Hey Gang:
I wanted to hop in here. I just read this thread, and as someone who has a Hargett 930 shifter, I feel that I have some valid commentary to provide. Obviously I don't have a WEVO (I've sat in cars that have had them and tried them out at a standstill but haven't driven with one), so can't comment there regarding its performance, but since everyone here seems to be questioning the functionality of Mark's shifter, here is my analysis.
Here are pics of the unit in my car:
The shifter is excellent. The gates are tight for the 930 tranny version, not sure about the 915 version, but it isn't as intrusive as some of you seem to believe it is.
1. The handbrake is still functional - you just need to tighten up the handbrake a little so you don't have to pull it up as far. Since my car is a race car, I ended up removing my handbrake, but not because of the shifter.
2. I don't have heater controls but I think that they can actually remain in place, you'd need to inquire with Mark about the specifics of that
What do I like about it:
1. Well, I use the shifter hard in my car, and in my first session on the track with it I beat my previous best lap time at the track by .3 seconds. That's a 1/3 of a second. I installed the shifter during the event, so the conditions, temp, wind, etc were pretty much the same. So that 1/3 of a second I have to attribute to the ease of shifting provided by the new shifter.
2. Shifting is smooth, yet you can feel when it engages the gear you are selecting.
3. Gates are tight- meaning that the space between the 1st/2nd gate, and the 3rd/4th gate is close. This could be intimidating to some, but after about 30 minutes of using it, you learn to love it.
4. Its not spring loaded - some people like the feel of the Wevo, or Robotek, or Seine systems that have the loaded spring in them. Personally, I don't. This thing is pretty effortless when you go to shift.
5. Location - if you are tall, or even in my case (5' 8") you'll like the fact that the shifter is pretty much right beside of you.
6. Looks - some people commented that it looks "hideous". Everybody has their own opinion of what looks good and what doesn't (that's why all the females don't look the same). But I think it looks pretty trick - but more importantly to me is the way it functions.
And as a last note, this past weekend I loaned it to a friend of mine who was going to the track with his 930. His reponse to the shifter is basically identical to mine. When I called him on Sunday night to find out when he was going to return it to me, he told me that "someone had stolen it" - basically saying that he didn't want to give it back!
Look for him to post his impressions of it here later because I'm gonna send him a link to this thread and get him to post his impressions.
Anyway, those are the impressions of an actual user. Obviously a shifter purchase is expensive - so choose wisely! But I really don't think you'd go wrong with this one.
And if you have a track car - you'll really love it!
Oh yeah- the reason I bought the shifter in the first place was because I had missed a shift at the track, primarily because I was extending my arm when trying to shift from 3rd to 4th with the stock shifter. So that is why I wanted a shifter that was closer, and why I wanted a shifter that provided a more "precise" feel.
I have no affiliation with Mark really, just a happy client of his.
(I also have his pedals, which are really nice!)
Brian