Originally Posted by
sosidge
Don't worry about the UK obsession with sticks. I find it very strange that new drivers get pushed onto sticks because the old guys use them. There is no genetic difference between British hands and the hands of the rest of the world. Sticks tie you down to a limited range of mostly-outdated radios. I used to race with sticks but switched to wheel recently and it is much more comfortable for me now that I have got used to it (and I'm nearly 50 years old so change doesn't come easy).
For a part you are right that many older guys still use sticks but it does not say a thing that it is outdated. Try to control an airplane, heli or a drone with a wheel transmitter....
There are plenty of younger guys to find who are using sticks. And I do not think the new Sanwa Excess based on the M17 as also the Futaba 7XC as the stick version of the 7PX not really outdated. Me as a stick user find it wrong people are forced to use wheel transmitters, for sure today there are no RTR cars to find with sticks.
At the end it is just what you are used to or what you do like the best.