Thank so much for your nice comments. Paul's mom, who is responsible for him, will be so happy to read your nice comments.
Writing this from the Shoot-Out. It's 9 PM and the mains of the regular Tuesday club race are just beginning under the lights. We practiced today and Paul re-built his X - 5 while the club race was on.
I find the very best part about this R/C thing is being with the people, and especially the X Factory Family all over the world. E-mailing, talking on the phone (Yes, Family members call us from everywhere.) and particularly meeting racers in person is always enjoyable. Even when someone has a problem with one of our products, making them happy is fun for us and brings a smile to their face.
I spent 25 years in the dump truck business -- check out Young Chazz's ride on
www.4wdrc.com -- and it was a great time. But now we sell FUN, and I'm happier than I've ever been.
I'd like to say I count Gill Losi Jr. as more than a passing acquaintance. We had a good conversation just this afternoon. He would like to be able to visit with customers as we do, but the companies are different and his is far larger -- he has different duties than I and must spend his working time differently. So please don't diss Mr Losi -- he's a great guy, dedicated to R/C racing who just made an incredibly difficult decision to follow his heart back to 1/10th racing. And when he's at any track for any reason, he's willing to talk as long as necessary to anyone.
I find the same is true of Brent and Kurt at AE.
We were very happy in U.K. and Belgium. We're so happy with our European Team: Ellis, Chris, Dan, and Antoine. Great guys all, and excellent racers too. Meeting them in person was a hoot and confirmed our belief in the quality of the Boyz. Really, everybody we met anywhere in the R/C world we visited was clearly a top-notch person.
Our importer/distrubutors, Lesro Models (Daryl Firth) and 2-LB Racing (Laurent LeBrun) are top-notch too. Great guys who know their business and want to help X Factory expand.
I'll let Paul log on and respond -- he's finally got his stuff packed up so we can go back to the hotel -- to your nice comments. We had a great time. It was wonderful to meet so many good people. Thanks to all of you.