by 71buickfreak » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:47 pm
It is not a free lunch by any means. I work hard to keep my sponsors happy, which is why I can get pretty much whatever I want because they know I will do what i say i will do.
I am certainly not saying that a 17 year old kid can go out and get sponsored, it takes a lot of work and if you burn that sponsor, its going to be EXTREMELY difficult to get another. Its not a free ride, anyone who tells you they are sponsored and it was all fun and games and they didn't have to do anything is lying, its not easy. But, it is possible for regular people who aren't top-dog competitors to get full sponsorships. Thats how I started, I was nobody, competed 1 season, set some high goals (150 dB) with a unique vehicle (a 71 Buick GS convertible) and got my first sponsorship (Rockford Fosgate) It helped that I worked at a shop. I hit my goals that year, hitting 154.7 dB in a convertible (verifiable here:
http://www.termpro.com/asp/competitorst ... 1&Season=0) which is the loudest true convertible in the world (Ragtop jeeps and trackers dont count, the pressure is built in the fully enclosed portion of the cab)
All of that was to say that if you don't try, you will never succeed. I only got sponsored because I asked. I didn't listen to all the peopl who said I would never get sponsored and that my convertible would never be able to hit 140.
It is not a free lunch by any means. I work hard to keep my sponsors happy, which is why I can get pretty much whatever I want because they know I will do what i say i will do.
I am certainly not saying that a 17 year old kid can go out and get sponsored, it takes a lot of work and if you burn that sponsor, its going to be EXTREMELY difficult to get another. Its not a free ride, anyone who tells you they are sponsored and it was all fun and games and they didn't have to do anything is lying, its not easy. But, it is possible for regular people who aren't top-dog competitors to get full sponsorships. Thats how I started, I was nobody, competed 1 season, set some high goals (150 dB) with a unique vehicle (a 71 Buick GS convertible) and got my first sponsorship (Rockford Fosgate) It helped that I worked at a shop. I hit my goals that year, hitting 154.7 dB in a convertible (verifiable here: [url]http://www.termpro.com/asp/competitorstats.asp?Competitor_ID=23651&Season=0[/url]) which is the loudest true convertible in the world (Ragtop jeeps and trackers dont count, the pressure is built in the fully enclosed portion of the cab)
All of that was to say that if you don't try, you will never succeed. I only got sponsored because I asked. I didn't listen to all the peopl who said I would never get sponsored and that my convertible would never be able to hit 140.