Hi Scouser,
I reply to you but also for all others who want to know.
Actually Kyosho UK would like to have Team Drivers in all classes and be a leader in each but sometimes things do not happen like we would have liked.
Kyosho UK boyz are pur competitors and are really close to the racing scene so we always think about it and we will continue to think about it. But like any competitor we know what must be done and what we can't do. Kyosho UK won't never accept to support any driver if we are considering the actual platform (kit) not good enought to win and offer a wide range of chance to the racer, which is the case of the actual Lazer ZX5.
It's not good to offer sponsorship or hire drivers if they are going to struggle with your car...... A brand can take this risk only in classes that offer a wide and high range of image or exposure and that you can't be missing like in 1/8 Rallycross. UK competition scene offer a very good level in general and even higher in EP. Therefore we did not take any risk as we are too new on this market and we have not enought history to make the correct choices.
Maybe in 2009, we will act differently because we are getting more popular in UK, the brand is strong enought and we are getting more familiar with racers name and result whatever their classes.
At the moment it's a hard time on the racing scene but we keep strong and continue our hard work to stay at the highest level. I trust in this new kit because there is a big and friendship team at Kyosho who aim to win and want to win everytime. So just wait and see........I will always recognize better the face of the racer who trusted in the Lazer ZX5 when it was hard to stay on the top.......than the face of the racer who bashed and gone elsewhere just because a Kit or a deal was not good enought......
Stay tuned as the new Lazer ZX5 FS should be there quiet soon.
Thank you,
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Originally Posted by Scouser
Fingers crossed, with the release of the new platform, Kyosho might want to support a UK factory team!
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15-05-2008
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