Steering advice

I had a Thrustmaster GP1 wheel that was doing this also. I took it apart and sprayed some contact cleaner in the steering pot and she`s been fine ever since.

Couple of steering things I'd be grateful for some advice on:. 1) I'm currently using a Thrustmaster T2 with GPL. Recently, the T2 has a *** habit of jerking ***ly to the right when driving straight. This seems to happen once or twice per lap even when I'm only making minor adjustments to the steering. The problem has only arisen in the last week - I've had the wheel about 2 years now, so I guess it might be ageing? The jerks to the right are even noticeable when trying to calibrate it. 2) ...on that very note (I'm assuming that my T2 is on it's death bed, though the pedal springs have been replaced recently!)... Can any of you experts recommend a new steering wheel/ pedals combo and give me an idea on the price/quality trade off? Is Force Feedback worth the bother? Bearing in mind Nascar Racing 1999 is due to ship soon (hopefully), I think I'll need a device that can clock several thousand miles (at least). Any suggestions? Cheers, Steve

Yep, contact cleaner in the pots will probably sort you out. If not, TM's new Super Sport is just coming out now; retail $79 - street $63. It LOOKS pretty good; steel steerer shaft, improved pedals, etc. Checkout TM's website. The new Logitech wheels look promising as well. There's a good bit more choice now. Can't help you with FF, but I think I'll wait on that one. When Papy buys in, maybe. Steve B.

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> Couple of steering things I'd be grateful for some advice on:. > 1) I'm currently using a Thrustmaster T2 with GPL. Recently, the T2 > has a *** habit of jerking ***ly to the right when driving > straight. This seems to happen once or twice per lap even when I'm > only making minor adjustments to the steering. > The problem has only arisen in the last week - I've had the wheel > about 2 years now, so I guess it might be ageing? The jerks to the > right are even noticeable when trying to calibrate it.

Seems like a bad pot. Should be easy to replace. The only non-FF wheel I've tried and liked is the T2. The Mad Catz etc. are just crappy toys, and even the new RS from Act Labs had too little resistance. I had bad experiences with FF sticks, and tried the Saitek wheel with some *** prejudices, but it actually felt really good, better than T2. I have my doubts about durability, though. Plus it sucked when not in FF mode (no resistance, again). -- Anssi Lehtinen

> The only non-FF wheel I've tried and liked is the T2. The Mad Catz etc. > are just crappy toys, and even the new RS from Act Labs had too little > resistance. The ACT Labs wheel can shake the entire cabinet that holds my computer. Some of the sample FF effects included with the wheel are especially ***. As far as I know, the Force RS produces more force than any of the other FF wheels on the market. It definitely produces more spring tension than any bungee-equipped wheel I've seen. More force may be desirable, but I think there is enough there to be effective now. BTW, after trying several different FF titles (CARTPR, F1RS, SODA), the best implementation of FF I've seen is in Motorhead. I'll have to try to get the Viper demo today and try it. -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html

Buy a FF wheel, it's digital (no pods) so no problems at all!!

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> > The only non-FF wheel I've tried and liked is the T2. The Mad Catz etc. > > are just crappy toys, and even the new RS from Act Labs had too little > > resistance. > The ACT Labs wheel can shake the entire cabinet that > holds my computer. Some of the sample FF effects > included with the wheel are especially ***. As > far as I know, the Force RS produces more force than > any of the other FF wheels on the market. It > definitely produces more spring tension than any > bungee-equipped wheel I've seen. More force may > be desirable, but I think there is enough there to > be effective now. > BTW, after trying several different FF titles (CARTPR, > F1RS, SODA), the best implementation of FF I've seen > is in Motorhead. I'll have to try to get the Viper > demo today and try it. > -- > Pat Dotson > IMPACT Motorsports > http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html

However, if you are running NROS, you are SOL. None of the digital devices will work with Papy's lame joystick drivers in N2. -Larry > Buy a FF wheel, it's digital (no pods) so no problems at all!!