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Originally Posted by Hpi_guy
just a quick question, how do you get noticed as a good driver and get sponsored?
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I wouldn't say i was everybody's idea of a "good" driver, i have a degree of success at club winning championships etc but seem to hover around low finals in the likes of nationals & the like, sometimes it's not about being a "good driver" in the conventional sense of getting good results & collecting trophies like confetti at the top level, but for someone of my ability it's about being approachable when people ask questions about what i race & how i set the car up etc or going over to their car & setting up it for them etc & generally promoting the brand & the products.. This is what Ansmann want as Team drivers, that is what Stu said to everyone at Southport at the test day last year & what Chris Clark (the Ansmann rep) has pretty much confirmed & said to me when i've pitted with him or seen him in the shops.
To me a lot of people see sponsorship as a way of getting something for nothing, me personally i see it as a way of helping someone out by looking after your sponsors so your sponsor (or whoever name you have on the car) looks after you. It's not sponsorship, but a means of support or a helping hand.