Wayne, should be the one info the written letter showing this is for dB Drag final. Competitor use the letter go to their local stereo shop asking for donation. The stereo shop can mail the donation check to the dB Drag department and save for the final, that way winner will get large cash pay. Don't forget competitor who meet should donation from the shop should have free membership and discount (half price) for final registration or something like that.

This method is works, we have done this in school to support autocross events. We went to all the repair shop asking for donation to support automotive events. We get quit a lot of money to run the event.

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Originally posted by hdn23:
If anyone try to get big cash on final, first you have to support dB Drag by sending out the letter to all the stereo shop and manufactory asking for donation to support the sport.

Wayne, should be the one info the written letter showing this is for dB Drag final. Competitor use the letter go to their local stereo shop asking for donation. The stereo shop can mail the donation check to the dB Drag department and save for the final, that way winner will get large cash pay. Don't forget competitor who meet should donation from the shop should have free membership and discount (half price) for final registration or something like that.

This method is works, we have done this in school to support autocross events. We went to all the repair shop asking for donation to support automotive events. We get quit a lot of money to run the event.

Since, we in stereo system we can do it the same by asking any shop that carried stereo to help support the final event or the sport that support their shop. A $20-100 bucks is no problem with shop some shop even give more then you think. They can use the donation as tax deductable on their business.

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Copy and paste must work well for you. I have read this exact post 3 times this morning in two different posts.

If I was the owner of an audio retail outlet, and you were to walk into my store asking for donations. Convince me to give money to something in which I will not see a great return. What would I get for my donation, because I know of very few people who will give without getting a return. Would I get national exposure? (I could do that by becoming a member of dBDRA) Would I see an increase in sales? (I could better use my money for local advertisments) Would I gain recognition? (maybe, but recognition does not pay the light bill)

Pretend you have just stepped into my place of business....convince me to donate. (if your game)

The key word is school . Companies are more willing to contribute to the community they live in when it will benefit the learning process. Especially if they have children in school.

Of course, the shop have to get recognition with advertisement banner posted at dD Drag final for the whole world to see or being know to everyone.

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Originally posted by hdn23:
If you don't try, how do you know it not work?

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I'm sure wayne does this already but maybe set aside portions of each membership fee of everyone, manufactures also and put them towards the pot at the end of the year. I think by wayne hooking up with these import tuner shows, that will help in getting more cash shows and possibly a new big sponsor or sponsors for finals, would be great to have greddy, AEM, DCsports, Honda, etc. wanting a piece of the action at finals...

Give it time, it will all work out.

What WOULD work is a targeted program to certain sponsors where one could arcitulate VALUE for thier sponsorship. The folks who are potential sponsors are looking for ROI, which is an acronym for Return On Investment. The folks who are running the potential sponsors are looking to make an investment today for additional revenues tomorrow, and are NOT running a charity fund for promising causes.

SQ has fallen on hard times because they failed to make changes necessary for mfg's (who are the SOLE source of funding for sanctioning bodies) to justify continiued support - i.e. it sells product, and you can identify it. SQ was fine until the dealers found the events were unmanagable and took away from their ability to sell product.

Like it or not, that's the way it is, and Wayne knows that if he can't make a model which the value equation is right side up (higher return than a sponsor's investment) they won't continue.

This is only for certain people can gain extra benefit on their be half like free dB Drag membership, final registration and other goodies that Wayne approve the process. Everyone else is paying his or her due fee for his or her inability. If you can get the job done why not? It benefits on both parties and the competitor.

If you can not get the job done, you have not thing to lose. Just don’t turn the opportunity away, supported!
Doesn’t mean is not working for you, and anyone else can.

Bro please dont take this the wrong way, but your idea in the text that i quoted is correct (IF it was complete). You have to be professional, and the shop will be expecting a ROI (what are they going to gain by promoting this event). If someone who cant even produce one post with proper grammar asked me for money for car stereo gear, I would tell them they should focus more on their education.

Please don't take this as a flame, I am just stating that many people think it is easy to gain sponsorship for anything. People who want the easy (gimme's) make it difficult for the true professionals in this sport. I am talking about big name people who are sponsored like alma gates. I would bet that she had a proposal several pages long describing how a company sponsoring her would benefit. My local shop that i have frequented over the past few years wouldnt even consider giving me a break on metering my car once I build my new box.

And they charged me 20 bucks for a 1 foot symbilink to rca cable. That seems kinda high to me. And people wonder why internet sales soar.

Here's a tip: If you do come up with a proposal, please use a spelling/grammar checking program

If anyone try to get big cash on final, first you have to support dB Drag by sending out the letter to all the stereo shop and manufactory asking for donation to support the sport.
If you havent noticed, several large manufacturers do support dbdrag. One large name that comes to mind KENWOOD. Also asking local stereo shops to support Dbdrag will not be enough. They will want to know how they will profit from their donation

Wayne, should be the one info the written letter showing this is for dB Drag final.

If I am not mistaken, wayne has gone through great lengths to ensure the competitors get good prizes. He made a deal to have more sponsors at the spring break event by including the tuning market. Very good idea in my opinion

Competitor use the letter go to their local stereo shop asking for donation. The stereo shop can mail the donation check to the dB Drag department and save for the final, that way winner will get large cash pay.

Once again, your local shop just isnt going to send money into Dbdrag unless it benefits them in some way. Yes donations are a tax write off, but would they rather donate to a local charity then a stereo event????

Don't forget competitor who meet should donation from the shop should have free membership and discount (half price) for final registration or something like that.

So what you are suggesting is that anyone who fundraises for dbdrag finals should be allowed to compete for free? Entry fees are collected to cover the enormous expense that producing a show costs. You are trading apples for apples here. The money collected from the shops would hopefully be enough to cover the money lost to free entry for said competitors

This method is works, we have done this in school to support autocross events. We went to all the repair shop asking for donation to support automotive events. We get quit a lot of money to run the event.

Once again, key word here is SCHOOL. Shops are willing to donate to the local community. It's called KARMA. Do something good for your community, and the favor will be returned and then some. Plus many of the shops workers have students attending said schools and could possibly benefit them. It is also a tax write off in many instances

Since, we in stereo system we can do it the same by asking any shop that carried stereo to help support the final event or the sport that support their shop. A $20-100 bucks is no problem with shop some shop even give more then you think. They can use the donation as tax deductable on their business.

With the invention of the internet, many shops have lowered their profit margins to compete with online sales. The difference between the two is the cost of overhead. Online sales generate less operating expenses and can in turn offer lower prices. Read all the posts about "supporting your local retailer. As you know several members here online work in these so called shops. The audio retail industry in general Cant continue to reap the profits they once had due to the internet. So you are telling me that a shop that has had to lower prices to compete with online sales is going to donate money to an event that will bring them little to no coverage. An event that will more than likely not affect that shops profit margins???

In another post you said: something about dB Drag and competitor who crying for prize money.
Like it or not, anyone have better idea or theory?

Well there may be some competitors crying about prize money. But most people know you arent going to become a millionaire competing in dbdrag. Most people do it for the competition and they enjoy the sport.

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Originally posted by cbrman:
...you arent going to become a millionaire competing in dbdrag.

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Originally posted by Big Ed:
Well first off to get any more sponsors we as a dbdrag whole need to stop crying and whining about each other here on the forum. Lets show some professionslism..anyway..

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