sponsors

[nico504guy]

im new to the drifting world and still a full time student. it seems like on ebay and nico alike they have alot of nice used parts cheap and all that, but after you build a decent car, get licensed, start competing, etc. it seems like the expenses would pile up. are corporations really willing to sponsor or is it a big no-no to bank on having someone else help or fully pay your way...

[E7-S14]

if you wanna drift. drift.don't be a p*ssy and whine about expenses..Drifting isn't that expensive.. honestly

i have no remark about sponsors so sorry

[BOOMSHAKALAKA]

There's a good article about sponsors on JTune's website. Take some time to read it.

There's more to sponsorships than you think bud...

[Joe]

ok im gonna be the ******* here. im not gonna sugar coat **** and say "oh its so easy to get sponsors" because thats a LIE.

why should anyone sponsor you? what do YOU bring to the table thats different than the next guy? why doesnt he deserve it too? see my point? getting and KEEPING a sponsor is all about doing something different and BETTER than the next guy. someone in the middle of the pack at your local amatuer events probably isnt gonna have any sponsors. but the guys who win on a consistent basis, or are always placing high, or have an AMAZING car and do well driving, those are the ones that get sponsorships. NOTHING in the automotive world is free and i can guarantee those guys who are local amateurs and do have sponsors have spent more money out of their own pockets than you can even understand.

a sponsorship is a business RELATIONSHIP, in turn for parts/money/whatever, a company gets advertising. why the hell would a corporation give someone free stuff when they have never won a competition, dont have a built car, and have virtually NO experience drifting? what is that going to do to HELP the company?

dont drift expecting to get ANY sponsors. it takes a long time to get to the level where people want to sponsor you. most drivers will never make it because they arent willing to make the sacrifices required to do it. im sorry but the truth hurts man.

[neverlift]

ok im gonna be the ******* here. im not gonna sugar coat **** and say "oh its so easy to get sponsors" because thats a LIE.

why should anyone sponsor you? what do YOU bring to the table thats different than the next guy? why doesnt he deserve it too? see my point? getting and KEEPING a sponsor is all about doing something different and BETTER than the next guy. someone in the middle of the pack at your local amatuer events probably isnt gonna have any sponsors. but the guys who win on a consistent basis, or are always placing high, or have an AMAZING car and do well driving, those are the ones that get sponsorships. NOTHING in the automotive world is free and i can guarantee those guys who are local amateurs and do have sponsors have spent more money out of their own pockets than you can even understand.

a sponsorship is a business RELATIONSHIP, in turn for parts/money/whatever, a company gets advertising. why the hell would a corporation give someone free stuff when they have never won a competition, dont have a built car, and have virtually NO experience drifting? what is that going to do to HELP the company?

dont drift expecting to get ANY sponsors. it takes a long time to get to the level where people want to sponsor you. most drivers will never make it because they arent willing to make the sacrifices required to do it. im sorry but the truth hurts man.

you know why I have a great story, I'll save it for another time.

[Drifter S]

ok im gonna be the ******* here. im not gonna sugar coat **** and say "oh its so easy to get sponsors" because thats a LIE.

why should anyone sponsor you? what do YOU bring to the table thats different than the next guy? why doesnt he deserve it too? see my point? getting and KEEPING a sponsor is all about doing something different and BETTER than the next guy. someone in the middle of the pack at your local amatuer events probably isnt gonna have any sponsors. but the guys who win on a consistent basis, or are always placing high, or have an AMAZING car and do well driving, those are the ones that get sponsorships. NOTHING in the automotive world is free and i can guarantee those guys who are local amateurs and do have sponsors have spent more money out of their own pockets than you can even understand.

a sponsorship is a business RELATIONSHIP, in turn for parts/money/whatever, a company gets advertising. why the hell would a corporation give someone free stuff when they have never won a competition, dont have a built car, and have virtually NO experience drifting? what is that going to do to HELP the company?

dont drift expecting to get ANY sponsors. it takes a long time to get to the level where people want to sponsor you. most drivers will never make it because they arent willing to make the sacrifices required to do it. im sorry but the truth hurts man.

spoken true.. im gonna back u up and be the bigger ******* and point out something else..if u wanna get into drifting to be sponsored and be a pro and blah blah blah.. u arent gonna get any respect out of the real drifters.. trying to go that route is retarded.. all the guys u see who are pro drifting are just doing what they loved to do before there were sponsor ships they arent trying to dominate a motorsport..

now take rhys millen and sam hubinette who came in bringing factory backing and all that **** who have been dominating drifting.. they get no respect from the other drifters nor most of the fans who know what drifting is about.. they never came from our grassroots stage and did it just cause it was fun.. they saw some sport to try to capitalize on and took it. as a result they are looked down on believe it or not.. do u really wanna be in that crowd? cheered when u loose a battle and booed if u win.. kinda takes the fun out of it when the people watching u try to take away from everything u do...

**** the crowds or the competition.. just get in your car go to practice events and drift.. if someone sees what u got and wants to sponsor u they will.. and if they do it will be cheaper for you to drift.. thats just an added bonus.. not the reason to do it.

[Joe]

dont start that "the real drifters hate pro drifters" bullsh*t in here.

[adrianfromthecastle]

its the same deal in skateboarding, LOL...

rather than sponsors, its easier to get to know people in the industry to get hookups on new and used parts rather than paying full price on things.

[Drifter S]

not starting any bull****.. i said that getting into drifting just to be some pro is stupid.. isnt that what u said? just to have fun?

dont jump my **** either.. the whole compete and get in formula d is whats killing drifting around here right now anyway.. now people are trying to throw in comps and payouts and all kinds of extra bull**** so the fee to drive goes up.. meaning it costs more to go out and do it legally..which turns most people back to parking lot goofing. so lets dont get started on drifting in general i guess.

im in no way some realist trying to say im more about drifting than anyone else.. in fact i just love driving more than drifting in general. im just saying if people would just go out to a practice day and pay the fee and start learning there.. drifting would have a way more positive future.. but nowadays people(and i konw a few) seem to decide they wanna drift so rather than go out and learn.. first thing they do is sink $9k in a car to do something they never even tried realistically anyway with some hope of getting a sponsor and a name in a magazine or on tv. its not what its about well not what most people feel its about.. to each his own man.

[Joe]

if someone wants to get into drifting to be a pro, good for them. they are in for a RUDE awakening VERY shortly into their, nearly guaranteed, short lived career.

pro drifting in general has been AWESOME for our events. i hate competitions, and i hate spectators. so i charge spectators at my events. $5 per head. that covers entry and ridealongs. that brings in more income to LOWER the cost of events. we even bring out food/drink vendors, local parts stores, etc and they pay to put booths up.

when i started drifting in AZ our events were 150-200$ per driver, now they are down to $65-80/driver an event.

drifting is amazing at weeding out the posers. if they think they are gonna get a tire/transport deal just because they have a built car they wont be drifting long.

[Drifter S]

yeah it does weed out a lot of wannabes.. events here however a lot of times run about $50... the feeder series stuff and comps are running around $120+... thats over twice the cost of a typical practice day.. but i must say theres kinda a balance between cheap events and the others so u have the option to attend what u feel.. i just dont see the big deal about wanting to be some d1 star myself.. good to see we are still on the same page man.

[1sorrydrifter]

most of the ppl who come out expecting to get sponsorships will never make it anywhere, the best sponsor in my opinion is yourself, you have to teach yourself how to drive, unless youre rich you have to learn how to work on a car, you have to have the heart it takes to stick with it even when stuff isnt goin right, you are holding your own hand and if you do that long enough and get good enough you *MIGHT* have a chance at getting a real sponsor, other wise get into building show cars and apply for all those bs sponsorships online

sorry if im a newb and tickled anyone in the wrong way, thats just the way i feel about sponsors

[240sxbobbis]

the same with bmxing i tried i was damn****ing good at it to