F1 Sim steering wheel

In the December "F1 Racing" magazine on p. 142, they talk of a F1 Sim steering wheel. I have not seen this one in U.S. stores. Has anyone had any experience with this steering wheel? Is it sold in the U.S.? and how much does it go for? Thanks, Gostal.

It's called the Nascar Pro in the U.S. I just bought the wheel a month ago. I've never owned a wheel before, so I can't compare it to anything else. The springs in the accelator broke after one month. I'm not sure if this was a defective part or a design problem. Other than that, I really like the feel of the wheel. Plus, Thrustmaster has great support, so getting replacement parts is very easy. -- Kevin (Remove the "x-" prefix from my address in order to reply via email)

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>>In the December "F1 Racing" magazine on p. 142, they talk of a F1 Sim >>steering wheel. I have not seen this one in U.S. stores. Has anyone had any >>experience with this steering wheel? Is it sold in the U.S.? and how much >>does it go for? >>Thanks, >>Gostal. >It's called the Nascar Pro in the U.S.

It's actually a completely different wheel!! The F1 Sim is by Digital Edge, you are thinking of the Thrustmaster Formula Pro which is indeed the same as the US NASCAR Pro. Sorry, I don't have the exact url to hand for info on the F1 Sim, but try www.racecar.co.uk and look for "Interactive Racing". I don't think there is a US distributor for the wheel but it can be obtained by mail order - it probably works out about $250-300 + shipping. Cheers, Richard

Full url is http://www.racecar.co.uk/interactive_racing/index.html Cheers, Richard