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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.

Other sims dont show this problem.

Thanks to Michael for the PC!

Thomas Jackermeier

We are now waiting for final approval from MS and already prepare production. As we will ship the first units by air shipment we are confident to deliver all open orders which have been ordered until June 2009 at the end of September. The rest of the open orders will be shipped in October and if you place an order now you can expect to get your product in November.

The schedule is still not 100% confirmed as there are many uncertainties. I will keep you up to date once we get the final approval and start manufacturing.

UPDATE 15

All airfreight shipments (pre-june) have been shipped on last Wednesday (28.10.) and should arrive very soon at your house.

UPDATE 16

Post-June orders:

EU:

Ship Edith Marsk ETA 25.11.2009

USA:

Ship Mathilde Maersk ETA 13.11.2009

ETA: Is arrival date of the ship in the harbour. Then it needs to be unloaded and the goods go to customs clearance etc. It can still take 2 weeks from ETA until the wheel arrives at your door.

There are more containers on the way but these are the first to arrive. By middle of December we should have all inventory for the open orders in our warehouse.

We are currently lacking some raw materials but we plan to finish the production of the 10.000 units within the next 8 weeks.

UPDATE 17

Here is a little bit more detail what is on the way.

EU

The first containers will arrive on 25th of Nov. and we
will ship all open PWTS orders a week later to our customers.

The Pure and Clubsport editions ordered until September
will also be delivered with this shipment. Please don't ask for a precise cut-off date because we cannot tell you.

All other open ordes will be delivered in the second
shipment which arrives on the 2nd of December.

USA

The first shipment will arrive on the 13th of Nov. and will ship one week later to customers.

The first shipment will contain all PWTS (all versions) ordered until late September.

The rest will arrive in the second shipment which will land on the 20th of Nov and will be shipped out to customers one week later.

Shipment from our warehouse in CA to your door depends on where you live.

It will even be enough to have some stock but I am sure it will not last very long.

The only part which is delayed are the standard pedals which are bought separatly. I will update you later on those.

UPDATE 18

The fist container arrived in the USA but the shipment got stuck in customs. They thought that the prducts might be pirated so now we have to proof that we have the authorisation to use the Xbox and Porsche logos.

The container in the EU will arrive in time next Wednesday.

UPDATE 19

The standard pedals for PWTS which have been ordered separatly have not been shipped with the sea shipments unfortunatly. We will send them out from China by the end of next week by airfreight so you should have them with some delay.

The Pure versions do come with pedal adapters now so please use G25 or MS pedals in the meantime if possible.

UPDATE 20

We received the authorisation letter from MS today and hope that customs will release the US shipment very soon.

UPDATE 21

With the second shipments we can still fullfil all open orders.

EU

First containers have arrived. We expect to get the goods by end of next week in our warehouse.

The second ship (Estelle Marsk) will arrive on Dec 2nd.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/datasheet.aspx?SHIPNAME=estelle+maersk&TYPE_SUMMARY=&PORT_ID=&menuid=&datasource=SHIPS_CURRENT&app=&B1=Search

USA

The first containers should be shipped to customers early week 49.

The second shipment (Maersk Antares) has arrived as well and we wait for customs clearance.

UPDATE 22

The second shipments have arrived in EU and USA and by the end of this week (week 50) we will send out all open orders.

Only a few PWTS Pure customers did receive a defective adapter or we did not ship the adapter cable. If you are affected please contact our e-support and we will send you a new adapter. (Please make sure you conenct it to the right plug and only connect it when the wheel is power off)

The delivery of PWTS in USA was just enough to fullfill the orders so the next delivery will be in January.

In EU we have PWTS in stock.

We also have PWTS Pure and the Clubsport pedals in stock now for immediate shipment in EU and USA.

The PWTS Clubsport Edition is about to be sold out within a few days as we are reaching the maximum number of its limited edition and we will stop offering this model very soon.

Thank you very much!

UPDATE 23

The standard pedals which have been ordered separatly are on the way by airfreight to USA and EU and will be shipped out in week 51.

UPDATE 24

Several PWTS Clubsport editions have been shipped without the RF dongle and the shifter set.

We are aware of that and we will ship all missing items. We just decided that instead of waiting until those parts arrive, we better send out the wheels and pedals first. The RF dongles will be shipped next week but I am still waiting for info on the shifters.

UPDATE 25

As all pre-orders have been shipped, i decided to change the publishing options of this post so it does not stick on the front page anymore.

Thomas Jackermeier

Kane, the most evil guy on the universe tries out the PWGT3RS mounted on the new RennSport e-motion cockpit if he can use it to kill innocent spectators on racing tracks.

As he was not able to kill somebody he was obviously dissapppointed so there will never be a NOD racing wheel made by Fanatec.

Thomas Jackermeier

Fanatec does not have a separate booth but we actually are very present at the GamesCom in Cologne which starts today until the 23th of august.

You can test 3 Porsche 911 Turbo S wheels Clubsport edition with Forza MotorSport 3 at the Microsoft booth. All are mounted on RennSport Cockpits with Triple monitors. (Hall 6, Booth A011)

Or you test the 911 GT3 RS Clubsport edition at the booth of the publisher Airmotion (Hall6.1 booth 56). It is also mounted on a RSC with triple monitors.

And finally we show the new Rennsport E-Motion Cockpit at the community lounge of EA with Need for Speed: Shift. The lounge is resticted to community members and by invitation only but if you meet me at the show i can probably manage to get you in.

Pictures and videos to follow...

Thomas Jackermeier

Today we start shipping the Porsche 911 GT3 RS Clubsport edition from our US warehouse.

EU customers have to be a bit more patient as we are still waiting for the Clubsport pedals to get through customs. We will ship all open EU orders next week.

Thomas Jackermeier

One of your community members has made a great guide how to invert your CSPs.

Please check out the guide of Wheel Nut at GTforums:

http://www.gtforums.co.uk/gtforumsc1/showthread.php?tid=224

Please note that you can do this mod without losing the warranty if you do not cause any damage during this conversion. The mechanical skills needed to do it are quite low.

Thomas Jackermeier

Due to the upcoming internal competition of the 911 Turbo S wheel we decided to reduce the price of the original 911 Turbo wheel to 249,95 USD.

This wheel is only available in the US for now but we will import the wheel to Europe later this year as it will be a good solution for PlayStation owners who do not care about the Xbox360 and prefer the wireless connectivity and the increased compatibility of the PWT on the PlayStation 3.

Get one of the last units with the USB memory key!

http://www.fanatec.de/webshop/new_usa/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=35&osCsid=90d18b55759c660418e06f0651fd2dd5

Thomas Jackermeier

There was a cool event at the Nürburgring this Wednesday to introduce the "Face of Forza" in Europe Natacha Gachnang.

She is a very successful F2 driver and she obviously had fun to take the journalists on a lap around the GP track with an Audi R8 V10.

She told me that only one journalist asked her to slow down

Her cousin Sebastian, the Toro Rosso F1 driver, was there as well and we had some little competition between us on the FM3 tracks. The final race was interrupted as he had to leave to the airport so he owes me a revanche.

Both of them asked me for a wheel and I am happy to send them one so they can practice FM3.

I also had the chance to drive one of 5 Audi S4 on the GP track with 3 other guys of Microsoft and behind the car of the instructor Alfred Heger, a well known DTM and endurance race driver.

Alfred and me had to wait only 2 times per lap so that the MS guys can catch up again B-) behind us.

Please see some pictures here:

http://picasaweb.google.de/Thomas.Jackermeier/FaceOfForza#

TSR.CH (French)

http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=500000&bcid=689073#bcid=689073;vid=11020424

Thomas Jackermeier

I just received the arrival dates of the ships bringing the new GT3RS and CSP shipment to US and EU.

EU:

PWGT3RS: August 4th

CSP: August 11th

US:

PWGT3RS: July24th

CSP: July 30th

Please note that it can take 1 to 3 weeks until everything goes through customs and arrives at the customer destination.

Thomas Jackermeier

Several users reported a bug in our driver since very early versions.

It only occurs on a few games and not on all PCs. But we were never able to reproduce this bug so we cannot solve it. It just does not happen on our test PCs.

So we need your help to solve this driver bug in case it occurs on your PC.

Symptom: After hitting a curb and going back on the road, the shaking of the curbs does not stop until you hit another curb again

Please answer the following questions:

1. Please list the games on which the problem occurs.

Name of game

Version number of game

What mod or custom track is installed?

What track?

2. Do you have any plug-ins installed e.g. RealFeel or similar?

3. Please list all games which you played and did not show this problem

4. Please list some system info

Run the program dxdiag.exe and save the system info to a txt file. Then copy the info of your system. Only this info is relevant:

System Information

------------------

Time of this report: 7/16/2009, 12:19:38

Machine name: HOME_GAME2

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)

Language: German (Regional Setting: German)

System Manufacturer: System manufacturer

System Model: System Product Name

BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz

Memory: 2046MB RAM

Page File: 2042MB used, 2289MB available

Windows Dir: C:Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 10

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

5. Test system performance. Please run the fraps tool (www.fraps.com) and tell us the framerate you have in the game in the lap when the bug occurs.

Thanks a lot to everybody posting this info here in the blog.

Please do not post anything else in this thread as our developers ned to have a look and check this information.

Thomas Jackermeier

There were some bugs in the FF protocol in ver 097 which caused the FF to stop.

We also solved the issue with hanging sliders of the pedals in the tes tab.

Thomas Jackermeier

This driver has undergone a complete rework of the installation routine and we made several bugfixes regarding the following issues:

installation problems
problems to detect the correct wheel
rFactor plug in issues

Note: install the new rfactor .dll before you install the driver.

Please let me know if you still have issues. Thanks.

Thomas Jackermeier

Attached you find an update program to update your CSP with new firmware.

The new firmware has these improvements:

Select the amount of brake dead zone (down to 0)
Broader range of adjustment possibility on the brake with the potentiometer

UPDATE: The 64 bit version is not working and we are trying to fix this issue.

UPDATE 2: If the vibration on the brake pedal does not work, please install CSP_FW_Update_2_Win32

Thomas Jackermeier

I am very pleased to announce that the team of Turn 10 has chosen our Porsche 911 Turbo S Clubsport wheel to show the new racing game at E3.

The wheel is mounted to a motion simulator with 3 big screens which makes it a nice setup to play his fantastic game.

I had the please to test drive the new tracks and was blown away by the graphics and physics. This game loks totally different from Forza 2 and not just like an update. The rewind function is not new but very welcome and of course I love to finally play in cokpit mode.

I will be at the Microsoft booth and if anybody wants to come bye he is very welcome. I will post some pictures later today.

Here is the official ress release from Fanatec and Microsoft:

http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/The-Ultimate-Racing-Wheel-for-Xbox-360.htm

Thomas Jackermeier

This video shows you how to adjust and tune your Clubsport pedals.

It also shows how to change the lubricant on the first batch to make it move more smoothly.

Thomas Jackermeier

As the first products arrive at customers we can also already see the first user impressions.

I would like to give you a short summary of the threads I found but please post me links so I can add them.

http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=145043

http://forum.gtr-30.net/thread.php?postid=128004#post128004

http://forum.virtualracing.org/allgemeines-technik-forum/54082-fanatec-porsche-wheel-50.html

http://www.gtr4u.de/thread.php?threadid=26913&page=10&sid=ecb153fb2b16da151d4f278388221dee

http://www.virtualr.net/fanatec-porsche-gt3-rs-wheel-hands-on-photos/comment-page-1/

Thomas Jackermeier

UPDATE 3: ver 64_091 and 32_091 now available

We finally have a certified driver for Vista 64 for all Porsche wheels and the CSP.

Please have a look at the attached beta version and let me know if everything works fine.

We also changed the installation routine of the 32 bit driver completely.

There are still some minor things to fix like wrong logos etc but the driver should run stable already.

IMPORTANT: Please de-install all previous drivers manually before installation and make sure that the PWservice.exe or PWsrvc.exe is not running before installation. If possible search for those files and delete them because somtime the de-installation routine does not delete those programs.

Thomas Jackermeier

After going through customs for about ten days in the US we are happy to announce that the 911 GT3 RS wheels and Clubsport pedals are on the way to customers.

Tomorrow the first wheels will arrive depending on where the customer is located.

We ship from California and Germany.

The final driver is unfortantly still not ready yet but in the meantime you can use the driver of the Porsche 911 Turbo wheel or the Beta version from this blog.

Thomas Jackermeier

We just received the new shipment of RennSport Wheel Stands for the US and EU and will ship the open orders right away.

After fullfilling the open orders there will be enough stock to fullfil new orders immediatly.

Thomas Jackermeier

We are proud to introduce a new feature in our driver: The Drift Mode

The Drift Mode reduces the overal resistance of the wheel and let you turn the wheel more easy. It almost works like a power steering. It reduces the basic dampeing of the wheel.

You can adjust several values and we are still experimenting a bit with the values so you have a lot of choice in the attached Beta version of the driver.

At the moment we only have a 32 bit version but once this feature is settled we will release a certified 64 bit version.

Please note that I recommend to turn on the "dampening strength" now as this just controls the signals sent from the game. For example if you drive through muddy water.

Please let me know your feedback on this feature. Thanks!

Thomas Jackermeier

We just started the pre-production of the 911 Turbo S wheel.

It took a little bit longer than expected but Microsoft wanted us to support a new feature for Forza 2.

The wheel will be shown at the E3 on June 2nd in Los Angeles and we
will also send the first units to customers and testers soon.

We made it possible to fully flash the electronics
so we can add new features or solve bugs if there were some we did
not find yet.

Thomas Jackermeier

I met Sebastian Vettel and a bunch of other great drivers at the "Fullgas" event of Heinz Kinigadner last friday in Austria.

Basically there were almost all Red Bull sponsored race cars and bikes on display and it was a great show with freestyle MX, airshow, Nascar demo and lot more.

The event was a charity event for http://www.wingsforlife.com. This foundation tries to find a way to help people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Unfortunatly this is a very popular injury among race drivers.

Sebastian is in reality as sympathic as he appears on TV and he was very positive to the idea of signing our new GT3RS wheel. I have no doubt that this is the signature of an upcoming F1 world champion.

We want to give away this wheel in favour of the wings for life foundation. One option is to make an auction but perhaps we could also make a 24h race or something similar. Suggestions are welcome.

Thomas Jackermeier

Please try out the the new version 082 of the PW driver. These are the things which changed:

Fixed bug with Autocentering in rFactor
rFactor display support
Added GT3RS and PWC menues
CSP support
Map vibration to the revs instead of Gas
map vibration to indicate shifting point

Known Issues which we are working on

64 bit signature
Vista problem: Game controller does not show axis or buttons when pressed
shifting indicator not working properly

Please let me know your feedback right in this thread.

The driver will only be available to download here from this post.

Thomas Jackermeier

The first shipment has finally left China and is on the way to Europe.

This menas that there is another small delay as the products will arrive in Europe in early May and will be send out to customers immediatly.

The US shipment will be sent next week but shipment to US is one week shorter so that both territories will get it at the same time.

We had to rework the CSP as we were not 100% satisfied with the quality of one component but now everything is fine and you can be sure to get a perfect product.

Thomas Jackermeier

As an affiliate partner only gets a commission if we ship products we now changed the duration between the first click and the sale (shipment) from 60 days to 600 days. We will change that back to 60 once we can ship all units in time.

Now the affiliate partner can be sure that a sale is not lost because we are shipping too late.

Thomas Jackermeier

The shipment which arrives in April is completely sold out!

thanks to all your trust in this new product and to purchase it without even reading tests about it.

Unfortunatly it will take quite a while until the next shipment will arrive in June.

This affects the wheel and the Clubsport pedals as well as the bundle.

We really need to ramp up the production...

Thomas Jackermeier

We successfully started the production of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS wheel this week but due to a problem with the cooling system of the motor we had to delay the production.

The delivery will be delayed for one month until end of April. The Clubsport pedals are affected as well because the two products will be shipped together.

As soon I have pictures I will show them to you.

Thomas Jackermeier

I am happy to announce that we just started production of the CSP and that we did not have any major problem.

We are confident to ship the units in time.

Thomas Jackermeier

Have a look at that great video of hastyp. He shows theRS WheelStand with a G25 in full racing action.

Thomas Jackermeier

By default Race Pro does not support true ForceFeedback on the PWTS and the Microsoft wheel by default. It is obviously a bug and will probably be patched. In the meantime you can use the following fix:

1. Turn off the console

2. Start the console by pressing the xbox gude button on the Xbox360 controller which then will be selected as "controller 1" (do not start the game yet)

3. Activate the wheel by pressing the Xbox guide button so the wheel becomes "controller 2".

4. Start RacePro

5. Press "A" on the controller to enter the game main menu

6. Press the Xbox guide button on the controller

7. Press "X" on the controller to disconnect your profile and confirm

8. Press "B" on the controller to return to the game but from now on use the wheel to confirm the warning messages with "A".

9. Press the xbox guide button on the wheel and connect to your profile again.

FF works now but it is quite weak in comparison to Forza 2.

Thanks to SCGOR01 and Broddee!

Kevin Cox

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This program is for all website owners, racing teams, clans, leagues, forums, blogs, webshops, media etc.

This is how it works:

Sign up as an affiliate partner
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There are many such programs out there but these are the reasons why our program fits better to you:

High commission rates

Our basic commission is already 10% of net sales and there will be an additional bonus of up to 10% per product. On top of that you get a bonus depending on your monthly sales performance of up to 10% which makes a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 30% on our net sales. If a customer places an order of 500 USD you can earn a commission of up to 150 USD on that single order!

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You can use the banners we provide but you can also create your own banners in any size.

The most effective way to generate sales is to create a product description and a "buy now" button which is linked directly to our website.

Commission structure

Base commission for all sales*		10%
Commission for all sales made by an recruited affiliate*		10%
Extra bonus for monthly sales (USD or €)*	0-9999	0%
	10.000-19.999	1%
	20.000-39.999	3%
	40.000-49.999	5%
	50.000+	10%
Product bonus*	ClubSport Pedals USB	10%
	Porsche 911 Turbo S EU	5%
	Porsche 911 Turbo S US	5%
	RennSport Wheel Stand	10%

*All rates are subject to change

Important notes:

A) Due to technical reasons we have two different webshops:

USA/Canada and EU/ rest of the world

If you have website sitors of both regions you need to register in both shops for the affiliate program.

An EU Banner only works for EU customers and an US banner only works for US customers. We hope to change that very soon so it will be more convenient.

Please leave the field "Affilliate ID - I was recommended by:" empty if you do not have the ID of an existing affilliate partner

C) Due to technical reasons it is not possible to select "USA" in the EU shop. Please select any other country until we solved this problem. Similar problem if you are from the EU and try to register in the US shop.

Let's start and earn some money:

EU affiliate program:

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US affiliate program:

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Thomas Jackermeier

The Clubsport pedals are ready for production but there was a small delay because we forgot to add some resistors and needed to rework all units to make them work perfect.

The biggest problem on the GT3RS is the capacity of the assembly of leather wheel rims.

But both products will be produced this month and shipped right after that so we are confidentto deliver everything at the end of march.

Unfortunatly looking at the pre-orders it looks like the initial quantity will not last very long.

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is a detailed review of the new Porsche 911 Carrera wheel and a preview of the ClubSport pedals.

The launch of the Carrera is scheduled for end of May.

Thomas Jackermeier

If you want to drive the Porsche wheel in the most genuine environment you should go to the factory of Porsche in Leipzig and make the factory tour.

In the museum inside of the impressive tower you will see 2 RennSport Cockpits and you can actually testdrive the racetrack which is just in front of the building. After you made some virtual practice be sure to drive some laps with a real Porsche as co-pilot.

I did this with a 911 which was very impressive but with the Cayenne Turbo S it was absolutly crazy as the driver was in a permanent fourwheel drift on the track.

The track is a combination of famous race track corners and includes the Cork screw corner of Laguna Seca for example.

Here you find more details:

http://www.porsche-leipzig.com

Thomas Jackermeier

There is a very detailed and long review of the Porsche 911 Turbo wheel published by the specialists of Inside Simracing TV

http://www.insidesimracing.tv/

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is a demonstartion of how the Force Feedback works in Forza 2. I also show the shifter adapter and pedal stopper for the wheel stand.

FF in Forza 2 is really awesome and a lot of fun!

Thomas Jackermeier

It seems that the Porsche 911 Turbo is no longer working with GT5:Prologue and Midnight Club: Los angeles on the PS3.

The reason is unknown but we are working with Sony on that problem and will release a firmware patch very soon or Sony comes up with a patch.

But thanks to our club member Ed, we found a quickfix for the problem:

Set the PlayStation 3 system date to any date before the 22.12.2008 (for example 1.1.2007) and it will work fine again.

It seems that this bug is caused by a time trigger.

As soon as we have a new firmware we will release onthe support section of fanatec.com

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=3114&lang=en

Due to tthe holidays this can take some time.

I hope this does not happen again.

Despite that issue I want to thank all customers and club membersHappy new year!

Thomas Jackermeier

The first units of the RS wheel stand have arrived in Germany and are on the way to customers who placed a pre order.

The shipment to the US is on the way too and I hope to send those wheels within the next two weeks.

Thomas Jackermeier

All pictures of the new 911 GT3 RS are now online.

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=230&lang=en

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=411&lang=en

This wheel is for PC simracers. I hope you like it.

The range is complete for now and we fiully concentrate to produce all the new wheels in the coming weeks.

Thomas Jackermeier

I would like to introduce you to our latest highlight:

The Porsche 911 GT3RS racing wheel.

While the Turbo versions are targeted for the multiplatform and console user with wireless connection we reduced the features of this model and concentrated on pure performance.

Compatible to PC (PS3 also works)
Wired connection of wheel and pedal
Smooth belt drive
Genuine ALCANTARA leather on the wheel rim. This is 100% the same material what Porsche is using in their cars. We ship this leather from Germany to the factory in China
The clubsport pedals with adjustable loadcell and ABS vibration
Clubsport shifter paddles (metal)

The 6+1 and sequential shifters can be purchased optional.

The whole pack sells for USD / EUR 289,95

Thomas Jackermeier

As we have a lot of different models and accessories some people might get confused so we made a list of all current and upcoming Porsche wheel models and the compatibility to of all accessories.

English:

http://www.fanatec.de/html/pw_overview.htm

Deutsch:

http://www.fanatec.de/html/pw_overview_de.htm

Spanish version is attached. Muchas gracias G. de Fronsac!

Thomas Jackermeier

I would like to show you the Clubsport shifter paddles.

http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=280&lang=en

These paddle shifters are made of stainless steel and are optional for the 911 Carrera wheel and standard equipment for the 911 Turbo S wheels (all 3 editions) and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS wheel.

Thomas Jackermeier

We just added the new Clubsport USB pedals to our webshop.

these pedals come with a separate USB cable and will wrk as a second controller. this only works on PC but it works with all wheels and not limited to Fanatec wheels.

The the regular Clubsport pedals are not compatible with the Porsche 911 Turbo wheel, this is the the perfect way to upgrade your wheel.

They go for USD 199,95 or € 199,95 and we wil start shipping in January.

Thomas Jackermeier

Let me show you our premium solution for the customer looking for a high price performance.

The Porsche 911 Carrera Wheel

It has the essential features of our high-end wheels in the middle price range of racing wheels.

It sells in the USA for just 149,95 USD (fanatec webshop) and in Europe between 150 and 200 € depending on the country and the pricing policy of the local distributor.

These features sets it apart from the competition:

Big wheel rim diameter: 300 mm
Fine TPE rubber wheel rim (heavy and solid) with smooth feeling
6+1 gear stick included
Pedals with clutch and different meachanics for each pedal for more realism
TUNING LED to adjust Force feedback strength, dampening strength and steering angle.
LED display shows telemetry data information from the game (speed, gear, shifting indicator etc)
900° steering angle
14 buttons on the wheel rim
Original reproduction of a 911 Carrera wheel rim
Designed for PC (PS3 games work but there are no button symbols)

Here the the technical differences from the 911 Turbo wheel:

gear drive instead of belt drive
higher gear ratio eliminates the cooling fans and reduce the size of the power supply
on/off switch
no soft touch coating
less painted parts
no illuminated buttons
no additional vibration motors in the wheel
wired data transfer on wheel and pedal
TPE wheel rim instead of leather
pedals without chrome plating and without steel plate (available optional)
possible upgrade with the Clubsport paddle shifters (metal)

http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/HMbP5mrJm9uiHbf3VbGjiw

Thomas Jackermeier

I am happy to announce that the first production of the PWTS is sold out.

Therefore the shipment date is shifted one month for any order which is placed until the next production lot is sold out.

We also reduced the discount of the wheels and will will increase the price until we start the fistr shipments or until an edition is sold out.

Thank you very much for your confidence.

You will find the new shipping dates and pricing info in our webshop.

Thomas Jackermeier

We just shipped the fist batch of your new Porsche Key USB stick 2GB to Porsche.

This USB memory stick is exclusively available through all Porsche dealers and in the Porsche online shop:

http://shop1.porsche.com/germany/lifestyle/office/porscheusbstick

The stick is different from the USB key which is included in the Porsche 911 Turbo wheel as it is retractable.

It also comes in the new design of the 997 model after the latest facelift and features a nice black andf chrome outfit.

It is fully compatible to the Porsche navigation and multimeda system PCM and of course to all standard platforms which support USB sticks.

It is the perfect gift for all Porsche fans.

Thomas Jackermeier

Here are all the infos you wanted to hear about the new Porsche 911 Turbo S Wheel.

First of all. This wheel is a LIMITED EDITION and we are not planning to make any other wheel of this quality level for the Xbox soon. So you will get something truly exclusive each with a number plate and serial number.

The production is schedules to start in march 2009.

We will start with the pre-sales this week and all pre-orders get a significant discount. Of course only until an edition is sold out.

There will be 3 different editions to satisfy all tastes and to reach are broad audience.

The most affordable will be the "Porsche 911 Turbo S Wheel Pure Edition". It starts at 149,95 USD / EUR (regular 199,95USD EUR).

High-end wheel with belt drive, ball bearings, super strong Force feedback and leather wheel
Compatible to Xbox 360 (can be upgraded)
shifters optional
no pedals included but compatible with the pedals of the Microsoft wheel or the G25 (and the Porsche wheel pedals of course)

The regular version is very similar to the existing Porsche 911 Turbo and goes for 249,95 EUR / USD (regular 349,95 EUR / USD)

With the RF dongle this wheel is compatible to PC and Playstation 3 without any limitations.
New RF technology for improved performance and distance
Wired pedals with clutch included
Big metal paddle shifters
Edit: The 6+1 shifter is compatible to all future games which support manual shifting (there are compatibility issues which killed the possibility to make it compatible to current games. It would work only on some games and cause problems on others)

The "Porsche 911 Turbo S Clubsport edition" includes the new high-end pedals fully made of metal and sells for 399,95 EUR / USD (regular 499,95 EUR/USD)

All features of PWTS but with Clubsport Pedals (CSP)
Pressure sensitive loadcell sensor
Adjustable brake force
Vibration motors and brake (edit: not for clutch)
contactless sensors with unlimited lifetime and superior precision
ultra solid construction

Thomas Jackermeier

Here is the pricing for our new rennSport Cockpit. Keep in mind that the frame is completely made in Germany and the built quality is very high. You have to add shipping cost but we are using standard packaging sizes which can be shipped with a regular postal service and not by special truck delivery.

RennSport Cockpit: EU: 995 EUR (incl VAT) / USA 995 USD (excl VAT)

Full frame+fibreglass bucketseat

RennSport Cockpit CARBON: 1295 EUR (incl VAT) / USA 1295 USD (excl VAT)

same as above but with a real carbon fibre race seat. Looks fantastic.

Optional: Single monitor stand: 249 EUR (incl VAT) / USA 249 USD (excl VAT)

Attach a monitor of up to 37" diagonal.

Optional: Triple monitor stand: 249 EUR (incl VAT) / USA 249 USD (excl VAT)

Attach 3 monitors with 24" diagonal.This is my favourite for PC Games and Forza 2 and probably the full version of GT5

Optional: SoundSystem: 399 EUR (incl VAT) only available in EU

Excellent 5+1 system of Teufel (Made in Germany). With rare digital input for several sources.

Optional: keyboard drawer: 79,95 EUR (incl VAT) / USA 79,95 USD (excl VAT)

Stores a small RF keyboard below the wheel which gives you quick access to the keyboard.

Thomas Jackermeier

We finally managed to get force feedback signals working in the game which was the last big obstacle in finalizing the development.

I am also happy to announce that the Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel (PWTS) will be working with 4 different pedals.

Standard pedals (similar to PWT but wired)
Clubsport pedals
Logitech G25 pedals
Microsoft Wireless Racing Wheel for Xbox 360

The last 2 options will be relevant for customers who choose to buy the "Pure" edition which is only the wheel without pedals. There will also be a Clubsport edition which features the new clubsport pedals.

Pricing, availability and full technical specs will be announced next week here on the blog.

When I am back in Germany in two weeks, I will make a comprehensive video of PWTS and introduce all features.

Thomas Jackermeier

I just received a new picture of our upcoming rennsport Cockpit and I wanted to share that with you.

More pictures will follow ext wek on fanatec.com and we will also make it available in our webshop.

Feel free to share this picture with your friends.

http://picasaweb.google.de/Thomas.Jackermeier/FanatecRennSportCockpit#5257212158976640914

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