Got me a G25

Sure glad I'm not in the steering wheel making business. This thing is unreal for $300. Let's see... The 900 degrees rotation is killer. Actually releasing the wheel to let it unwind coming out of a corner is really cool. Maybe not safe in real life, but cool nonetheless. Also, I'm not sure what the technique is called, but doing the hand shuffling thing on the wheel through the corners is a lot of fun. I do that in real life for autocrossing, etc., but now it can be done and practiced in a sim. Clutch pedal. I've used the ACT Labs performance pedals and shifter in the past, so this isn't something brand new. The pedals are very nice, though, and the shifter works great. The thing that has always been missing with the use of a clutch in a sim is real feedback so that you can feel the clutch engage. I've invented a new device that gives all the seat of the pants feeling from in-sim handling forces, and that transforms the experience. Driving a sim car with a clutch is finally a meaningful activity. Look for more news soon! Everything about it is just, so... nice. Assuming the G25 will be durable in the long run it's a really amazing product. The only complaint I have relates to the mounting features on the shifter unit. I have a glass top on my computer desk that is only about 3/16" thick. The wheel attaches to the glass successfully, but the shifter doesn't fully clamp. I have to use a thin book to take up the space on the shifter clamps. If you have the means to acquire a G25, I highly recommend it. Pat Dotson

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> Sure glad I'm not in the steering wheel making business. This thing is > unreal for $300. Let's see... > > The 900 degrees rotation is killer. Actually releasing the wheel to > let it unwind coming out of a corner is really cool. Maybe not safe in > real life, but cool nonetheless. Also, I'm not sure what the technique > is called, but doing the hand shuffling thing on the wheel through the > corners is a lot of fun. I do that in real life for autocrossing, > etc., but now it can be done and practiced in a sim. > > Clutch pedal. I've used the ACT Labs performance pedals and shifter in > the past, so this isn't something brand new. The pedals are very nice, > though, and the shifter works great. The thing that has always been > missing with the use of a clutch in a sim is real feedback so that you > can feel the clutch engage. I've invented a new device that gives all > the seat of the pants feeling from in-sim handling forces, and that > transforms the experience. Driving a sim car with a clutch is finally > a meaningful activity. Look for more news soon! > > Everything about it is just, so... nice. Assuming the G25 will be > durable in the long run it's a really amazing product. > > The only complaint I have relates to the mounting features on the > shifter unit. I have a glass top on my computer desk that is only > about 3/16" thick. The wheel attaches to the glass successfully, but > the shifter doesn't fully clamp. I have to use a thin book to take up > the space on the shifter clamps. > > If you have the means to acquire a G25, I highly recommend it. > > Pat Dotson >

Damnit, stop it, I have a wedding to pay for next week!!! :) Thanks for the review, it sounds good, I will have to add it to my Christmas wish list!! Don

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> > > <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> Sure glad I'm not in the steering wheel making business. This thing is >> unreal for $300. Let's see... >> >> The 900 degrees rotation is killer. Actually releasing the wheel to >> let it unwind coming out of a corner is really cool. Maybe not safe in >> real life, but cool nonetheless. Also, I'm not sure what the technique >> is called, but doing the hand shuffling thing on the wheel through the >> corners is a lot of fun. I do that in real life for autocrossing, >> etc., but now it can be done and practiced in a sim. >> >> Clutch pedal. I've used the ACT Labs performance pedals and shifter in >> the past, so this isn't something brand new. The pedals are very nice, >> though, and the shifter works great. The thing that has always been >> missing with the use of a clutch in a sim is real feedback so that you >> can feel the clutch engage. I've invented a new device that gives all >> the seat of the pants feeling from in-sim handling forces, and that >> transforms the experience. Driving a sim car with a clutch is finally >> a meaningful activity. Look for more news soon! >> >> Everything about it is just, so... nice. Assuming the G25 will be >> durable in the long run it's a really amazing product. >> >> The only complaint I have relates to the mounting features on the >> shifter unit. I have a glass top on my computer desk that is only >> about 3/16" thick. The wheel attaches to the glass successfully, but >> the shifter doesn't fully clamp. I have to use a thin book to take up >> the space on the shifter clamps. >> >> If you have the means to acquire a G25, I highly recommend it. >> >> Pat Dotson >> > > Damnit, stop it, I have a wedding to pay for next week!!! > :) > > Thanks for the review, it sounds good, I will have to add it to my > Christmas wish list!! > > > Don >