Having recently bought a Mardave and looking forward to getting into racing with you guys... have read this thread with mixed feelings.
Firstly the parts being offered originally look of good design and manufacture, if they fix weaknesses in original design and therefore help the cars handle or improve durability then surely us as racers benefit.
Obviously Mardave lose sales on spares as there will be less parts failure or fatigue due to either weaknesses or driver error (i would have thought 99% to blame!)
IMHO fitting stronger arms will only spread damage to other components or track markings in impacts, Chris will be selling other spares instead (or straightening chassis plates!) the parts also may have awful effects on handling which makes them useless in racing applications.
Since Mardave racing has rules on standard OEM parts for events, it will only be racers that use them at other events that can benefit from upgrades, therefore a very small market and gixxer will not be making huge profits.
It makes business sense for gixxer to contact Mardave, get permission to either sell under licence or manufacture for Mardave, that way we as racers can all benefit by being able to use the parts at events, the parts go to mass market meaning more sales and this stupidity can stop.
Sorry Chris but i don't think this has been handled in a total professional manner, Oople should have been contacted, this thread should have been closed/deleted and legal business dealt with outside of public view, it doesn't look good on your business part having to threaten racers/forum members etc with legal action, we are all potential customers at the end of the day.
These parts could benefit kids/newbies/amateurs to continue with the class if it means them finishing races rather than broken cars littering the tracks.
Come on guys, put handbags down and sort it out so we can all benefit.
