I think to be fair everyone's got a valid point to a degree - the original posted of this was just saying that he feels a bit "unsure" at paying full RRP for a car when potentially all the young lads at his club could be "sponsored" as it's put when he has had to go out and pay full price....
I think basically due to them asking people to write in and apply for sponsorship it can come across as a little Jim'll fix it or something - and maybe seems *(to some)* that all these people with "sponsorship" may not fully deserve it (again this is aimed at nobody in particular as i don't know any of the lads running the cars) - just saying how it may seem to new people on here that are thinking of going for an X11.
The point i was trying to make is that i think it's a clever way of getting people to run the car that may not have otherwise if they hadn't been offered "sponsorship" - nothing bad about that at all, as i'm all for the X11 doing well and i still love the cars - i'm just saying that i remember as a youngster it was all about getting sponsored so as the opportunity came up to get a supported drive with someone i think a lot of people have jumped at the chance as it's really exciting for them. Not saying they don't deserve it personally, just that a trade drive is a no risk situation for a manufacturer whereas Schumacher, Losi and Associated back in the day had A Team (All Free) and B Team (50% off) - That's just the way i think of a sponsored drive being.
Hope that doesn't come across as patronising at all, i'm just trying to explain how i think others have seen it and that basically i can understand where people are coming from.
Good luck all anyway, would be good to see it take off and start getting in those A finals again.
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