Gaming with Bootcamp

I have recently purchased a Logitech gaming wheel (Formula Force EX) for Colin Macrae Rally as it was seemingly the only wheel which claimed to be OSX compatible. The wheel works to a degree which is kind of what what was expecting although nothing like as limited as it is (90% of the game modes are not functioning). I was wondering if this situation would be improved any by playing through Windows 7 in Bootcamp ie. will I be able to download the wheels PC software and obtain the same functionality as if I were playing the game on a PC ?

Now for the record I know nothing about that game or the gaming wheel you speak of so I don't know if they are PC compatible, so if I were you that would be the first thing I would check out.
What I do know though is that if they are compatible with PC, then they will in fact work fine via Bootcamp on Mac. Keep in mind though that you will need a Windows license to install Windows via Bootcamp on your Mac.

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