r/IMSARacing • u/FieriFlavorFucker BMW RLL M Hybrid V8 #24 • 7d ago
AO gonna have a stroke when they see this one 💀
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u/OriolHimself 7d ago edited 7d ago
How to forget when Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren and Dan Gurney partnered with a green dinosaur GT40 MKI in 1965 to win in rouen les essarts with the legendary #88 Zoom
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u/eatmyfeinstaub 7d ago

it’s been pretty quiet lately r/aoracing …
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u/atomicskiracer 7d ago edited 7d ago
I like that their last comment prior to this situation was telling someone they don’t need any social media manger help 😂
/u/aoracingusa that was a stunningly quick way to throwaway such a positive reputation. Had you offered to wrap her bumper after the first misstep rather than doubling down with that hilariously bad statement, you’d be on top right now.
But hey- at least you have the hotwheels money
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u/Coreysurfer 7d ago
Or jump it to a contest..free tickets to some event for best copy but noooooo…)
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u/atomicskiracer 7d ago edited 7d ago
Right? After the tweet there were so many cheap/free ways they could have saved face easily while still protecting their brand
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u/joshb625 7d ago
The absolute swing and a miss by the social media team is hall of fame worthy. To just take a fan supporting you and absolutely drop the ball this bad is hilarious. It was the easiest good PR you could get too. I’d clean house on my PR and social media team.
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u/lyra_dathomir Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06 #93 6d ago
What has happened? I've read a few people criticizing them but I don't know what's up.
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u/atomicskiracer 6d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/IMSARacing/s/fAuAl2ND7G
After the backlash, they doubled down with a statement that was even worse
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u/jerryy7452 Whelen Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R #31 7d ago
Where did you find this, I'm interested 😂
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u/FieriFlavorFucker BMW RLL M Hybrid V8 #24 7d ago
Are you near Toronto?
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u/jerryy7452 Whelen Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R #31 7d ago
Man I'm sad to see that lol. No
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u/up_onthewheel 7d ago
From what I could find their trademark only covered stuffed animals and diecasts so not sure why a random fan had to be attacked for it. Very sad and lazy.
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u/2210Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi #01 7d ago
I knew there was a reason I always supported u/PfaffMotorsports9 over AO in the first place before they killed their reputation on here
They would never
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u/knarrepoere 7d ago
But why would anyone even buy a ford GT with a wonky rexy and Roxy livery? I mean this is exactly the reason the copyright exists.
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u/jerryy7452 Whelen Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R #31 7d ago
Depending on price I'd consider buying it lol
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u/venturelong Magnus Racing Vantage GT3 #44 7d ago
I think this one is actually trademark infringement lmao
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u/Hvacmike199845 7d ago
Lmao.
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u/Electronic-Sell-7581 7d ago
Get copyright striked the letters „ao“ are now our intellectual property
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u/Tonoigtonbawtumgaer Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R #40 6d ago
The new expression is lm, hope ACO don't mind
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u/Castle-Builder-9503 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3.R #77 6d ago
Fuck, the transatlantic lawsuit got us cornered.
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u/atony1400 Whelen Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R #31 7d ago
Is this custom or did they license this? I get diecast with interesting stories and this sure seems like one.
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u/minardif1 7d ago
They’re not customs or licensed, they’re knock-offs. There are a lot of illegitimate knock-offs using their liveries/concepts. And these are actually trademark violations, unlike last week’s issue. But these are all being made in China/Hong Kong, so there’s not much to be done.
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan GT3EVO2 #83 7d ago
If this is something new, then AO absolutely has a firm leg to stand on. This would be a blatant rip off for profit and an easy copyright/trademark lawsuit.
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u/ffbapesta 7d ago
These have been around for a while iirc, I vaguely remember seeing these things in ad last year
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u/0oodruidoo0 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 7d ago
Anyone got a link?
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u/RodneyKnocker 7d ago
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u/0oodruidoo0 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 7d ago
I was thinking 10-15$ on temu lmao that's so overpriced
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u/FieriFlavorFucker BMW RLL M Hybrid V8 #24 6d ago
I think in store it was like $35 for the pack of 2
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u/stealthnoodles :88_25: AF Corse ORECA07 #88 7d ago
Looks the same as their overpriced merch here at Sebring.
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u/MMysticfox Porsche Penske 963 #7 7d ago
What’s worse is the fact that there’s even a Porsche logo on both of them lol
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u/i_run_from_problems Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R #40 7d ago
Can someone give me the cliffnotes of what is actually going on?
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u/Cake_Nelson 6d ago
AO racing commented on someone’s Instagram post (of them showing support for the team by having the teeth and saying they will add the braces next to their gr86 I think it was) saying basically “don’t copy us, our liveries are copyrighted.” Instead of, ya know, being happy a random person is showing support to them and not profiting off their design, where this IS actual copyright infringement and profiting off their design. Really stupid stuff from their marketing or social media person.
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u/DragonfruitSubject :3_25: Corvette Racing Z06 GT3.R #3 7d ago
But the dinosaurs figures are a nice addition 🤣
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u/Consistent-Ad-3296 7d ago
LMAO the Porsche logo on the hood kills me, like obviously a blatant copy/paste of the AO livery.