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Old 05-02-2008, 10:54 AM
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Default XAT going out of biz.

Just saw it posted on myspace... wasent sure it if was true or not, whats up?
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https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/x...-good-bye.html
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ok guy your the idiot.
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I actually ment y? lol
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Is the drifting fad out?
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From what I heard the insurance company dropped them and they can't get new insurance. I went to I guess the close out sale and got some gauges thoe
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Yes, prepare for the good bye BBQ, super sale, dyno orgy!!!
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Yes, Casey has decided to close the shop.
They had a good run and had lots of fun.

Most shops don't last more than 2 years, XAT has been around for... 8 years or so.
It's hard work to run a successful shop.
I once heard a shop owner say "You wanna work 60 hrs and be broke... own a shop."
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Originally Posted by RoadRacer
I once heard a shop owner say "You wanna work 60 hrs and be broke... own a shop."
did i say that? If you weren't quoting me, you might as well have been. Tampa is saturated with two things: broke kids with broken cars, and a lot shops making them worse. I had a lot of fun in that industry, but i came to the conclusion that it was best left for fun, not for trying to earn a living. I can't really say I blame the guys over at XAT one bit.

Its actually pretty savvy getting out now, as our country is headed in economic downturn, leisure spending money will be harder to come by.

Best of luck to all the staff at XAT in their future endeavors
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yea, John it was you.
It's funny because we had that convo in the SS office.... ha Mattback busted into the office yelling about something and then walked out.
Then, about 4 years later I had the same conversation with Ivan at CFP in the same office.
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