We need to get online sometime and find a server.
However, I disagree with needing a wheel to play it. I have known a few people that were very successful using the mouse to play. As a matter of fact, most people that are really fast use a mouse to control the car. I have asked a few and talked some trash telling them thay are cheating and to try it with a wheel.
The online experience is great. Most of the people who play use good sportsmanship and seem fairly mature. There is no built in VOIP and the chat is usually not abused. The best part is the vote system. You can even vote to kick someone if it is enabled. I have used it many times to get rid of 'crashers' and people who don't follow rules.
I have said it before and will say it again. This is a great racing sim, it's free to try, you can race online with the trial, inexpencive to purchase and easy to learn to race with. I would encourage any one with any competitive juice in their veins to try it.
And thanks for a better review than I could ever have written Al.