Wednesday 1st August 2007

MOMO Makes Drifters Feel Wheely Special

New MOMO steering wheel makes drifting look even more stylish

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Drifting fans, rejoice. MOMO has just released two new steering wheels designed specifically for the sport, which allegedly makes showing off your sideways skills much easier.

Drifting wheel will at least make you look the part

The three-spoke MOMO Drifting steering wheel is finished in suede and features a 90mm dish, which its makers claim will help drifting drivers control oversteer more easily. The wheel comes in either a 330mm diameter 'racing' version for £128, or a 350mm 'tuning version' for £146.

It’s an effective-looking piece of kit but unfortunately, it won’t turn you into a drifting god overnight. Oh, and it doesn’t replace the need for a slippy diff, bucket seats, harnesses and medium spring and damper settings, either.

 

[racingsnake]

A dished wheel - this could revolutionise driving.

[thegman]

as a non drift driver myself - how will this help control oversteer?

[jon-]

Not wanting to be a pedant but the last thing you want for drifting is a 'slippy diff'

... [/pedant]

[mat205125]

thegman said:

as a non drift driver myself - how will this help control oversteer?

The dish brings the wheel closer to the drivers body, reducing the angle of the arms for greater leverage - try holding a weight 6" out from your chest, then 12", and then at full arm stretch to see the difference the loading has.

Also looks trick, and drift cars are typically graphic'd, logo'd and gadgeted to the max.

[PhantomPH]

jon- said:

Not wanting to be a pedant but the last thing you want for drifting is a 'slippy diff'

... [/pedant]

I thought that

[PhantomPH]

jon- said:

Not wanting to be a pedant but the last thing you want for drifting is a 'slippy diff'

... [/pedant]

I thought that!

[teamHOLDENracing]

mat205125 said:

thegman said:

as a non drift driver myself - how will this help control oversteer?

The dish brings the wheel closer to the drivers body, reducing the angle of the arms for greater leverage - try holding a weight 6" out from your chest, then 12", and then at full arm stretch to see the difference the loading has.

Also looks trick, and drift cars are typically graphic'd, logo'd and gadgeted to the max.

... yeah, and its not like Momo offered a 90mm dished wheel before.

Ah no, my mistake, they've done one for years....

[Bizzle]

jon- said:

Not wanting to be a pedant but the last thing you want for drifting is a 'slippy diff'

... [/pedant]

I think i meant Limited SLIP differential. IE: Slippy diff

[racingsnake]

Alternatively move your seat forward/adjust the steering column or use your current wheel with a steering wheel boss.
Genius.
There's one born every minute.

[Alfanatic]

Just noticed the headline. Wheely special? That's very punny.

[uriel]

I've never understood why steering wheels on race cars have the yellow band at the top. I mean, I guess it's to help you easily tell when the wheel is straight and the wheels are pointing forward, but isn't that something you should be good enough to know anyway if you're driving in such a way that that comes important?

[Dave Dax builder]

[quote=mat205125]
The dish brings the wheel closer to the drivers body, reducing the angle of the arms for greater leverage - try holding a weight 6" out from your chest, then 12", and then at full arm stretch to see the difference the loading has.

quote]

It will need to be one serious dish for the Max Power brigade. They are usually lying down with the top of their heads just visible through the rear side windows. "Normal" driving for these neanderthals is not a problem as the extra long ape like arms mean they are still able to drive from this position and rest their wrist on the top of the steering wheel in the "Cripples Hook" fashion.


Bless em.

[Alfanatic]

uriel said:

I've never understood why steering wheels on race cars have the yellow band at the top. I mean, I guess it's to help you easily tell when the wheel is straight and the wheels are pointing forward, but isn't that something you should be good enough to know anyway if you're driving in such a way that that comes important?

I did a rally experience day in a car with a white stripe on the top of the wheel. At one point, I was winding on some opposite lock while looking out the window, concentrating on not hitting a particular row of traffic cones. The white stripe made an appearance in my peripheral vision (I wasn't looking for it), which told me that I'd just added 1 complete turn of opposite lock, and it was actually useful information in so much as it confirmed the car's attitude and made it easier to recover to straight ahead when required. So yeah, for me it was useful on that day. It was also the only time the whole day I noticed the stripe, though I couldn't help but go past 1 turn of lock fairly regularly, as they kind of encourage it there... also, I'm not an experienced, talented or professional drifter. I also don't know if having identical stripes at the bottom of the wheel as well is going to make it better or worse. I've certainly never missed it on a road car.

[Calorus]

Alfanatic said:

uriel said:

I've never understood why steering wheels on race cars have the yellow band at the top. I mean, I guess it's to help you easily tell when the wheel is straight and the wheels are pointing forward, but isn't that something you should be good enough to know anyway if you're driving in such a way that that comes important?

I did a rally experience day in a car with a white stripe on the top of the wheel. At one point, I was winding on some opposite lock while looking out the window, concentrating on not hitting a particular row of traffic cones. The white stripe made an appearance in my peripheral vision (I wasn't looking for it), which told me that I'd just added 1 complete turn of opposite lock, and it was actually useful information in so much as it confirmed the car's attitude and made it easier to recover to straight ahead when required. So yeah, for me it was useful on that day. It was also the only time the whole day I noticed the stripe, though I couldn't help but go past 1 turn of lock fairly regularly, as they kind of encourage it there... also, I'm not an experienced, talented or professional drifter. I also don't know if having identical stripes at the bottom of the wheel as well is going to make it better or worse. I've certainly never missed it on a road car.

I find the same thing - you can see when the wheel straight ahead without looking at the hub - which is handy when the cars moving sideways because there's no linear effect on direction of travel to steer wheel direction.

[Greg_D]

Yawn,

another chav piece of crap for wannabe drifters to drape on their knackered old sheds.

[JJ 170]

do you think they would make me one with an airbag? if i try to drift i will almost certainly need one..

[Calorus]

Greg_D said:

Yawn,

another chav piece of crap for wannabe drifters to drape on their knackered old sheds.

Whilst I love the MX-5, I do see the irony of the Glasshouse and stones...

[mat205125]

Dave Dax builder said:

"Normal" driving for these neanderthals is not a problem as the extra long ape like arms mean they are still able to drive from this position and rest their wrist on the top of the steering wheel in the "Cripples Hook" fashion.

What's funniest, is that you are bang on.

[Alfanatic]

JJ 170 said:

do you think they would make me one with an airbag? if i try to drift i will almost certainly need one..

I second that motion...