Gary, im looking forward to see some of your comparison videos when you have time.
About the IR capabilities... Well In my country (Spain) for some unknown reason people doesnt like to battle. Most of them preffer to keep their tanks at the top of the self and run inside their homes if they dare to run them. Silly, I know, but it seems to be like that except some people like the guys are building an amazing battle area.
I moved to Austria and it is even worst here, because I can not find anyone to share this hobby with. So then, I pretend to use all the fantastic IR options with my sons. The extras add plenty of fun to the battle. If someday I find a tank club around here I could confiure the board to use the standard battle options in a minute or two. What cant be discusses is that board is the best of ir battling, because you also can fight against a tamiya, a HL and a Taigen together.
And about a fair game in competitions... Well I think its like playing airsoft (the ak47 m16 airsoft stuff) its a question of honour, and nobody can get fun cheating. Its a game after all.
