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Im not after anything major....just a new TRF201 hand built for me by Tom Cockerhill, 5 sets of 50c 5200 lipos, petrol money to get to races, enterance fee's paid etc, etc...
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Not sure if this is sarcasm or what.. But if it's not I think your shooting for the moon when you should really be realistically looking at some small potatoes at the moment!
I've raced for coming on 11 years, been an f2 for all but 2 of my first few seasons and the most I've managed is a B drive for a few major companies and never received anything for free, and never a high discounted price, and at the time I was towards the 40-50 mark at the national scene.
Sponsorship comes to those who work hard for it, pull the results, freindly, approachable, a role model, and can represent a company to a high standard.
The only other way to get some 'aid' from a company is by putting something back or into the hobby.
I've known jimmy since 04/05 when oOple was thrown out there with a forum and php was introduced, and only recently jimmy is receiving help from major companies after MANY late nights, thousands of pounds spent and alot of dedication in to what he does and I'd say he still doesn't get enough to cover he cost of what he does.
A sponsor isn't about you getting a few quid knocked off, it's a two way deal and you need to put more in to it compared to what you get, it's a responsibility and quite an amount of dedication.
If you want to do it cheap, buy good second hand equipment and keep running costs to a minimum, there's only yourself to consult on how much yu should put in to what you enjoy.