Anyone need a new steering wheel?
Anyone need a new steering wheel?
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FourWheelDrift

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92,249 posts

313 months

Friday 6th February 2009
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Think I might have found the ideal replacement. smile

http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/ecci_tracksta...

http://ecci6000.com/6000_wheel_01.htm



Wired said:
Nothing spoils the illusion that you're driving a multimillion-dollar race car like a janky, multidozen-dollar plastic controller. And though it's impossible to beat the thrill of the real deal, ECCI's Trackstar 6000 gets you close. Sheathed in two-tone leather, this plug-and-drive rig leaves other USB steering wheels in the dust. Slingshotting through a high-speed right-hander? The Trackstar's fluid damping system will add tire resistance so you feel asphalt pulling your slicks to the left. Swerving to avoid a hazard? The wheel's digital side — 1,000 points of rotation tracking — simulates a racer's ultra-responsive steering so you can zip around it with a deft flick. Controlling your virtual gearbox is similarly pro-caliber, with F1-style behind-the-wheel paddle shifters machined out of steel. This supercharged setup comes at a Ferrari price, but anything less would be like hitting Le Mans in a Geo Metro.
Only $1,350, which on current currency conversion is only £921.

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Friday 6th February 2009
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Jesus that's a little pricey!!
I think i'll be staying with my (janky, multidozen-dollar plastic controller)wink G25 thanks! smile

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Edited by LukeBird on Friday 6th February 13:29

dibbers006

14,640 posts

247 months

Friday 6th February 2009
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LukeBird said:
Jesus that's a little pricey!!
But Awesome!! thumbup