Comments on: dNaNo or Mini-Z?

By: Rivella Jo

Rivella Jo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:39:13 +0000

the new racing track layout looks great, I’m sure you guy’s have a lot of fun racing this layout!

By: Rivella Jo

Rivella Jo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:32:43 +0000

Hi Qon, I would like to visit you in pattaya but there is just not enough time to get there. Last year I made it once to bangkok. Since most of the flights to other destinations from here are direct, you don’t waste the time anymore to stop over in BKK. I will be in hong kong in may and shall visit the d’nano shop in mong kok to get the a taste of the d’nano racer just to see if its as exiting as the mini’z racers.

By: Qon

Qon — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:28:22 +0000

hey franz… thanks for posting! we’re still waiting for you to visit the shop – when are you coming to pattaya? ;)

By: Rivella Jo

Rivella Jo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:51:25 +0000

I believe it is a personal opinon racing dnano or mini-z’s. The fact is that with the mini-z’s you have a much greater variety of racing opportunity’s i.e. awd, le mans, f1, touring etc. With the different mini-z chassis available, the fun is not limited just to 1 chassis and a couple of car bodies. I think its worthwihle to check if the market is there to have both lines racing at your place. You could for instance advertise your shop and work together with the hotels in Pattaya. You may get a couple of groups to come in for racing as part of there team building trainings which is very comment those day’s.

By: Qon

Qon — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:18:39 +0000

thanks for the feedback arch… insightful and always helpful. i’d still like to see the OEM show us some love but at the moment, i think we just have to focus on enjoying what WE have built (i didn’t do it alone) and see what tomorrow brings.

By: arch2b

arch2b — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:51:48 +0000

i personally see dnano as an extension of the mini-z experience. i’ve been racing mini-z’s for 9 years and the dnano really incorporates many of the same lessons learned, technology, manufacturers, tracks, software and hardware.
while i understand your focus is dnano, it’s hard to pass up the opportunity to expand and possibly subsidize dnano racing with mini-z’s which have a much larger fan base, history etc. given the two lines borrow much from each other, it only seems natural to support both lines. you may find mini-z grows larger which is fine provided dnano is not forgotten. i think the most difficult part shops seem to have with supporting multiple scales (micro) is keeping the excitement and energy levels high for both. it’s very easy to let one slip after awhile.
i think your shop will do very well in catering to both scales and i don’t see it detracting at all from your primary love for the dnano.

By: Qon

Qon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:25:55 +0000

thanks for the comment… no, we’re not being subsidized by Kyosho or its distributors so, this is why we’re planning on expanding our scope to multiple products. it would nice to hear from visitors on what specifically they’d like to see happen at nanotrax? this is place is only as successful as the customers it attracts.

By: JoeOvercoat

JoeOvercoat — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:05:54 +0000

Unless the dNaNo OEM is subsidizing you, then it seems only right that you would offer products from other lines. However, you don’t want to become just another Mini-Z distributor…your shop looks too nice for that. But a wide line of quality miniature scale RC vehicles of all varieties could fit under one roof, and it’d be great to have someone comparison testing them all for us, etc. Follow your heart, but listen to your business sense. Ciao.