SO tempted, but my brother already has one, and I really don't need it or use it anywhere near as much to justify getting another. Even if 6 months down the track I decide I want one for myself :/
Had borrowed a friends G25 and quite enjoyed a bit of iRacing. Was easy to talk myself out of it when they were $300 plus but for $139 I figured why not?
That's awesome. I always wanted a wheel, especially for console but I don't have a suitable spot to clamp it. I've seen some cheap furniture at ikea that may work. How does it compare to the G25?
In my opinion they're fun for the racing immersion aspect, but then you realise your in-game performance/stats are better with a controller or keyboard as it's much quicker to push a stick/key a short distance compared to turning a wheel. But as I said, fun for the immersion ...
In my opinion they're fun for the racing immersion aspect, but then you realise your in-game performance/stats are better with a controller or keyboard as it's much quicker to push a stick/key a short distance compared to turning a wheel. But as I said, fun for the immersion ...
Agreed. Maybe with more experience i would be better with the wheel but after years of keyboard experience with racers, i was much better with it.
For racing hardcores though, i dont see how they could do gear changes with keyboard or gamepad effectively.
Well I went to the local DSE after a G19 for $39, nothing in stock and the staffer said they will go fast and mostly to staff, so that was a bit disappointing. Thx for heads up none the less, might ring some other stores tomoz.
G-25
H pattern shifter has a 'sequential shifter' mode.
only has 2 buttons on wheel
G-27
H-pattern shifter only has 'H-pattern mode'
'Shift indicator' lights on the centre of the wheel. (for games that support them)
Has 6 buttons on wheel.
I heard murmurings of the G-27 having a 'slightly larger wheel diameter' but there's nothing in that.
I've also heard rumors of the 'springs in the G-27 pedals' being firmer... but I've seen nothing to quantify that either.
I have a G-25 and I'm not getting rid of it any time soon, but I bought a G-27 at today's price ($110 below Dickies cost apparently) because I could...
I also bought a few for my mates... it was pretty funny organizing to pick up 5 today... I was like, "no I'm not running an e-bay store, these wheels all 'have names on them'...
Get one while they're going @ this price, coz I reckon Dickies won't stock them once they're sold out.
Do that. Last time i chased something from dick via their online store it said the item was in stock but due to low numbers, check with store first. I rang a number of stores and no stock. Eventually had to get it transferred from a store to my local store.
g27 wheel is
- a bit fatter to hold onto,
- the FFB motors have helical cut gears so dont feel as notchy as the g25
- the gas pedal is set back a bit further than the brake and clutch (g25 all are level)
- yes brake spring is a bit stronger with the g27
im faster with my old G25, FFB feels a bit more direct, and the sequential shifter option just rocks, stuff using paddles !
(PS iracing is SHIT for not allowing h-pattern in ALL THE CARS)
Awesome racing today scooby against the $25k engines made it look easy.
I got the ok to buy a race car today if i sell the rangerover, roadbike and commodore ute first :)
Go go gadget ebay!
yes it rocks, great for training in cars like the mx5, skip barber and mustang.
not necessarily the V8SC which is definitely the most competitive and intense series for aussies) - you have to drive the v8 a very whacky way to get speed out of it.
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The G-27's are still on sale today, but the stock in my local stores is dwindling somewhat...
I bought a number of these bad boys in the end. onsold em to my mates @ the price I paid.
Get one while you can.
I did the DSE run this morning, and was v.disappoint.
I KNEW there wouldn't be tonnes of stock, but I watched one guy buy like 12 Nintendo DS's... and you could feel the hate watching him leave...
I've got a G27 for sale if anyone is interested? Comes with a custom made bench for attaching wheel, pedals and stick shiftier. Practically brand new and hardly used. Would be willing to let it go for $400
And that Torana looked horribly unsettled in the corners!
I'm curious as to the running costs for something like that S13... the base cars can be had relatively 'cheap' I suppose...
(so there'd be licencing, and personal equipment (Clothing etc), then the car itself... then meeting all the safety requirements
I guess my first question is, how do you go about maintaining a car that you race, and do you do all your own 'garage work' as such?
I'm seriously considering getting into Go-Karting... but I'm not sure about the local club scene (as in it's a fairly quiet scene, best I can figure).
At $2k for a kart I'd think tyres and spares might be a little more 'within' my 'I'm not sure I wanna throw $30K at this' budget :P
Just got back from Carindale, they said the "sale" is over and it was probably some employee's mistake in the system. If anybody knows of any stores that are still running the "sale", let us know please :D
like anyone would buy someones old drift/track car
Why not? there are a few thousand in mods to make a car into a safety regulated track car, and if you're starting out, you don't want to start with a new car...
it wouldn't be like buying the same car 'for the street' where the tard who owned it drove it into the ground...
If you bought a car for the track, and it was a lemon... you'd find out pretty quickly, and the track driving community isn't very large... so I'd think it'd be in the sellers best interests to be straight with buyers (and lets face it, it's motor sport... any buyer would either know what he's likely getting into, or have some mates who could point him right on any mechanical foibles)
much as I sorta suggested... it's motorsport at any rate... you don't do 'regular servicing' like you would a car... if you run a car hard, you've gotta be more frequent with servicing etc... so the expense in buying a car, is quickly over-run with running costs of new sets of rubber/servicing pretty quickly I'd think...
NOT coming from experience on the subject, just my 2c.
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