GP3 and a new system with steering wheel!!!

I really hope GP3 is real, you know, not a rumour invented by the Internet. but if it is real and is constantly delayed, I DO NOT MIND!! I want to save up and get my dream system anyway. oh yeah, what steering wheel has "paddles" behind it like a REAL F1 car? thanks Sean

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Dear Sean, I think the best value for sim wheels is the Digital Edge Indy/F1 Sim. It is made of precision METAL, and has the paddle shifters behind the wheel. There are many GREAT features this wheel/pedal has (LED shifting lights, torque/snap-back steering, etc...) but my personal favorite is the mounting. You can attach/remove this wheel in 3 seconds with the two quick-release ***mechanisms. You can check out the web page here; [link lost in import: /;and] here; [link lost in import] As someone who has been involved in SIM racing since it's infancy, I can tell you this wheel is NOT a toy, but a hand-crafted tool in the racer's hands! :-) In the way of disclosure I should admit that I am sponsored by this company as a Sim Racer on TEN (look for the press release next week on the newsgroup as well as a "grand opening" type sale). Should you have ANY questions regarding this matter, feel free to contact me at your convenience. John Parker Route 66 Racing (R66R) Team "JP-Bogart" on TEN/Nascar Racing Online Series Sponsored by: Digital Edge (Indy/F1 SIM) Racing Wheels Digital Edge Web Site: [link lost in import]

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>I really hope GP3 is real, you know, not a rumour invented by the >Internet. >but if it is real and is constantly delayed, I DO NOT MIND!! >I want to save up and get my dream system anyway. >oh yeah, what steering wheel has "paddles" behind it like a REAL F1 >car? >thanks >Sean

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> Dear Sean, > I think the best value for sim wheels is the Digital Edge Indy/F1 > Sim. It > is made of precision METAL, and has the paddle shifters behind the > wheel. > There > are many GREAT features this wheel/pedal has (LED shifting lights, > torque/snap-back steering, etc...) but my personal favorite is the > mounting. > You can attach/remove this wheel in 3 seconds with the two > quick-release >***mechanisms.

I have to agree, I've owned quite a few wheel and pedal set-ups (I currently have three different ones?) and so far the F1 Sim is by far the *best*, it simply has the nest *FEEL* to it, and the behind the wheel paddle gear levers are awesome, no neet to take your hands off the wheel at all now? I also agree that the quick release mechanism is brilliant, as you say it takes just a few seconds to either connect or disconnect the wheel and steering column from your desk, and when its not connected, you can use your desk as normal, without the hassle of clamps, or base boards etc. The *only* slight problem I have with mine is the self centering device, sometimes it doesn't re-centre properly, so when the wheel is dead straight, the car is slightly off line and driving slightly left or right, but hey, I normally don't actually look at the wheel while I'm driving, so I adjust the cars line without even looking. BTW, The makers of the F1 Sim (Ballracing Developments Ltd - formerly Interactive Racing) now have an upgrade to the steering device as they too are aware of the re-centering problem, so even this minor glitch can be fixed. Buy one today..... 8-) *Peter* 8-) (NB: remove asterix to e-mail)

Thanks for your comments, Peter. My F1 SIM has a allen wrench nut on the bottom of the wheel for re-centering. My wheel is one of the latest designs, so that may be why I haven't experienced the problem you mentioned. John Parker Route 66 Racing (R66R) Team "JP-Bogart" on TEN/Nascar Racing Online Series Sponsored by: Digital Edge (Indy/F1 SIM) Racing Wheels Digital Edge Web Site: http://www.indysim.com/ "

Does anyone know what the f1 sim compact is like? Cheers, Robin

>Does anyone know what the f1 sim compact is like? Well, for example, Paul Jones does..... http://www.tpjones.demon.co.uk/tugn1_3.htm Remco

>oh yeah, what steering wheel has "paddles" behind it like a REAL F1 >car? ECCI have paddles on their F1 Monza wheel. It's a bit expensive though! No need for clamps, or boards under the monitor with this baby: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/extreme Stuart -- Stuart Booth Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK Note: My email address is in disguise! Remove trailing Z

>ECCI have paddles on their F1 Monza wheel. It's a bit expensive >though! No need for clamps, or boards under the monitor with this >baby: Hi Stuart. Have you got the new ECCI with paddles and/or Momo? I was looking at the web page last night thinking the CDS4000 fully-tooled looks pretty smart. BTW, for the benefit of the original poster the TSW has proper paddles behind the wheel too, and damn fine they are. Cheers! John

TSW makes excellent wheels, but cost a little more. I think Thrustmaster has a new wheel out soon. MS has a new wheel coming out with paddle shifters, ff, and dual or single axis ability along with some software which saves your setups for different games and users. I don't know the price but it sounds pretty good to me. Dave DmndDave

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>I really hope GP3 is real, you know, not a rumour invented by the >Internet. >but if it is real and is constantly delayed, I DO NOT MIND!! >I want to save up and get my dream system anyway. >oh yeah, what steering wheel has "paddles" behind it like a REAL F1 >car? >thanks >Sean

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>>ECCI have paddles on their F1 Monza wheel. It's a bit expensive >>though! No need for clamps, or boards under the monitor with this >>baby: >Hi Stuart. Have you got the new ECCI with paddles and/or Momo? I was >looking at the web page last night thinking the CDS4000 fully-tooled >looks pretty smart. >BTW, for the benefit of the original poster the TSW has proper paddles >behind the wheel too, and damn fine they are. >Cheers! >John

thanks John, I will look into the TSW wheel... is there a WWW page?

>thanks John, I will look into the TSW wheel... is there a WWW page? http://soli.inav.net/~thomas/ Remco