse by the herculean pressure needed to operate them. They are positioned vertically too. How in hell are human beings supposed to operate vertical pedals without positioning your ass on the ground. The Nascar Pro can be set up for two operating modes which allows you to determine if the brake pedal should be used on Joystick A or B. You do not have this choice with the gas pedal, it stays on A together with the wheel. This is rather strange, because you really want mode switching to put both pedals on either A or B for best game compatibility. This setup meant the pedals were supported in Ubi F1RS demo but could not be made to work in NFS SE which is designed for both pedals to be on Joystick B I will be returning this baby for a refund. I currently use the CH Racing wheel and CH Pedals. I can tell you all right now that except for the personal preference for steering resistance (the CH wheel does not use resistance), The CH Wheel at least equals the Pro in all areas and its on-wheel shift buttons are perfectly positioned on the rear of the wheel for effortless and lightning quick results. Most people should already know by now that the CH Pedals cannot be surpassed for racing games. They are superb and have no drawbacks other than they don't really look like car pedals. They do however only work on Joystick B, which can be a disadvantage in games which do not support Joystick B. Nascar2 GP2 ICR2 do not have this problem. If CH could make the pedals switchable they would be truly without peer.

John I read one of your previous post saying you had your CH for 2 years and it was best , why then did you buy a Nascar Pro. Were you looking for something new. Has CH come out with new changes sence you bought yours 2 years ago? What made you switch ? Not trying to be smart just trying to make choice myself. Just want all the info I can get. Ive read some post about TSW being the greatest of ALL wheels know to mankind as we know it. dmac

There's a new offering with force feedback support and a cartridge style interface for multi-platform (e.g. PSX, N64, PC via joystick port, PC via USB...) It's at http://www.actlab.com/ Nice looking wheel, too. IMHO. HedgeHog

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>>Id still like to hear more opinions about the new wheel! >Look at my wheels page on: >http://home.worldonline.nl/~flucas/index.html >Greetz, >Frits

T>Reply to dmac Thanks for you reply, This makes sence, I have been swapping mail with a gal named Donna at CH. Donna seems very helpful Iam sure she will get back. There page is neat as well, I think your the one who turned me on to it... For the money if there is one close to me, Iam gonna go check it out. You mentioned NEW CHRaceing system? dmac

Just to let you know. I have seen reviews of their earlier products and they don't seem to be rated too good.

Hi dmac I just found out that Ubisoft will support pedals on joystick B in their awesome upcoming F1 Simulation Title. I will now definitely stick with my CH Pedals. BTW I was unable to get a response from CH (I used E-Mail to their tech support). This was disappointing. Let me know what they say if they contact you. Cheers John Cookson (Canada)