The Point that Darren made is a valid one.
Ben and the team may be very helpful knowledgable and have some great products.
But What we know is that model shops especially ones that support racing are considering giving up completely with this market due to low sales.
We know competition from overseas has in the past before the exchange rates went pete tong, killed a lot of turnover for these guys.
We also know they rely on the good racers to support the shop and the products.
My concern in this is if you support direct all the drivers of a certain caliber that are the bread and butter of the race shops. what will happen to those shops that have had there customers taken away?
This has happened before. and ultimately both of those brands are nearly dead. and the race classes involved have suffered huge decline in numbers.
We have 2 strong classes still touring car (although declining) and rallycross.
Dont forget a lot of the race shops are the ones who created the race classes and manage the tracks and facilities.
I am really worried for our hobby today but even more so tommorow!!!!!!
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