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Old 01-20-2011 | 05:31 PM
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Just a heads up boys - Stock up on PRS sets etc for your GX-7R's and the like. That way you can keep them running for a long time. It sounds like once the current stocks of the GX motors run out, that will be it for the GX Series as we know it. I am sure parts will be available for some time, but you just don't know.
I have yet to get a really straight yes or no answer on the 3R and 7R being phased out, but that is the general drift I am feeling from conversations with Taiwan. When they do a run of motors - say GX-7R's, they have to tool up and make 300 - 500 to make it viable. With the new GXII taking up all the production time and resources for race motors in the foreseeable future, a run of 300 - 500 older GX motors seems very unlikely. I would say when the warehouse is empty of current GX Series stock, that will be it.
I am sure the GXII will be a very worthy replacement, but I will be sad to see the existing GX range become obsolete, as they are soley responsible for GO's current rise into the motor market, and have been awesome motors.
I guess in this game if you stand still and rest on your laurels, you will get run over pretty quick, so we must continue to progress all the time.
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