Aero Racing statement

[ApexSpeed]

Boy, there are an awful lot of individuals taking great liberties with the facts and what is known to make LONG leaps to some ridiculously synthetic conclusions.

If the deal for Gerd's design was initiated in January, then considering it is April, it is obvious to anyone that neither party involved was ready to release this information to the public. Business deals don't happen over night.

The fact that this deal has been in progress for 3-4 months already indicates that this is a very involved process for both parties involved. One could assume, in this case, that the company putting their time and money into Gerd's car has plans to reveal and produce the car on their own accord, and would not have wanted to have any of this happen prematurely.

The fact that there is a screen cap of an Aero front page (from their website), and an interview Jimmy did with the Aero team at the Nationals that clearly states that the car IS a Durango—"Same car—different name"—and that the project is a "corporation" with Mister Strenge (I believe the word intended was co-operation and not corporation), it is obvious to anyone with a triple digit IQ, that Gerd is trying to protect his business deal in progress and the investment of his new business partner. At this point, it's called damage control.



Let's take a look at this from Gerd's perspective for a second. You have worked for many years designing, developing, testing and racing a car that you never intended to get into mass production with. After many years of success, you strike a deal with a large company who is willing to tackle the production for mass market distribution. In the time that you strike that deal to the time that the deal is completed, another company springs out to surprise you with a car virtually identical to the one you designed and are in the process of selling the rights and patents to, and they claim that YOU are collaborating with them to produce and sell this car with them.

I would say that if it were me in Gerd's shoes, I would be livid beyond belief. Making a statement to an internet magazine would be an immediate course of action to get things cleared up in the public eye, but that would follow contact with this second company. I would also involve lawyers at that point, too, to protect my name, my project, my designs and my new partner's investment.




We know the cars are the same. We know Aero claims to have purchased the design (or just a car) from Gerd, and they claim that they are working jointly with him on the production of the new car. We also know that Gerd has adamantly denied any and ALL connections with Aero, more than one time.



There are few things that can be assumed so far, that aren't perfectly clear already.

One things is absolutely 100% for sure, though. In the court of law, I would rather have a big company and a team of lawyers working on my side of the case than be a small, independent start-up company with few assets and less resources.









That being said, someone produce this damn car already—I want to buy one!





doug