Lee Martin to leave Tamiya??

[AfroP]

Originally Posted by rcpower

Are you serious about that?

yes I am

its entirely possible that after running Tamiya cars for 4 years he might fancy a change and no longer being supported, availability of parts will be just as much a factor for Lee as it is for any other driver that have long since given up on Tamiya.

[Jamesk]

What a very poor decsion on Tamiya's part. When I decided to return to racing I was pleased to see Tamiya still with competive cars which made me buy a DB01r and after running this car for a few years I decided to get a 502 afterwards. The fact Lee Martin was visibly developing the cars kept my intrest and my loyalty. Looking at his development input with the 201 this showed that one man can make a differance I hope Lee gets to show his driving, and development talants again with a forward thinking employer. Good luck to you.


jK

[johnboy]

Originally Posted by NeilD

Seems like people are interested in driver movements after all...

Yes it's what keeps me awake all night wondering who will be driving what toy car.

[NeilD]

Originally Posted by johnboy

Yes it's what keeps me awake all night wondering who will be driving what toy car.

Are you sure that isn't your baby?

[nobby]

Originally Posted by AfroP

yes I am

its entirely possible that after running Tamiya cars for 4 years he might fancy a change and no longer being supported, availability of parts will be just as much a factor for Lee as it is for any other driver that have long since given up on Tamiya.

I don't think Lee will carry on racing any brand of car as a privateer.
As far as I know RC racing is his job.
So I would imagine he needs a pay check.
Where ever he goes I hope he does well.
I don't know the guy, but he seems like a nice bloke.

[Ron Burgundy]

There goes the value of any TRF car in the for sale section. Theyd be lucky to sell them now. Its funny how 1 thing like this can totally drop the arse out of a brand. Lee and all the guys hold a lot of weight worldwide as to the decision on what car to go with. The same happened when he left the other guys. As soon as he jumped over to tamiya, they went off the radar. Vega who?

A guy like kev lee and lee martin drive development massively, and just for their activity and ease of access to information alone males them worth following to another brand.

[Ron Burgundy]

I should clarify, by jumping to tamiya i mean 2wd full time TRF Car, im aware he has been TRF factory for quite a long while

[adey]

Tamiya have recently released a new mid motor conversion for the 201x haven't they ?. Why do that and not keep Lee Martin on to give it the best chance of good results possible. I would of thought that the results a driver like Lee Martin could obtain with tamiya cars would certainly make a sufficient enough difference in sales to warrant keeping him on. I am no expert but I would of thought the difference in sales would outweigh the cost of keeping him on quite easily. Either way I am sure whatever cars he chooses to run will go great in his hands.