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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 26, 2019 12:09:57 GMT
I run the a Honda mate. I can’t remember off the top of my head it would have been Long Beach and 1 or 2 after that. We can sort some thing out for set ups though. What wheel do you use. I use the Thrustmaster TMX. I was trying again last night to sort out what the issue might be...thinking that it still might be a wheel setup issue, but i double checked everything and re-calibrated it and still got the shaking after the Red Tyres reached a certain wear point. I think the issue is worse when the circuit is hotter, but i haven't confirmed that yet. I was testing last night in Willow Springs with the date set to our race date (March 9th) and didn't have as much trouble with the wheel shake as i did in our test session a while ago. I'll do some more testing tonight with different dates to see if the summer heat might be an issue. My first wheel was a TMX and I had nothing but trouble with it so while I’m not saying it’s 100% your issue I personally don’t trust Trustmaster as far as I can throw one. Give it a couple of weeks and I’ll be deep into testing and we’ll find out if I’m getting the same issues.
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 26, 2019 12:17:11 GMT
No problem at all Stu, I’ll send you over a setup that I use then you can tailor it to suit your driving style, if you need any help then please ask and we’ll help as much as we can Thanks for that. I'll give it a go and see how I get on. Can you give me a laptime for Watkins Glen GP to aim for and then at least I can see where I am and where I need to be? Cheers The two biggest things for me are FOV you need to be able see in both mirrors and your wheels. Second is practice practice practice, and don’t be afraid to wreak the car. For example the best stop at the Glen has loads of time in it with a couple of lines but if you get it wrong you can hit the wall or more likely spin the car on the way out and go back into the wall. The more you do it in practice the more your learn how to avoid it in the race.
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Post by stormtrooper on Jan 26, 2019 13:03:00 GMT
Cheers guys. I'll have a go when I get chance and let you know how I get on...
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 26, 2019 20:48:25 GMT
I use the Thrustmaster TMX. I was trying again last night to sort out what the issue might be...thinking that it still might be a wheel setup issue, but i double checked everything and re-calibrated it and still got the shaking after the Red Tyres reached a certain wear point. I think the issue is worse when the circuit is hotter, but i haven't confirmed that yet. I was testing last night in Willow Springs with the date set to our race date (March 9th) and didn't have as much trouble with the wheel shake as i did in our test session a while ago. I'll do some more testing tonight with different dates to see if the summer heat might be an issue. My first wheel was a TMX and I had nothing but trouble with it so while I’m not saying it’s 100% your issue I personally don’t trust Trustmaster as far as I can throw one. Give it a couple of weeks and I’ll be deep into testing and we’ll find out if I’m getting the same issues. I'm using the Thrustmaster TX LE and haven't had any issues with the performance of it whatsoever (One X though). The only thing slightly annoying is the quick release device for switching out the type of wheel you want. It loosens during races sometimes but not too much. I have also just found out about direct drive wheels, you have to sell an arm and a leg first, my god, f#*× me....
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 26, 2019 21:44:59 GMT
I've used Thrustmaster devices for many, many years right back to my PC days. Always been solid and reliable. Only game i've ever had any issues with is pCars, nothing major just little annoyances now and then, especially with pCars1 but thankfully none any longer.
Karl, when you get the chance do a test run and get the tyres to the point where the problem starts and then one by one reduce the FFB settings to zero and see if any of them get rid of the shaking.
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 27, 2019 12:07:15 GMT
My first wheel was a TMX and I had nothing but trouble with it so while I’m not saying it’s 100% your issue I personally don’t trust Trustmaster as far as I can throw one. Give it a couple of weeks and I’ll be deep into testing and we’ll find out if I’m getting the same issues. I'm using the Thrustmaster TX LE and haven't had any issues with the performance of it whatsoever (One X though). The only thing slightly annoying is the quick release device for switching out the type of wheel you want. It loosens during races sometimes but not too much. I have also just found out about direct drive wheels, you have to sell an arm and a leg first, my god, f#*× me.... I’m not sure if any of them are compawith Xbox either. May be the 2 Fanatec ones but I’m not 100%. On that subject I hope to get a fanatec by the end of the year not a DD wheel though.
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 27, 2019 14:18:21 GMT
I'm using the Thrustmaster TX LE and haven't had any issues with the performance of it whatsoever (One X though). The only thing slightly annoying is the quick release device for switching out the type of wheel you want. It loosens during races sometimes but not too much. I have also just found out about direct drive wheels, you have to sell an arm and a leg first, my god, f#*× me.... I’m not sure if any of them are compawith Xbox either. May be the 2 Fanatec ones but I’m not 100%. On that subject I hope to get a fanatec by the end of the year not a DD wheel though. It’s absolutely amazing! Get this CSW 2.5 if you can. It’s unbelievable. You’ll literally shit your pants, with how much more feel you have. There’s a new Xbox F1 rim they’re releasing at the end of February. It looks awesome.
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 27, 2019 19:18:02 GMT
I’m not sure if any of them are compawith Xbox either. May be the 2 Fanatec ones but I’m not 100%. On that subject I hope to get a fanatec by the end of the year not a DD wheel though. It’s absolutely amazing! Get this CSW 2.5 if you can. It’s unbelievable. You’ll literally shit your pants, with how much more feel you have. There’s a new Xbox F1 rim they’re releasing at the end of February. It looks awesome. Yeah it looks awesome.
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 27, 2019 23:51:35 GMT
I have a buddy going to sign up for next season. He races in a F1 league with me. He’s solid. Will be a good addition. We’re going to have a solid field it looks like
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Post by niblips on Jan 28, 2019 16:14:16 GMT
I have a buddy going to sign up for next season. He races in a F1 league with me. He’s solid. Will be a good addition. We’re going to have a solid field it looks like Hey Nate, what's that F1 league you run in? Is it a no assists league?
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 28, 2019 18:31:22 GMT
I have a buddy going to sign up for next season. He races in a F1 league with me. He’s solid. Will be a good addition. We’re going to have a solid field it looks like Hey Nate, what's that F1 league you run in? Is it a no assists league? Yes sir! It’s called MRC. There’s usually about 14 to 18 people that run it. Every Friday night at 9 PM, so that works for me.
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 28, 2019 21:51:15 GMT
It’s looking like our field is going to be growing this year! My favorite part about this group of guys, is how clean everyone is. That’s what I told Josh when I was recruiting him. This is the most clean and respectful league I’m in. Is it March yet? Ha ha
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 29, 2019 7:25:24 GMT
Hey Nate, what's that F1 league you run in? Is it a no assists league? Yes sir! It’s called MRC. There’s usually about 14 to 18 people that run it. Every Friday night at 9 PM, so that works for me. What distance do you race Nate? Are you free to race Sunday evenings.. 8:30pm UK time. We've got an F1 League abt to enter it's tenth year and are always looking to recruit new drivers. No assists, 100% distance races. Let me know if you're interested buddy. Thinking of bringing it here from its current home on Race Department and will look at it more on my return from holiday.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 29, 2019 20:23:15 GMT
I’m not sure if any of them are compawith Xbox either. May be the 2 Fanatec ones but I’m not 100%. On that subject I hope to get a fanatec by the end of the year not a DD wheel though. It’s absolutely amazing! Get this CSW 2.5 if you can. It’s unbelievable. You’ll literally shit your pants, with how much more feel you have. There’s a new Xbox F1 rim they’re releasing at the end of February. It looks awesome. How is the performance and customer service with Fanatec these days Nate? I was looking at them a couple of years ago when I was in the market for a new wheel but knew so many guys that had all sorts of problems with them, even at the high end of the scale that it put me off. One guy in our F1 League spent well over a grand on his but had no end of issues and in the end gave up trying to get it resolved through Fanatec support and just went with a TX instead. They certainly look impressive though but they always have and it's been performance and support that's let them down. For the money they charge they ought to be bullet proof and come with an A* service.
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 30, 2019 17:23:58 GMT
It’s absolutely amazing! Get this CSW 2.5 if you can. It’s unbelievable. You’ll literally shit your pants, with how much more feel you have. There’s a new Xbox F1 rim they’re releasing at the end of February. It looks awesome. How is the performance and customer service with Fanatec these days Nate? I was looking at them a couple of years ago when I was in the market for a new wheel but knew so many guys that had all sorts of problems with them, even at the high end of the scale that it put me off. One guy in our F1 League spent well over a grand on his but had no end of issues and in the end gave up trying to get it resolved through Fanatec support and just went with a TX instead. They certainly look impressive though but they always have and it's been performance and support that's let them down. For the money they charge they ought to be bullet proof and come with an A* service. I’ve heard stories, but you always hear of the negative ones. I haven’t had any problems at all yet. I have the V3 pedals, CSW 2.5 base, and a McLaren rim. Usually if I have emailed them, they emailed me back within a day. I would definitely go for it. I had the TX before, and this is unreal.
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 30, 2019 17:25:10 GMT
Yes sir! It’s called MRC. There’s usually about 14 to 18 people that run it. Every Friday night at 9 PM, so that works for me. What distance do you race Nate? Are you free to race Sunday evenings.. 8:30pm UK time. We've got an F1 League abt to enter it's tenth year and are always looking to recruit new drivers. No assists, 100% distance races. Let me know if you're interested buddy. Thinking of bringing it here from its current home on Race Department and will look at it more on my return from holiday. I am in one on Sundays now, but it’s only base set ups. It’s more of a pain, than it is fun. So yeah I would definitely be interested
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 30, 2019 17:31:29 GMT
How is the performance and customer service with Fanatec these days Nate? I was looking at them a couple of years ago when I was in the market for a new wheel but knew so many guys that had all sorts of problems with them, even at the high end of the scale that it put me off. One guy in our F1 League spent well over a grand on his but had no end of issues and in the end gave up trying to get it resolved through Fanatec support and just went with a TX instead. They certainly look impressive though but they always have and it's been performance and support that's let them down. For the money they charge they ought to be bullet proof and come with an A* service. I’ve heard stories, but you always hear of the negative ones. I haven’t had any problems at all yet. I have the V3 pedals, CSW 2.5 base, and a McLaren rim. Usually if I have emailed them, they emailed me back within a day. I would definitely go for it. I had the TX before, and this is unreal. My feedback was from racing colleagues but it's good to hear that you've had such a positive experience with it and them. The TX serves me will right now but when I'm able to devote more time to racing and can justify the outlay more I'll look into it again.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 30, 2019 17:31:59 GMT
What distance do you race Nate? Are you free to race Sunday evenings.. 8:30pm UK time. We've got an F1 League abt to enter it's tenth year and are always looking to recruit new drivers. No assists, 100% distance races. Let me know if you're interested buddy. Thinking of bringing it here from its current home on Race Department and will look at it more on my return from holiday. I am in one on Sundays now, but it’s only base set ups. It’s more of a pain, than it is fun. So yeah I would definitely be interested That's good to hear, I'll keep you posted.
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Post by Nate Michael on Jan 30, 2019 17:41:58 GMT
I’ve heard stories, but you always hear of the negative ones. I haven’t had any problems at all yet. I have the V3 pedals, CSW 2.5 base, and a McLaren rim. Usually if I have emailed them, they emailed me back within a day. I would definitely go for it. I had the TX before, and this is unreal. My feedback was from racing colleagues but it's good to hear that you've had such a positive experience with it and them. The TX serves me will right now but when I'm able to devote more time to racing and can justify the outlay more I'll look into it again. Yeah, I’m in a few groups on Facebook, there’s people complaining about the malfunction and customer service. It’s a ton of money to invest, for customer service to have such a bad reputation And thanks, definitely keep me posted!
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Post by niblips on Jan 31, 2019 17:37:48 GMT
What distance do you race Nate? Are you free to race Sunday evenings.. 8:30pm UK time. We've got an F1 League abt to enter it's tenth year and are always looking to recruit new drivers. No assists, 100% distance races. Let me know if you're interested buddy. Thinking of bringing it here from its current home on Race Department and will look at it more on my return from holiday. I am in one on Sundays now, but it’s only base set ups. It’s more of a pain, than it is fun. So yeah I would definitely be interested How is the racing with only the default setups Nate? Does it make for closer racing? We've had some guys that say the racing would be better because everyone would be using the same setups. But it seems to me everyone has their own driving style and a setup that suits one driver might not suit another.
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