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Originally Posted by weezer  I can clarify a little, but technically Racing Dynamics is no more.....not even in Italy.
I worked for Racing Dynamics in Virginia; they collaborated with one of the original founder of RD, Federico. Federico sold the rights to Electrodyne in 2003 and the factory in Italy has been shut down.
Both RDSport and Racing Dynamics/Electrodyne are getting their products not from Europe, but from Taiwan.
They each have certain rights to the molds and dyes of the original products and have reproduced.
So, my advice to you all, do not buy any RDSport or Racing Dynamics products, period.
I hope this helps.
Fariz |
I'm afraid Fariz is mis-informing people on the Forum.
Racing Dynamics is still running and still has a heaquaters in Milan.
http://www.racdyn.com/RDSpA_ContactInfo.htm Anyone is more than Welcome to call any of the contact numbers now.
If you call the Contact number in Italy you can speak with Federico Pavoncelli the owner of RACING DYNAMICS who is currently over there on Business. He is fluent in both English and Italian his 1st language.
If you call the USA number you will speak to me, Ryan. Unfortuantely i'm not Italian but I am from Europe, the United Kingdom.
Fariz worked for Electrodyne, who did buy the rights to Racing Dynamics in the US. The reason for this was that Federico was finding it difficult running companies in different countrys.
Electrodyne started producing there own parts......not Genuine Racing Dynamic parts. When Federico moved to the US he started the RDSport Brand.
The only GENUINE place to get the GENUINE Racing Dynamics and RDSport products is from us:
http://www.racdyn.com/ In the US we sell the RDSport Brand and throughout Europe and Japan we sell Racing Dynamics.
NONE OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN TAIWAN. RACING DYNAMICS AND RDSport PRODUCTS ARE ALL DESIGNED MANUFACTURED AND MADE IN EITHER ITALY OR THE US.
The quality of our products is exceptional.
Any Queries Please Call Us
877 RDSPORT
I will post some photos of all of our stock etc soon. "Warning to our U.S. and Canadian Customers.
Racing Dynamics S.p.A. of Milan, Italy is no longer supplying its products to Electrodyne, Inc. and Racing Dynamics Inc. These companies, both based in Alexandria, Virginia, registered the Racing Dynamics trademark in the U.S. and Canada, and are manufacturing many products that are 1:1 copies of our original designs (such as the Tornado AeroKits, GTR strut braces), as well as promoting the sale of such products on their web sites by using copyrighted images that they illegally downloaded off our site.
Furthermore, customers have consistently reported that personnel at these two companies misrepresent their affiliation with Racing Dynamics S.p.A., as they portray the whole Racing Dynamics group as being one entity, when, in fact, it is not.
They further their misrepresentation by listing their copied products using the same names and acronyms we created for our own original products, such as Tornado, RS2, GTR strut brace, and so on. These business practices are questionable at best, and are in blatant violation of generally accepted business ethics. They also show that these companies, and the individuals behind them, have no respect for the intellectual property of others, and they engage in what is tantamount to theft in order to make a profit. In order to better perpetrate their scam, these two companies and their cronies consistently represent to the inquiring customers that their products are a subset of the complete line manufactured in Europe by Racing Dynamics S.p.A., of Milan, Italy.
This situation has created a lot of confusion amongst BMW owners and our loyal customers alike, as most of them expect Racing Dynamics brand products to be only the ones manufactured by Racing Dynamics S.p.A. in Europe. They are instead being sold products that are either copies of our original designs, or were never developed by Racing Dynamics S.p.A. in the first place.
We apologize for this situation and wish to reiterate to the BMW community that:
any new product sold in the U.S. and Canada under the Racing Dynamics brand name, after January 1, 2003, is most likely NOT manufactured by Racing Dynamics S.p.A., therefore, no assurances can be given that it is an original Racing Dynamics S.p.A. product. If you are located in the U.S. and Canada, and intend to purchase the original tuning products from Racing Dynamics S.p.A., please insist with your retailer that you expect to receive and will only accept RDSportŪ brand products.
If you need any assistance in determining whether the product you intend to purchase is manufactured by Racing Dynamics S.p.A. or is a copy, or if you would like to receive a "blacklist" of dealers who are engaging in business transactions with these two companies, please email:
genuineornot@racdyn.com or call us toll-free at (866) TO BUY RD."