Is there an aftermarket paddle shifter for the PDK push buttons?
01-30-2013, 12:18 PM
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OCBen,
I wish I could disagree more with you, but I can't: Your statements directly imply that paddles are inferior to PAG’s buttons, and that paddles are simply accepted because they are cheaper and mass produced. Maybe I’m reading too much into your conclusions, but I simply could not disagree more with your statements.
An abridged history into paddles: John Barnard and Scuderia Ferrari developed these back in the mid-80’s for their F-1 car. While much iteration was developed, the drivers found the paddles to be the most intuitive, naturally ergonomic, and less prone to human error. Once introduced to the road cars, the paddles were adopted as de facto.
So, in fact, paddles were track born and tested, and not a child of low-cost, mass production. PAG, sorry to say, did in fact f*ck up by not wanting to be seen as copying the Italians. God forbid if that should happen. And, in my opinion (it’s only my opinion), the buttons are so cheap, so ugly, and so counter intuitive that PAG is forced to offer paddles as optional equipment. Brilliant!
I agree with Le Chef.
I wish I could disagree more with you, but I can't: Your statements directly imply that paddles are inferior to PAG’s buttons, and that paddles are simply accepted because they are cheaper and mass produced. Maybe I’m reading too much into your conclusions, but I simply could not disagree more with your statements.
An abridged history into paddles: John Barnard and Scuderia Ferrari developed these back in the mid-80’s for their F-1 car. While much iteration was developed, the drivers found the paddles to be the most intuitive, naturally ergonomic, and less prone to human error. Once introduced to the road cars, the paddles were adopted as de facto.
So, in fact, paddles were track born and tested, and not a child of low-cost, mass production. PAG, sorry to say, did in fact f*ck up by not wanting to be seen as copying the Italians. God forbid if that should happen. And, in my opinion (it’s only my opinion), the buttons are so cheap, so ugly, and so counter intuitive that PAG is forced to offer paddles as optional equipment. Brilliant!
I agree with Le Chef.
Interesting thing about old threads is they drum up ghosts from the past....
01-30-2013, 12:44 PM
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