GTP_WRS Pit Box : Want to chat? - Need help? Post here.

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EDK
I've owned Logitec and Thrustmaster, IMO there's no comparison in terms of reliability. Logitec builds stuff that's nearly bulletproof, and what does go wrong can be easily repaired.

Thrustmaster is expensive AND unreliable, with horrible customer service. In my experience.
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Your T500 + F1 rim is still kickin. ;) 👍
 
Man I did not want to hear this but it echo's what has long been my opinion. Now that I have a PS4 I really want to the T150 to be a viable lower cost solution so I can race on the PS4.

Even with my preference for Logitech support and reliability I have a hard time convincing myself that the T29 is the way to go, particularly with Logitech having cold feet about the console market and it no longer being the "official" PS wheel. :confused:
 
RuddRacer
Man I did not want to hear this but it echo's what has long been my opinion. Now that I have a PS4 I really want to the T150 to be a viable lower cost solution so I can race on the PS4.

Even with my preference for Logitech support and reliability I have a hard time convincing myself that the T29 is the way to go, particularly with Logitech having cold feet about the console market and it no longer being the "official" PS wheel. :confused:
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I love my g29 on the ps4
 
RuddRacer
Man I did not want to hear this but it echo's what has long been my opinion. Now that I have a PS4 I really want to the T150 to be a viable lower cost solution so I can race on the PS4.

Even with my preference for Logitech support and reliability I have a hard time convincing myself that the T29 is the way to go, particularly with Logitech having cold feet about the console market and it no longer being the "official" PS wheel. :confused:
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Ive been racing with my G29 for about a good 2 months now and absolutely love it on the PS3 and PS4.

For my pedals I did the GTEYE spring upgrade where I put the new brake spring in and ordered the clutch spring and out that in the gas pedal. That gives the pedals a lot more compression and easier to manage your braking and throttle. It's worth the price for the springs which I believe they are about $20 a spring if I'm not mistaken?
 
Gravitron
I'd buy a G29 based on @suprajef's advice.
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I know but having just shelled out over $500. on a PS4, extra controller and a couple of games for the kids its going to be real hard to convince the wife we need to spend $400+ on a G29 anytime soon.

She's expecting a new wheel to cost DFGT type money and the T150 is the only PS4 compatible wheel that is close.

I don't have to make a decision until GT Sport is available, the more time that goes by the less she will be critical of how much I spend on a wheel.
 
Ph1sher
Ive been racing with my G29 for about a good 2 months now and absolutely love it on the PS3 and PS4.

For my pedals I did the GTEYE spring upgrade where I put the new brake spring in and ordered the clutch spring and out that in the gas pedal. That gives the pedals a lot more compression and easier to manage your braking and throttle. It's worth the price for the springs which I believe they are about $20 a spring if I'm not mistaken?
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I hardly use the clutch and shifter on pcars except for the slow ones, other than that it is paddle shifters all the way

Still taking a while to get use to the STIFF brake but i'm getting better
 
My CSR-E brake was impossibly stiff when I got it, but the effects of training the foot and it becoming less stiff fixed that. I've actually dialed more in.
 
After many years I am replacing the good old DF-GT with the Logitech G29. It will be delivered tomorrow. It felt like a good idea to stick to the same brand, especially after what I read from Kevin about Thrustmaster quality.
Also last week I received my PS4 so I am totally ready for Sport in the new year. Nice thing the G29 is playable at both Sony platforms. GT6 is having competition from pCars in the coming months :lol:

Gravitron


Should be a news article up soon. Santa bring me a PS4, please!
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It is now €288 in my country. Somebody convinced me to get one. Oh it was me ;)
 
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Looking for drivers interested in participating in a FIA rules based Gentleman's Series...championship. Tentativly based on the FIA rule that all Platinum drivers and Gold drivers are downgraded to Silver at age 45.

This would be an endurance series with similar rules to GTP_ES ( w/O the equine effluent...is that ok Mr. Moderator Lucas ?)with all races between 90 minutes and three hours with teams etc etc. We would consider two classes....45-55 and 55plus.

Lots of races at long nasty tracks....think the RING.
PM and I will add you to the convo I am about to start.
 
EDK
I've owned Logitec and Thrustmaster, IMO there's no comparison in terms of reliability. Logitec builds stuff that's nearly bulletproof, and what does go wrong can be easily repaired.

Thrustmaster is expensive AND unreliable, with horrible customer service. In my experience.
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Danger - wall of text incoming!
Well, I hope Santa hand-picked a good one :nervous:. We were getting a PS4 for the family (well, son mostly), and I figured it was time to abuse the collect-combined-family-present donations trick to get a PS4-ready wheel. I went with the T300 largely to see how the other half lived, ironically mostly because of the existence of the GIMX (so I can putter with tech and have a trusty moddable fallback if needed). If my G27 was actually kaput and unrepairable for some reason, I probably would have gone the other way. Also, I couldn't get the G29 significantly cheaper - a decent deal and I'd probably have gone that way. T300 wise, US or Eu folks could probably get the Alcantara edition (Full 458 GTE Alcantara rim + T3PA pedals), but I really wanted a local supplier (power supply type and extra RTB warranty).

First impressions - the feedback is good, shifters feel solid, and the rubber rim is better than I would have thought; only likely to be a hassle with sweat. There was definitely more force in the feedback, which I immediately turned down a couple notches - I tend to think having too much heft in the wheel just makes you slower, unless you're just-for-funsies simulating older cars or something. There did seem to be more readable feedback on tires losing grip, which is is more important to me. It'll definitely take some getting used to, though, but I hope to correct a couple of bad habits slightly more easily than I otherwise would have. And note that I'm comparing to a decently been-in-the-wars G27 rather than new G29, mind, and I haven't done a proper back and forth yet - just one seasonal in GT6 (Nord 550pp in a Zonda C12).

The pedal set is way too light (as in, simply not enough heft/size in the base), but aren't actually too awful compared to the unmodded G27 (but no clutch, obviously). No carpet grip either, but they'd probably be useable if they were mounted to something - they're currently perched partly on my G27 set :lol: to give them carpet stability and a little height. It is extremely likely I'll mod the G27 pedals and get an adapter. The G29 would definitely have an advantage here (pre-modded).

The location of the on-wheel shoulder buttons is good (it's the T300 GTE rim), but I find myself missing the extra buttons from the G27 shifter so far (which would be on the rim of the G29). Should be fine after I work out a proper button map.

I also get to try out Driveclub and pCars, obtained from the bargain bin. DC's car list to look at and listen to (no XBOne ever happening to get at Forza's car list, and home PC is hamster-powered, so no AC until PS4 version eventuates), pCars for checking out until GT Sport, AC and pCars 2 drop). Might even wind up getting the DC season pass eventually for more droolage, but I haven't even loaded the game yet - 15GB updates completed for it overnight, 6ish for pCars 7.0. Son's games were much smaller, and I won't get any time on it till fam is out of action tonight anyway :P

I hope the reliability thing works out; the T300 is from a June 2015 batch, and all was fine out of the box (updated and tested first up). I likely wouldn't have bet the farm on the T300 with no backup plan. I don't think it's as massive an upgrade as zealots would have you believe, and I have no illusions it will magically make me faster by itself ( but perhaps with better informed self-evaluation). Wouldn't need anything if I cared for PC sims and could upgrade the toaster, but I'd far rather stick around the WRS crew :gtpflag:
 
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Looking for drivers interested in participating in a FIA rules based Gentleman's Series...championship. Tentativly based on the FIA rule that all Platinum drivers and Gold drivers are downgraded to Silver at age 45.
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This concept would not allow anyone under the age of 45 to compete? Great place for some older folks to get together and have fun without being trampled and lapped every race. If this concept goes through I hope it works out for you all.

Oh, Merry Christmas guys. I hope you all had a good one. Cheers to a fun filled 2016.
 
Not stereotyping @jammy21, simply saying that if the age limit is in place then that must be the goal of it. We all know that age doesn't have much to do with speed. It's just that there are so many young drivers on here it can get a bit crazy sometimes.
 
no dear "road kill", it is to have a place to race since Aj has cut back his series. And to have a place for those of us who are VERY tired of getting run over by fast youngsters with a certain lack of race craft...lol.

and, when we mature as drivers its more about the driving and the people than the winning....:D
 
Road kill... I better watch my back! Sorry if anyone took offense to my above post. I have massive respect for all of the older folks racing here and don't believe they are inherently slower or less talented due to their age.

I hope I don't fall under the category of youngsters with a lack of race craft. Not perfect, but getting better with door-to-door racing every battle, especially with you WRS guys. Not a worry in the world I'll be raced dirty by the regulars here!
 
as some of you may noticed I have been absent from the track for the last four days. our hotwater heater went for a burton ( don't you love those quaint brit expressions...wonder who Burton was)....on last Thursday. Not a big deal....WRONG.

So in the tradition of peace on earth and GOODWILL to men, our contractor friend came over and helped me install it( I held the flashlight!). I tried to give him $100 bucks... he refused.
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So a few days before the new year...out with the old and in with the new...

SHOWER!!!!!
note:no that's not me...it's my friend Darrell
 

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I have what is probably a dumb question. Why isn't my driver ever wearing the race suit that he's wearing in my garage. I always have him in a black suit, but in my replays he seems to wear whatever he wants.
 
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I have what is probably a dumb question. Why isn't my driver ever wearing the race suit that he's wearing in my garage. I always have him in a black suit, but in my replays he seems to wear whatever he wants.
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Before that never happened to me, but for some reason my driver wants to wear this Ted helmet and suit for this combo? I even went online and my guy had the correct suit and helmet but for some reason he doesn't Want to wear the correct helmet and suit just for this combo.
 

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