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Originally posted by BentleyNPB
Dave:
I too myself have pondered this venture , We have been involved in professional racing over the last decade. I have worked with a engineer that has done carbon and composite for many F1 teams in europe as well as NASA.. The products he can and has produced are true works of art. However the costs in making a really good part out weigh what you can sell them for.
There are far tooooooo many people selling carbon parts in Excellence and various other publications for far to cheap.
No matter how good your product is you will most likely fall victim to the typical price shopping consumer.
Both you and I know that a properly designed part that is structuraly sound costs $$$$.... How do you justify that to the typical street guy that is looking for the look, when he will be able to go and purchase a similar part for half as much, via mail order from the guy down the street.......Regardless of how much better your product is than the next guy.
Now im not saying that everyone is that way, You will find consumers who want the best parts and are willing to pay for it.
However thats a very small percentage......
Just my 02. cents after a lengthy analysis of that market..
if you need to chat PM ......
Regardless............. Good luck in your venture.
Dave:
I too myself have pondered this venture , We have been involved in professional racing over the last decade. I have worked with a engineer that has done carbon and composite for many F1 teams in europe as well as NASA.. The products he can and has produced are true works of art. However the costs in making a really good part out weigh what you can sell them for.
There are far tooooooo many people selling carbon parts in Excellence and various other publications for far to cheap.
No matter how good your product is you will most likely fall victim to the typical price shopping consumer.
Both you and I know that a properly designed part that is structuraly sound costs $$$$.... How do you justify that to the typical street guy that is looking for the look, when he will be able to go and purchase a similar part for half as much, via mail order from the guy down the street.......Regardless of how much better your product is than the next guy.
Now im not saying that everyone is that way, You will find consumers who want the best parts and are willing to pay for it.
However thats a very small percentage......
Just my 02. cents after a lengthy analysis of that market..
if you need to chat PM ......
Regardless............. Good luck in your venture.
We are in discussion right now about some of the facts that you presented above. Excellent feedback Bentley.
I hope to get some test pieces out for the P-cars. Like you said, price will be the bottom line for most. We'll probably do some test pieces for NoMercy and see how things go.....
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Kevin - we're organizing a group buy RIGHT NOW so if this is of interest, please email me for details. We can do this wing in carbon or in any factory color to match.
Yeah, we do that.
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Yeah, we do that.
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