While grip on the track is important, it plays just as big a roll when controlling your car with your transmitter. For me, two things are key when it comes to transmitter wheels: size and texture. My hands aren’t big enough to palm a basketball but over the years I’ve found that a bigger wheel is more comfortable and gives me better control of a car. Having some sort of texture is also a must, especially when you’re six minutes into an eight minute main and your hand is covered in sweat.
For the last few years, I’ve been using a wheel that one of my fellow racers (thanks Nate!) made for me. It was 3D printed out of TPU and has a diamond tread on it. I was going to move it over to the new Noble NB4+ that I had purchased but came across Silver Horse’s new Dead Grip wheel and figured I’d give it a try since it ticked all the boxes with its large size, anti-slip design and thumb drive for greater precision.
The large Dead Grip fits wheels with a diameter of 40-47mm in size. If your radio has a small wheel like my NB4+, you will need to use the included adapter. Both pieces are 3D printed using TPU and are softer than I expected.
There are no instructions included with the Dead Grip and, for the most part, the installation is pretty straight forward. Just make sure that you have the adapter on the correct way so that the outer grip can slip over it.
You will need to decide where you want the thumb grip. I started out at around the 7 or 8 o’clock position but as time went on, moved up to about 10 o’clock.
All in all, I’m quite happy with Silver Horse’s Dead Grip wheel. The larger size is perfect for my hand and, with the spikes, your fingers aren’t going to slip, even when things get sweaty. I was not entirely sold on the thumb drive at first but once I rotated it up to match the natural position of my hand, I hardly realize its there and, more importantly, it does a great job of keeping my fingers in position.
My only suggestion for Silver Horse would be to offer other grip options in addition to the spikes. They are quite pointy and I can see them not being comfortable for all racers, especially those that hold their wheel tightly.
