HPR Shut Down

[lavigna]

This is very sad news. I bought my HPR C5009 last year and am currently building it. HPR does amazing work, and I was looking forward to building a C5008 within the next couple of years. This is a real loss to our hobby.

[JCAustralia]

I was looking to buy an HPR in a couple of year time and is very sad to hear the news : ( I think there will always be people wanting and who can afford an HPR hull. Its a nice and small market....... I hope you change your mind one day dear Hanspeter. Thank you for everything.

[Heaving Earth]

Ok i think we understand you cant afford one nor ever wish to spend the money on one if you did.

Its not only the product, but the experience and ideas one gets from seeing in the build of a HPR.
Every owner always puts in maximum effort to ensure it s a first class build to match a first class hull.
If your not affected in anyway from the closure of this product, why even comment in this thread

Hey pal, it's an open forum.
If I could afford it surely I would like to own one.

[iridebikes247]

This sucks. I have never owned an HPR hull but some of the builds posted on here are true works of art idk how these guys even run them let alone at record set speed. Its too bad too because of the organizational culture built around his boats. Anyway sad to see, MHZ better not close their doors anytime soon! It would be cool if hanspeter kept selling his hardware though....

The boats built are truly inspiring and I hope high end builds exist for a long time now. I own hulls from MHZ and also hobbyking hulls. All of the boats put a smile on my face but I always feel better after running the mhz boats more "soul," to them I suppose.

[RaceMechaniX]

Hans Peter,

We are sadened to hear of you closing your shop, but understand the challenges one faces in todays economy. We wish you the best and hope to see you return one day.

Best Regards,

Tyler

Hans Peter,

Wir sind sadened an Sie schließen Ihren Shop zu hören, aber verstehen die Herausforderungen ein Gesicht in der heutigen Wirtschaft. Wir wünschen Ihnen das Beste und hoffen, Sie zu sehen eines Tages zurückkehren.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Tyler

[Eodman]

Sad news indeed! Haven't seen an HPR in person but it was one that was on my wish list! Being the owner of a Toysport Jolly I can attest to the quality of these european hulls. Trully a loss to us all! Hans has much knowledge in his brain ... I hope he continues to share his knowledge on building!

[graill]

I have two HPR 2.33's and one Mystic HPR hull. I will also mirror Douggies comment, it is not only the economy but the sorry POS's that copy hulls and make miniscule changes to make a buck and do not give the originator royalties. Thats the biggest problem in the boating world, crooked manufacturers and modlers.

[gerardobrandao]

..Hello Guys..

First of all, i´m very sorry to hear that HPR is closing, at the moment.....
I understand why, and don´t want to get in debats or issues concerning the reason, but for me..an european guy, opening doors to the orient "winds" has given more bad..then good..not in a micro economy, but in a macro economy...
And you may ask,..... but don´t you buy products from them, directly or undirectly....!!?
YES....i buy them directly, and undirectly....Undirectly, because major BIG brands, have had almost 95% of facilities allocated in China..
Directly, because, in Portugal an reasonable anual mechanical engineer income is 48k USD compared to the offers i had from USA that are in the 90 to 120K USD..i speak for me only!
Since the Europe is in a deep crysis, we all need alternative parts...cheaper if possible....and that leads us unfortunately to orient....
But one thing is a 200% true...you get what you pay for......


Unfortunately these news will happen more and more.....
You get very cheap in the short run..but priceless and extremely expensive in the medium and long run....

Best Regards, and i hope, and bet, that HPR will come back to the business...their quality is crop of the cream.... PERIOD...

[tlandauer]

.... crooked manufacturers and modlers.

The biggest problem in the boating world is that there is a market for cheap products, why? because there is a demand. So does that make any of us who don't own a HPR a crooked modeler?! Are we guilty of buying even the Pursuit? Isn't that a knock off DF hull?!
There are crooked manufacturers because there is demand, the blame game goes on and on, it is unfortunate that we can't support HPR the way it deserves to be supported. It is a sign of the economy, one day labor cost in China will rise, and all the makers will have to go to some other countries or close down.
In the US, we lost Oldsmobile and Pontiac, not to mention Plymouth and others.
HANSPETER deserves a Gold Metal for not willing to go to another country where labor cost is lower, that is integrity! And in doing so he is protecting his legacy and the value of his products, in this regard, also his customers.

[graill]

The biggest problem in the boating world is that there is a market for cheap products, why? because there is a demand. So does that make any of us who don't own a HPR a crooked modeler?! Are we guilty of buying even the Pursuit? Isn't that a knock off DF hull?!
There are crooked manufacturers because there is demand, the blame game goes on and on, it is unfortunate that we can't support HPR the way it deserves to be supported. It is a sign of the economy, one day labor cost in China will rise, and all the makers will have to go to some other countries or close down.
In the US, we lost Oldsmobile and Pontiac, not to mention Plymouth and others.
HANSPETER deserves a Gold Metal for not willing to go to another country where labor cost is lower, that is integrity! And in doing so he is protecting his legacy and the value of his products, those of us should be very grateful to him.!

Ray excuse my hijacking your thread and Steve delete this response if it becomes a problem.

tlandauer, first, you do not know me but i am gong to educate you pretty fast. Do not ever quote me with a snippet of what i type to try and support some agenda you think you have. Got it?

[tlandauer]

I never intended to hyjack, apologies to Ray as well, but I feel the need to express my thoughts. As for having an agenda,

No agenda, graill, I got you, just like what your signature says, loud and clear. Consider I have been "educated!"

[hanspeter]

hello leute

dass problem bei mir ist nicht china!!!!!!!!. mhz (ernest) hat mir vor jahren an einem boot treffen in heilbronn gesagt.
hanspeter. was du da machst mit den katamaranen ist sehr gut. du hast ein nischenprodukt gefunden.mich interssieren catamarane
nicht. ich mach lieber mono boote.leben und leben lassen. auf diese worte habe ich mich verlassen. und plötzlich macht er eine ganze serie catamarane.
und ganz knapp an meinen massen vorbei,dass es ja niemand merken soll, obwohl ich selber schon an einer eigenen mystic am arbeiten war. dass hat mich 50% meiner einnahmen gekostet. dann schreibt er noch im deutschen boot forum. mein freund aus der schweiz.
macht man so was mit freunden???????. mhz macht ein label in die boote. MADE IN EU. es stimmt auch. die tschechoslavakei
ist in der eu. aber ist auch ein billig lohn land. sooo und dass ist die verdammte wahrheit. in diesem geschäft wird man nur belogen und
betrogen. greetz hanspeter

[JimClark]

translation
that problem for me is not china!!!. mhz (ernest) told me years ago in a boat found in halibut.
hanspeter. what are you doing with the catamarans is very good. you have a niche product gefunden.mich interssieren catamarans
not. I do prefer mono boats. on these words I have left me. and suddenly he makes a whole series catamarans.
and very close to my past extent that nobody is supposed to notice, even though I was working on myself already own at a mystic. that cost me 50% of my income. Then he writes in German boat forum. my friend from switzerland
so what do you do with friends???. mhz makes a label in the boats. MADE IN EU. it is also true. the tschechoslavakei
is in the eu. but is also an agricultural fair wage. sooo and that is the damn truth. in this business is you just lied and
cheated. greetz hanspeter

[Heaving Earth]

I want to know how this thread is turning into an argument about why hpr is shutting down?
So stupid.... you can barely make a comment in here without someone jumping down your throat and thinking they're "schooling" you on something they know nothing about either. Rc boaters are so ridiculous sometimes

[Doby]

I would think that anyone who can afford one of HPR's hulls isn't the type of person who worries about what a gallon of gas costs. So anything from a "China" source wouldn't hurt him anyways.