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    To anyone who deals with ASAP, you will now have to take your business
    elsewhere.  I called them the other day to order a set of headers and
    got the following recorded message:  "As of February 3, ASAP has
    discontinued all business operations".
       
    Dang!  They had some stuff that I wanted that I haven't found
    elsewhere.  On the bright side, I called Summit, and they gave me a
    better price on the headers. 
    
    Dave

    
    ASAP was shut down by the creditors....they could not pay their bills.
    I got lots of stuff from them and they actually beat most of Summits
    prices. They tried to hang on to the very last second, but the bank
    said, Get Lost. Who knows, maybe someone else will hang a different
    name on the building next week.
    
    -john

    Can anyone point me in the right direction for a catalogue(s).
    My husband has a full-size Bronco that is starting to rust. It's
    already been worked on and painted once already. He wants to buy some
    add-on wheel well flares and stainless steel trim  for the bottoms of
    the doors. He plans to remove the rust and prime it, then cover it up 
    with these add-on parts. He has one catalogue from a local 4X4 shop. 
    Since this place specializes in dressing up trucks for people who have
    lots and lots of money to spend on toys, I think their prices are too 
    high.  He challenged me to find ANYPLACE that sells these types of
    trim/moulding/covers. 800 numbers to order catalogues would be best,
    web site second best.  
    Thanks,
    Sarah

    Re: -.1
    
    	Check out note 317. JC Whitney has a 200 page catalog of add-on
    stuff for cars and trucks. Prices and service are average.

    Call these 2 places as well:
    
    Jegs....
    
    1-800-345-4545
    
    and Summit
    
    1-800-517-1035
    
    Both of these places are "Racing oriented", but Summit comes out with a
    Truck specific catalog.  Jegs sells truck stuff too:  You know, people
    like to be styling with their tow vehicles.
    
    Service at both of these places is Excellent.  Prices are good too: 
    You get what you pay for.  Both places offer free shipping which JC XX
    doesn't.  Keep that in mind when you compare prices.   
    
    Regards,
    MadMike                                             

    Any suggestions of mailorder race supply houses that carry the Shoei
    line of motorsport (SA95) helmets?
    
    

The following is mail I recieved from a list I'm on.  It's pertinent to
    mail order.  Summit Racing is accusing suppliers of "price fixing" and
    is selling stuff with a "creative rebate".  Read the following....
    
    
    
From:	US3RMC::"[email protected]" "[email protected], 'Jackie S. McCracken'" 14-MAY-1997 12:30:49.33
To:	[email protected]
CC:	
Subj:	FW: Mr. Gasket Pricing Policy (RE:MAP (Minimum Advertised Pricing))

[ From "Jackie S. McCracken" <[email protected]> ]:
Ok guys,

Following is the response from Mr. Gasket Co. forwarded with their permission, 
read on and comments please.  Personally I liked it and will continue to us Mr.
 
G's products and I am EXTREMELY disturbed by Summit Racing's recent actions in 
this regard.  It's nice to hear the other side of the story.  I have also 
received a similar response from Holley and will forward that as soon as I get 
their permission.

Jack McCracken
[email protected]


-----Original Message-----
From:	Bauman, Kent
To:	'McCracken, Jack'
Cc:	Young, Joe
Subject:	Mr. Gasket Pricing Policy
Date:	Thursday, May 08, 1997 6:24PM

We recently received your e-mail message, and feel that your concern deserves a
 
personal reply.   It is regrettable that one of our very good customers has 
chosen to refer to our policy as "price fixing"-nothing could be further from 
the truth.  I am forwarding a copy of a recent press release we issued for your
 
review.  Our actions are aimed at ensuring that the consumer will have a choice
 
on where to buy their products in the future -- without a choice, there will be
 
less competition, and with less competition, the few survivors will be able to 
charge you much higher prices.
Sincerely,
Kent Bauman
Vice President Marketing
Mr. Gasket


PRESS RELEASE
MR. GASKET ANNOUNCES NEW ADVERTISED PRICE POLICY

As part of the companyIs overall efforts to support independent dealers, 
retailers, and mail order houses, Mr. Gasket announced a policy in November 
1996 that would encourage everyone to advertise Mr. Gasket, ACCEL, Hurst, Hays,
 
Lakewood, and Daytona products at fair and competitive minimum prices to the 
end consumer.
The Company believes it is important that end users who want to install Mr. 
 Gasket products have a choice of where to purchase their products, whether 
through a local stocking dealer, a retailer, or a mail order supplier.  It is 
also important that end-user customers have positive experiences with Mr. 
 Gasket products-especially those who are just getting started in upgrading 
their first vehicle.  Mr. Gasket recognizes that their trade customers play a 
major role in making this happen:  first by helping users select the right 
products for their application, and then by giving them tips on a smooth and 
proper installation.  In order to provide this service, resellers must be able 
to make a fair profit for their efforts.  Without this profit, they canIt 
expect to be too interested in supporting such products in their stores.
Price competition is good to a point, but when it goes too far, consumers pay 
the price by losing access to expert advice, locally stocked product, and a 
host of other services.  Hundreds of independent jobbers have closed their 
doors every year for the past several years-if this alarming trend continues, 
the management at Mr. Gasket believes there will ultimately be less, and not 
more price competition among suppliers to serve a declining group of enthusiast
 
end-user customers.
While the new minimum advertised price guidelines published by Mr. Gasket will 
affect prices on a few popular Jloss leaderK items, the prices are well below 
common everyday retail prices in most cases.  The policy only covers retail 
prices advertised by direct customers of Mr. Gasket-everyone is free to sell at
 
any price they choose.  Mr. Gasket has made it clear that it expects all direct
 
trade customers to be in compliance with this policy by May 1, 1997, or risk 
loosing  the ability to buy directly from Mr. Gasket.
With few exceptions, trade customer reaction to this new pricing policy has 
been extremely positive-as it has been toward manufacturers with similar 
policies in other product categories.  It is the belief of the management at 
Mr. Gasket that these actions will create a healthier, and more competitive 
industry that is better able to support the needs of the performance enthusiast
 
today, and for years to come.

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