I'm gonna jack here a bit as well...
I started my club at a Hobbytown, they hardly sold anything as far as Zs go... but once I set up there every Sunday, they really started moving off the shelves. I saw newbies watch us race, let them drive a loaner, they'd run up to the counter and grab not just the cars, but usually a few hops too ! It was amazing how people were willing to pay the H-town markup to satisfy their "I NEED IT NOW" mindset (scary thing was... those guys usually didn't stick around too long, blow all that dough, then race it once or twice ?!?!)
When they stopped carrying Kyosho, it was tough to convince the owner that we should be at some of his events, I would've shown once a month to recruit racers but with Iwaver quality oozing off the shelves (tad of sarcasm here
), it seemed pointless to promote a product at a store that couldn't stock it.
So... if we are privy to the Kyosho plan of action here in the States... what is it ? Look forward to your response Tim !
PS. I'd like to take that LHS guy and stick him in one of our Mains, and watch him choke on his own words when he ends up 20 laps down ! It's all skill here in 1/28th land, not equipment !