applied for sponsorship, TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE Options

[blu94gt]

Ok guys so I applied for a car sponsorship through a scouting company, I was recommended to it by a guy in a local motorsports club who has 20000 to build his Scion tC. I sent them a letter about how I would love to have aid to build my Celica to make it a head-turner and hopefully through the experience aid sponsoring companies to open up to aftermarket parts for our cars. I hope something comes of it but I don't have my hopes up too high lol. It would be cool though, they asked for my planned modifications and i typed like a page of mods haha

eh wish me luck, i'm supposed to hear back by Thursday

~Brian

This post has been edited by blu94gt: Aug 29, 2005 - 11:54 PM

[yarik83]

I have been sponsored by car sponsorships.com for the last 3 years and counting.
through them here is what I got:
2 sets of invader kits
z3 fenders
full exhaust by magnaflow (with exception of header)
2 sets of dragon decals (check my profile)
stormfx 10 stick colorstorm neon under car light system -in shipping right now
my pioneer cd player -soon to swith to another one

list of misconseptions:

-hey sponsor me with tons of parts and money-unless you are featured all over the place chance of you getting something big is slim

-hey sponsor me now now now- again patience is a virtue.. start slow and work your way up

-hey why are they asking my for my credit card? well you are paying once for a service and then for years to come you receive offers. I have saved a big sum of money by paying 86 dollars once

-hey but why are they only sending me "this"... you have a celica.. a vehicle below "fancy" -that is in the eyes of the sponsor company.

-hey why are they only sponsoring me for a fraction of a cost? hey 50% off the price tag goes a long way.

finally a word of advice:

-something is better than nothing
-email companies and offer them a deal they would like (the keyword is they)
-keep them updated with photos etc..
-be ready to stick some decals on...
-get a sponsor from a company that people usually dont (ie being sponsored by "trojan" would require your car fitted with a giant decal but rewarded with a hefty sum of money" the money could always go into your car.

my sponsored cost so far:
$ about 1500 in savings (that is not to say that I got everything for free)
so far after 3 years I am very satisfied...