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Originally posted by Nuke427
Were there any JBL's at the Run and Gun this year? If there were, did they run the track?
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Nuke,
To my knowledge there were no JBL's at the R&G.
JBL as a manufacturer does not participate in any of these events whatsoever. In JBL’s opinion they are for JBL owners to attend and have fun while doing so.
JBL’s philosophy is quite simple. If JBL were to attend these events, they would have to treat these events as a marketing venue just like the rest of the manufacturers. Therefore, one would have to bring out all the special bits, crazy engines, and serious drivers to make sure of a great showing. It would quite easy with the bits in the JBL parts bin to provide a car that cost 125k and would be just about as quick as a current trans-am car.
But this is not what JBL states as a normal car that it sells to the public.
JBL will rest on the performance of its customers at events. They are the folks who matter.
I personally would rather spend 100 hours getting a customer car setup correctly and coaching them through driving techniques, then spend a minute producing a works car in order to sell another car.
Please understand something, JBL does not advertise, JBL does not actively market the car, and JBL does not build more than 15 cars a year. JBL is not after more sales.
JBL produces a design that it feels is gratifying for the owner and fulfils the needs of a broad range of users.
That’s all. No better than, but no worse than the rest.
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