mazdaspeed

any one aplied for a sponsership with these guys I saw it in pasmag and was just wondering if anyone actually got sponsered or is it just a scam?

imported_gatherer

do you have a link to it? (since I'm curious PM it to me)

now here's how you determine if it's worth your time:

1) do you have to put out any money up front?

2) do you still have to pay for parts initially?

3) is it hard to meet the requirements of contact? (by this I mean having to attend say 20 shows in a year, for some that could be hard to do)

4) is there no term of contact defined?

if you can answer yes to any of these questions then it is not worth it...

for question 1 if there's an application fee it's pure crap setup to make money from sponsorship applications... for question 2 even if your paying cost for the parts your still forking out cash and they tell you want cost is... so I figure there's something in it for them still. for question 3, you should be able to set out what your plans are for the year not the company. In the application process there should be room to define what your planned events are. then the company decides whether to accept that or not. you shouldn't be forced into a certain number of events. and for the last question. if there is no term defined if after a year you figure you've met your requirements and pull their decals off your car, well with no term they can hit you with a breach of contact. always know what your term is.

I think over the Winter I'll write a how-to in the competition forum on getting sponsorship from companies