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Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:40 pm

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

My biggest beef with my Logitech pedals/wheel is the linear force-displacement brake pedal as it is soooo unlike the highly non-linear brake pedal in real life. Hence I always have brake modulation trouble since it is super easy to way overbrake. It's actually been a couple of years since I used iRacing, but if I sign up again, I want to do something about the brake pedal. Do more expensive pedal setups have a load cell brake pedal setup? If not that, then a stiff rubber bumper of some sort could provide non-linearity I suppose.

Just buy this for the Logitech setup:

http://www.apelectrix.com/

Supposedly very good, and less than a hundred bucks.

--Donnie

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

My biggest beef with my Logitech pedals/wheel is the linear force-displacement brake pedal as it is soooo unlike the highly non-linear brake pedal in real life. Hence I always have brake modulation trouble since it is super easy to way overbrake. It's actually been a couple of years since I used iRacing, but if I sign up again, I want to do something about the brake pedal. Do more expensive pedal setups have a load cell brake pedal setup? If not that, then a stiff rubber bumper of some sort could provide non-linearity I suppose.

this is precisely why i'm going to get the fanatec clubsport pedals, which use a load cell for the brake. $200 and they're mechanical artwork.
http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=293&lang=en

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:56 am

Oh, Jason, I got confirmation on Thurs or fri of last week that 46 pounds of stuff was in the hands of UPS on its way to me from the US Fanatec distributor. So stuff is currently available.

--Donnie

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

Donnie Barnes wrote:

Oh, Jason, I got confirmation on Thurs or fri of last week that 46 pounds of stuff was in the hands of UPS on its way to me from the US Fanatec distributor. So stuff is currently available.

--Donnie

i'm actually about to walk out the door to pick mine up, found someone in eastern nc selling a complete fanatec setup including clubsport pedals for about half price. but thanks for the heads up!

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:20 pm

Jason Tower wrote:

Donnie Barnes wrote:

Oh, Jason, I got confirmation on Thurs or fri of last week that 46 pounds of stuff was in the hands of UPS on its way to me from the US Fanatec distributor. So stuff is currently available.

--Donnie

i'm actually about to walk out the door to pick mine up, found someone in eastern nc selling a complete fanatec setup including clubsport pedals for about half price. but thanks for the heads up!

You ass!

Well, maybe we'll be racing in a couple weeks.

--Donnie

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

Donnie Barnes wrote:

Jason Tower wrote:

Donnie Barnes wrote:

Oh, Jason, I got confirmation on Thurs or fri of last week that 46 pounds of stuff was in the hands of UPS on its way to me from the US Fanatec distributor. So stuff is currently available.

--Donnie

i'm actually about to walk out the door to pick mine up, found someone in eastern nc selling a complete fanatec setup including clubsport pedals for about half price. but thanks for the heads up!

You ass!

Well, maybe we'll be racing in a couple weeks.

--Donnie

that i am, just got home with my new toys, plus a 55" led tv. christmas is coming early this year! although i don't have a hdmi output video card, hopefully it'll drive 1920x1080 over vga

Michael Czeiszperger · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:35 am **Posts:** 861

Jason Tower wrote:

that i am, just got home with my new toys, plus a 55" led tv. christmas is coming early this year! although i don't have a hdmi output video card, hopefully it'll drive 1920x1080 over vga

The HDMI output is vastly superior to VGA, which will be especially noticeable sitting close to a 55" TV!

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

Michael Czeiszperger wrote:

Jason Tower wrote:

that i am, just got home with my new toys, plus a 55" led tv. christmas is coming early this year! although i don't have a hdmi output video card, hopefully it'll drive 1920x1080 over vga

The HDMI output is vastly superior to VGA, which will be especially noticeable sitting close to a 55" TV!

yeah but i want to try it NOW! i'm even using my thinkpad t60 as a testbed (the only windows install i have) just so i can try the controls.

Zach Hill · **Posted:** Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:44 pm

Okay, be sure to 'friend' each other on iRacing so we can see when others are online. I'd love to race against some THSCCers online!

Also, if you're signing up for iRacing for the first time, you can enter a referral email and they receive $10 credit to buy cars/tracks in the game. In case you don't have anyone to use as a referral, you can use mine zach@xak.us.

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:54 pm

In multi heat races, like Mazda Cup, there may be four races at the same time, so no guarantee on being in the same race, or is there? I tried to race with you, Zach, but you were in a different race despite being racerbuddy/friends.

I am usually on between 10-11pm FWIW.

Stacy King · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:25 am

Donnie... For a temporary fix, if you've got a Windows disk somewhere... just use Bootcamp to run iRacing (assuming your Mac is a new-ish Intel machine.)

We need to set up a THSCC league.

Zach Hill · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:49 pm

Steven Carter wrote:

In multi heat races, like Mazda Cup, there may be four races at the same time, so no guarantee on being in the same race, or is there? I tried to race with you, Zach, but you were in a different race despite being racerbuddy/friends.

I am usually on between 10-11pm FWIW.

Bummer. You'd think it would at least try and pair up friends in the same races. :whoknows:

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

as soon as i can circumnavigate the track more than once without going off i'll sign up for some races. art imitates life indeed.

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:01 pm

Zach Hill wrote:

Steven Carter wrote:

In multi heat races, like Mazda Cup, there may be four races at the same time, so no guarantee on being in the same race, or is there? I tried to race with you, Zach, but you were in a different race despite being racerbuddy/friends.

I am usually on between 10-11pm FWIW.

Bummer. You'd think it would at least try and pair up friends in the same races. :whoknows:

There may be a way to do it, but I haven't looked into it that much. I will also check out hosting races...maybe Stacy can chime in with what he knows?

Michael Czeiszperger · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:35 am **Posts:** 861

Jason Tower wrote:

as soon as i can circumnavigate the track more than once without going off i'll sign up for some races. art imitates life indeed.

Yeah, that was my big problem. Without the G's pulling at you through a turn there's nothing to give you feedback to use to optimize your speed. Well, there is when the car starts to slide off of the track.

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