Doug@TopSpeed
10-15-2009, 11:27 AM
Hey all,
As many of you know, Decker, Scott, Jason and Shawn will be leaving TopSpeed to pursue a career with another shop. While we wish them all the best of luck, we wanted to take this time to clarify a few things.
1. We are STILL OPEN!!! Although many of you have been told we would be closing, you were ill informed. Some may remember when I first started TopSpeed that for the first two years it was a one man show in the back. I developed, tested, built, and tuned all of TopSpeed's current packages that we have today that are known to work so well. I was also responsible for developing and tuning our TimeAttack car that went on to win the Overall Awd Championship in 2008. So while I am now going to be much more busy here at the shop, we will continue to put out top notch if not better results than before. We will still be here to provide assistance and help with all your current and future projects. Eventually we may be looking into hiring new techs, but this is all still shockingly new to us and we have to see where the road takes us first.
2. There is a positive side to all for this. As for TopSpeed, less employees means less overhead, which is then reflected in the price you pay. As for Siegel, Shawn, Decker, and Jason, to them this is their best option for advancement and we wish them all the best of luck with future endeavors. We loved working with all of them and are sad to see them go, but happy for their new beginnings. There are no hard feeling on our end and we hope that it is mutual on their end.
3. As far as a reason for leaving, we should all remember that everyone's personal decisions in life are just that, personal and private. We would ask that you respect their personal business as well as the fact that TopSpeed cannot fully comment on the situation because of employer/employee confidentiality. TopSpeed is not a publicly traded firm and is privately held so any business is just that, private and confidential and we would expect every and all employees (past or present) to respect that aspect of business.
I am sure by now most are asking... so what does this mean for me?
Our new Tuning rate for all cars is going to be $150 for the first hour and then $100 for each additional hour.
Secondly if you and a buddy schedule for tuning the same day the rate for tuning drops to just $100 for the first hour as well as $100 each additional hour for tuning.
This new rate now makes quality tuning affordable for everyone.
Along with the new tuning rates we are going to extend a 10% discount off our current $89.99 labor rate until the end of the year for anyone needing labor done.
As a side note: We love this community. We are not going to go anywhere and will continue to strive to make it in this industry. Everyone has or will have their glory story and when the going gets tough, the tough hang in there.
Thanks for everyones support,
Douglas Wilks
TopSpeed Inc.
678-297-7770
As many of you know, Decker, Scott, Jason and Shawn will be leaving TopSpeed to pursue a career with another shop. While we wish them all the best of luck, we wanted to take this time to clarify a few things.
1. We are STILL OPEN!!! Although many of you have been told we would be closing, you were ill informed. Some may remember when I first started TopSpeed that for the first two years it was a one man show in the back. I developed, tested, built, and tuned all of TopSpeed's current packages that we have today that are known to work so well. I was also responsible for developing and tuning our TimeAttack car that went on to win the Overall Awd Championship in 2008. So while I am now going to be much more busy here at the shop, we will continue to put out top notch if not better results than before. We will still be here to provide assistance and help with all your current and future projects. Eventually we may be looking into hiring new techs, but this is all still shockingly new to us and we have to see where the road takes us first.
2. There is a positive side to all for this. As for TopSpeed, less employees means less overhead, which is then reflected in the price you pay. As for Siegel, Shawn, Decker, and Jason, to them this is their best option for advancement and we wish them all the best of luck with future endeavors. We loved working with all of them and are sad to see them go, but happy for their new beginnings. There are no hard feeling on our end and we hope that it is mutual on their end.
3. As far as a reason for leaving, we should all remember that everyone's personal decisions in life are just that, personal and private. We would ask that you respect their personal business as well as the fact that TopSpeed cannot fully comment on the situation because of employer/employee confidentiality. TopSpeed is not a publicly traded firm and is privately held so any business is just that, private and confidential and we would expect every and all employees (past or present) to respect that aspect of business.
I am sure by now most are asking... so what does this mean for me?
Our new Tuning rate for all cars is going to be $150 for the first hour and then $100 for each additional hour.
Secondly if you and a buddy schedule for tuning the same day the rate for tuning drops to just $100 for the first hour as well as $100 each additional hour for tuning.
This new rate now makes quality tuning affordable for everyone.
Along with the new tuning rates we are going to extend a 10% discount off our current $89.99 labor rate until the end of the year for anyone needing labor done.
As a side note: We love this community. We are not going to go anywhere and will continue to strive to make it in this industry. Everyone has or will have their glory story and when the going gets tough, the tough hang in there.
Thanks for everyones support,
Douglas Wilks
TopSpeed Inc.
678-297-7770