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chevy620 · 01-28-2011, 11:47 AM

If you want to raise money, through sponsors, for Class Eliminations (and for all Stock, S/Stock and Super Class eliminations) you simply need more companies to support it. There are a lot of small companies that will support Class Eliminations...Here is the problem:
NHRA charges $5500.00 to be a contingency sponsor at LODRS events.
What that means is $1000.00 (administrative fees) and if you do not pay the racers $4500.00 in contingency checks, you owe NHRA the balance.

If they would only charge the $1000.00 and allow you a selected number of LODRS display areas (say 2 per division or 10 max) the $1000.00 becomes affordable. Paying the racer the contingency $$ is the part that every manufacturer should like, they are paying their customers for winning with their products.

If it wasn't for the "penalty" of up to $4500 if you do not pay out contingency a LOT OF SMALL COMPANIES WOULD join.

They could do something similar for Class Eliminations Sponsors". It would be a smaller program but a $1000 to sign up, allowed to display product within your normal pit-parking area at events with class eliminations and given access to hand out decals in staging and pits to Class eliminator racers would be a great start.
Most small companies do not have semi-trailers for display, they are usually companies that will probably have one of their customers bring some product, set up a table at the end of their trailer and promote their products and then watch over Class Eliminations to make sure decals and products are there.

Why does every program always have to end up paying NHRA if the sponsor doesn;t pay the racers. If you think $5500 is a lot for LODRS you ought to see the minimums to be a National Event COntingency Sponsor.....then you would know why it is hard to get paid. Lot of money and literally no exposure for their money posted.

If NHRA and Charlie in contingencies could work out a program that brought a little money to the NHRA and let the racers deal with the Class Sponsors, they might get NHRA back to where it was a win/win for everyone, not just the NHRA.

Send me a Private Message if you have any ideas or questions you don;t want seen on this forum. Otherwise, get what you think known, this is a great forum and the input is excellent.

Thanks,
Jok

01-28-2011, 11:47 AM	#67
chevy620 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How would you SAVE CLASS RACING ??? If you want to raise money, through sponsors, for Class Eliminations (and for all Stock, S/Stock and Super Class eliminations) you simply need more companies to support it. There are a lot of small companies that will support Class Eliminations...Here is the problem: NHRA charges $5500.00 to be a contingency sponsor at LODRS events. What that means is $1000.00 (administrative fees) and if you do not pay the racers $4500.00 in contingency checks, you owe NHRA the balance. If they would only charge the $1000.00 and allow you a selected number of LODRS display areas (say 2 per division or 10 max) the $1000.00 becomes affordable. Paying the racer the contingency $$ is the part that every manufacturer should like, they are paying their customers for winning with their products. If it wasn't for the "penalty" of up to $4500 if you do not pay out contingency a LOT OF SMALL COMPANIES WOULD join. They could do something similar for Class Eliminations Sponsors". It would be a smaller program but a $1000 to sign up, allowed to display product within your normal pit-parking area at events with class eliminations and given access to hand out decals in staging and pits to Class eliminator racers would be a great start. Most small companies do not have semi-trailers for display, they are usually companies that will probably have one of their customers bring some product, set up a table at the end of their trailer and promote their products and then watch over Class Eliminations to make sure decals and products are there. Why does every program always have to end up paying NHRA if the sponsor doesn;t pay the racers. If you think $5500 is a lot for LODRS you ought to see the minimums to be a National Event COntingency Sponsor.....then you would know why it is hard to get paid. Lot of money and literally no exposure for their money posted. If NHRA and Charlie in contingencies could work out a program that brought a little money to the NHRA and let the racers deal with the Class Sponsors, they might get NHRA back to where it was a win/win for everyone, not just the NHRA. Send me a Private Message if you have any ideas or questions you don;t want seen on this forum. Otherwise, get what you think known, this is a great forum and the input is excellent. Thanks, Jok