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Dabalos

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Track VS. Columbia
« on: February 26, 2004, 12:04:10 AM »
Are they the same company?
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BowlingWolf

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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2004, 03:17:25 PM »
Not the same company; however, Track pays Columbia to manufacture their bowling line according to their own specs, from what I understand.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2004, 06:29:47 PM »
Also AMF 300 is now a subsidiary of Columbia.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2004, 06:41:03 PM »
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and dyno-thane is owned by storm        And hammer is owned by ebonite
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You are joking, right??

Dyno-Thane iS NOT owned by Storm. It is independently owned and operated by Phil Cardinale. DT pays Storm to manufacture their balls using DT's own coverstocks and DT's own cores.

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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2004, 07:15:13 PM »
Indeed, charlest is right. Columbia does not own track either.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2004, 12:02:42 PM »
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Indeed, charlest is right. Columbia does not own track either.


Charlest is indeed correct; however, I am sorry to say that you are not.

Look here under Intellectual Property...http://www.trackbowling.com/corporate/legal.cfm

Columbia purchased Track in the mid-'90s.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2004, 12:39:32 PM »
Ive already been told that columbia does not own track.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2004, 12:56:21 PM »
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Ive already been told that columbia does not own track.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2004, 01:01:31 PM »
Seems to me that the issues of ownership were covered in the bankruptcy thread...I'm too lazy to dredge it up.  

For those interested, the BK proceeding continues to pend in court, and the ownership issues are admittedly muddled by the fact that Columbia is the largest creditor listed in the filing.    

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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2004, 01:03:24 PM »
Thats odd. Multiple people have told me over again that Track was a whole sperate company like d/t.
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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2004, 01:12:53 PM »
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Thats odd. Multiple people have told me over again that Track was a whole sperate company like d/t.
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Track may legally be a "separate" legal entity still, although I am very much uncertain of its exact status.  But its property, its stock, its trade names are all owned by Columbia.  Dynothane is none of those things.  Look at it this way: Track is line a brand line, it probably has its own brand manager.  But it is managed and under the control of the owner and producer of the brand, Columbia.  Its officers or managers serve at the discretion of Columbia managment.  If they don't like what Track is doing...it doesn't do it.  This is not unusual in corporate life, but it is not really an independent company.

Dynothane is an independent company with a manufacturing agreement.  It is not owned or controlled, nor can its president be fired by the guys at Storm. If they screw up, Storm loses nothing except the manufacturing agreement.


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Re: Track VS. Columbia
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2004, 07:05:11 AM »
MoRich balls are made in C300's Factory, same with Track.
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