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11-07-2014, 08:30 AM

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Eivind E

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Originally Posted by Silo

now, now, let's not get ahead of ourselves

told you so...

11-07-2014, 08:49 AM

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Sometimes it's more a case of who is willing to pay, not who won the race

and sometimes they test the car before signing and find that they're faster with it than their old car.

11-07-2014, 09:04 AM

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oups..

11-07-2014, 09:09 AM

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and sometimes they test the car before signing and find that they're faster with it than their old car.

hehehehe

11-07-2014, 11:01 AM

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and sometimes they test the car before signing and find that they're faster with it than their old car.

..and sometimes they test a JQ and wind up signing for Sworkz

11-07-2014, 11:10 AM

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..and sometimes they test a JQ and wind up signing for Sworkz

11-07-2014, 11:15 AM

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Which further re-enforces that it has everything to do with money, and nothing to do with the car...

No offer from Kyosho or Mugen, either...

Rest assured, none of these guys were going to take a pay cut to drive any other car, even if if they did run 2 tenths faster on their home track.

11-07-2014, 12:26 PM

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I agree. With maybe 20-30 people in the world good enough to make a living racing toy cars, nobody is switching brands for less money

11-07-2014, 12:45 PM

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I agree. With maybe 20-30 people in the world good enough to make a living racing toy cars, nobody is switching brands for less money

I turned down a 50% raise to leave...

11-07-2014, 12:53 PM

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wow

11-07-2014, 12:55 PM

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Nice

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I turned down a 50% raise to leave...

So that pretty much puts an end to the money argument that seems to be so much fun for some guys to talk about.

11-07-2014, 01:29 PM

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I turned down a 50% raise to leave...

Tell us how you really feel about Durango

Cya next week, Ryan. Good luck with your new endeavor.

11-07-2014, 02:06 PM

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So happy for Tekno! They got an awesome guy to rep there products. Will definitely be looking there way next kit I buy.

Ryan is my favorite driver... fight me!

11-07-2014, 02:20 PM

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So happy for Tekno! They got an awesome guy to rep there products. Will definitely be looking there way next kit I buy.

Ryan is my favorite driver... fight me!

he is a standup guy for sure...i pit next to him at a race and he gave me some setup advice on my mugen...who does that???

thanks ryan..you will do good with the tekno