Good info on sponsorship

Falcon23

Here is a link on some really good suggestions about sponsorship: AMA/Prostar Motorcycle Drag Racing

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"The thrill of a good price fades far sooner than the pain of a poor product" 98 XX: Titanium Force Full Ti Exhaust (best exhaust ever!!!), Factory Pro Jet Kit, K&N Drop-in, Dynatek DRL-400 2 Step Rev Limiter, AFAM 16/46 Sprockets, Michelin Pilot Powers-120/190

Partsguy

Kyle,I'll read that later,but I know first hand the most important things about sponsorship is how you represent the sponsor.They want their name clearly displayed,magazine photos,the rider not to be arrested etc.I had a bit of experience working with top Canadian road racers and some minor guys too.Usually you have to prove yourself a bit first,the only people that usually will help are business owners you know personally until you start winning.And in drag racing it's hard to get noticed.
Al

Falcon23

I agree with you completely. I know that for probably the first year, I will mostly be doing "free" sponsorships just to get my name out there. I figure I have about 2 1/2 years (the rest of my enlistment) to get this started. There is a lot that I am going to have to sacrafice to follow my dream, but it will be worth it in the end.

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"The thrill of a good price fades far sooner than the pain of a poor product" 98 XX: Titanium Force Full Ti Exhaust (best exhaust ever!!!), Factory Pro Jet Kit, K&N Drop-in, Dynatek DRL-400 2 Step Rev Limiter, AFAM 16/46 Sprockets, Michelin Pilot Powers-120/190

Partsguy

My first year racing I entered 2 points series,1 was the local track bike class,the other a separately run import bike series.I won the import series and came 3rd in the track series,but there was hardly anybody in either.A few months later at the next bike show I meet a relatively new fiberglass race body company(Armour Bodies),tell them what I did last year and got a 1/2 price kit.It probably didn't hurt that I worked at a bike dealer.Then I contacted one of our suppliers and got a race sponsorship through them,everything in the catalogue that I needed for racing-1/2 price,which is better than dealer pricing and got my picture in their catalogue.It was easy.
Good luck.
Al

Falcon23

Thanks. I figure that the key to sponsorship is professionalism, persistence and patients. I call it "the 3 Ps to sponsorship"

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"The thrill of a good price fades far sooner than the pain of a poor product" 98 XX: Titanium Force Full Ti Exhaust (best exhaust ever!!!), Factory Pro Jet Kit, K&N Drop-in, Dynatek DRL-400 2 Step Rev Limiter, AFAM 16/46 Sprockets, Michelin Pilot Powers-120/190