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Does someone have this wheel? How do you find it? How do you fix it on your office? Phil

"Phil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a9fe4d$pp0$[email hidden]...

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> Does someone have this wheel? > How do you find it? > How do you fix it on your office? > > Phil > >

I have a BRD Sim Classic which I bought 2 weeks ago. It is a fantastic wheel. The build quality is superb and I just love the 11" red leather Mountney wheel. I have been surprised at how little I miss not having force feedback after running with it for over 2 years. I find that I am able to be a lot more precise with the Sim Classic than I could be with my Force RS. In the last 2 weeks of using the wheel my GPLRank has fallen from -16.92 to -20.76. This improvement is solely down to the wheel since I already had the pedals for it which I bought over a year before getting the wheel. As to fixing it to my desk, I don't have this problem since I have a BRD Race Frame. This has special mounting points just for BRD wheels. The more normal method of mounting the wheel is by attaching it to a large plastic pad which sits under your monitor. The weight of the monitor holds the wheel in place. This doesn;t work if you use a flat panel of course. BRD also sell special screws to allow you to attach the wheel to your desk assuming you don;t mind having some extra holes in it. If you want more information on the F1 Sim wheel I suggest you read Rick Osborn's review of his wheel at: http://www.racesimcentral.com/articles/reviews/brdf1sim/brd1.shtml Rick is currently ranked 19th at GPLRank.

And just how much did you pay for that wheel then Phil? <g!> -- ed_ "Phil Lee" said: > > I have a BRD Sim Classic which I bought 2 weeks ago. It is a fantastic > wheel. The build quality is superb and I just love the 11" red leather > Mountney wheel. > > I have been surprised at how little I miss not having force feedback after > running with it for over 2 years. I find that I am able to be a lot more > precise with the Sim Classic than I could be with my Force RS. In the last > 2 weeks of using the wheel my GPLRank has fallen from -16.92 to -20.76. > This improvement is solely down to the wheel since I already had the pedals > for it which I bought over a year before getting the wheel. > > As to fixing it to my desk, I don't have this problem since I have a BRD > Race Frame. This has special mounting points just for BRD wheels. The more > normal method of mounting the wheel is by attaching it to a large plastic > pad which sits under your monitor. The weight of the monitor holds the > wheel in place. This doesn;t work if you use a flat panel of course. BRD > also sell special screws to allow you to attach the wheel to your desk > assuming you don;t mind having some extra holes in it. > > If you want more information on the F1 Sim wheel I suggest you read Rick > Osborn's review of his wheel at: > > http://www.racesimcentral.com/articles/reviews/brdf1sim/brd1.shtml > > Rick is currently ranked 19th at GPLRank. > >

Thank you for your answer, that seems fantastic Phil "Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a9fg38$2e1ni$[email hidden]...

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> "Phil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a9fe4d$pp0$[email hidden]... > > Does someone have this wheel? > > How do you find it? > > How do you fix it on your office? > > > > Phil > > > > > > I have a BRD Sim Classic which I bought 2 weeks ago. It is a fantastic > wheel. The build quality is superb and I just love the 11" red leather > Mountney wheel. > > I have been surprised at how little I miss not having force feedback after > running with it for over 2 years. I find that I am able to be a lot more > precise with the Sim Classic than I could be with my Force RS. In the

last > 2 weeks of using the wheel my GPLRank has fallen from -16.92 to -20.76. > This improvement is solely down to the wheel since I already had thepedals > for it which I bought over a year before getting the wheel. > > As to fixing it to my desk, I don't have this problem since I have a BRD > Race Frame. This has special mounting points just for BRD wheels. Themore

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> normal method of mounting the wheel is by attaching it to a large plastic > pad which sits under your monitor. The weight of the monitor holds the > wheel in place. This doesn;t work if you use a flat panel of course. BRD > also sell special screws to allow you to attach the wheel to your desk > assuming you don;t mind having some extra holes in it. > > If you want more information on the F1 Sim wheel I suggest you read Rick > Osborn's review of his wheel at: > > http://www.racesimcentral.com/articles/reviews/brdf1sim/brd1.shtml > > Rick is currently ranked 19th at GPLRank. > >

"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:0ILu8.505$[email hidden]... > And just how much did you pay for that wheel then Phil? > <g!> > > -- > ed_ > I paid �179 for the wheel. I paid �89 for my pedals, �80 for my GPL Shifter and �276 for my Race Frame. I also paid �189 for my Act Labs Force RS and Shifter, �129 for my LWFF and �60 for my CH Pedals. Do you want to know how much my PC cost? I assume from this yo uthink that because I run RSC I get free hardware. Unfortunately this is not the case. I have bought all my hardware myself. Phil --- Racesim Central Administrator http://www.racesimcentral.com

[email hidden] (Phil Lee) wrote: > I paid �179 for the wheel. They ain't cheap are they! Still, you get what you pay for with BRD. I have my beady eye on their quick release wheel at �225 <coff>. I really don't need the quick release at all but I do love that wheel, with the buttons under the thumbs (ish) where they should be. Shame it isn't an option on the basic wheel. Learning to love my Momo would be cheaper :o) Andrew McP

In article <a9fe4d$pp0$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Phil) wrote: > Does someone have this wheel? > How do you find it? > How do you fix it on your office? > > Phil I've had my F1 Sim wheel and pedal set-up for over three years now. It is quality kit and well worth the extra cost. Mine has never let me down apart from a few broken springs (easily replaced in a couple of minutes) and mine has had a full service and steering upgrade from the makers about a year ago. Mine is attached to my desk using two recessed lugs which were placed in my desk after drilling two holes. the steering column is connected to the two lugs via two quarter turn bolts, and it only takes about ten seconds to either connect the steering comun or dicsonnect it. Pictures are available on my website, go to this link: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/p26pics.htm These wheels, pedals, cockpits produced bt BRD are all excellent quality, and BRD offer excellent after sales service, parts, info and advice. buy one today...! 8-) *Peter* - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/

*sigh!* Running a site got *nothing* to do with it Phil... It was just the way your response sounded - to me - more like an infomercial than a "normal" reply.... So i had to ask. -- ed_ "Phil Lee" mutted: > I paid �179 for the wheel. I paid �89 for my pedals, �80 for my GPL Shifter > and �276 for my Race Frame. yadda-yadda-yadda......

Ed Solheim wrote:

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> > *sigh!* > > Running a site got *nothing* to do with it Phil... It was just the way > your response sounded - to me - more like an infomercial than a "normal" > reply.... > So i had to ask.

That's the problem with mail and news, it's sometimes hard to convey a "tone", so sometime good natured ribbing comes across as something else Much better over a cuppa :-) Got those stripes on yet Ed ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com http://www.teammirage.com "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life" --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--

"Goy Larsen" wrote: > That's the problem with mail and news, it's sometimes hard to convey a > "tone", so sometime good natured ribbing comes across as something else > > Much better over a cuppa :-) True indeed! > Got those stripes on yet Ed ? Still working on it... Right now the car is 'in bits' as the plastic-sills and arches are at the paintshop for a spray :-) Besides, 'still not managed to find any decent 17" wheels for it.... I'm now beginning to consider sticking to 16" for summer aswell... - if I can find any nice white rims in that size. I'll keep you posted :-) -- ed_

"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> "Goy Larsen" wrote: > > > That's the problem with mail and news, it's sometimes hard to convey a > > "tone", so sometime good natured ribbing comes across as something else > > > > Much better over a cuppa :-) > > True indeed! > > > Got those stripes on yet Ed ? > > Still working on it... Right now the car is 'in bits' as the plastic-sills > and arches are at the paintshop for a spray :-) > > Besides, 'still not managed to find any decent 17" wheels for it.... I'm > now beginning to consider sticking to 16" for summer aswell... - if I can > find any nice white rims in that size. > > I'll keep you posted :-)

Is that the new Mini you bought I heard Fredrik talked about on the F1 newsgroup ? Maybe I have to take a visit next time I'm in Oslo... :) -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

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> > "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > "Goy Larsen" wrote: > > > > > That's the problem with mail and news, it's sometimes hard to convey a > > > "tone", so sometime good natured ribbing comes across as something else > > > > > > Much better over a cuppa :-) > > > > True indeed! > > > > > Got those stripes on yet Ed ? > > > > Still working on it... Right now the car is 'in bits' as the plastic-sills > > and arches are at the paintshop for a spray :-) > > > > Besides, 'still not managed to find any decent 17" wheels for it.... I'm > > now beginning to consider sticking to 16" for summer aswell... - if I can > > find any nice white rims in that size. > > > > I'll keep you posted :-) > > Is that the new Mini you bought I heard Fredrik talked about on the F1 > newsgroup ? Maybe I have to take a visit next time I'm in Oslo... :)

Sure is, Ed has this cool idea about adding some white Cooper stripes to it, but with a twist to make it stand out from the crowd a little, but still keeping within good taste, can't wait to see the finished result Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life" --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--

Hmmm... didnt know my car was famous allready? :-)) Anyway - I'll let you both know when it's "done" :-) Btw, might look like I've found a wheels that I like too... Just have to "import" them from Sweden ;-) -- ed_ Psst! What did Fredrik say about it? "Olav K. Malmin" wrote: > > Is that the new Mini you bought I heard Fredrik talked about on the F1 > newsgroup ? Maybe I have to take a visit next time I'm in Oslo... :)

On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 22:45:08 +0200, "Phil" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Does someone have this wheel? >How do you find it? >How do you fix it on your office? I think a few people have answered your questions on this. It sure is a solid construction. The Thomas Enterprises wheels (TSW and TSW2) are similar. BTW, have you seen the new pedals from BRD... http://www.interactiveracing.com/products/wheels/brdsim_speed7.asp Lovely but not cheap. Haven't tried them yet but am thinking of doing so. They've also hinted of a new force feedback wheel under development. From what I was told a few months ago, they were looking at a Summer release...don't know if they've slipped on the dates. However, the features of the new wheel sound very extensive (LCD, FF in the pedals too, etc) and I've got a feeling that it's going to be waaaay out of my budget. Not sure how all this hardware can best be used with our present crop of games. I guess the electronics will make guesses on what the car is doing in a game. -- Kulvinder Singh Matharu E-mail : ksmatharu # ieee . org [without the spaces and where #=@] Website: http://www.matharu.demon.co.uk/