The last word is:

Some of us have had excellent results with Novak, for many, many years without being the "slowest on the track". Heck I've won plenty of a-mains with Novak ESC's. I've also won with other brands. Nobody makes a perfect mass-produced product, especially in these times of razor-thin margins. Everyone is trying to get the best product out for the lowest price they can.

If you are not happy with Novak, buy somebody else's ESC! That's it. Whining about it won't change your opinion, and it won't change my 20+ years of experience with Novak products.

Get over it, and learn how to work with someone else's brand. But if you come to my track, I'm gonna beat you running big-orange ESC's.