Originally Posted by
Ackchyually
...Just talk down to your pit person, or is that a track faux pas? To be honest, I would feel more comfortable with a double-ear-muff design rather than a single-ear set. Unless you're totally deaf, you'll be able to hear the announcer's loudspeaker through the muffs despite both ears covered..
For nitro racing 'just talking' isn't going to cut it with a full field of noisy cars on track or in pit lane. You can try yelling but even that isn't enough a lot of times. Of course you can use hand signals with your pit guy for tuning, but talking with the headset is much easier, clearer and more relaxed. The other big advantage of the headset is that your pit guy can be watching the track ahead of you and letting you know of any traffic/crashes ahead, where your competitors are at etc.
If you're racing somewhere that follows ROAR rules then it isn't allowed to have a double ear muff for the racer.
The SMARTcom headsets are better priced than some of the other options and have some RC-specifc features too including timers/refuel reminders.
https://wbfactoryracing.com/collections/smart-workshop