Winning a Sponsor in Boat Racing
Interesting thread at Boatracingfacts.
Several people have asked for advice on obtaining a sponsor. In 2011, my team landed 8 sponsors with 3 of them being major cash paying sponsorships for the season. All returning for 2012.
Thanks to our major sponsors – Shell Racing Fuels, Austin Boats and Motors and Magnum Trailers. I also want to thank LIVESTRONG as our charity that we teamed with to drive donations.
To obtain a sponsorship there are 10 keys..Read more here..
http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forums/showthread.php?p=114340#post114340
Scott Gillman returns to the race track
In a few days time, Abu Dhabi Team Manager Scott Gillman will get behind the wheel of his new X Cat for the start of the 2012 season.
Like his arch rival Guido Cappellin who races Class 1 offshore, Scott is turning his
attention to the exciting X Cat offshore championship
but he has rigged the boat up so that he drives and throttles the boat himself.
His co-pilot in the opening race is an Italian known only as Stefano who Scott says is
just coming along for the ride.
Gillman proved he has lost none of his racing skills as, when standing in for the banned
Al Hameli in Kazan during the 2011 World F1 season,
Gillman finished a very respectable 4th after being out of action for over two years.
It will be interesting to see how he fares against none other than Ahmed Al Hameli
who not only races X Cats but also build them.
Scott’s boat will run under the Abu Dhabi banner.
http://www.raceboatinternational.com/
Jay Price Turns in Resignation with Qatar Team!
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ABU DHABI – December 31, 2011 – The 2008 World Champion and two time runner-up of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship for the past two seasons Jay Price of New Orleans, Louisiana is announcing he has officially resigned from the championship Qatar Team as of today.
“I am announcing my resignation, the final day of 2011 and will be searching for new goals with the start of a new year tomorrow,” said the American. “I’ve done a lot of thinking since the final race at the Grand Prix of Sharjah and feel it’s best for all concerned that I walk away from the Qatar organization and rethink my future in the sport.”
The USA veteran who has been running full time on the tour since 2006 has put together 52 official Grand Prix starts, winning 11 times while reaching the podium in 25, which, is almost half his races. Jay this past season finished on the podium in all five of the races he completed and has a remarkable three year record of reaching the podium in 22 of his last 26 finishes.
“It’s time for me to build my own legacy with a new approach,” said Jay. “Now, I felt, was a time to move on.”
There has been no official statement coming from Doha and the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) yet on the state of their six year team driver, or a replacement to fill the second seat that would go along with new World Champion Alex Carella of Italy. The 26 year-old driver brilliantly out dueled Jay and won the title from Jay in the final two weeks of the 2011 season.
The 2012 UIM F1 H2O World Championship campaign is a short 10 weeks away and as luck would have it, the first Grand Prix will be held in Doha along the corniche for the 10th Grand Prix of Qatar on the weekend of the 9th and 10th of March.