Is Kershaw Designs back in business or not?

[fyrstormer]

I went to the Kershaw Designs website today and I noticed the "closed indefinitely due to a medical emergency" banner is no longer displayed. However, when I try to put something in my cart and check-out, Paypal displays an error and returns me to the Kershaw homepage. Anyone know what's going on?

[xCoolHandLukex]

I think the owner passed away of Cancer.


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[TIME MACHINE]

Here is a link to the obituary. Very sad....

Dan Fischer | Obituaries | lancasteronline.com

[JohnRobHolmes]

Thats a bummer to hear. Dan was always a pleasure to talk with at trade shows.

[Frank211]

WOW..... I've bought from him before, When he barely moved to Colorado, He told me it'll be a day or so before I mail your items out, he just moved so things were hectic !!!. I didn't know he passed ! That's when I got my first brushless system from him... A Hobbywing sc8 with a 4274 motor ..... RIP

[xCoolHandLukex]

I think someone took over the business from what the FB page has to say. No idea if they were affiliated with Dan or not.


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[JatoTheRipper]

Wow sad to hear! I didn't know him and I never deal with Kershaw, but I read so much good about them. His fans were passionate about how good the products were.

[sportbikeco]

Sad to hear, I've been to the shop and noticed they were closed a lot lately last year or so.

[E. Bryant]

Man, this really sucks :(

Originally Posted by TIME MACHINE

Here is a link to the obituary. Very sad....

Dan Fischer | Obituaries | lancasteronline.com

Thanks for posting that - I was unaware of Dan's many accomplishments outside the RC world, and am extremely impressed

[smog]

Man, he was a young dude. Never met or spoke with him, but he had a cool life from the sounds of his obituary. Hope you are building rc for the angels Dan...

[fyrstormer]

Damn. I hoped he'd recover.

Enjoy yourself; it's later than you think.

[crazee horse]

Came across as a stand up guy on his services. I had a minor issue and he replaced both motors to the UK with out hesitation. Very sad. Thoughts to his friends and family.

[fuzzy1]

Terrible news, Only purchased from him a few times but the guy had some great products and offered the kinds of things you don't see everyday.

[MailManX]

It broke my heart for his family to read the obituary. Only the good die young? He was one of the best, and he was way too young. On the up side, God will have one of the best RC parts designers in the universe by his side. With absolutely no offense or sacrilege intended, I truly believe that God is fun-loving, so why not also imagine that he has the best, most modified, fastest, toughest, most fun RC's ever?

[MailManX]

In case anyone is interested, Quinn Dorsey, the employee who bought the business, has finally just gotten the new website up and running:

https://www.novarc.net/

I think the design looks great! Although Quinn is changing the business name to Nova Racing Products RC, he shows his honor to Dan by posting a lovely tribute in memory of Dan Fischer further down the home page.

At the moment, online ordering is not working. Until then, Quinn said, "don't hesitate to call! I can take orders over the phone". However, I'm sure that the online ordering system will get sorted out pretty quickly.

I asked him about continuing to carry Kershaw Design products. He said he will carry the items that sold the best. He has a section of his "SHOP" pages dedicated just to Kershaw Designs parts. However, he is also branching out to become a distributor for several other brands.

RIP to Dan, and God Bless to Quinn on running the new business!

[CM9000]

aww man.. sad to hear an innovator go out like that. may he rest easy.

[Frank211]

On my FB feed, they changed their name
https://www.facebook.com/NovaRacingProductsRC/