From sticks to wheel...

[sosidge]

Anyone made the change from sticks to wheel? How did you find it?

I forgot my transmitter last night , fortunately someone had a spare wheel transmitter going (thanks again Chris), so I used that.

Total nightmare!

First of all I was zigzagging down the straight because I had no feel for the steering. Then I was throttling on instead of braking because I couldn't get used to the trigger.

Had a spell of about 3 minutes in the second round where I was lapping OK, then I crashed and lost my rhythm... turns out I lost my rhythm for the rest of the night because I didn't turn another decent lap! It's a miracle I didn't break the car or injure a marshal.

I know Craig Drescher switched to a wheel - I just can't understand how you can do that after so many years experience with the sticks.

[rcmadd]

i made the switch like you said it was a nightmare but you do get used to it after a couple of tries

[Chequered Flag Racing]

I did back in 93 and have stayed with steerwheel ever since after 3 or 4 months with sticks.

Tried sticks briefly once since then. All I could do then was similar to your experience above. To this day I refuse to test someones car unless on steerwheel.

Don't think I could go back unless steerwheel got banned.

[rcmadd]

Originally Posted by Chequered Flag Racing

Don't think I could go back unless steerwheel got banned.

noooooooooo perish the thought lol

[Garry Driffill]

I started out with wheel and went to sticks, I used sticks for almost 4 years then jumped over to the Sanwa M11 steerwheel and love it!

I find long smooth corners and twisty sections really nice, plus when the car is in the air i find it FAR easlier!

[stegger]

I changed to wheel about 4 years ago due to a medical problem but after a few round i improved my lap times a lot braking does take a lot to get used to but i found the steering more controlable.

[Mike Haswell]

Some wheel transmitters are easier drive than others. A common mistake is trying to use the wheel like you would in a car and having it flat in front of you. I generally run sticks but have been known to run a wheel when running in two classes!

[Garry Driffill]

I found when racing touring car i was alot faster and felt alot more car controll using wheel thats for sure.

[dissy]

i've tried using a wheel for the past few weeks, not for me i keep accelerating instead of breaking so i'm going back to sticks it'll save me money in spare car parts