Sponsorship!
Sure,
drifting, autocrossing, 4x4 rock crawling, and go-karting are fun! No doubt
about it, but one day you are going to be pretty good at having
fun...and then it might not be so bad to have a Big Brother type
picking up part of the tab for new tires and hot new performance parts.
The day
may come when you want an amateur sponsorship, to go semi-pro, or even
to join the big leagues. Why do it alone?! Get Sponsored!
Creating Your Bio
Building Up Your Social Networking Sites
Cross-Linking Your Sites
Updating Your Sites
Your email lists
What Content Aids Sponsorship Selection?
Shoot Your Action Videos At U-Drift
Use U-Drift Dream Girls For Your Photo-Shoots
How To Get Pro-Quality Video and Pictures
Do Lots of Family, Friends, and Fans Matter?
Does News Media Coverage Matter
Building Your Sponsorship Package
Bio
MySpace/Facebook/Twitter/Podcasts
Action Pictures
Action Video
News Media Coverage of Yourself
Show potential sponsors the exposure they get from you (crowd shots, vendors at your events, etc.)
What corporate attire you are willing to wear
Where you are willing to advertise on your vehicle bodies and web pages
Your available vehicles and web pages
Video/Photo/News Media examples of you "giving back" to the sports community and to charity
Competition Wins
Event Attendance/Participation History
Learning About Companies That Sponsor Drivers
Which Companies?!
What Corporate Technology Can You Promote?
What Technology Can You Use?
Contacting Companies About Sponsoring Drivers
How To Submit Your Sponsorship Package
How and When To Followup
Contingency
Sponsorship
Contingency
sponsorships are instant sponsorships; prizes given to event winners
who were using the correctly branded products on their vehicles (or
wearing properly branded clothes/apparel). There are often events
where a sponsor offers prize money to winning drivers who used their
products or display their decals on their vehicles during the actual
contest. For example, a tire company might offer a $1,000 contingency
sponsorship prize to the highest placing driver (at a given event)
using their tires in competition. Of course, if you're not using
the sponsor's tires, then you won't get anything from them even if you
win the event.
If
you need to purchase a particular product for your vehicle (say, it's
time for new tires anyway), then it might be wise to purchase a product
brand that qualifies for a contingency prize. When entering competitions, read the rules to learn if there is a contingency sponsorship prize. Winning a contingency prize gives you a direct line to corporate sponsorship!
Contacting Agents
Non-U-Drift Sponsorship Sites