What is a gold steering wheel in multi-player?

When playing Mario Kart Wii online there seem to be 3 controller categories displayed next to player names;

• none - normal wii controller/controller + nunchuck.

• white steering wheel - being hardcore and using the steering wheel.

• gold steering wheel - ???.

What is the gold steering wheel and what does it signify?

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Various FAQs claim that you get the Gold Wheel display for "playing with the wheel a lot", but give no more detailed information.

However, the outcome of this discussion as well as this thread indicate that the following critera need to be met:

• You have to have raced at least 100 races.
• You need to have used Wii Wheel as your controller more than 50% of the time.

That last link is on the official Mario Kart Wii forums and cites the official game guide, so it seems pretty trustworthy.

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The "golden wheel", as you put it, is an icon displayed during multiplayer mode if you have used the wii wheel frequently. You don't just get the golden wheel by playing with the wii wheel for a day or two, you need to have used it atleast half the time you race. To get the icon you also need to have raced at least 100 times using the wheel. If you see a golden wheel with stars next to it, it means that the player has won many rounds using the wii wheel.