Re: New fender strakes
Originally Posted by oledoc2u
well, 180, maybe it's you that should re-read those threads...Johnny, and Rudy was who my money went to...they were taken advantage of by Root...they made a mistake trusting him, but he didn't tell them he was Dan Root, he pretended to be someone else...he was a crook, not Johnny and Rudy...whom I would have had to go after as they recieved the monies...my problem was with Root...as I stated...I am not mad at Johnny or Rudy, and in fact treat them as friends. Had they not been able to deliver, I would have understood and taken the loss. But not from a con artist like Root...he is a crook, period...this isn't even close to being the same thing with this kid....maybe you need get your **** straight before you take a poke at me...
I'm not taking a poke at you Doc, Rudy is not in California and that makes my post accurate. We know who was at the Root of the problem.
I saw that one going pear shaped pretty early while others kept sending good money after bad.
The fact remains if you plan to develop a product it has to be done at your own expense, if you cannot fund the project you can really cannot expect anyone else to unless they are in for a cut of the profits. Let's face it this Strake project is pretty cheap to do and should not be beyond someones means, at least up to the custom painting.
The carbon fiber hoods are another similar project, with more money involved in a single part than the skirts. These projects are very risky and in the end left to the integrity of the manufacturer, if he goes belly up or decides he's not making enough money and decides to keep it all, then all can be lost.
Did anyone ever write an official, impartial opinion on the prototype hood? I only heard a word on it at the Dragon by someone who had seen it.
Seventy years has unfortunately made me a cynic.
Last edited by onehundred80; Nov 7, 2010 at 04:43 PM.