yeah xtreme did and it has worked in the long term for them, they have a strong team going into 09 and are still actively building it. i see that since shumacher have come back with a very large team along with x fac growing that other importers are actively searching for drivers as well but maybe not quite so publically as mirage are. i know that i for one cant shout high enough for the support mirage have and continue to give me and other team members. as previously said by ben and others they offer a variety of deals so that you can get the package to suit you rather than a you must run xxxxxxx product like others do which i personally feel is a good thing and really makes it easy for the driver who can then promote the products in the best way possible which in turn gives mirage better PR and good feed back on their products
personally i think its a good thing to do as they are helping more levels of driver like xtreme do. they also have a program to promote more juniors as they are the life blood of our sport so i will continue to promote their products as well as the other ones im sponsered to do, and look forward to doing so for as long as possible
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