Quote Originally Posted by Whacker
I use a flight joystick for driving games.

Nothing else gives me the same level of control and feel, no idea why. Never really did racing games seriously until Need For Speed 5 came out, which is where I started using my MS Sidewinder. My friend's racing wheel, keyboard, joypad... nothing worked remotely as well as my joystick for driving. Since then it's been the only control I've ever used.
That's because of the 'analogue' signal. When you use the keyboard or a digital stick you either steer full right or full left. Steering requires subtle movements. Analogue sticks divide the hard 1 signal into 256 slices iirc. The further you move the stick to the left the harder you steer.