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Thomas Jackermeier

Although the production of the Tuning kit for the Clubsport pedals happened at the same time we were only able to ship it by UPS to USA.

For some starnge reason UPS refused to ship the Tuning kit to Europe due to the lubricants inside.

This means that we now had to take out the Tuning kit from our EU webshop until we can be sure when it will arrive. We probably have to use seafreight. At this point we cannot give an estimate how long it will take.

All customers who already ordered the CSP TKIT can get an immediate refund or just wait until the goods arrive. My apologies for that delay but we did not expect such weird rules from UPS.

Thomas Jackermeier

A big thanks to "Chunx" over at SimHQ which is a great source of simracing info.

He provides an incredible detailed list of how to adjust, fine-tune and modify your

Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel
Clubsport pedals
Sequential shifter
Wheel Stand

He is also suggesting some recommended settings for several games but of course this is always a matter of personal preference.

This info is very useful for all PWTS owners.

Check it out:

http://www.simhq.com/_technology/technology_016a.html

Thomas Jackermeier

Darin and Shaun from insidesimracing.tv made a great and very detailed review about the revised and final Porsche 911 Carrera wheel (PWC).

To my surprise, Saun liked it a lot more than I expected and declares it his favourite Fanatec wheel.

While the PWGT3RS is dedicated to the PC simracers and the PWTS is still the top of the line multi platform wheel, the PWC is targeted to the serious PS3 and PC racer which wants all the essential features but is on a smaller budget.

These are the changes we have implemented in the last year:

Added ball bearing on the steering shaft
Full PS3 compatibility because of new electronics based on the PWTS
Adjustable linearity
Adjustable dead-zone
Adjustable steering angle from 90 to 900 in 10° steps (Please note that you can store 5 settings for your 5 favourite games)
silent gear drive
no cooling fans needed
compatible to CSP
upgradeable firmware

The wheel will be offerend in our webshop in a few weeks for 149,95 EUR or 159,95 USD as soon as we shipped them.

Thomas Jackermeier

We finished the production of the Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel after exactly 10.000 units.

During it's very short life cycle we made some changes after we found some issues on the very first units but other than that the production went smoothly as planned.

Many people has asked us what will come next but we have not decided yet to make another Xbox 360 wheel as this is a very expensive and complicated process and the market is limited.

There are still some units left in our warehouse so sales will continue until the stock is fully cleared. And we also reserved some units for Australia if we can finally get our distribution settled in down under.

Thanks to all customers who spread the word and let people know about the wheel. Considering 2 million sold copies of FM3 so far and another 2 million to be expected, only 0,25% to 0,5% of all FM3 players get the chance to play with a Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel. You have something very special in your hands.

Thomas Jackermeier

I am currently in China and arranging the production of the new 911 Carrera wheel.

The wheel has been totally revised in the last months and we added a lot of new features which will be shown in the next episode of insidesimracing.tv

The production will start very soon and once the wheels are on the way we will make them available in our webshop.

As soon as the new review is online, I will post all the new features and pricing.

PS: I will bring a small surprise from China with me as well. Another little extra option for your Porsche wheels.

Allanvon Dajao

Thanks for all the great input guys! This helped a lot and I am happy to tell you that we will be able to deliver almost everything you asked for. Here are the initial specs of the CSS:

Material: Full aluminium with some steel parts

Mounting options: There will be screw inserts on the bottom. We will make an adapter for the Clubsport table clamp and the RennSport Wheel Stand.

Amount of gears: 7+1

Sequential option: We will implement it but only if this is not a compromise. We have a solution which could work very well in both modes

Haptic feeling: Very similar like in a real car. Perhaps we can even make the resistance adjustable.

Acoustic: A solid "clonck" instead of a "clack" but very silent

Colour/design: Silver as CSP. The shifter will be gated like in a Ferrari or Lamborghini

Style of gear knob: It will be exchangeable so upgrades are possible (leather, carbon, etc). The standard version will be an polished aluminum ball.

Size: We will try to keep the size of the PW shifter but it will probably become a bit higher

Compatibility: It will be backwards compatible to the Porsche wheel shifter and therefore compatible to all platforms. An USB adapter will be available optional to make it work with other wheels on PC.

Pricing: The target will be 99,95 € (incl VAT)/ 109,95 USD (excl. VAT)

Now we just have to make it happen. The target release date for the first prototypes is at the end of the year. We can announce a release date after we get the first test results.

Thomas Jackermeier

The production of the PWTS will end in April and the last units of the Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel will be available in a special offer which includes the PWTS Pure and the CSP at a special price of 399,90 EUR/USD.

The availabilit is limited, of course .

The owners of this version will get access to a special Firmware version which will have the following new features:

Adjustable steering axis linearity
Adjustable deadzone on steering axis
Adjust sensitivity settings in 10° steps
Min steering angle: 90°

The new FW is great for games (like GT5:P) which require a little deadzone. The adjustable linearity makes it possible to steer very precise around the center but get a quick reaction if you turn further. We will make this firmware public to existing PWTS owners at a later point.

This product is real

Thomas Jackermeier

We are proud to announce that Fanatec is making the official controller for the new iGame console which has been finally confirmed today and will be released in early 2011.

Although the new console has more power than any other console on the market, it is a portable device. Therefore we designed a new wireless Force Feedback handheld controller with motion sensors.

We also make use of iGame's spectatcular head mounted 3D display.

The new controller will be launched with the game RealTrack in exactly one year so I cannot announce all details at the moment. RealTrack will allow you to scan your environment while driving in a car and immediatly play on the tracks you created.

Pricing is not confirmed yet but please let me know what features and pricing you want to have in this controller as we are still very early in the development phase.

EDIT: I made a mistake with the release date. It will probably be April 1st 2031

Thomas Jackermeier

After getting so much helpful and great comments about the Clubsport Shifter, I decided to let you knwo that we are also working on a handbrake for simracing.

BTW: Can somebody from the US explain why you call it "emergency brake"? I cannot think of a more stupid action than activating the handbrake in a critical situation.

So please give me your comments on:

material (body/grip)
mounting options
analog and/or digital
how strong
what travel
lever standing and/or lying
size
colours design
compatibility
pricing

We already have a prototype but it is not too late to make changes.

Thanks for helping us!

Thomas Jackermeier

We are currently working on a Clubsport version of our shifter. We got a lot of requests from customers and we also got various comments in several forums how the shifter should look like.

I would like to channel these comments into one thread and use our great community to give us feedback on hoe you like the CSS to look like.

Please give me your comments on:

material
mounting options
amount of gears
sequential option
haptic feeling
acoustic
colours / design
style of gear knob
size
compatibility
pricing

We have done a lot of work on the internaly already but we are still very flexible on any of the above.

Let's build your ideal shifter!

-1 comment

The diabolic SATAN CLAUS (i guess the evil brother of Santa) has made a special profile for the Porsche wheels for ISI based sims.

These settings do not work well on a G25 as they make use of the Porsche wheels's belt drive.

Here you can find the download:

http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=20161

Thanks Satan.

Thomas Jackermeier

The SPEED Channel is using our RennSport Cockpit with PWTS in their show.

One of the first drivers to enjoy our setup is the NASCAR driver Kurt Busch.

About Kurt Busch:

http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kbusch00/cup/index.html

Speed Channel:

http://www.speedtv.com/

Thomas Jackermeier

We finally have the new Tuning kit for the Clubsport Pedals available. It will be shipped in the US next week and short after in Europe.

It is a massive pack of helpful parts to tweak and finetune your CSP and it comes with all of these parts:

Brake/Clutch pedal plate (to replace the gas pedal for increased adjustability or inversed pedals)
Spring for gas pedal (regular)
Spring for gas pedal (30% weaker)
Spring for gas pedal (30% stronger)
Spring for clutch pedal (regular)
Spring for clutch pedal (30% weaker)
Spring for clutch pedal (30% stronger)
PU Foam for brake (regular)
PU Foam for brake – smaller diameter (for reduced friction)
Metal bar short for brake (Good for placing the pedal in the second hole position for higher stiffness at same throw)
Metal bar long for brake (reduce throw at same stiffness)
6 pedal axis bearings made of brass (on the picture you see the current plastic bearings)
Lubricant for PU foam
Lubricant for metal bars

You can order it right away for 49,95 USD (USA) and 45,95€ (EU).

I will make a video how to use it.

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is a new version of the firmware for PWTS.

Changes:

More driftmode settings (5)
For better cooling, the fans are turned on from the beginning at low speed and move faster when the temperature goes up.

As I said before, please upgrade only if you have problems. We do not give any warranty for update issues. So far we had not a single wheel which was screwed up after an update but if it happens, the wheel needs to be sent to us so we can repair it.

Hint: In case the update does not work, try this:

Close down ALL other programs, drivers, etc.
Choose a different USB port
de-install the USB driver of the wheel in bootloader mode and install the driver again.

Thomas Jackermeier

Let's bring some colour under your table with the new ClubSport Pedal Colour Kits.

This is an optional accessory for your CSP to replace the pedal plates and the heel rest.

You can also equip your gas pedal with the same plate as on the brake/clutch because we ship this set with 4 plates + heel rest. An allen key is included as well.

The CSK CKIT is available in the following colours:

Black (cool)
Grey (elegant)
Red (race style)
Orange (matches your GT3 RS)
Blue (techno)

The units are already swimming to Europe and the US and we will start shipping in April.

The price is 39,95 USD (USA) or 35,95 € (EU)

Check out our webshop and reserve your unit right away as initial supply is limited:

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=110&lang=en

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is a very detailed test of the simracing specialist of SimHQ about:

Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel
Clubsport Pedals
RennSport Wheel Stand

There a lot of great quotes so it is hard for me to select one.

What about this?

"Somehow
mere words aren’t up to the task of describing the feel, feedback,
responsiveness and accuracy of this product. Quite simply, the wheel
feels wonderful."

or this?

"Overall
the PWTS made RBR feel more "real" than any other wheel I’ve tried.
It’s just an opinion, but the PWTS quite simply comes closer than any other sim
racing controller to a feeling of true realism."

about the CSP

"The
Clubsport Pedals are so good, so precise that it’s hard to compare them with
other products. They are clearly in a class of their own."

want more?

"Once
you’ve set it up, the Rennsport Wheel Stand provides a surprisingly rock-stable
base for sim racing with a force feedback wheel. Whether the sim was rFactor,
Forza Motorsport 3 or Richard Burns Rally, the wheel stand held the PWTS / CSP
combo in firm position. In fact, it was more stable than the computer desk my
Logitech G27 wheel is attached to."

Here you get the full details:

http://www.simhq.com/_technology2/technology_087e.html

Thomas Jackermeier

I am happy to announce GameStop Italy is now selling Fanatec products in all of their shops in Italy.

GameStop Italy is the the biggest subsidary in Europe of GameStop with over 300 shops. This sounds small for US citizens but GameStop is the No. 1 in video games in Italy.

The following products are available from next week:

Porsche 911 Turbo S whee

Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel Pure Edition

ClubSports Pedals

RennSport Wheel Stand

If this co-operation is succesful we would be very interested to expand it to other countries as well.

http://www.gamestop.it/

Thomas Jackermeier

If you want to check out the RennSport Cockpit live, there is another great place to do so:

The Porsche Driving Experience Centre directly at Silverstone GP circuit.

And while you are there checking out the simulator you should make a ride with the real thing!

http://www.porsche.com/silverstone/

Thomas Jackermeier

PC Games Hardware has made a comparison between the G27 and PWGT3RS and the winner is:

Porsche 911 GT3RS

We also received the PC Games "Top Produkt" award.

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/home/

Thomas Jackermeier

Please note that the RF dongle for PWTS is also compatible to the PWT.

It will be more compatible and it is no longer needed to set back the systemdate of the Playstation 3.

We also reduced the price from 50€/USD to 29,95 €/USD.

Thomas Jackermeier

We just released a new frimware for the Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel.

Please note that we can only recommend that you install the firmware if you experience problems. Updating the firmware of any device is always a risk if the update is interrupted somehow. Therefore we cannot take responsibility if something goes wrong.

Changes:

Improved precision around the center for some wheels (not all wheels were affected)
FF and SHO values adjustable in 10% steps

Please note that we recommend to update the RF dongle only if you have any problems. Try first to update only the wheel.

PLEASE READ THE MANUAL AND FOLLOW IT!!!

Please let me know your Windows system version here in this blog post in case you made the update with or without success.

UPDATE

If you have FF dropouts you must reduce the FF strength to 60. This is as strong as 100% in version 613. (Edit: This turned out to be false information)

We will release a new FW very soon to fix that.

I took off the 660 firmware in the meantime.

UPDATE 2

As we could not verify the issues with the new firmware I decided to upload ver 660 again. I also included the previous ver 614 so you can load the old FW as soon as you have issues and compare.

Thomas Jackermeier

Changes:

Fixed issue: Slow reactions of the sliders in the game controller test page

Fixed issue: Crash during vibration test

You find the drivers in the support pages on www.Fanatec.com

Thomas Jackermeier

We would like to make a community test comparison between the following wheels:

Logitech G27
Porsche 911 Turbo S Clubsport Edition
Porsche 911 GT3RS Clubsport edition

The testers will receive all 3 wheels for testing and of course we pay the freight in both directions.

If the tester wants to keep one of the Fanatec wheels he gets a discount of at least 50%. This is independent from the test results. The discount will be granted even if you already own the product. As a bonus, you will get pre-production version of a new product for free long before release.

The test should compare the strengths and weaknesses of each wheel and the tester has to rate the wheels according to a specific weighted rating scheme.

Minimum requirements to make the test:

Tester must race on at least a PC and PS3.
Ability to express yourself clear and in english language
Ability to take pictures and/or to make a video
Tester must be member of the911 wheel Club and has fully filled out the test registration form.
Tester must be located in EU or USA

Advantages to get higher priority:

Beside the PC and PS3 you own a Xbox 360 as well
You are a well respected member of a big and established gaming community
You already made tests (post links)
You are a well known and respected simracer (console or PC)
You are in the top 100 ranking of the GT5 Time Trial demo (post time and country)
You are already a customer of Fanatec and perhaps own one of the wheels.
Commitment to make a video (20 min max)

All you need to do is to post this information in a comment to this post.

Please do not send me e-mails or PMs. Thank you. If I think that somebody is qualified I will contact him. You can also post proposals of testers which you think are qualified.

Please spread the word in your community about this test.

Thomas Jackermeier

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=3117&lang=en

We just uploaded the full manual of the PWTS. Please make sure you look for the PWTS manual and not the PWT manual.

German language will be availble in week 1 and other languages will follow soon afterwards.

Thomas Jackermeier

Some customers complain that the wheel is shaking on a straight road.

Solution:

Make sure you have sensivity set to OFF = 900°
Reduce the FF to 66 or 33.

The GT5 Demo is much better adapted to our wheel than GT5:P and therefore the shaking is almost non-existant if you follow these rules.

Thomas Jackermeier

We have a new driver version available. This version is not fully tested yet.

Changes:

Windows 7 tested
No more center calibration function for wheels which are supporting the calibration by hot key.This avoids a conflict between both calibration methods.
Reduced demand for system ressources. This increases the games framerate in several games like GT legends significantly.

(you can test this with www.fraps.com )

Thomas Jackermeier

We discovered a strange phenomenom with the wheel rotation.

FM3 works fine and detects the wheel as a 900° wheel if you have selected 900 in the SEN setting of the Tuning menu and if you start the Xbox console with the on/offf button on the console.

But in case you start the console by pressing the Xbox Guide Button on the wheel, the wheel detection of FM3 does not work properly and the wheel is recognized as 270° wheel. As the setting in the wheel is still 900 it will result in a very unsensitive wheel so you have to move the wheel a lot.

There are two ways to let FM3 go to the correct mode:

1. Turn the wheel off and on again

2. Change the SEN setting to 540 and back to 900

Please make sure you have the correct 900° mode activated because FM3 will work much better with it. Try it!

PS: In order to confuse you even more: If you start the game and in the Tuning menu you have selected anything other than 900, the game will detect the wheel as a 270° wheel. So if you select 540 the game will be even less sensitive than if you select the proper 900° mode. Got it?

Thomas Jackermeier

There is a great mod made by ron7 about how to attach the Porsche wheel shifters to cockpits like the Playseat etc.

It looks solid and made with standard components and without the need of special DIY skills.

Check it out!

http://insidesimracing.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=1331&start=10

Edit: If you like to have it more simple you can buy the RennSport Wheel Stand Shifter adapter and just bolt it to anything.

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is an exceptional review of the professional simracers at Autosimsport

Watch out for the Volume 5 issue 3 review section

http://www.autosimsport.net/index2/index.php

PDF download (30 MB): http://www.autosimsport.net/index2/index.php/component/docman/doc_download/101-autosimsport-magazine-vol-5-iss-3

"Wow-I score this wheel 472%!

I could stop right there, but as these words are sufficient on my side, I should probably explain to the fair readers out there what I actually mean. Oh bugger it. Wow is what I mean. Wow. Wow. Wow."

"...-the simulator, ultimately, is only as good as the interface we use to interact with it, and Forza Motorsport 3 became a new product entirely. "

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is part 2 of the shootout between

911 Turbo S Pure
911 GT3 RS
G27
Driving Force Gt
F430

Another great victory for our wheels!

My concern is that nobody understood that this is a comparison about the wheels itself without considering the pedals.

Please let me know if this was clear to you after watching it and if you would be interested about the opinion of SRT what complete package (incl pedals) would be the best at the moment.

Thomas Jackermeier

The first of the 3 product version of the PWTS is sold out.

The regular 911 Turbo S (PWTS) and the 911 Turbo S Pure (PWTS P) is still available and of course the Clubsport pedals as well.

Thomas Jackermeier

Another great review for the Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel and the Rennsport Wheel Stand:

http://www.virtualr.net/fanatec-porsche-911-turbo-s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-32272

"Conclusion

If
you´re looking to find a wheel that works on the PC and both the Playstation 3
& Xbox 360, Fanatec’s Turbo S is not just your only option but a very
pleasing one too."

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is a new driver version which has the following changes:

Flatout 2 crash issue fixed
Shaking curb issue fixed (shaking does not stop after driving over curbs)
Added new setting 6 for DriftMode

This version is still Beta but should run stable. Please let me know if the above mentionded issues are fixed.

This version works with all Porsche wheels.

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is an interesting video about a competition in Silverstone.

PWTS with FM3

vs

Johnny Herbert in a real 911 GT2

The vid was made very well although they need some assistance how to set up the monitors

No idea if the result was fake or not but the track was obviously wet in real which is certainly a disadvantage which can cause 3 seconds.

Thomas Jackermeier

Another detailed review of the PWTS.

"Dieses Lenkrad ist ganz einfach eine Klasse besser und eben auch teurer"

Deutsch

http://www.speedmaniacs.com/News,Hardware-Test-FANATEC-Porsche-911-Turbo-S-Wheel-und-RennSport-Wheel-Stand,4323

English

http://translate.google.de/translate?u=http://www.speedmaniacs.com/News,Hardware-Test-FANATEC-Porsche-911-Turbo-S-Wheel-und-RennSport-Wheel-Stand,4323&sl=de&tl=en&hl=de&ie=UTF-8

(google translation)

Thomas Jackermeier

The RennSport Wheel Stand is expected to arrive today in our warehouse in the USA and it will be processed immediatly after arrival.

UPDATE

The goods arrive today and will be shipped today and tomorrow. You will get a tracking number once it is shipped.

Thomas Jackermeier

Mike made a great mod and took his 911 Turbo S and his 911 GT3 RS and exchanged the electronics so he can enjoy Alcantara leather on the Xbox 360.

This is the only wheel in the world like this but I guess I will try to mod one as well.

Just to be very clear: If you open the wheel and damage something, you risk to lose the warranty. (Sorry but we cannot take full responsibility for your mechanical skills. It is hard enough to control our own production)

Watch the videos for a detailed tutorial how he modded the wheels. It is also a good video to see how you open the wheels in general.

Thomas Jackermeier

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/911_turbo_s/

"We have
to thank the folks at Fanatec for giving us a run with their latest dose of
madness -- the 911 Turbo S defines what a solid racing wheel should be with
sleek looks and even the choice of interchanging parts with Logitech wheels.
The price may be steep for some racers with a tag of $499 for the Clubsport
Edition on the Fanatec Shop, but the wheel delivers on every cent invested with
great craftsmanship in the construction and rigid handling. Add onto this the
ability to play on the Playstation 3, PC and Xbox 360 and it starts to show why
it’s such a value, particularly with extremely limited inventory on the 360
platform."

Editor's Choice Award

Thomas Jackermeier

We are currently working on a complete new website of Fanatec.com which will also integrates the 911wheel.com community section and comes with a new webshop as well.

We can still do some changes so it would be great if you let me know what changes you like to see in these areas

Product description
Forum
Blog
Other community features
Support section
webshop

Please leve your comments hear if you like to see some changes or improvements. Thank you.

Thomas Jackermeier

We did not ship the first PWTS Pure versions with the pedal adapter and without the pedal cable so several customers could not use the PWTS Pure with the G25 pedals or MS Monaco pedals.

Following Murphy's law, we shipped a pedal adapter to those customers which only works with the G25.

If you have received a PWTS Pure and need an adaptor for the G25 we can supply one immediatly. Just contact our customer service please.

In case you want to connect the MS wheel I am happy to tell you that we solved the problem and currently producing new adapters. They will be sent to us by express and we will ship it to all customers which requested the adaptor for their Pure version. Shipment will take about 1-2 weeks until you get it.

UPDATE

We will send new adapters today by UPS from China to our distribution centers in the US and Germany. We should be able to send them to customers by the end of week 46.

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is a detailed review about the PWTS and RSWS:

http://www.consolegaming.eu/newspost.php?id=295

Overall rating 9,8 / 10

"In
conclusion, the Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel, accompanied with the
RennSport Wheel Stand, is by far the best racing equipment that any console
gamer can have, in a house that won't be able to fit a fully sized cockpit!"

Thomas Jackermeier

As we are getting more and more requests for help on technical issues it made sense to open a special thread for discussion of technical issues.

Please go to our forum section and post your problems under "technical issues"

Thomas Jackermeier

Apparantly the first units of the PWTS come without a quick guide so it will be hard for you to figure out how to set it up.

http://www.fanatec.de/download/pwts_support/pw_ts_quickguide.zip

Sorry for this but to print the manual would have delayed the shipment.

The full manual will follow next week. In the meantime you can check the PWGT3RS manual how the TUNING works.

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=3116&lang=en

UPDATE

In the attached document who can see how to connect the RF dongle to the wheel in order to make it work. You can also see how to calibrate the shifters or the wheel center.

Thomas Jackermeier

We have sent out some pre-production units of the 911 Turbo S wheel to community testersand the feedback is fantastic!

The testers made extremely detailed and proffessional tests which will answer all questions around the product.

We told nobody what to write and the testers are in no way related to Fanatec. In fact most of them have ordered the wheel at the regular price so there is some critisizm as well and we will not filter any of those opinions. But I am glad that the testers all seem to like it a lot and that makes me quite happy to hear because after 3 years of development you get some doubts if you are still doing the right thing

I m sure i missed a lot of reviews so please send me all the links and I will update this post so you have a good overview.

Thanks so much !

Forums:

gtplanet

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=121039

Forzamotorsport.net

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/3005266.aspx

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/2988584.aspx

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/2998405.aspx

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/2994342.aspx

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/2958411.aspx

EA.com

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/315715.page (shows shifting with NFS Shift, G25 pedals with PWTS)

GTforums

http://www.gtforums.co.uk/gtforumsc1/showthread.php?tid=340

http://www.gtforums.co.uk/gtforumsc1/showthread.php?tid=340 (plenty of pictures)

iRacing (members only)

http://members.iracing.com/iforum/thread.jspa?threadID=52335&tstart=0

ten-tenths

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2551455#post2551455

Atari

http://forums.eu.atari.com/showthread.php?p=2165932

Frontforen

http://frontforen.de/xboxfront-community-foren/gaming-zone/rennspiele/18079-fanatec-porsche-911-turbo-s-wheel/index32.htm

Forzacentral

http://www.forzacentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30727

RacingFR.com

http://www.racingfr.com/forum/index.php?s=5c0cfd23dc5610b022c6ed95fa31aed3&showtopic=32612

Videos:

(Telemetry data on display, PC driver)

(PWTS with CSP!)

( driving with FM3, Tuning, clutch)

(SRT)

(German comments, shows how stable shifter is mounted on standard rods)

(unpacking and mounting on playseat)

(button layout)

(FM3 demo driving, Tuning, clutch)

(PWTS on Wheel Stand, comparison to MS wheel)

(real turning angle vs what you see in cockpit)

(kid drives to demohow easy it is for beginners, rumble in FM3, e-brake-clutch )

(clutch demo, advanced shifting)

(PWTS with G25 pedals)

(NFS Shift on Xbox with G25 pedals with h-pattern and clutch)

http://www.youtube.com/user/stivxbox#p/a/1/ohAuaW1oNuI (wheel and screen shown together, very professional made)

(FM3+NFS Shift+Dirt2)

(good close ups)

(test with GT5)

(shows PWTS with wheel stand during driving and also shows sexy racing outfit)

Thomas Jackermeier

Due to several requests from customers we would like to make the offer for all customers to ship the wheel directly from the chinese factory by UPS or Fedex express to your door. This should take only 4 days instead of 4-6 weeks.

This option is available to all customers in EU and USA
It costs150 USD per wheel independent what wheel has been ordered
Payment ONLY possible with Paypal
You need to send a special email to info[at]911wheel.com (replace [at] with @) with the following content:

Header: PWTS advanced shipment

Text:

Please send my Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel by advanced shipment.

Order nr

Name

Email
This is a limited offer from today until Oct 12th
We do not guarantee any arrival dates. We just make sure that you get the wheels earlier than with normal shipment by boat
The wheels with advanced shipment will by produced right after the wheels we dedicated for airfreight and go to early customers.

We will send you the payment info afterwards and a tracking nr. as soon as it has been shipped.

Thomas Jackermeier

Some users noticed that the PWGT3RS wheel disconnects after some playtime and you even hear the system sound which indicates that you plug off a USB device.

Mark Jeangerard and Thomas Detige found out that the root cause for this issue are wrong power management settings for USB devices.

"Also, many system come preset to conserve USB power by temporarily
cutting or disabling power to USB ports that are not actively in use.
This can often be problematic for USB drivers that run in the
background, since background tasks are not given power priority by the
OS. If you use USB interfaces or controllers, than you should disable
this power management scheme. Go to the Device Manager > Universal
Serial Bus Controllers > right-click on a "USB Root Hub" >
Properties > Power Management > deselect "Allow the computer to
turn off this device to save power" > press "OK." Repeat this
process for all USB Root Hubs in the Device Manager."

"For Win7 users, go to control panel > system and security > power
options. Click "change plan settings" next to the selected plan, which
is balanced by default. On the next screen, click "change advanced
power settings", look for "USB settings" in the list and put "Setting"
under "USB selective suspend setting" to "Disabled". This should
automatically deselect "Allow the computer to turn off this device to
save power" on all USB root hubs power management tab, but you can
check it manually in the device manager to be sure. The USB power
saving feature should now still be disabled after rebooting."

Thanks a lot for the help!

Thomas Jackermeier

We used the delay to implement a few new features which I am sure you will like a lot.

1. USB connection cable

On PC/ PS3 you now have the option to choose between a wired or a wireless connection. This feature is standard on all versions of the wheel.

(If you now consider to cancel the order of your wireless dongle you are free to do so but please note that you need to cancel the complete order and reorder again due to technichal reasons.)

2. DriftMode

We now have the driftmode implemented into firmware so you can use it also on the consoles without the driver

3. ABS vibration

In the firmware you can choose a percentage of brake force on which the vibration motors of the wheel and the CSP will be activated. This helps you to find the optimal brake force easily. Compatible to all games on all platforms!

I hope you like the features.

Thomas Jackermeier

We finally get our hands on a PC which shows this problem so we can reproduce it. This means we can now look for the root cause and solve it with an upcoming driver release.

This can still take several weeks but it will be solved. In the meantime we recommend to set the curb vibration to "0" in simbin sims. In rFactor there is no possibility to tweak the curb effects so it cannot be turned off.

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