J4M13
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Just found out this morning, shame really, could have been why some of the RC cars have been for sale recently.
http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=227297
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Brett
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Who's Danny and what did he do to cause it?
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J4M13
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Im trying to find that out at the moment, need someone who's in the know on the evo forum.
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FruitBooTeR
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I dont understand why these tuning companies are going bust?
Do they all oww a lot of money or something and if so how? I thought they were making money lol charging people thousands for tuning...
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Rick Draper
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Someone might well have been milking money off the company, he might well have been in a influential and trusted position in the company and might well have left the company recently when these things were found out.
Like i say though its only a might and its from what i can find out off people.
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Brett
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Maybe Danny is Dave A's brother?
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Rick Draper
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
Maybe Danny is Dave A's brother?
Why did they do group buys on depos 2
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RichR
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You only have to look on this forum to understand why they're going bust. The whole industry is changing, if anything modifying cars is starting to slow down or even decline massively.
These companies have to carry £00000's of liabilty for what in effect are small business. They'll only last so long.
The reason CarbonMods don't do a great deal with the modified industry is because they've seen decline in the market and its an unstable market anyway whereas the kit car industry is booming
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Daimo B
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Not only that, but running 3-4 highly tuned demo cars, at leat 2 of which are in the Track Attack series.
All the time they are playing, they arn't making money.
I expect to see a few more companies go bust yet.
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Pete_vxl
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rc have now wrote as to how they became fucked, that danny guy was the admin guy and just brushed all the debts under the carpet, he went on honeymoon and another employee found out about all the debt and they went bust.
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Ste L
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
Who's Danny and what did he do to cause it?
quote: Originally posted by RC Developments
As of Monday the 20th of October 2008, it is with great sadness, for us to announce the closure of RC Developments UK LTD, with the company entering into receivership.
We are very sorry to declare this, even more sorry to pass this news to our close supporters, fans and friends who have supported RC Developments over the years. We thank you all for your 8 Years of support, and happy memories.
The reason for the closure is a shock to everyone here at RC Developments, and also we imagine to a large majority involved in the Performance Sports Car Sector.
Please allow us to surmise the situation, and explain to all the recent series of events that have lead to the downfall of RC Developments, widely respected by many as one of the leaders in innovation and success in the Mitsubishi tuning world.
2005 saw RC Developments rapidly expand as a company, brought about by the publicity of the company's successful Motorsport participation and continuing high class level of support for its customer base. This expansion required an addition to the company to handle managerial responsibilities, including office day to day running & finance control, and also overseeing the Motorsport Program at RC Developments, including securing sponsorship deals, and parts ordering.
Danny O'Hara bought into RC Developments 3 years ago, with 19% share of the company, and was made Managing Director for RC Developments. During this period of expansion and development of the company, Co-Founder of RC Developments, Max Waung, resigned as director from RC, to devote more time
to concentrate on his own business; Car Planet.
A great deal of trust was placed in Danny O'Hara, by Clive Seddon and Max Waung, to handle the business properly, and keep all accounts in good stead. Danny was made solely responsible for all financial matters, including liaising with the accountant who was contracted to handle such Tax matters.
Unfortunately for the company, this trust was misplaced. Around 6 weeks ago, Danny got married and took a week away from work to go on his honeymoon. During this period of time, a number of problems surfaced without Danny there to hide them. It was at this point that Clive and Max began to investigate the problems, and there was no doubt at the time, that there were a number of grounds of misconduct that Danny was proven to have been guilty of. The web of lies and deceit unfolded, and Danny was then released from his position as director, as mentioned in a previous thread.
There are a number of serious matters surrounding Danny's activities (some fraudulent) at the company that are still currently being investigated, to which we are not able to pass further comment, but have proven to be absolutely detrimental to the company. The web of lies Danny has been able to mastermind has caused the finances at RC Developments to reach a point of no return. 5 weeks ago, after Danny's dismissal, all at RC Developments tried to claw back finances to keep RC Developments open, by way of selling as much old and current stock, in order to keep the bank satisfied, to pay back suppliers owed vast amounts on accounts (that Danny had told us he had settled), and also back to the customers who Danny had taken money from (some of whom had placed large amounts of cash deposits with Danny).
However, the damage Danny has incurred on the company by way of his incompetence (including 3 CCJ's) has been too great of challenge to face, and despite our best efforts, the bank have made the decision to withdraw the overdraft facility and order all funds to be paid back to restore the company account (of which Clive Seddon and Max Waung are guarantors of)
With no other decision to be made, it is therefore with our deep sadness to announce the closure of RC Developments. The company has gone into receivership, with the liquidator appointed, who will assess the company and issue a creditors list.
As a result, Max has offered temporary employment to some of the employees of RC Developments, including Clive Seddon, in order to attempt to establish a Performance Tuning Sector within Car Planet, to offer Car Planet customers bespoke Motorsport and fast road preparation services.
Max has agreed with the liquidator to buy back equipment from RC Developments in order to reduce the debt, including the Ramps and Tooling. In addition to this, Max has also taken over the lease for the Rolling Road, of which Clive is guarantor. The directors of RC Developments remain responsible for the lease at the RC Developments premises for another 3 years.
With that said, all at RC Developments would like to thank each and every one of its customers, who over the 8 years of trading, have all been a pleasure to serve. We are very sorry for not being able to fight this monumental challenge, and very sorry for the community for our inability to now provide our services. Thankyou to the M.L.R and its members for all of your support. Thankyou to all of the people who have well wished all of the individuals who have built RC Developments over the years. So long and thanks for the memories.
[Edited on 21-10-2008 by Ste L]
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willay
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JM_16v
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Colin
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Theres always an element of greed with the demise of a company like this! Shame really, but if you cant trust a director with a stake in the business to run day to day accounts then who can you!!
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Nismo
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Ouch!
Ahwell another one bites the dust... go sit on the ever growing bench with all the others!
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John G
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I local wel know tuning firm is taking alot of RC's assets and alot of their staff including one of my friends, theres has been bits said it the post about the guy behind it all and from what my mate has told me, i hope he knows how to handle himself as a fair few (People you wouldnt want to meet down a dark allow) want his blood after ripping them off and pocketing alot of money
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Jambo
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Agree with what Lee said tbh.
Newer cars seem to last longer, it seems you can buy a fast car these days for peanuts. So whats the point in spending all that money in making your shopping trolley go faster when you can buy an out the box performance car.
Plus with the credit crunch, the real things that suffer are the shit people buy they dont "need" so holidays, car tuning parts, and other things like this will be the first things to suffer
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Brett
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Shame
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Novaneil
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I had the pleasure of meeting Clive at the Ring last year (he was in the white Evo). Really nice bloke to speak to. Gutted for him and the other guys involved. At least the company will sort of live on through "Car Planet"
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willay
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
Newer cars seem to last longer, it seems you can buy a fast car these days for peanuts. So whats the point in spending all that money in making your shopping trolley go faster when you can buy an out the box performance car.
shopping trolley comment from jambo, only a few weeks ago you were going on about wanting another turbo corsa or something, m3 attitude or what
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Mobby
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by willay
quote: Originally posted by Jambo
Newer cars seem to last longer, it seems you can buy a fast car these days for peanuts. So whats the point in spending all that money in making your shopping trolley go faster when you can buy an out the box performance car.
shopping trolley comment from jambo, only a few weeks ago you were going on about wanting another turbo corsa or something, m3 attitude or what
He's right tho
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willay
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okay, well I guess the point being that you can get more if not the same performance for less money. Some of us want something different, some of us want a project/hobby, some of us can't afford to go splash out a large chunk of cash in one go and some of us don't want to borrow.
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Jambo
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Hang about, i didnt say they are a bad thing! I love shopping trolleys and the entire customising car scene.
But the choice over spending £10k on a corsa and buying a second hand "proper" car there is no contest
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SportBoy
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its what happens when you get old .. you loose the hooligan inside you and you get a crave for a bmw
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