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11-10-2008, 04:52 PM

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I essentially only have one or two guys there. They have all the variety of tires they will need, in enough quantity for the event. The expense and effort to go to the track and test tires in advance could never be justified. It's not that we aren't trying to win, it is simply not feasible to expend precious resources that can't be justified by an appreciable increase in sales.

I do agree that there is a lot of expense involved but lets take it form business/company stand point. Lets assume that which ever combination of manufactures win will see an annual increase of 10% in sales. By combination I mean for example (Yokomo (tires) AE (Chassis) LRP (esc) batteries (SMC) the radio we can call agree is subjective. Lets say each manufacture see $100,000. They spend $10,000 for that test another $20,000 for the race total $30,000. Now with that bottom line 70% return is not a back breaker.

Keep in mind MOST of the participants are sponsored and ALL the sponsors share the expenses to some degree. So of that $30,00 that was used to send the driver LRP for example may only spend $5,000 to see it's bottom line increase by nearly $95,000 plus bragging rights which with the current market is still PRICELESS!!!!!!!

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11-10-2008, 04:55 PM

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You guys know what time they start?? It's almost 8AM now?

11-10-2008, 05:05 PM

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They need to control the traction compound too. It seems to be worse on asphalt than carpet for some reason. Personally, I think Masami has dominated because they run 1/12 almost exclusively on asphalt in Japan. Most of the big name US drivers only run asphalt once a year over here. When we supplied every A-main driver with tires at the 1996 Worlds, Masami still won by a mile. He just really knows his stuff on asphalt. Obviously he is sharing some of his knowledge with his teammates.

Agreed. This is why I feel those sanctioning bodies who elect tire dope and tire rules will be more attractive to racers.... Like world GT in Vegas this year.

11-10-2008, 05:11 PM

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I do agree that there is a lot of expense involved but lets take it form business/company stand point. Lets assume that which ever combination of manufactures win will see an annual increase of 10% in sales. By combination I mean for example (Yokomo (tires) AE (Chassis) LRP (esc) batteries (SMC) the radio we can call agree is subjective. Lets say each manufacture see $100,000. They spend $10,000 for that test another $20,000 for the race total $30,000. Not with that bottom line 70% return is not a back breaker.

Keep in mind MOST of the participants are sponsored and ALL the sponsors share the expenses to some degree. So of that $30,00 that was used to send the driver LRP for example may only spend $5,000 to see it's bottom line increase by nearly $95,000 plus bragging rights which with the current market is still PRICELESS!!!!!!!

If I saw a $100,000 increase in sales from this event I would be over there now truing tires with my teeth. You are grossly overestimating the size of the 1/12 scale tire market. The increase in sales percentage (if there were any) would not even pay for a ticket over there. Trust me...we've won the worlds in 1/12 and it did NOTHING for sales. And that was back when there were more than 50 entries at a worlds.
To further illustrate my point....Masami has won the worlds three or four times with TRC tires. It didn't do them a lot of good, did it?

11-10-2008, 05:18 PM

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11-10-2008, 05:23 PM

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If I saw a $100,000 increase in sales from this event I would be over there now truing tires with my teeth.

And I would pay for your ticket and mine so I could watch!!

11-10-2008, 05:29 PM

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I think my drivers would pay to just see me true a tire...period. Believe it or not, I used to true EVERY tire for everyone at the races. At the Worlds in Sonneburg, Germany Gene Hustings called me "the hardest working guy he had ever seen at the track". My how times have changed...

Too much tire dust.....

11-10-2008, 05:39 PM

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It's cool seeing the industry from 'inside'. Heck with the onroad sales numbers period in the US, I'm surprised to see any of the US drivers over there...

10% sales increase would be phenomenal! Well I guess not, that would be about 10 more cars next year for any one company, haha!!

11-10-2008, 05:40 PM

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Dang.... I wish I was at the worlds racing 1/12th I would like to attend one someday

11-10-2008, 05:41 PM

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"If I saw a $100,000 increase in sales from this event I would be over there now truing tires with my teeth."

LOL...I just spit out my dinner.

11-10-2008, 05:55 PM

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Too much tire dust.....

lol.... well that being said if the returns are so small I will agree with you!
On a serious not who's your dentist (lol) It might be cheaper that buying a tire truer