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Technology Stocks : Thrustmaster (NASDAQ:TMSR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jim geis who wrote (1334)	3/17/1998 10:53:00 PM
From: bythepark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2443

Great Post from USENET Its posts like the following that help me keep the faith... --alan >Subject: Re: Thrustmaster-What A Company! >From: Tom Pabst >Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 23:18:24 -0800 >Organization: Total Entertainment Network >X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 > >Mark........ > >I share your new opinion on Thrustmaster. I live in the Portland (Oregon) >area, Thrustmaster's hometown! Even though I have raced in real-life >racing here in Portland (at PIR with the SCCA and IMSA race series) for the >past ten years or so...... and I know there are a lot of racing fans >working at Thrustmaster... >I've given several of them "rides" in my race cars on >"charity" days at PIR, I have chosen to keep a low profile in dealing with >the people over at Thrustmaster's Service Department. I want to see how >they "respond" to someone using their product on TEN/NROS....a potentially >higher level of use and stress on their products than they may have >originally been designed for....and I don't want "special" treatment from >them for that very reason! > >I use the NASCAR Pro Wheel and Peddle system from Thrustmaster (in fact...I >purchased two of them.....just to have one as a back-up in the event of a >part failure right before a TEN/NROS "league" race.....sorry can't seem to >break some old real racing habits....like "redundancy" wins races!!!!!!!!). >I have been working with a couple low level people over in the service >area...on a non-official basis for a few months....they have no clue that I >am the same Tom Pabst who has run in 8 or 9 Portland Rose Cup Races >(locally a very famous race ...now run by the Indy cars when they come to >Portland). >These people are the most enthusiastic employees I think I've ever seen. I >ask them for an "idea" or maybe a spare accelerator spring or something >......and they are practically driving it over to my house on their lunch >break! All they know is that I run the NASCAR Pro Wheel on TEN/NROS! > >I know there are some "spendy" and very cool "sim racing wheels" out >there.....and I'm sure they work awesome! But I also know from real >racing.......that if it comes to the point that you won't be competitive on >TEN/NROS unless you have a $1,200 - Ferrari red - solid steel racing >wheel...then TEN/NROS racing is about to become extinct! There's not >enough "users" who can afford that kind of an investment in a racing >wheel....on top of the costs associated with a reasonably >current-technology computer.......to make it financially feasible for a >TEN/NROS operation to make money and keep "connection costs" low as >well....it's hard enough to do it now! > >So, since I'm kind of selfish about this.....I like running on TEN/NROS now >that I'm not actively campaigning a real race car......for $20 bucks a >month......(which is the equivalent of three gallons of Daeco Racing >Fuel......which my GT Porsche race car would burn up in about 4 laps at >PIR).........I want to see what I can contribute to making a $150 racing >wheel cool.....competitive.....and durable.....so practically anyone with a >computer can afford to race and win on TEN/NROS (at least as far as their >wheel goes that is...)! > >Besides, Thrustmaster is a local Portland company.....I gotta support the >local team you know? > >Tom Pabst >tomy2com@msn.com >TEN ID: TomPabst >ICQ #1732231