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General Category => Hardware & Reviews => Topic started by: Joe on February 09, 2017, 07:41:17 AM
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http://simracingpaddock.com/fanatec/fanatec-direct-drive-wheel-confirmed/
Sounds like it would work with the exisiting rims. Noice!
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oh, Dam you fanatec, making me spend money
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Hah yeah fo sho. Could be why the V2 recently dropped in price. At the moment anything direct drive seems very custom, so wouldn't come with warranties etc, and even those that do aren't offered in Aus. Maybe I should start saving again now... :o
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Hah yeah fo sho. Could be why the V2 recently dropped in price. At the moment anything direct drive seems very custom, so wouldn't come with warranties etc, and even those that do aren't offered in Aus. Maybe I should start saving again now... :o
for my v2 base :)
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Hah yeah fo sho. Could be why the V2 recently dropped in price. At the moment anything direct drive seems very custom, so wouldn't come with warranties etc, and even those that do aren't offered in Aus. Maybe I should start saving again now... :o
for my v2 base :)
All depends on how much their DD base would be ;D
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:(... paid 899 like a week ago.. now it's 829... and you are also telling me they'll have a proper direct drive wheel maybe just a year from now... you must hate me ;)
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:(... paid 899 like a week ago.. now it's 829... and you are also telling me they'll have a proper direct drive wheel maybe just a year from now... you must hate me ;)
Unlucky grat, I did wonder if you got in there before or after the price drop. :(
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And now inverted v3 pedals!
http://www.isrtv.com/fanatec/fanatec-announce-clubsport-pedals-v3-inverted/
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First official statement from Fanatec. Coming end of the year.
https://www.fanatec.com/forum/discussion/552/fanatec-direct-drive#latest
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I will get one of them for sure
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Yeah I'd been keen, though unsure if I'll need to reinforce the rig a bit to handle DD. Also interesting with the sold rims it won't run at full torque as they can't take it ;D
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Yeah I'd been keen, though unsure if I'll need to reinforce the rig a bit to handle DD. Also interesting with the sold rims it won't run at full torque as they can't take it ;D
Can your arms take it!!
One thing about this is that it is positioned above the current wheel base in terms of performance and price. I was hoping that it would also scale down to the elite level of wheel bases. This would give a lower torque wheel base with the benefits of the linearity etc of a DD wheel base. Making an electric motor work at lower RPM must be expensive? Otherwise removing all the belts and gears from a current wheel base should lower the cost don't you think?
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I like your thinking Gratulin. I guess we will see. As for my arms no idea... had been getting shoulder pain recently with the current wheel so have shifted the seat back a click and seems better.
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Here's a little preview of the wheel at the sim expo in Germany this weekend:
https://www.facebook.com/Fanatec/videos/1492461347496523/
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http://www.isrtv.com/wheel-tech/the-feelvr-budget-direct-drive-wheel-and-loadcell-pedal-set-is-now-available-on-kickstarter/
Affordable direct drive wheel? Kickstarter doesn't let you select au delivery
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that looks interesting
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Fanatec posted an Australian auction time of 8pm awst Monday for the DD1. 10pm eastern
https://twitter.com/fanatec/status/1030525816529190912?s=19
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Just got an email which says 8pm aest
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I wonder how many they are auctioning and what they will end up going for, I will try for one, but wont go over a $1000
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From the email;
We’ve tried to make participation as simple as possible. Firstly, you’ll need to log into your Fanatec account on our site. When the auction system is up and running, you’ll see an ‘Enter Auction Page’ button on the DD1 product page, which will take you to a secure bidding area that is hosted on Amazon’s servers and has been thoroughly tested for stability.
After that, you can click to bid as many times as you wish. Each click automatically increases the price by a fixed increment of 10 AUD. After every new bid is placed, a 90-second timer will reset. If there are no new bids after the timer reaches zero, the auction will complete, and the winner will receive payment instructions via email. After this, a new auction will begin immediately at 1 AUD.
Auction units are limited to one per customer. Auctions will continue to run, one at a time, until further notice. The system will prevent bids from going above the retail price. We will also ensure that several units are sold under 1500 AUD, and you’ll be able to see the previous winning bid values.
This will guarantee that many customers will secure a pre-order well below the retail price. These units genuinely have no reserve, so bid carefully!
I'll be on night shift so I'll probably miss it, but If I get chance I was thinking to try between 500-1000
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First one has sold for $1481, looks like I was dreaming when I though I may get one cheapish
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Out of about 17? Most were between 1400-1500, a few between 400-800, with a couple of lucky ones at a $1. I under estimated the demand for near retail prices, a discount is still a discount though. I connected to the flaky wifi in the pit at work and with the traffic at their end I had no chance.
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$1??? Wow.
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Given what fanatec said in the email, they must have manually ended a few auctions early.
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what am I missing? logged on and on the dd1 page and cant see any auction banner
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what am I missing? logged on and on the dd1 page and cant see any auction banner
That was 8pm last night, ran for a bit over an hour
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First impressions review by GamerMuscle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=521&v=YqX0FsJnCzM