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.
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