Looking for sponsorship for Sam Croft

[SWERVE]

Good luck with funds for Sam... he has potential.
I have been on the sponsorship trail for over 2 yrs now for Ants. It is a long road, but it is out there........... dont leave any avenue un-tried, it sometimes comes from very unlikely places. Also keep your sponsers well informed and even signed pics (for the office wall) or articles in their local rag etc are usually well appreciated.
But most of all dont give up at the first hurdle...i have potential sponsors who i have been chasing for two yrs...they will come to the party... some just need time. Again keep letting even those who have said no informed via an e-mail or mail update every couple of months.
I now have another rider this year so twice the work.......... but it will happen.
Good luck guys

[Shaun]

http://www.visordown.co.nz/rider_pro...p?user_id=1451

Good on ya Choppa, this lets a few more people know just who this young "HOTSHOT" Is and his history.


There is NO Write or Wrong way to go about obtaining sponsorship, good work and good luck all

[Kevin G]

What lap times can Sam do at Manfield short track in good weather on the 150 or 250?
I looked on My Laps at the national round and did not see his name.

[SWERVE]

Dont think he did the National rounds Kev........... however he has run exactly a second slower than Seths 250 prolite record time at RD 1 of VMCC winter series this year. Which i thought was pretty good.
Its a shame that latest edition of Bike Rider mag got the times/riders incorrect and did not credit him correctly.

[Racey Rider]

and that (Round 1), was his first race day on the ex250 as well Swerve!

[Billy]

and that (Round 1), was his first race day on the ex250 as well Swerve!

Yip,Sams definitely got talent,But at the risk of sounding negative,You'd be foolish to put him in the same bracket as Seth at this stage,To put it in perspective,Seth has only ridden at Manfeild twice as opposed to Sam spending half his life there HAHA,Seth was also running on tyres that were on their 15th day at the track and it was the last round of a championship he'd already won the week before,Seth was also nearly a half a second a lap faster at his first visit to Manfeild,But because the class wasnt recognised his time didnt stand(1.27.2).

Good luck in finding a sponsor Sam,Im only to happy to help if I can,But not financially

[CHOPPA]

If this was a genuine request for sponsorship you will need to be a little more proactive with questions asked etc.

[SWERVE]

Yip,Sams definitely got talent,But at the risk of sounding negative,You'd be foolish to put him in the same bracket as Seth at this stage,To put it in perspective,Seth has only ridden at Manfeild twice as opposed to Sam spending half his life there HAHA,Seth was also running on tyres that were on their 15th day at the track and it was the last round of a championship he'd already won the week before,Seth was also nearly a half a second a lap faster at his first visit to Manfeild,But because the class wasnt recognised his time didnt stand(1.27.2).

Good luck in finding a sponsor Sam,Im only to happy to help if I can,But not financially

Quite correct Billy.
Winning everything at club level and repeating it at nats is not as easy as its sounds eh.
(my lad will agree with that)
And to go head to head with Seth in a championship race is another ball game altogether.... you especially will know his commitment into corners.....!
You never know how much more he has in reserve...untill he pulls it out either.
However Sam is one of the better up & coming prolite hopefuls i believe.

[SWERVE]

If this was a genuine request for sponsorship you will need to be a little more proactive with questions asked etc.

+1
How much time do you spend answering q,s - emails - and generally smoosssing people with regards to your sponsorship choppa.............. a f*#*in lot i bet eh.

[Racey Rider]

If this was a genuine request for sponsorship you will need to be a little more proactive with questions asked etc.

That comes across a bit harsh chap.
It's all a learning curve.

[RobGassit]

Its a shame that latest edition of Bike Rider mag got the times/riders incorrect and did not credit him correctly.

To be fair,apart from naming Seth instead of Adrian Billington,in the reference to the Minilites record, I'm not sure what else was incorrect. It did name Sam correctly as winning the Prolite races, didn't it?

[Shaun]

That comes across a bit harsh chap.
It's all a learning curve.

Comes across as very good advice from an experienced racer to me

[Matchless-G80]

We sell projectors and commecial screens mate - what evers in the demo rooms on the day ;-) Outdoors a better sound system would be needed.

Motorcycle gang is a friggin HOOT as lots of 1950 brit bikes having the bejesus thrashed out of them off road 'back in the day'... Its a corny as love story so wags like it too...

I've just purchased a copy of On Any Sunday and a short docco on flat track but its not arrived yet.

Happy to arrange something up your way and in the city if it helps Sam out David? (The Crofts live a few houses up the road from us) but I think they need a bit more dosh?

Hi Paul, this sounds really awesome. It means alot that Sams name is now being recognised. This could be a good way of raising some money for Sam and having some fun at the same time. This is definatly worth a go thanks.

[Matchless-G80]

Yip,Sams definitely got talent,But at the risk of sounding negative,You'd be foolish to put him in the same bracket as Seth at this stage,To put it in perspective,Seth has only ridden at Manfeild twice as opposed to Sam spending half his life there HAHA,Seth was also running on tyres that were on their 15th day at the track and it was the last round of a championship he'd already won the week before,Seth was also nearly a half a second a lap faster at his first visit to Manfeild,But because the class wasnt recognised his time didnt stand(1.27.2).

Good luck in finding a sponsor Sam,Im only to happy to help if I can,But not financially

Thanks Billy, at this stage Sam is still getting used to the bike and would love the opportunity to race against Seth. We are not expecting him to win the nationals, but we do believe that he could give some good results. I think he will go faster every meeting and come nationals time, it should be a great class to watch.

[Matchless-G80]

If this was a genuine request for sponsorship you will need to be a little more proactive with questions asked etc.

Hey Choppa, thanks for the interest in Sam. At this stage we are sorting through a budget for the Nationals to see how much it will cost and how much we need etc. It is a while away at this stage, but i think your idea of going to some one or a business with an exact figure is a better approach than just saying i need money.