[chrispattinson]

I've tried a few of the cheap radios, including code, and though you may not realise it, it makes driving the car very difficult and as a previous poster had touched on, ruins the whole experience of the sport. The main problem is the delay in the response of the car. Inputs take a lot longer to be received, I'm not sure if this is evident on the pit table, but it is on the track. It became frustrating ad you would have to correct for the delay, often resulting in a car weaving, or accelerating or braking at the wrong places within the corner. I really believe these cheap radios are a reason many newcomers become frustrated and bail out on the hobby. I do believe it's the one piece of equipment that needs proper investment, and coming from a club and region that is seeing huge increases in numbers, this is one piece of advice we give to new comers.