Model now headquartered in Madison, WI

(9/1/2022) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MADISON — Rally.Build, a premier competitor-centric U.S provider for all issues rally and race automobile, is below new possession! Flying Finish RallySport LLC, a multi-member LLC organized by grasroots rally rivals Gabe Jacobsohn and Colin Schulz, has acquired all belongings of the model as of 8/4/2022. Initially based by Grant Hughes, Ryan McLaughlin, and Scott McCarty, Rally.Construct has served the home and worldwide rally markets with a bunch of imported strains and customized in-house merchandise since 2014.

We’re extremely excited to tackle this new problem, and are humbled that the unique founders had been prepared to belief us with the keys to the model they labored so onerous to construct. Rally.Construct is a particularly well-respected platform. We are going to do all the pieces we are able to to take care of and strengthen the belief we get pleasure from with our clients, whereas concurrently rising and pushing into new areas of the market. We’re already working to strengthen provide of a few of our hottest gadgets, and have extra plans within the hopper than we now have hours within the day! We’d additionally like to increase an enormous thanks to Grant and co for the unbelievable generosity with their time all through the transition course of. There isn’t a doubt they honestly need the model to succeed nicely into the long run, which is a testomony to their ardour for the game all of us love.” — Gabe Jacobsohn

“To be handed the torch to a model I’ve already bought from and heard a lot about is an absolute dream come true. I’ve to agree with Gabe that there merely isn’t sufficient time within the day to speed up the concepts we now have to develop the model. With that stated, we’ve already strengthened our community of distributors and suppliers by relationships we’ve constructed earlier to this acquisition, and we are able to’t wait to use the complete power of that community to this enterprise. To have Grant on as a mentor in the course of the switch has made this simpler in additional methods than we are able to summarize, so we’re very grateful for the assist from him and the workforce. We’re excited to see the partitions we are able to break all the way down to increase entry to the game and attain extra rivals all through the nation and the world.” — Colin Schulz

The Rally.Construct headquarters is now positioned in Madison, WI, inside eight hours of not less than 9 ARA and NASA rally occasions and numerous rallycross venues in between. The corporate plans to make use of its native presence to nurture the game of rally all through the midwest. With deep roots in Colorado and the Pikes Peak household, hillclimbs and different tarmac occasions are additionally unsurprisingly nonetheless within the model’s sights. The unique founders provided their ideas concerning the change:

Why did you determine to start out Rally.Construct?

Scott and I began constructing cages merely attributable to lack of anybody in
Colorado constructing cages and the lack of the unique Rally Colorado.
Can’t have a neighborhood rally with no bunch of native rally vehicles. After
we’d performed ten cages, together with Ryan’s Integra the three of us determined
to start out Rally.Construct as a retail outlet. We at all times stored our concentrate on
looking for high quality and reasonably priced merchandise for the privateer and
novice rallyists. We at all times aimed to decrease the extent of entry into
the game by high quality merchandise and efforts to make a one stop
store. I recalled in 2004 earlier than my first rally driving to not less than
3–4 totally different shops making an attempt to piece collectively a primary assist equipment that met
SCCA guidelines and making an attempt to forestall new drivers from having to undergo
such complications was at all times one in every of our targets.

Favourite reminiscence or expertise with the enterprise and your clients?
The group round Rally.Construct has at all times been my favourite a part of
the enterprise. There was one rally I used to be at servicing for a buyer
(100 Acre Wooden) and realized we had a hand in constructing over 75% of the
subject and that was an incredible feeling. Your entire rally group are my
shut pals. Even when that is your first occasion and we’ve by no means met
or exchanged a phrase earlier than, I’m going to deal with you want a detailed pal
from the beginning. There usually are not many worldwide communities like that
anymore. I traveled again to Denver a number of instances simply to go to
Tuesday evening store evening and hang around with pals and speak race vehicles.

What are your ideas about the way forward for the model?
I’m stoked to see the place Rally.Construct can find yourself with some recent
blood on the helm. I at all times realized that essentially the most success for the
firm comes from being energetic at rallies and as my youngsters get
older and engaged in additional actions I’ve much less and fewer time to
attend rallies. I’m not going away from rally, merely passing the
torch to see the model develop. I’ll nonetheless be the most important cheerleader
from the sidelines!

Phrases of Knowledge for the brand new homeowners?
Purchase extra beer. All the time concentrate on the privateers.
Don’t chase huge cash shoppers. It’s simpler to lose a buyer than it
is to revive one so it’s greatest to by no means lose them within the first place.

Why did you determine to start out Rally.Construct?

Grant did a very good job of summing up the origin of Rally.Construct. I at all times loved seeing vehicles we had constructed or helped with out at occasions, particularly the blokes that had been doing all the pieces they may to get out and race on a good funds.

Favourite reminiscence or expertise with the enterprise or your clients?

I feel it could be the identical 12 months as Grant was speaking about at 100aw, (2016?) the place it was my first rally in 4 years. I had determined to prioritize the enterprise over racing, and had misplaced a little bit of sight about how many individuals we had been working with.

What are your ideas about the way forward for the model?

I’m actually excited to see what you guys do! I at all times wished I may have devoted extra time to the enterprise, however by no means had the free time to get to occasions to actually put it on the market the best way we wished, and couldn’t ever appear to get excited for the entire social media factor, which is a little bit of a difficulty in in the present day’s world.

Any phrases of knowledge for the brand new homeowners?

A saying I’ve at all times appreciated is below promise and over ship.

Why did you determine to start out Rally.Construct?

I agree with all the pieces Grant and Scott talked about. Beginning Rally.Construct virtually appeared like a necessity to maintain our sport going within the area on the time. There was little native assist for racers and we had misplaced our solely Colorado stage rally. Whereas we nonetheless had the Colorado Hillclimb Affiliation and Rallycross occasions, the rally class numbers had been dwindling. In just a few quick years, the rally class participation in hillclimb occasions grew, and Rally Colorado was again on the calendar. I feel our best accomplishments had been bringing new folks into the game, sharing data, and offering an (usually intoxicated) alternative for networking.

Favourite reminiscence or expertise with the enterprise or your clients?

Personally, the friendships I gained being a part of this enterprise are by far the best takeaway. I met folks I might have in any other case by no means crossed paths with, and plenty of of them are nonetheless nice pals in the present day. To know that we had a little bit of a optimistic influence on rally racing is one thing I feel the three of us will at all times be capable to look again on and be pleased with.

What are your ideas about the way forward for the model?

I’m actually excited to see the place you guys take the enterprise. We at all times knew that Rally.Construct had superb potential past what we completed. As Scott talked about, I feel within the latest years our development was hampered by our personal private commitments to household, jobs, and so on. Given the best time dedication, I’ve little question you guys can take this to the following degree.

Any phrases of knowledge for the brand new homeowners?

I might say maintain the massive image in thoughts. We race to have enjoyable, so have enjoyable with the enterprise too. Worth the relationships you construct along with your good clients. Don’t be afraid to show away the dangerous ones.

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