The Borg Motorsports Newsletter

We'll be shutting down for two weeks from Sept. 9, 2021 until Sept. 23, 2021. Any orders placed in that time will be shipped when we return. 

Between the high sales growth (thank you all for making this possible!) and some supply chain issues, we're taking a little break to get caught up and allow some family time. This should allow shipments and material levels to catch up to the quantities we need to be in a good place going into the fall. Any orders placed by EOD Sept. 8, will be manufactured and shipped before we truly shut down. I had to bump up the closing date for orders (from the previously announced Sept. 10) because of limited materials on hand. Any orders placed while we are closed will be manufactured and shipped when we return and will be on our standard two-week lead time between order and shipment for backordered items. I will be available the entire time we're closed for technical support, questions, sales, etc. so please feel free to reach out. 

For those of you waiting on backorders, we've experienced some delays, probably because of local COVID levels. San Angelo (our town) was listed as the town in Texas with the highest growth rate of COVID (we tend to lag the rest of the country). While it hasn't been as bad as it could have been, I know a lot of people in quarantine and that's probably at least partially by there are occasional shipping delays both in and out. I'm trying to stay on top of shipments and make sure they are getting out of town. That said, I appreciate your patience with this situation. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

As of late this morning, all backorders have shipped. I greatly appreciate everyone's patience as we adjust to the high volume of orders and new production methods.

Many kits are close to being in stock, but still have a few pieces left to be complete kits. There should be inventory of most kits by the end of the week. While the site will be updated with inventory as it's available, some customers have found issues with the site saying that items are on backorder when they are really in stock. There are some problems on the backend of the site that I'm looking into, but I don't have a timeline for repair. 

If you're waiting on a specific kit to be in stock, please send me an email and I'll check for your specific case. Otherwise, it is safe to assume that all kits (except the offset kits) will be able to ship within a week. Thanks!

I appreciate everyone's patience as I work through the backlog. There had been a confluence of issues in the shop that was delaying production. The main lathe was down for maintenance, the old managed to wear out an important part, and I was put on work restrictions by my doctor. The new lathe appears to be up and running and I should be (partially) off of work restrictions shortly. This should allow all kits to be completed and shipped late this week or early next week, possibly minus the offset orders. Offset bushings take longer to make and might be delayed until later next week. All delayed orders will be going out with overnight shipping to get them into your hands ASAP. Again, I greatly appreciate everyone's understanding and patience while I work through all these issues. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks!

The power is back in our area and the state agency that runs the grid has lowered their emergency level to a point where we should not see any more rolling blackouts. It's looking like we'll get above freezing today and I have the shop warming up. Once the machines have been checked for damage from the freezing temperatures (so far looks good), production will start. I do not have any updates on specific orders, other than it's looking like next week at the earliest. The shop will be running as quickly as possible to get caught up on the orders that are in place. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented event.

If you’re lucky enough to have power, you may have seen the news of the weather in Texas. Our town has seen record snow fall and record low temperatures. Both my house and the shop are in a section of town that don’t have power and both use electric heat. I’m writing this in a McDonald’s parking lot where they still have Wi-Fi and power. Looks like over 40% of the town is without power according to the utility website. I’ve given up trying to keep the shop warm and I’m just working on my house at this point. All of my orders and shipments have been delayed in and out of town for several days. There’s no estimate on when power will be back up. No burst pipes yet but they are freezing (buildings and probably machines soon too). Because of this any pending orders will be delayed until further notice. I apologize for the delay. As soon as we have reliable power and shipments going in and out of town I’ll post another update. Stay warm and safe out there.