◆ SNAIL [Spec] Racing - Join now to win a Digit Racing EDGE Masterclass enrollment!!Open 

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trobes29
I'd like to join.
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@trobes29

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
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Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join SNAIL Racing League:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add @CoachMK21, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing club. Sunday races are organized exclusively through the GT6 Community features within the game.

3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL :cheers:
 
JACKOLANTERN1
I would also like to join.
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@JACKOLANTERN1

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
​
Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join SNAIL Racing League:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add @CoachMK21, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing club. Sunday races are organized exclusively through the GT6 Community features within the game.

3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL :cheers:
 
Sunday Night Banners


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CAR AND TRACK PICKED BY @Die_Birdy_Die


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CAR PICKED BY @MSgtGunny .... TRACK PICKED BY @Encvel


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CAR AND TRACK PICKED BY @Ricky Wilson


Good luck on Sunday everyone. :cheers:

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nmcp1
Can someone shed some light as to what problems the T300 is having? I'm not enamored one bit by the G29 but I will say that my G27 is still going strong after 3 years of (ab)use.
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I have been following the T300 forum for awhile and have seen quite a few complaining of different issues, from just not working, won't recognize systems, parts breaking, FFB issues and poor service when trying to solve issues. However, most really like the wheel. I also realize that some of these posts don't hold much merit. I have not been able to find much in the way of negative comments on the G29. My main beef is having to spend the money on the G29 when it really is not that much different to the 27. I still have to get over to Lobban's place to try out the T300. If I really like it then it's going to make the decision hard. I know he hasn't had any issues at all with his.
 
aerolite
I have been following the T300 forum for awhile and have seen quite a few complaining of different issues, from just not working, won't recognize systems, parts breaking, FFB issues and poor service when trying to solve issues. However, most really like the wheel. I also realize that some of these posts don't hold much merit. I have not been able to find much in the way of negative comments on the G29. My main beef is having to spend the money on the G29 when it really is not that much different to the 27. I still have to get over to Lobban's place to try out the T300. If I really like it then it's going to make the decision hard. I know he hasn't had any issues at all with his.
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My take on it: I'm convinced the T300 is a better feeling wheel. Belts vs. gears, not surprising the belts are going to be smoother. But, I've enjoyed the heck out of my G27, and love the stories I've heard about replacement when it fails. I'm more interested in having a reliable product with solid customer support backing it up, than having the very best feeling product. I'd be so worried about breaking the Thrustmaster and having to deal with the nightmare of getting it fixed, not to mention the month of downtime, that I don't think I'd flog it like I do my G27. I beat my G27 like it owes me money!
 
zer05ive
Anyone interested in participating in the 2016 GTP Endurance Series? If so, please reply to this post so that we can get a headcount. @AJ would like us to field an official SNAIL team this time around, so please speak up if you're interested in being a part of that. Also, please state if you're willing to manage the team as well as race on it. Thanks in advance!
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I'm happy to announce that @FlipJ will be the team manager for our official entry into the 2016 GTP Endurance Series. For those interested in participating, please keep an eye out for a new SNAIL thread dedicated to this new team. :)

Heads up, @AJ
 
zer05ive
I'm happy to announce that @FlipJ will be the team manager for our official entry into the 2016 GTP Endurance Series. For those interested in participating, please keep an eye out for a new SNAIL thread dedicated to this new team. :)

Heads up, @AJ
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With a hat tip and a hearty thank you to @zer05ive for giving me the manager task, the thread for the Official SNAIL Team entry for the GTP Endurance Series is created and can be found here: link link link.

I have already contacted the gentlemen that have expressed interest in participating, but we are looking for more, so please make your way there if you are so inclined and let's get this show on the road.
 
aerolite
A milestone, (or should I say Kilometerstone), morning with the car. 2000 Golf TDI, we bought it in '05 with 85,000 km on it. Wife put most of the mileage on it commuting to work.
That's 310,686 miles for you US folks. I know, we could have wiped the dust off the lens, lol.

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Beautiful. I'm 474000 away, but mine is a 2012, put 20k on it in one calendar year.
 
SGETI
@aerolite here is something new to consider, a price drop of the G29

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00Z0...ywords=g29&dpPl=1&dpID=41W5xAz9tML&ref=plSrch
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I can't help but be slightly pi$$ed that the "sale" price of $286.55 should have been the actual retail price. That "sale" price should be $100 off the $286. :mad:

"Hey long time, loyal, G27 user.... Here's our new wheel that's basically the same as the one you already have but costs waaaay more, comes without a shifter and still uses the same internals they used back in the 80's"

-signed
Senior Marketing 🤬 :censored:er @ Logitech
 
That is a huge sale and I'm wondering if I should just buy it now because I don't think it will be that cheap again. Do they announce when they're gonna do this or it's just random? I do need money to drive down to my brother next week though... Ugh...
 
nmcp1
I can't help but be slightly pi$$ed that the "sale" price of $286.55 should have been the actual retail price. That "sale" price should be $100 off the $286. :mad:

"Hey long time, loyal, G27 user.... Here's our new wheel that's basically the same as the one you already have but costs waaaay more, comes without a shifter and still uses the same internals they used back in the 80's"

-signed
Senior Marketing 🤬 :censored:er @ Logitech
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To be brutal, with the shifter becoming an after the fact accessory, the G29 shouldn't cost more than $250.00. It doesn't appear Logitech spent anything on R&D, just paid somebody to glue all the buttons from the DFGT onto a G27 and called it a G29. Deplorable.
 
DesertPenguin09
But if it ain't broke, don't fix it (or mess with it by trying to upgrade it apparently)
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or try to take money from me when the components from my G27 (that I bought last year) are basicly the same as the new G29 but you don't want me to use the same wheel so you can improve your sector of the market share!
 
lllTrick
Hi all,
requesting to join, please advise.

-lllTrick
aka Richard Deering
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@lllTrick

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
​
Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join SNAIL Racing League:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add @CoachMK21, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing club. Sunday races are organized exclusively through the GT6 Community features within the game.

3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL :cheers:
 
Dragonwhisky
To be brutal, with the shifter becoming an after the fact accessory, the G29 shouldn't cost more than $250.00. It doesn't appear Logitech spent anything on R&D, just paid somebody to glue all the buttons from the DFGT onto a G27 and called it a G29. Deplorable.
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Die_Birdy_Die
or try to take money from me when the components from my G27 (that I bought last year) are basicly the same as the new G29 but you don't want me to use the same wheel so you can improve your sector of the market share!
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Jakedog23
Yeah but don't increase the price when nothing has been done AND there is no shifter

Ninja'd by @Die_Birdy_Die
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Agree with all of you. Logitech said they were getting out of the console gaming market. All of a sudden, someone over there realized that they could still make money in that market so they decided to take their old tech and hardware, mash two things (dfgt and g27) together and market it as "new". Oh, and for good measure, we'll remove the shifter (and the buttons that go with it) and sell the wheel and pedals for more than the G27 is currently selling for. Wait a minute, some people might still want the shifter. That's OK, we'll sell it as an add on item for even more money.

It's a cash grab by Logitech plain and simple. Anyone who currently has a G27 in working order and purchases a G29 is basically paying Logitech for nothing but the ability to use their wheel on a PS4. You are footing the bill so that Logitech could get a license to make a wheel for the XBox. If you have a DFGT or a controller then the G29 would be an upgrade. You still wouldn't be getting the best wheel in that price range but you would at least be getting an equipment upgrade.

I will not buy anything from Logitech going forward due to their shady practices when it comes to the G27 / G29. I was very happy with my G27 even if I did have to send it back twice to have something replaced. Logitech was easy to work with as far as the return went but that was a total of three weeks that I didn't have a wheel. The first of those returns was in the first 6 months, the second was at about 18 months.

I have had my T300 for 8 or 9 months now and have not had a single issue with it (aside from me forgetting to flip the switch between PS3 and PS4). The wheel base is a huge upgrade over the G27. I bought the adapter and use the G27 pedals but I may be looking into the Thrustmaster upgrade in that department as well.
 
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As good as my DFGT has been so far, you're right about there being nothing new in the G29. I've had very good luck with all my electronics over the years. Sure, my PS3 is as loud a jet but it's been that way for years and still hasn't had a single YLOD or major issue of any kind. I'm starting to lean on Thrustmaster because it's new tech and either way it's gonna be pricey.
 
All you need to do is go over to the PCARS forum and search G29 vs T300. After the initial wave of the T300 fanboys posting how awesome it is and how outdated the G29 is...you can see several people (many of whom own the T300 and bought a G29 to replace their failed T300) actually got their hands on the G29, did some tests, took them apart and did some more actual scientific tests. The G29 actually functions/feels quite a bit different than the G27. It is smoother, quieter and more accurate. The dead zone is gone and the pedals are even better than the G27 pedals.

Anyways...the G29 actually turned out to be a more communicative wheel over the T300. True the max force generated by the T300 is greater but the G29 seems to possess more detail. Racing is definitely not all about which wheel is stronger...that is just not very realistic...cars don't actually try to jerk the wheel out of your hand going around corners. Many of the setups posted by fast guys tend to be on the light side of the FFB spectrum.

I did quite a bit of research (because I am a crazy bastard when it comes to spending my money). I have heard some awful stories about people getting bad T300s. One guy had a problem, sent it back, the next one had a problem...4 times. The final wheel came to him...he opened it and it was a previously used wheel. Thrustmaster told him that could not be possible...he sent photos etc...they took it back, again, and the guy got a G29.

I just came to the conclusion that for $399 the G29 is the best SET. If you want to blow more money later on accessories and tidbits, then Fanatec and Thrustmaster may be the way to go for you (and roll the dice on reliability). If you have $399 and just want to get the best wheel/pedal set then I feel it's the G29.

Mine works fantastic in PCARS and GT (it is recognized as a DFGT in GT6). And while some of my friends are having problems with the T300, my G29 works flawlessly. The only problem is all the damn complicated FFB menus in PCARS...but there is a great thread over in PCARS forums with awesome FFB settings for the G29.

I'm really surprised that people are crying about compatibility of the G27. Did you guys cry when the PS3 wouldn't play PS2 games? When the PS4 wouldn't play PS3 games? When your PS3 controllers wouldn't work with the PS4, when the PS3 Bluetooth headset wouldn't work on the PS4? I mean come on...

No matter...T300 fanboys are going to buy T300 no matter what. Same with Logitech guys. I was neither, did the research for about a month poring over the forums, you tube etc and feel I got the best wheel/pedal set you can get for $399...G29.


YMMV
 
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