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Bee Jay's New Toy

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  1. Bee Jay

    Bee Jay Formula Junior

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    First I bought this for myself for Christmas, or let's just say, Santa brought it.
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    It's a very nice unit and has a 7/10 scale F430 steering wheel with functioning switches and buttons, etc. I only wish it had Force Feedback.

    Then using a Sparco race seat that I took out of my Porsche, an old computer, an old 27" flat screen, and lots of 1"x1" square aluminum tubing, and some diamondplate, I built this race car simulator. I gotta do something when it's raining here in Cali.
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    It's a blast to drive. Right now I'm running F1 2002 and I'm Michael Shumacher of course. I'm told that there are newer and better driving games out for the PC now, so I need to do some shopping.
    BTW Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
    Bee Jay
     
    Bee Jay, Dec 30, 2010
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  2. alfas

    alfas Formula Junior

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    very nicely done...
     
    alfas, Dec 30, 2010
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  3. dailyferraridriver

    dailyferraridriver Formula 3 Owner

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    Great job!

    How is that setup? I got the Logitech GT Wheel / Pedals - they are ok, but the pedals feel cheap.

    Thanks,
    Erik
     
    dailyferraridriver, Dec 30, 2010
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  4. jim94-348

    jim94-348 Formula Junior Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Looks like a lot of fun. Just wish I had time to play with things like that
     
    jim94-348, Dec 30, 2010
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  5. ferrari 512 tr

    ferrari 512 tr F1 Rookie

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    same
     
    ferrari 512 tr, Dec 30, 2010
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  6. foxmul

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    nice, that would be a nice substitute for us folks who put away their cars during the winter months. Good innovation!!
     
    foxmul, Dec 30, 2010
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  7. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Very cool! :):)
     
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  8. f355spider

    f355spider F1 World Champ Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    +1 Well done Bee Jay!
     
    f355spider, Dec 30, 2010
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  9. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Very nice, Bee Jay
     
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  10. Night life

    Night life F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Bee Jay you rock buddy :). I was just looking at this game yesterday thinking of buying it for our exotic car club annual Christmas party lol. I bought one last year but not nearly as good as this one, we have races as the drinks flow and see who wins the Captain Chaos award:D.

    But you took it to another level NICE!!!! strange thing I can picture as a kid not much different than now ha ha ha.
     
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  11. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Gotta LOVE Captain Chaos! :eek::eek:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFW-PRNQFXk
     
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  12. rbellezza

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    Lovable !!!
     
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  13. bushwhacker

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    Sweet !!!!!!!!!BeeJay
     
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  14. potxoli

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    That is great!! I'm going to do exactly the same thing this winter! Look into buying an xbox 360 for Forza or F1 2010 (very hard game, I am no good at that one)
     
    potxoli, Dec 31, 2010
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  15. stuckinkuwait

    stuckinkuwait Formula Junior

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    Cool!
     
    stuckinkuwait, Dec 31, 2010
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  16. mseals

    mseals Two Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Nice BJ... Long Time! Hope you are well...

    Mike
     
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  17. FBI

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    Pretty cool BJ!

    Cheers
     
    FBI, Dec 31, 2010
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  18. Bee Jay

    Bee Jay Formula Junior

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    Thanks guys. Spent some time driving it today. It's raining outside. I'm up to Novice. Once up to intermediate I can drive out of the pits and shift for myself. Keeping these things on the road requires lots of patience and practice. It's like golf, get a turn right and your addicted. I need to bolt the pedals down and keep them adjustable for shorter drivers, especially grandkids.
    Bee Jay
     
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  19. Night life

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