TraqGear Ceasing Operations
11-22-2018, 08:37 PM
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So sorry, Roger, here’s wishing the best for you in future opportunities. Happy Thanksgiving and hope to see you at the track again soon!
11-22-2018, 08:38 PM
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Sorry to hear - but thank you for this effort.
Without a doubt you had an effect on the market and forced every vendor to up their game.
Without a doubt you had an effect on the market and forced every vendor to up their game.
11-22-2018, 09:32 PM
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Bummer, purely for selfish reasons - you made the best product on the market and it's all i want to use now. I'll be buying up whatever is still out there.
Congrats on the new logistics company and I look forward to its success and you racing again. You are one of the true gentlemen in the sport and the track is a better place with you there!
Congrats on the new logistics company and I look forward to its success and you racing again. You are one of the true gentlemen in the sport and the track is a better place with you there!
11-22-2018, 10:41 PM
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Sorry to hear, Traqgear is awesome!
11-22-2018, 11:14 PM
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Roger.
Sorry to hear about this.. But you've clearly thought this out throughly. I'd bet nearly all of us on this forum wish that they could make a living in this sport which could afford them to partake in motorsports too; I know I would, but those are few and far between. You've lived this and introduced innovation in a competitive space with great success, good for you! The maturity is to recognize that a change was needed personally and required a pivot. Also to realize you cannot be spread too thin and expect success. You'll do great with the new business. Lots of opportunity now in that industry and this is not your first rodeo in that space...
Happy Thanksgiving... I'll be draining your inventory..
Sorry to hear about this.. But you've clearly thought this out throughly. I'd bet nearly all of us on this forum wish that they could make a living in this sport which could afford them to partake in motorsports too; I know I would, but those are few and far between. You've lived this and introduced innovation in a competitive space with great success, good for you! The maturity is to recognize that a change was needed personally and required a pivot. Also to realize you cannot be spread too thin and expect success. You'll do great with the new business. Lots of opportunity now in that industry and this is not your first rodeo in that space...
Happy Thanksgiving... I'll be draining your inventory..
11-23-2018, 12:36 PM
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I just bought another coolshirt from Stable Energies. I figure I will keep it in the closet until my current one gives up the ghost. Given that I have used the current one for a bunch of years, and the new one should last equally as long, I figure Traqgear will be a huge racing conglomerate by the time I need another new one.
11-23-2018, 12:46 PM
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11-23-2018, 02:01 PM
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Roger--Totally understand your situation and not too surprising based upon our last few conversations ... but there's still a nice (albeit small) brand to leverage. I'll reach out to Jay B who introduced us and see where we can take it. PRI is just around the corner, so I'm sure I'll see him there.
Good luck with your new venture--logistics is a hot market now and likely only to continue in that direction.
Good luck with your new venture--logistics is a hot market now and likely only to continue in that direction.
11-23-2018, 06:35 PM
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I was afraid this was the case, I was on the site looking for some stuff to add to my Christmas list and saw everything was "sold out". Good luck, I love my traqgear products so much I always recommended them to fellow enthusiasts.
11-23-2018, 10:40 PM
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Quick story: last summer I was at the Nordschleife. A friend and I were sitting in Devils Diner having lunch. His GT3 was there and I traveled with him for driving the track. I saw some folks at a nearby table and one of the guys was wearing a Traqgear shirt. I was wearing mine. I figured he was probably American so we said hello. Turns out he is a fellow Rennlister and was there with his girlfriend and another Rennlister. We had some nice chats that afternoon and the following day. All because of the shirts!!