Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder

Joe Marcinowski · 06-30-2011, 04:20 PM

Lots of negative threads here lately so I thought I'd buck the trend. Got lucky enough to hit the Perfectly Strange Performance Award at Norwalk this past weekend. After becoming a third round runner up to Lynch/Wertman I asked the staging lanes guys what I had to do for verification. They sent me to Bruce Bachelder. I asked Bruce what I had to do and he replied, with a smile I might add, that he had already checked my car and e-mailed the info to Strange.

Came home from work today and there was package from Strange containing my hat, decals, and my check!

Thank you Strange Engineering and thank you Bruce Bachelder!

I now know where my brake upgrade will be coming from.

Alan Roehrich · 06-30-2011, 05:03 PM

Joe, it's always good to hear the news when a sponsor/vendor treats racers well, it lets racers know where to spend their money.

jmcarter · 06-30-2011, 05:51 PM

When they announced you won the award (pending decals and such) on the Norwalk audiocast I wondered how many weeks you'd be waiting...what a pleasant surprise that Strange was so quick to pay. Makes me rethink my next purchase for sure!

Joe Martens · 06-30-2011, 06:15 PM

Congrats, Joe!

Ed Wright · 06-30-2011, 06:19 PM

My dealings with Bruce, or any of them for that matter, has always been pleasant. I have a hard time understanding some of the complaining.

thomas sheehan · 06-30-2011, 07:06 PM

Joe

I won the same award in SS a few years back at Bristol. I had the very same experiience with Bruce B, and with Strange (had box with hats and check by wed).

I also posted a similar thread back then.

Thanks again to Strange Engineering. (and Bruce).

63corvette · 06-30-2011, 07:21 PM

I also won the award a few years ago and the box with the hat and check beat me back home. We did take 3 days to get back home being retired with no job to get back to, but it was there when I went through the mail on Thursday morning.
A very nice surprise to have waiting.

Strange is also very good with their parts services.
I had a leaking shock at Las Vegas last fall when I looked inside the trailer upon arrival at the track. I called and Strange sent me overnight a new shock and I was good to go for the race.

Overall they are just great people and a great product.
My 2 Cents
Rick Cates

Jim Wahl · 06-30-2011, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

My dealings with Bruce, or any of them for that matter, has always been pleasant. I have a hard time understanding some of the complaining.

Been torn down more than once by Bruce and he has been nothing but fair to me and everyone else I have seen. I have known him since the old Ed Hamburger days, very knowledgeable guy. Strange is an outstanding Sportsman supporter! Jim

pro7474 · 06-30-2011, 10:34 PM

The very 1st time we had any dealings with Bruce was at the 1st race Justin was running super-stock and after going over the scales and doing fuel check he had Justin pull off to the side and we are thinking ok here we go they are going to check something, So Bruce walks around the drivers side and Justin open his door and Bruce says I see that was your 1st round win in super stock congradulation. and he has been nothing but fair ever since even when they wanted to tech certain things on our cars. and Strange is always one of the 1st checks you will receive.
Chris Lamb

james schaechter · 07-01-2011, 05:41 AM

Strange Engineering has been very good in terms of their products and customer support for me also.

Nice Job with the Perfectly Strange award Joe!

That $$$ going into your StickShift Conversion Fund?

06-30-2011, 04:20 PM	#1
Joe Marcinowski Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 203 Likes: 843 Liked 33 Times in 15 Posts	Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder Lots of negative threads here lately so I thought I'd buck the trend. Got lucky enough to hit the Perfectly Strange Performance Award at Norwalk this past weekend. After becoming a third round runner up to Lynch/Wertman I asked the staging lanes guys what I had to do for verification. They sent me to Bruce Bachelder. I asked Bruce what I had to do and he replied, with a smile I might add, that he had already checked my car and e-mailed the info to Strange. Came home from work today and there was package from Strange containing my hat, decals, and my check! Thank you Strange Engineering and thank you Bruce Bachelder! I now know where my brake upgrade will be coming from. __________________ Joe Marcinowski 3377 STK

06-30-2011, 05:03 PM	#2
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,104 Likes: 1,560 Liked 1,784 Times in 407 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder Joe, it's always good to hear the news when a sponsor/vendor treats racers well, it lets racers know where to spend their money. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

06-30-2011, 05:51 PM	#3
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,293 Likes: 2,364 Liked 3,165 Times in 969 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder When they announced you won the award (pending decals and such) on the Norwalk audiocast I wondered how many weeks you'd be waiting...what a pleasant surprise that Strange was so quick to pay. Makes me rethink my next purchase for sure! __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

06-30-2011, 06:15 PM	#4
Joe Martens Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North Olmsted, Ohio Posts: 787 Likes: 626 Liked 196 Times in 69 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder Congrats, Joe! __________________ Joe Martens AA/Stock 3969

06-30-2011, 06:19 PM	#5
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder My dealings with Bruce, or any of them for that matter, has always been pleasant. I have a hard time understanding some of the complaining. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

06-30-2011, 07:06 PM	#6
thomas sheehan Photographer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,717 Likes: 24 Liked 75 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder Joe I won the same award in SS a few years back at Bristol. I had the very same experiience with Bruce B, and with Strange (had box with hats and check by wed). I also posted a similar thread back then. Thanks again to Strange Engineering. (and Bruce). __________________ Tom Sheehan SS GT/NA 1046

06-30-2011, 07:21 PM	#7
63corvette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canyon, Tx Posts: 551 Likes: 127 Liked 353 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder I also won the award a few years ago and the box with the hat and check beat me back home. We did take 3 days to get back home being retired with no job to get back to, but it was there when I went through the mail on Thursday morning. A very nice surprise to have waiting. Strange is also very good with their parts services. I had a leaking shock at Las Vegas last fall when I looked inside the trailer upon arrival at the track. I called and Strange sent me overnight a new shock and I was good to go for the race. Overall they are just great people and a great product. My 2 Cents Rick Cates

06-30-2011, 10:34 PM	#9
pro7474 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder The very 1st time we had any dealings with Bruce was at the 1st race Justin was running super-stock and after going over the scales and doing fuel check he had Justin pull off to the side and we are thinking ok here we go they are going to check something, So Bruce walks around the drivers side and Justin open his door and Bruce says I see that was your 1st round win in super stock congradulation. and he has been nothing but fair ever since even when they wanted to tech certain things on our cars. and Strange is always one of the 1st checks you will receive. Chris Lamb

07-01-2011, 05:41 AM	#10
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1,279 Liked 1,428 Times in 296 Posts	Re: Strange Engineering and Bruce Bachelder Strange Engineering has been very good in terms of their products and customer support for me also. Nice Job with the Perfectly Strange award Joe! That $$$ going into your StickShift Conversion Fund? __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK