MM Does BABE 2011: The Official Discussion Thread

[D_Eclipse9916]

Its still a reasonable goal, especially with some big donators in the mix.

See that's the thing... we are planning on talking with some larger businesses in town and nearby to see about sponsorships. We'll happily slap a big ol' vinyl (or paint, maybe) of their logo on the car somewhere, if it means they will support us monetarily.

Just sayin'. Been there done that

Can't fault us for trying. Care to give more details on what you or whoever tried that didn't work out well? I'm assuming it was part of the GRM stuff back in the day.

Real sponsorships that actually give cash are a huge time investment both up front and continually. I talked to my brother who actually had sponsorships for both his motorcycle racing and on his NSX Year One Lap car. He said it wasnt worth the trouble and you would be better spent just using that time at a part time job to make the money than to deal with most of the BS. He did say one or two sponsors were pretty good, but the good sponsors are looking for previous track record successes and continuing involvement wether they are there or not.

Look around the paddock even at spec miata/time trial etc, they get a whole lot more attention than just a regular person and most of them are "sponsored" by companies that end up being their own businesses that they can write off for advertising media or are their stickers for contingency prizes based on "series sponsorships".


Not saying you cant do it, but I would plan on significant personal investment of time and money from each member. You also have to make a proper business proposal that is based on siginificant research and numbers that are supported by something instead of gusses. I certainly see very little return on my money if I was to spend 1000+ dollars of club/alumni money into a vehicle/trip that only supports this single event. Maybe if it was a car that could have another 500 invested and be a non-competitive GRM challenge car (just to get the naem out there), or club autox car.

But then again, thats how I feel.