Plan E executed successfully... sort of

Well. We built a desk for the Logitech G25. Overall it works pretty well, but there are a few nagging faults with it.

The main problem is that one leg is slightly shorter than the others, so it rocks back and forth unless I prop it up with something. It also doesn't stay stationary under intense steering at maximum force feedback level; it sometimes falls over or slides along the wooden floor. In an ideal situation, the table would not move whatsoever, and would be bolted to the floor, but I'm not allowed to do this. Next from ideal would be to somehow attach the table to the chair, so that any force I apply to the table is balanced out by a force to the chair and overall the system doesn't move in any game-disturbing manner, though my drink might still fall over. I don't think this is appropriate, however, because my chair is actually just a generic "executive" office chair and I use it for other things. So where does this leave me?

I think I can solve the stabilisation and sliding faults with the simple addition of a soft rubber grib on the bottom of each leg. Perhaps two on the short leg. This will, unfortunately, make it more prone to falling where it would have previously just slid. I will counter this with the addition of a heavy weight on the back legs. A heavy weight should reduce sliding and toppling.

Another problem with the system in general is that it's even uglier than I am. It's made of five different types of wood, all different colours. Thankfully, unlike me, it can be fixed without spending thousands on surgery. I can probably paint or stain the wood so that it's of a consistent colour, and find some panneling to hide a few of the nasty implementation details. Perhaps sand it down a bit, too.

Nevertheless, I managed to complete Class C of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in an hour or two, getting gold in most races first time. It's not a particularly wonderful achievement, but it's far better than I did with the controller, despite that I used the controller on auto with standard physics with traction control and ASM, and the steering wheel with manual transmission on "Professional" physics with "Simulation" steering, and no added helper gremlins. Additionally, it's a far more involving and interesting experience.