Also to mention that Amar and Sandbox did great work in their reviews and I trust them. Also Micheal Maine or something did a good job.
Im not wanting to be seen as blowing my own trumpet but Ive really in a nerdy way been enjoying having the wheels and pedals to review. Without criticising others or other forums Ive not seen a review go perhaps the way Ive personally looked at doing my own. Ive bummed n blowed about doing a good report but I will fulfill that and feel it is an obligation, not to Thomas but to friends here and if Im honest to myself as its a thing I enjoy doing.
Do remember though guys I think some good chaps here will be updating their own reviews with the latest firmware and more time testing so all the reviews here I reckon will get much more stuff.
Firstly from me you will get a much closer look at the wheel and its body/rim insides. Not just stating oh its metal, oh its cheap plastic etc, going further in showing the build components and quality. Also highlighting once again in photos things that perhaps raise a concern or should be noted. I have probably more criticisms than most but I understand in reporting these many are minor or not likely a problem for others.
I dont want to give away all the stuff Im doing but one thing I have done is take GT5 on both wheels on a track and done like a breakdown of the track, how the wheel responds feels in each main corner. Photographing this corner to let people get a better impression. Ideally to give a detailed account of how both wheels perform different but also how one perhaps has FFB effects in places you dont seem to feel on the other. This all had to be scrapped due to the new firmware and all tests needing redone giving a new corner by corner track analysis for the T500RS/CSR Elite in GT5.
My own problem is limited free time yet I have spent over 60 hours working with the products, doing friggin photos, picking ones, editing them for just the upcoming pedal comparison alone.
That Michael guy did say some good things about the wheel in general. Im not so harsh on the rim, again as rims are expensive and well the T500RS rim by my accounts isnt any better. However really he didnt look at the products properly regards the Elite pedals, very poor and basic in that part of his review. Although he did say this was his first ever review and my main issue was more that he compares a $150 pedals to his own advanced sim ones not comparing them to say G25/G27 and the following:
If your going to do it, might as well, err do it well
Patience lads more info from others and myself will keep coming.
Besides we have many new owners getting theirs too so will be loads of more to come on this wheel for sure.
As for ISR I said it before, they are nothing without good products to review.
Darin imo should realise without Thomas they would not of had the success or exposure they got.
Certainly not impressed with his actions and to me I think Shaun should have more time on the show and Darin perhaps concentrating the forums they have and his own community.
