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Friday Paintball News and Rumor Report
Smart Parts, or rather the bank that controls the assets, is rumored to have refiled for bankruptcy. This time around, SP is filing for chapter 7 which means that the assets will be liquidated shortly. Anyone in the market for a paintball field?
Richmond Italia’s non-compete with Procaps is set to expire this Saturday, July 31st. With that in mind, rumors are circulating that a new paintball manufacture and brand will show up shortly. Sources indicate that the new paintball launch may take place at PSP World Cup.
One of our readers pointed out that Giovani from SC Village and Giant Paintball Parks is listed as a speaker at Paintball Extravaganza. Scroll to the bottom and take note, Gio is now pushing .50cal! Rumors are floating that Gio and Kingman have worked out a deal to supply .50cal Spyder paintball guns and paintballs throughout the Giant Paintball Park chain. Giant Paintball and Kingman Headquarters are down the freeway from one another and sources report that it was only a matter of time before a deal was reached.
Speaking of the D’Egidios, Bear will be heading off to Italy for a summer vacation. Sources indicate that he won’t be back in time to play with his team, Newport Entourage, in the PSP Mid Atlantic Open. Speaking of Entourage, Raney Stanzack was spotted playing with the team over the weekend. We anticipate he will be playing 7-man NPPL in Vegas.
Rumors suggest that Vicious has decided against bringing in “hired” guns and going forward they will be sticking to the homegrown program. We anticipate players from the Division 1 DSSP8NTBALL.com team will be brought up to fill voids left by recent departures of pro players Pat Roberts and Billy Bernacchia.
Photo Credit: Jeff Stinson
This article was authored by Justin – who has written 876 paintball news and gear articles.
Justin was introduced to the game of paintball in ’96. Since then, he has been actively involved in promoting and playing in recreational and tournament paintball.
15 Comments
Will be adding Patrick Wingfield and Logan McNeely from DSS. Both are loyal solid players to the organization.
I thought Vicious already brought in Gino (“replacing” Pat)? Is Gino still with the team?
Why did Vicious decide this? What have they learned about themselves, their players, outside players, etc… that led them to this determination?
You raise two excellent questions. I believe G-no is going to be with the team, as is Drew Templeton. If I’m not mistaken, this is going forward.
I’ll try to reach the VICIOUS organization and see if they can’t help clear this one up.
raney is a much better player then bear. entourage should do good
understatement. Rainbox wrecks shop.
Wow, if SP files for Ch7, that will be sad.
Then there will truly be no more SP since they legally “dissolve” as a business. Granted many people hated them, but anyone should be able to admit that they were a huge part of the game…
most people hate on smartparts but have never used their products. the ego lovers fill peoples heads with random information about air efficienct and mechanical problems. smartparts made great guns; people need to use the guns and form their own opinion.
Nicely adjusted Shockers still shoot as smooth as any highend
wait is pro caps is going bye bye to ????
Why would that happen? Richmond was the owner of Procaps and then sold part of his share to an investment group, and had to sign a non-compete for a set amount of time.
Procaps is still going strong.
Damn, the death of smart parts. That’s really sad, while some guns had issues (I know, I shot Ion and Eos)it is still a big blow to the industry. I’m gonna miss em, especially the Freaks, Best rocking barrel system ever. {Sob}
Sad to see SP die.. i agree with the previous comments– although people hate on them now, they have definately been a huge part of the game. I rememember 10 years ago shooting a shocker and having a blast with it.. RIP smart parts.
Thanks for the photo lovin Justin!
Logan is a great player. As is Patrick, they’ll be good additions to VICIOUS’s roster.
smartparts had good guns. people hated without knowing what they were talking about.
I still use my NXT on a constant basis and I still shoot people.