Draco-REX

Gotta admit, stuff like this makes Vehicle Excise Tax look good. ... Someone shoot me now.

Looks like a lot of fun.

Not if you want Force Feedback. There are plenty of crappy wheels out there, but MS apparently charges a bundle for Force Feedback licensing and only Fanatec and MadCatz are currently paying it. As wheels go, it's pretty good quality. Only the shifter post gives me cause for concern.

Send the brightness above!

Need an account to view that and they have banned my e-mail provider for some reason. Can you copy/paste the details?

Grand Prix (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRcrsg_AnpE Credits F1 engines revving then Monte' fucking Carlo! Another great one: World's Fastest Indian (Can't find it on Youtube) Just really well done. The dream of speed shifting to slow-motion when he wakes up back in the slow real world.

Doo-eet!

They don't want it to ride up under the brake pedal. Essentially, if the tech can reach in and pull out the mat, it has to go. If you can secure it in place so it isn't free to move, then it can stay. Besides, you'll have your heels off the floor for most of the run anyways.

All-seasons?

BAH.. It's time I went back to playing with RWD cars for a while so I really want to get my hands on a BRZ. I was hoping I could sit in one.

I'm in. I'm going to have to second the suggestion to not run during a normal OVR event. With 100+ cars we wouldn't get many runs. That's fine for those being competitive, but for a meet like this it wouldn't feel like it was worth the fees. Porsche club or Miata club event would be best. Or getting OVR to run the event for us. Tech goes something like this: Car must be free of ALL loose items. Stuff in latched storage is fine, but the trunk must be empty. Driver's floor mat must be out. Nothing dangling from the mirror. Seat belts must be secure. Aftermarket harnesses are fine, but must be attached to points specifically for the task (harness loops on a cage, weld-in tabs, or original belt mounting points.) Helmet must be Snell/ANSI certified (Must have a SA2000 or M2000 rating). Cheap "DOT" helmets don't qualify unless they have the aforementioned rating. The car must not be falling apart or have any loose bodywork/trim. Wheel bearings must not have any play. Tires must not be showing belts/cracks. Battery must be securely mounted. All engine caps must be present and secure. Brake fluid must be at the proper level. It sounds like a lot, but if your car is in good condition and you have a good helmet (or borrow one) you're in. Just nothing unsafe. Anyone who isn't sure, please feel free to PM myself or any of the other AutoXers here with your questions/concerns. We will be more than happy to help you out.

Are they letting people sit in the BRZ or FR-S?

Yeah, both the BRZ and FR-S have rims like that.. :/ Well, I'll need a winter set anyways. They're probably relatively heavy too since I don't think Enkei or BBS are making them any more.

I'm a competitor and one of the organizers of the local SCCA RallyCross program. I'm sure there would be plenty of interested in a RallySprint event or similar. I'm sure you're probably already on SpecialStage.com, and you should also check out DirtyImpreza.com if you haven't already. CORC-rally.org is the local TSD club as well.

I'm headed up next Sat. I wanted to go yesterday and see if I could score any left over press schwag, but a friend of mine can only go next week.

Repost from the front page of Pics and Vids. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99470

Yeah, but at least there's some skill to drifting. That's just donuts in the highschool parking lot.

Burnouts are a sport? :dumb: I'm very open minded on automotive events. But really.... burnouts?

So, my MS wheel kicked the bucket and since MS wants people to buy a fucking double-ended dildo to play racing games with, I had to find something else to replace it with. There was a similar thread recently and a great wheel by Fanatec was linked, but I wanted a quick replacement and didn't want to pay $500. I thought I'd give the new Madcatz wheel a shot. In the past I've been unimpressed by Madcatz build quality so I didn't have high hopes. I went to my local GameStop to get one only to find that they don't have any. I ask the girl to see if any nearby stores have it and a few do. I have her call the Georgesville store to make sure they've got it. No answer. ... But she hands me a printed list of the stores that have it. Really nice. I call the Georgesville store myself and get an answer. GameStop Employee: (insert welcome spiel) Me: I'm looking for the MadCatz force feedback wheel for Xbox360. GSE: Uhhh... a wheel? Me: Yes. GSE: Umm.. for like racing? Me: ... Yes. It's the Madcatz wheel for Xbox360. It has forcefeed back and it's wireless. The only one you can get for Xbox360. Your store is supposed to have one. GSE: Let me see... Well we got one, but I don't think it's wireless. Me: Hold onto it, I'll be there in a few minutes. So, I get there and find out the one Dumbass The Mighty picked out is the wrong one. Once I get him to actually use his terminal and one of his two brain cells, he finds it in the back room. First piece of wisdom: The Gamestop at Tuttle is good. The one in Georgesville is manned by an idiot who shouldn't be allowed to breed. Back to the wheel. Turns out, though it looks cheap, it's actually a solid piece. MadCatz needs to improve the visual design past Fisher Price level. But the wheel itself is heavy with plenty of metal in the makeup and feels like it'll be durable. The gearbox sounds a little off, but it might just need to be broken in. Paddle shifters are actually metal, so they should outlast the rest of the wheel. The gearshift was a surprise. Again, it looks like a cheap plastic handle, but it's actually a heavy piece of metal. The pivot actually has some throw to it too, instead of just being a lever with two switches at the base. It gives a good sense of actually moving a shift lever. There's also a place to put it on the left of the wheel if you want that tite JDM style yo!. My only complaint is that the knob has a plastic post to put into the base. I see that fatiguing over time. The pedals are this wheel's weak point. The optional base for your heels is nice as you can go without if you have a driving setup. But the pedals are nearly flat. I can see that they wanted a more realistic position with a higher pivot, but they're a bit awkward to use. It wouldn't be so bad, but the rubber pad they put on the pedals for added grip (good idea) make it difficult for socked feet to slide over the pads as you press down (bad idea). The gas pedal spring pressure is very weak, as is the brake pedal which is an ongoing problem with most pedal sets. My only other complaints are the short power cord and only 300 degree rotation. Logitech has shown that wheels with a full rotation can work. There's no reason to stick with the old 270 degree setup. Driving is precise and the force feedback is strong. The table clamp is solid; probably the best single-point clamp I've used. After a couple hours gaming the wheel didn't budge at all and I didn't have to use velcro to stabilize it like the MS wheel. I haven't tried the lap pads, but they are removable (unlike the MS one) and come uninstalled. Overall, I was surprised by the improvement in MadCatz's build quality and the design of this wheel. Short of a full Fanatec setup, this is the wheel to get for XBox360.

Youtube is f'n slow today..

If it occurred while the car was in their possession, does it matter how it happened?

I believe FFR's Roadster replica is 2200 with the old iron block 5.0

:lolguy: I was specifically staying away from this thread.. But NOOOO, I just got too curious and had to peek. OP: You can do what you did if you stop the install at the first reboot after copying the files. She could then put it in her PC and finish the setup from there. Drivers might be an issue. Since it's a HP, she should have restore disks. If she never got any and/or ignored the prompts to make her own, she can contact HP for a set. Those will have a fresh install with all her drivers. The doctor is now [out]

Wasn't impressed with Hoggy's BBQ. City is good, and I miss Cook Shack.

That was epic! Wow. Love how he has a sense of humor about the arrest.