Generic Weekly Hotlap #94 - Slow rollercoaster

Hy Lewis
I had a Thrustmaster T300Rs wheel for years and I loved it. The T300RS and AC soaked me in to SimRacing because of my Love for Motorsports because I never was a serious Gamer. Nevertheless when I upgraded my Setup to Fanatec it was far more than a step upward it was for me really a gamechanger. Yes Fanatec is more expensive but its worth any penny. You Lewis are in my eyes a really good simracer and a serious fast one too so I really recommend you Fanatec. It's not that Fanatec gear will make you faster but you will enjoy your hobby further more. The good thing with Fanatec is their ecosystem so you have so many goodys and can buy your stuff which you want and build your rig in a modular kind of way.

 

I have a T500 and CSP V2 pedals, I tried the T500 pedals once and they are nowhere near as nice as the CSP's. A full Fanatec setup would cost a lot but you should see what the price difference is for a standalone Thrustmaster wheel and some Fanatec Clubsport pedals compared to a full Thrustmaster wheel and pedal package. If the difference isn't that great I strongly recommend going down that route instead. I didn't catch your current spec but if you don't have an H shifter then you need that in your life as well Unless you will be up/downgrading to ACC in which case you will have no use for an H shifter.

 

thank you guys for this information.
very interesting. when i imagine how much fun i have with the thrustmaster pedals and you say fanatec is so much better. wow.
getting greedy again....

 

O contrary what DhonZmeuheu sad about the Thrustmaster T300 Rs , first thing that was broken after 6 months where the pedals than some time later ........... kaboem the T300 Rs wheel broke .
For the moment my T500 Rs wheel with pro pedals are working fin after one year more or less just lets hope it stay's in this way .
This wheel will have to proof me that it still works after 3 years from now on without any problem other wise noooooo Thrusmaster any more .

 

Thanks for your input guys. Really appreciate your help.

It’s so hard because both wheels have so many good reviews.
One positive about the Thrustmaster TS-XW is it would fit on my wheel stand pro, then i could just upgrade the pedals later on.

 

1.49.996 X1

 

Than I think it is a no-brainer if the Thrustmaster TS-XW fits on your standing Pro ( and I feel that the Thrustmaster TS-XW is more your choice) go for it.
Any way Lewis what ever your choice would be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii cccc ssssssss .

 

Hey Lewis I use Thrustmaster T300 Alcantara with TH8A and Tp3a pedals. While I haven't used the T3pa-pro and I'm sure they are better than T3pa, I quite like the T3pa with the Bodin load cell brake conversion. I've been using them for just over 2 years now without any problems. Of course, you can get the Bodin load cell for the t3pa-pro as well, just more money.

 

@svenvangent ,if i remember didn't you upgrade to a ps4 pro? Is it that much better than the standard ps4.I've got a 4k tv etc but not sure if i should upgrade t0 a ps4 pro or wait for ps5.

 

I started out with a wheel stand pro from gt omega,(is this the one you have?) i know it takes the Fanatec clubsport and CSR pedals so it might take the fanatec gear you'er after.

 

Yes it is better that is sure , no stuttering any more where I had this with the normal PS4 .
You have a 4K so if I'm not wrong this would also a better view/looks on your screen .
The problem for you or not will be if you are gonna wait for PS5 or you shoot a bullet in the sky and buy yourself a PS4 pro .
For the PS5 I think it will come out 2020 plus another year to have a good choice of games on PS5 so that is another 3 year before the ball rolls well on PS5.
This is also something to investigate if the PS5 will that much better than the PS4 Pro , this info you can find easily on the internet .

 

I swapped from T300 with T3PA pedals to the CSL Elite with CSL+LC brake pedals. Especially the robustness of the pedals are a real upgrade. Not sure if it is because of the pedals or my excellent improved driving skills but now I can get more consistency in my laptimes (yeah yeah it are the pedals )

No experience with the Thrustmaster TS-XW so cannot compare. I like the idea of the possibility of swapping wheels. Sometimes the round CSL wheel and then other times the McLaren GT3 wheel.
Is that possible with the TS-XW and is this a feature you also want? Otherwise not applicable.

And now I'm thinking of upgrading to Fanatec DD1.....

@365gt Earlier I also upgraded from PS4 to PS4 Pro. Nice actually very nice but at this stage maybe wait a couple of months and we have more info about PS5 and the release date. On the other hand YOLO.
Does your 4K TV also have HDR? That really looks jaw dropping with games like God of War, FarCry5. And GT Sport in 4k is also a joy for the eyes.

choices, choices

 

Omfg, for a second I thought that laptime was a 1:47!! Phew...
Amazing lap. You're a gear higher than me at a few corners (some of which I've tried in the higher gear but can't quite make it work reliably).
How much more time do you reckon is left to be squeezed out of it?

 

This is great, it's very nice to come back and see lots of posts of people talking and having fun here Turns out there is still some flames to the WHL,very nice to see that

Well, F1415182235 is doing the lap of his life (so far) and is leading the challenge.But maybe is video will give others enough feedback to improve...we will see about that!


Current Standings


1- 1.48.795 F1415182235- X1
2- 1.49.110 Neilski- PC
3- 1.49.353 AB770577- PS4
4- 1.49.406 svenvangent- PS4
5- 1.49.816 RS10- PC
6- 1.49.996 Gijon- X1
7- 1.50.139 sissydriver- PC
8- 1.50.431 BrainsBush- PC
9- 1.50.618 moodyrider- PS4
10- 1.51.539 Totall Wrytoff- PS4
11- 1.52.028 Laughing Gravy- PS4
12- 1.54.189 365gt- PS4


By the way guys, a question!For next week,would you rather have:

- Nordschleife (2 week challenge)
- A challenge with two similar cars, on the same track (a kind of let's see who's the better car). I have already two cars in mind that we could pit against, but as always sugestions are very open

 

I like both, so I don't want to vote. It's definitely a good idea to have 2 cars on a same track. And maybe even on the Nordschleife

 

1 car For me please with vanilla and mocha on top of that thank you and keep the change .

 

I was heading for a 48.5 yesterday but I messed up. And since I'm usually a second off of those other guys' lap times, I'd say a 47 is doable.

I realized that it's actually better to brush brake entering turn 6 (heading up the hill to the corkscrew) than just lifting off, so that's about a tenth right there.

 

difficult decision. i am nords addicted but two cars are new.
so please two cars.
on nords???

 

As far as I'm concerned Hugo, you can never go wrong with the challenge and the majesty of the old north loop.

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Another Nordschleife fan here and curious about the two car challenge. Always in for something new (except my wife )
Two cars at Nords.

And for those on PC and VR --> have you tried the mirror mod from Ilja? See here
Everything you see in the rearview mirrors is with depth
Give it a try and maybe you also like this?
Only tested it with a single car on track so not much fps impact so far.

And now hop hop to my work.