Skippy Formula 2000 Steering Wheel Size?

[UNKLE 1,429]

Does anyone know the size of the steering wheel used in the Skippy is it  a 255mm or 285mm wheel or something else?

 

 

[Ricky Davies 326]

is this any help?

 

http://www.b-gdirect.com/momo-formula-steering-wheels/momo-mod11-steering-wheel.html

[UNKLE 1,429]

is this any help?

 

http://www.b-gdirect.com/momo-formula-steering-wheels/momo-mod11-steering-wheel.html

 

 

Hmm not really since the site has the wheel in two sizes

 

Thanks for the reply though.

 

This is the best photo of the real cockpit that I can find:

 

[UNKLE 1,429]

BTW the reason I ask is that I have an old DSD adapter and I thought since I like driving the Skippy so much I'd get a cheap little wheel that mimics the real wheel (since the real wheel doesn't have any buttons on it or a wheel plate).

 

I've found this wheel that seems pretty close and is cheap but I don't know which sizes to pick from:

 

1. http://www.kitpartsdirect.com/item.php/store/92/c1/336/c2/3843/sn/SVI4188A/w/255mm_D-Type_Black_Suede_Steering_Wheel
2. http://www.kitpartsdirect.com/item.php/store/92/c1/336/c2/3998/sn/SVI5285/w/285mm_D-Type_Black_Suede_Steering_Wheel

[Paul GT73 1,398]

how about maybe contacting the skip barber race school and seeing if they have any old ones knocking around, to have an actual skippy wheel would be very cool

[UNKLE 1,429]

how about maybe contacting the skip barber race school and seeing if they have any old ones knocking around, to have an actual skippy wheel would be very cool

 

 

That would be cool, Road America ain't far away from here which has a Skip School.  Doubt they'd part with one but you never know and I'd have to do some mods to get it to fit and as you know DIY ain't my strong point.

[UNKLE 1,429]

Which one would you pick from the two choices above ptux?

[Paul GT73 1,398]

id go with the 285, my f1 rim is 270 and I wouldn't want to use anything smaller,  If you went 255 it would be very responsive and not sure if the driving style for the skip suites that, I really could do with the bmw wheel for skip driving

[Moreno 218]

id go with the 285, my f1 rim is 270 and I wouldn't want to use anything smaller,  If you went 255 it would be very responsive and not sure if the driving style for the skip suites that, I really could do with the bmw wheel for skip driving

I actually reckon it's the smaller 260mm size.  The steering wheels in those formula racers are pretty small and part of how heavy the steering feels and the amount minute detail they give you is because of the tiny wheel.  Smaller wheel = less leverage to over power the forces exerted from the steering rack.

 

I'd ask in the Skippy forum on iRacing, gotta be someone who knows in there.

[UNKLE 1,429]

I actually reckon it's the smaller 260mm size.  The steering wheels in those formula racers are pretty small and part of how heavy the steering feels and the amount minute detail they give you is because of the tiny wheel.  Smaller wheel = less leverage to over power the forces exerted from the steering rack.

 

I'd ask in the Skippy forum on iRacing, gotta be someone who knows in there.

 

I did ask no one replied

[Moreno 218]

I couldn't see your thread asking about it so I started a new one.  Let's see.

[PaulG 79]

I'm betting on 270mm. 255 seems awfully small. The GTE addon is 270mm and that sure doesn't seem any smaller. Just seeing how much space is available to see all those gauges makes me think it's a little bigger than it seems. I'm not sure my 270mm wheel would be able to do that so easily. And I can't for the life of me imagine a 255 wheel allowing you that. Unless it's the miracle of the photo perspective.

[Paul GT73 1,398]

 you know you have to get a real skippy wheel fitted, that would be a major achievement and a really interesting and cool topic to follow, go on mckuncle, you can do it

[Paul GT73 1,398]

just been having a look at some skippy pics and thought how cool it would be to get a skippy chassis and cage and build a rig around it, just dreams but do-able, just envisage a set of triples on this pic

[Moreno 218]

I'm betting on 270mm. 255 seems awfully small. The GTE addon is 270mm and that sure doesn't seem any smaller. Just seeing how much space is available to see all those gauges makes me think it's a little bigger than it seems. I'm not sure my 270mm wheel would be able to do that so easily. And I can't for the life of me imagine a 255 wheel allowing you that. Unless it's the miracle of the photo perspective.

I think perspective is probably a bit skewed by how compact the cockpit is.  Here's a video of a iRacing guy, Marc Mercer, in a Formula Ford 2000 car (about the same proportions) and you can see the steering area and how big the wheel is in relation to his hands.

 

http://youtu.be/H0VoEmjz6Ok

[UNKLE 1,429]

 you know you have to get a real skippy wheel fitted, that would be a major achievement and a really interesting and cool topic to follow, go on mckuncle, you can do it

 

Well I sent the Skip Barber school an email so we'll see what happens.

 

I think Moreno is correct in that the wheel is on the smaller side.

 

and Ptux I was thinking the same thing and I posted a thread about that a while ago (building a rig from a real race chassis).  Even if you got you hands on a scrap chassis that couldn't be raced again it would make for an interesting project for someone with the necessary skills and workshop.  Imagine one chopped in half so you can get it in the house and then add a DBox setup that would be pretty cool.

[Moreno 218]

Well I sent the Skip Barber school an email so we'll see what happens.

 

I think Moreno is correct in that the wheel is on the smaller side.

 

and Ptux I was thinking the same thing and I posted a thread about that a while ago (building a rig from a real race chassis).  Even if you got you hands on a scrap chassis that couldn't be raced again it would make for an interesting project for someone with the necessary skills and workshop.  Imagine one chopped in half so you can get it in the house and then add a DBox setup that would be pretty cool.

That would be the dog's proverbial...

 

I got lost down that iRacer's threads about racing the FF2000, and it looks like you can pick one up in pretty race-ready shape for about £9k and don't need to do much to it to be competitive, main expense is tyres but 3 sets should do you a season.  Come-on Euromillions, stop being a pr*ck already and hook me up tonight!!

[Paul GT73 1,398]

That would be the dog's proverbial...

 

.  Come-on Euromillions, stop being a pr*ck already and hook me up tonight!!

[UNKLE 1,429]

Just got word back from Skip Barber:

 

It’s a 320mm steering wheel. 

 

www.race-parts.com Part Number:  RTSWD4BL

 

So looking at the catalog it would appear my current MOMO MOD 88 wheel is pretty much the same size and shape, which is a total surprise to me.

 

I'll have to come up with another project idea then since there doesn't seem much point in exploring this further.  If I'd of known about this info before my wheel purchase I might have went with this option as it would be pretty cool to use the actual Skippy Wheel.

 

Maybe someone else here can take the plunge cause I'd love to see some photos.

 

[William Marsh 118]

There's a skip barber class tomorrow at Laguna Seca, if someone wants to donate $2,000 for me to take it, I'll bring a tape measure and measure the wheel itself