my thoughts
I actually wrote a much longer reply in my previous post on this thread and then removed it. Given the apparent sincerity of wolf hobbies, here are my thoughts:
1) the r/c racer marketplace is largely a gathering of smoke and mirrors companies that only compare to the spam emails for male enhancement
2) products are usually released with hype and the "buy it and try it for yourself" slogan accompanied by the least information possible, even when the product is $500
3) money seems to be meaningless in the pursuit of toy car world domination and the companies gladly push this philosophy
4) a company's promises mean next to nothing in the world of r/c, with a handfull of exceptions
It seems that most r/c companies gain traction by:
1) sponsoring races and giving away product
2) sponsoring racers and giving away product
3) very rarely producing a better mousetrap that is then copied (spintec with the original battery manager, orion with the 4800 lipo, etc)
In my mind, a company can succeed by:
1) having a better product (most important, otherwise you use smoke and mirrors to sell your stuff,)
2) getting that product exposure (send big hobby stores who order some kits a built sample kit (racers will buy an unproven kit they can hold versus see on the side of the box), sponsor some talented racers,)
3) not following the typical r/c product release (best thing since sliced bread, will take 5 seconds off your lap times, indestructable, etc.)
4) standing behind your product and keeping your word
Unfortunately, at this point, team magic is still in the "try it and see for yourself," "trust us it's awesome," stage.
Again good luck and I will consider the car when some racers at my track have one and like it. (I know this is a catch 22, but so is life.)