Spot on and well put Mr. Ralls.
From my perspective, having just gotten into the XRAY brand, most former bashers like me are intimidated by the higher price of the Xrays and most, again like me, do not feel they "need" a professional level race car to have fun with Radio control.
Im the StLouis area there aren't many RC track to go to when you are just learning and not yet good enough to enter races and compete even at club level races.
I feel the like of Losi, and Team Associated have a greater presence at the track because of their low entry level pricing and RTR setups. To a guy who doesn't have a lot of money to start with, these RTR's are very appealing. Some guys have the notion that Xray is like buying designer clothing in that Xray is a name only and not superior equipment. That they can get equal results at the track with a cheaper setup. I disagree.
I let my friend drive my XT8 at the track. He owns Team Associated equipment and does VERY well with it. After driving my XT8 he exclaimed how smooth it was and how great it handled in comparison to his equipment.
So, Xray does have a superior product. I feel it is only the price point that inhibits most new racers from owning one. It took me several years to see the light that paying the extra for the good equipment DOES SAVE in the long run.
The RC hobby in general is sorely lacking in promotion. Every little kid who sees my RC equipment has a thousand questions. Most ending in how much and where can he get one. I have no doubts that the Team Xray drivers are as good or better than any other team out there today. And I am supremely confident the xray product is superior in every way to the competition. I feel more promotion and advertising would greatly increase sales of the xray brand. To include testimonials from the dedicated and staunch users of the xray products.
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