ORIGINAL: Dale Gribble
I don't like how Duratrax chokes third party support for their kits. I like to be able to get Hardcore Racing, RPM, Nova, Dynamite, Lunsford, New Era, MIP, etc. parts- you get the picture. Variety! They will offer their own hop ups and upgrades, and that is about it. That's really all that you can ever get for Duratrax kits are Duratrax upgrades.
Does anyone know why Duratrax does not openly allow 3rd party support for their kits? Is it a business strategy, engineering strategy or ??? Or are the kits not popular enough for third party support? I am just trying to get more information and make some sense of it.
I don't see how any company
could or
would want to inhibit aftermarket support. There
are some 3rd party aftermarket hop-ups for some of the more popular Duratrax vehicles. The fact that there are so few of them is simply because so far Duratrax hasn't produced a block buster hit like the Maxx or Savage. The same can be said about any of the other lesser known brands. May be the Warhead will change that.
I guarantee that if 3rd party companies see profit and volume in a product line, nothing will stop them from capitalizing on it.