TM Grand Prix 1 Steering Wheel

I just saw, for the first time, Thrust Master's new Grand Prix 1 steering wheel. It has buttons on the wheel for shifting, and levers one the wheel for throttle and braking, each sensitive to the amount of push or pull (don't know which) you give them. Does anyone have any experience with this wheel. In Canada it retails for about $139, so its an inexpensive alternative to the other wheels out there, I just want to know if its any good. --

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>I just saw, for the first time, Thrust Master's new Grand Prix 1 steering >wheel. It has buttons on the wheel for shifting, and levers one the >wheel for throttle and braking, each sensitive to the amount of push or >pull (don't know which) you give them. Does anyone have any experience >with this wheel. In Canada it retails for about $139, so its an >inexpensive alternative to the other wheels out there, I just want to >know if its any good.

Yes I bought a Thrustmaster GP 1 from cpmputer express for $70 US and It is great. No bulky pedels very compact one peice if you don't have much room, and the best part is that everything is at your fingertips. Not only that but you don't have to take your hand off the wheel to shift. I would highly recommend this product. Sam Bonsett HAWAII: BONSETT

Hi Do you know if it can be used with CH Pro Pedals. What I know of GP1, the steeringwheel is on the X-axis and gas/break on the Y-axis. The unit is recognized as joystick one. My pedals is recognized as joystick 2 and one pedal on X and the other on Y. Have I got this right? Oh, one more thing. I can't configure my pedals with F1GP2, it complaines about my calibration. Can this have to do whit the above statements? Thankful for replies on this matter. Magnus

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> Do you know if it can be used with CH Pro Pedals. What I know of GP1, > the steeringwheel is on the X-axis and gas/break on the Y-axis. The unit is > recognized as joystick one. > My pedals is recognized as joystick 2 and one pedal on X and the other on Y. > Have I got this right? > Oh, one more thing. I can't configure my pedals with F1GP2, it complaines about > my calibration. Can this have to do whit the above statements? > Thankful for replies on this matter. > Magnus

You should be able to use the GP1 with the Pro Pedals. Just install the axis converter on the GP1 before plugging it into the Pro Pedals Y-adapter. This makes the GP1 use X and Y on joystick 1. In GP2 try using Controller Driven Calibration on the Advanced controller config screen. It will then ask you to press the pedal you want for gas and brake. It is a check box on the right side of screen. Dana Bailes

Here's another question. Can I use the GP1 with my T2 pedals and then use the gas and brake levers on the GP1 as shifters? If I can I will be buying a GP1 today. Thanks.

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>>Yes I bought a Thrustmaster GP 1 from cpmputer express for $70 US and >>It is great. No bulky pedels very compact one peice if you don't >>have much room, and the best part is that everything is at your >>fingertips. Not only that but you don't have to take your hand off >>the wheel to shift. I would highly recommend this product. >Hi >Do you know if it can be used with CH Pro Pedals. What I know of GP1, >the steeringwheel is on the X-axis and gas/break on the Y-axis. The unit is >recognized as joystick one. >My pedals is recognized as joystick 2 and one pedal on X and the other on Y. >Have I got this right? >Oh, one more thing. I can't configure my pedals with F1GP2, it complaines about >my calibration. Can this have to do whit the above statements? >Thankful for replies on this matter. >Magnus

Magnus, Definitely...I think this'd work just fine! The GP1, by default, uses the Steering on the X1 Axis, and the Acceleration/Braking on the X2 Axis. However, there's a plug included called the Axis Adapter or Converter which switches the Acceleration/Braking over to the Y1 Axis. So, just use the Axis Adapter(Converter), between the GP1 and your CH Pedals, and I think they would work just fine, and you'd have 3 Analog Axis plus 4 buttons to use in your games! Matt ThrustMaster, Inc.

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>> Magnus, >> Definitely...I think this'd work just fine! The GP1, by default, >uses >> the Steering on the X1 Axis, and the Acceleration/Braking on the X2 Axis. >> However, there's a plug included called the Axis Adapter or Converter >which >> switches the Acceleration/Braking over to the Y1 Axis. >> So, just use the Axis Adapter(Converter), between the GP1 and >your CH >> Pedals, and I think they would work just fine, and you'd have 3 Analog >Axis >> plus 4 buttons to use in your games! >> Matt >> ThrustMaster, Inc. > Here's another question. Can I use the GP1 with my T2 pedals and then >use the gas and brake levers on the GP1 as shifters? If I can I will be >buying a GP1 today. Thanks.

Eric, That depends on your Formula T2 pedals. Apparently, they did a running change on the cable with the Formula T2 and now it doesn't pass through the Y1 Axis....I can't imagine why! Anyhow, you need that axis to use the GP1 with the Formula T2 pedals. I'm not sure when this change occurred, so I couldn't tell you for sure. If you have a joystick, try plugging it into the pedals, and see if there is any responce from the Forward/Back movement of the stick. If you have a Joyswitch, this will indeed work just fine. Just plug the Formula T2 Wheel into one of the Main Joystick ports, the GP1 into another Main Joystick port - making sure to use the Axis Adapter, and the Formula T2 Pedals into one of the Foot Controller ports. Then you could just switch between the FT2 Wheel and the GP1 Wheel, with the FT2 Pedals. Matt ThrustMaster, Inc.

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> Yes I bought a Thrustmaster GP 1 from cpmputer express for $70 US and > It is great. No bulky pedels very compact one peice if you don't > have much room, and the best part is that everything is at your > fingertips. Not only that but you don't have to take your hand off > the wheel to shift. I would highly recommend this product. > Sam Bonsett > HAWAII: BONSETT

Sam, Can you please explain how you apply Throttle & Brake using the GP1? I have read that there is a lever but how exactly do you use it? Do you push for gas and pull for brake or are there 2 levers for each? I've only seen a picture of the GP1 but I saw no lever anywhere in the picture. I'm getting either a T2 or GP1 for my B-day but not sure which one to get. I already have a T1 but it's pretty old now and I'm tired of replacing the pedal springs. Do you race Nascar and if so how is the GP1 with it? Thanx, Sal V.

:> Yes I bought a Thrustmaster GP 1 from cpmputer express for $70 US and :> It is great. No bulky pedels very compact one peice if you don't :> have much room, and the best part is that everything is at your :> fingertips. Not only that but you don't have to take your hand off :> the wheel to shift. I would highly recommend this product. :> :> Sam Bonsett :> HAWAII: BONSETT : :Sam, : :Can you please explain how you apply Throttle & Brake using the GP1? I :have read that there is a lever but how exactly do you use it? Do you :push for gas and pull for brake or are there 2 levers for each? I've :only seen a picture of the GP1 but I saw no lever anywhere in the :picture. I'm getting either a T2 or GP1 for my B-day but not sure which :one to get. I already have a T1 but it's pretty old now and I'm tired :of replacing the pedal springs. Do you race Nascar and if so how is the :GP1 with it? There are 'paddles' for the brake and gas that are located behind the wheel at the 10 and 2 o' clock positions. They are sized comfortably, accomodating 2 or 3 fingers, and each are pulled (gas on right, brake on left, though I'm fairly sure they can be switched). Each paddle is spring-loaded (not too much tension) and travels about an inch and a half. From my own experience, I purchased the GP1 about a week ago. I've owned the T2 for about 6 months, and I love it, but I wanted to be able to shift on the wheel. Simply put, I like the GP1 even more than I like my T2. Without pedals, it's far less cumbersome than the T2, and perhaps not surprisingly, I found it much easier to drive with the added control of using two hands for gas and brake, rather than one foot. Almost instantly, I became more proficient at GP2, and noticed similiar improvement in the Nascar2 demo. So, my advice is to go with the GP1 (though do try the T2 if possible). Bear

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> There are 'paddles' for the brake and gas that are located >behind the wheel at the 10 and 2 o' clock positions. They are sized >comfortably, accomodating 2 or 3 fingers, and each are pulled (gas >on right, brake on left, though I'm fairly sure they can be switched). >Each paddle is spring-loaded (not too much tension) and travels about >an inch and a half. > From my own experience, I purchased the GP1 about a week >ago. I've owned the T2 for about 6 months, and I love it, but I >wanted to be able to shift on the wheel. Simply put, I like the GP1 >even more than I like my T2. Without pedals, it's far less cumbersome >than the T2, and perhaps not surprisingly, I found it much easier to >drive with the added control of using two hands for gas and brake, >rather than one foot. Almost instantly, I became more proficient at >GP2, and noticed similiar improvement in the Nascar2 demo. So, my >advice is to go with the GP1 (though do try the T2 if possible). > Bear

I see that you have both the T2 and the new GP1. Since I relly like to have pedals for the gas and brake I would like to ask if it is possible to use the GP1 with the T2s pedals.

: : :> There are 'paddles' for the brake and gas that are located :>behind the wheel at the 10 and 2 o' clock positions. They are sized :>comfortably, accomodating 2 or 3 fingers, and each are pulled (gas :>on right, brake on left, though I'm fairly sure they can be switched). :>Each paddle is spring-loaded (not too much tension) and travels about :>an inch and a half. :> From my own experience, I purchased the GP1 about a week :>ago. I've owned the T2 for about 6 months, and I love it, but I :>wanted to be able to shift on the wheel. Simply put, I like the GP1 :>even more than I like my T2. Without pedals, it's far less cumbersome :>than the T2, and perhaps not surprisingly, I found it much easier to :>drive with the added control of using two hands for gas and brake, :>rather than one foot. Almost instantly, I became more proficient at :>GP2, and noticed similiar improvement in the Nascar2 demo. So, my :>advice is to go with the GP1 (though do try the T2 if possible). : :> Bear : : I see that you have both the T2 and the new GP1. Since I relly like :to have pedals for the gas and brake I would like to ask if it is :possible to use the GP1 with the T2s pedals. Haven't tried it myself, but I believe Matt from Thrustmaster was unable to get it to completely work. Maybe he since has, I don't know... Bear