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Old 01-10-2006, 10:41 AM
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Wow... I love all this speculation! Here is my $.02:

1) Kyosho USA will not be the GRP Dist. in the USA. My guess is Mugen considering the motor collaboration between the two companies. My other choice would be Horizon.

2) I'll be running 1/8th in Florida and Kyosho will also be bringing Shimo in from Japan.

3) Mark has assembled an Evolva for me for Florida (which I will try not to dissassemble in the front chicane), but told me to "win something" before he would be seen at the track with me!

4) Kyosho America will be importing Kyosho "Red Box" tires for all our cars. We should have these in stock in a couple of weeks and we will have a press release out by the end of the week with more info. These tires were used by the Kyosho team at the 2005 1/8th Nats (Rears) and were used in Brazil to win the Worlds there with the RRR.

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Old 01-10-2006, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Joel Johnson
Wow... I love all this speculation! Here is my $.02:

1) Kyosho USA will not be the GRP Dist. in the USA. My guess is Mugen considering the motor collaboration between the two companies. My other choice would be Horizon.

2) I'll be running 1/8th in Florida and Kyosho will also be bringing Shimo in from Japan.

3) Mark has assembled an Evolva for me for Florida (which I will try not to dissassemble in the front chicane), but told me to "win something" before he would be seen at the track with me!

4) Kyosho America will be importing Kyosho "Red Box" tires for all our cars. We should have these in stock in a couple of weeks and we will have a press release out by the end of the week with more info. These tires were used by the Kyosho team at the 2005 1/8th Nats (Rears) and were used in Brazil to win the Worlds there with the RRR.

...Joel
Ya thats what I said!
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Old 01-10-2006, 01:13 PM
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This whole debate is very intriguing. All I know is my phone is ringing off the hook! We look forward to all the new relationships we have cultivated as a result of this move.
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Old 01-10-2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Joel Johnson
Wow... I love all this speculation! Here is my $.02:

1) Kyosho USA will not be the GRP Dist. in the USA. My guess is Mugen considering the motor collaboration between the two companies. My other choice would be Horizon.

2) I'll be running 1/8th in Florida and Kyosho will also be bringing Shimo in from Japan.

3) Mark has assembled an Evolva for me for Florida (which I will try not to dissassemble in the front chicane), but told me to "win something" before he would be seen at the track with me!

4) Kyosho America will be importing Kyosho "Red Box" tires for all our cars. We should have these in stock in a couple of weeks and we will have a press release out by the end of the week with more info. These tires were used by the Kyosho team at the 2005 1/8th Nats (Rears) and were used in Brazil to win the Worlds there with the RRR.

...Joel
i was running them kyohso "red box" tyres... they are power tyres made by grp, right?
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Old 01-10-2006, 02:05 PM
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joel good to see you back in the drivers seat.the evolva should be on fire in you hands too and with blackketter building and setting up your car. i will just sit back and watch. i said mugen too but lets see what happins
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Old 01-10-2006, 03:06 PM
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so guys

has anyone ever thought that maybe the italians are going to form " GRP USA"

Hmmmmmmmmmm

i wonder, italians have been known to make these sort of decisions without notice


just my 2 lira
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Old 01-10-2006, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dremelboy
so guys

has anyone ever thought that maybe the italians are going to form " GRP USA"

Hmmmmmmmmmm

i wonder, italians have been known to make these sort of decisions without notice


just my 2 lira
A lot of talk........ but still nobody knows.... or want to let know...

Mark.... so see you in Ft. Myers or not?
Joel.. good to hear the good news.......
Kevin.........not lira enymore... EUROS

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Old 01-10-2006, 04:39 PM
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hello everyone

i guess we forgot to send out the press releases announcing that we at ace hobbies are the new grp tire importers here in the usa
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Old 01-10-2006, 04:40 PM
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oh wait

maybe thats why we havnt gotten our tires yet paulo, we paid in lira and not euros
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Old 01-12-2006, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Joel Johnson
Mark...told me to "win something" before he would be seen at the track with me!
ROFLMAO!! Classic Mark.

Joel, I'll take your rusty driving skills over mine any day of the week Depending upon who wrenches/fuels ya in FL I'd put a c-note down that you could pull it off!!
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Old 01-13-2006, 06:02 PM
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Did you guys ever figure out who got the GRP deal?

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Old 01-14-2006, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MBlackketter
Did you guys ever figure out who got the GRP deal?
Walmart? <LOL>
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my moneys on MUGEN
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Old 01-14-2006, 11:47 PM
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Old 01-16-2006, 12:27 PM
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well the uk distributor has been set, and not making it official till beginning of february, so i;m guessing usa distributor will be announced around the same time, but i have no clue who it is, though mugen are bringin in the grp motor they are not goin to be the uk supplier of grp tyres, also heard there will be a slight price increase
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