Why do people put stickers on their wheel

[Majnu]

Sorry if it sounds a daft question but I just watched this video and why has the chap got a sticker on the center of his G27 wheel? I've seen them on Thrustmasters but what is it for?

 

[Senad Subasic]

To make it easier to know where the center position is, I guess. Rally cars usually have it. Perhaps racing cars in general.

 

[Rupe Wilson]

Handling Troubleshooting Guide http://www.auto-ware.com/setup/1.htm
(tape method)
Oversteer (loose) and understeer (pushing or tight) handling problems on Circle Tracks can be caused by great variety of vehicle parameters. Stock race racing, dirt track modifieds can all diagnose the specific causes with the steering wheel and tape method of troubleshooting.
To diagnose your handling problems use a small piece of white adhesive tape on the steering wheel. Place the tape at the top of the wheel when the front wheels are centered and pointing forward.
Now keep track of where the tape is when you drive through the turns. You will notice that in some handling conditions the tape is farther around the wheel and at other times it will be near the top of the steering wheel. Use the following sections to help diagnose the probable causes for different handling conditions.
TAPE AT TOP OF WHEEL
If the tape is straight up but the car is still turning, the car is considered to be in an oversteering (loose) condition. Automotive engineers call this condition the "Critical Speed." This is considered the limit of stability for an oversteering car. Race car drivers, of course, can control a race car well beyond this point, but the approach to chassis set-up is different past this point.
If the tape is somewhere between the top of the wheel and a normal steering angle (as when driving through the corner at a slow speed) then items such as rear axle steer and rear tire slip angles should be addressed to change your race car's handling. If the tape appears as described here, review the Chassis Set-up At The Rear For Cornering page and/or the Rear Suspension Geometry and Computerized Chassis Weights software pages for an understanding of how to change this handling condition.
If you race on dirt and have to apply opposite lock steering (turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the turn, i.e.dirt track style), then the rear tires are most likely spinning/sliding and your approach to chassis set-up must be different. If you have this condition, review the Dirt Track Set-up At The Rear For Cornering page and/or the Computerized Chassis Weights software page for an understanding of how to change this handling condition.


Well thats the theory behind it
Now if i could only find a reason to wear some gloves while sim racing i might be able to wear a crash helmet one day..

 

[Rui F. Martins]

Rupe Wilson
way ahead of you Rupe

http://s1259.beta.photobucket.com/user/Rmartins1/media/SDC11429.jpg.html

it's the brand new, limited edition, of the Ironing Board Pro-racing rig open cockpit version, a helmet is recomended

 

[Chris Butcher]

Love the slippers lmao