Questions about sponsorship.

Some people will sponsor a car just because they're racing fans, and don't have a way to participate.

A body shop painted our car for just the cost of materials. We stripped the old paint, they did everything else. But every deal will be different. All we had to do was put their name on the car (they approved the graphics). I never understood that. They stood to gain little, as we raced all over the northeast, and a little down south. Even a local race was 50 miles away. Who's gonna use a body shop that ain't local to them? But, hey, I didn't complain.

Another was a local speed shop. He gave us half of our gas money for the hauler. We showed him receipts. We did run quite a few local races, so I can see him doing okay. He did it for other racers, too. (I don't know what their deals were.) Looks good to see his name on several cars. He used his business' logo on all the cars.

My partner approached the body shop. He had used them in his business.
He had the deal with the speed shop for several years, before I was involved.

But his philosophy was ask for whatever you want, see what develops. No contracts were written. He dealt with people he knew well, which I always thought was the way to go. We were always appreciative. Nobody had to give us anything. If the speed shop was slow, maybe he didn't pay. No problem.

Bottom line was, it was no big deal. We were just little guys, maybe it'll help you.