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Re: Bounds of taste=spnsorships for race cars

To: "Alexander Joseph H" <AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com>,
Subject: Re: Bounds of taste=spnsorships for race cars
From: "John Lehman" <JELehman@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:24:03 -0400
I'm told SVRA uses a 100 sq. in. per side limit for advertising.  The whole
point is that there is very little for the company to gain by having their
logo to show prominently with no TV coverage and smallish (compared to
NASCAR) crowds.  The whole point is to have a great deal of fun with
interested clients who have a similar interest in cars, perhaps allowing
them to feel a part of the action.

John Lehman
'68 GT6

----- Original Message -----
From: Alexander Joseph H <AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com>
To: 'Gregory Petrolati' <greenman62@hotmail.com>; <JELehman@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: 'Amici Triumphi' <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 8:53 AM
Subject: Bounds of taste=spnsorships for race cars


> If you check with SVRA they have guidelines on this sort of thing...VSCDA
> discourage any kind of advertising....If I remember correctly, SVRA has a
> limit in square inches.
>
> The scofflaw that I am, I have a couple of prominent Roadster Factory
decals
> on my car and no one has ever approached me on it.
>
> There are others who would sport nothing on their cars...but you will see
it
> on some.
>
> Joe Alexander
>
> Others may have more opinions for you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Petrolati [mailto:greenman62@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 5:18 PM
> To: JELehman@ix.netcom.com
> Cc: AlexanderJosephH@waterloo.deere.com
> Subject: Re: Bounds of taste
>
>
> >A general question for the list:
> >
> >How far can I go in creating a sponsorship arrangement for the MG-
> Triumph
> >challenge?  The situation is this:  I've finally convinced the
> company I
> >represent to kick in some money for the Mid-Ohio SVRA race effort
> and invite
> >some clients to the race, especially since my territory is Ohio and
> western
> >Pennsylvania.  Two or three small logos on the car plus lunches and
> >after-racing-hours party in the paddock.
> >
> >I don't want this to become like NASCAR, but I can't turn down
> sponsorship,
> >can I?
> >
> >So it's now the Wirsbo/Bluemoon Racing/Triumph GT6.  I have to
> practice
> >saying that anytime someone points a videocam my way.
> >
> >I'd like to include the FOT decal on the car (or helmet) and the
> logo in T-shirts we're having done for the occasion.  Any problem
> there?  BTW, I
> >could use a logo for my helmet.
> >
> >John Lehman
> >
>    John,
>
>  I haven't a problem with Joe or the FOT using the art work I
>  designed. I provided to the group gratis.
>
>  Please let me know if Wirsbro will be using my art for "promotional"
>  purposes because that means someone is making money from my sweat
>  equity. I would like some form of compensation for its use either
>  paid to group or to me. I can't afford to race with the rest of you.
>  By writing and doing photography I get to spend more time at the
>  track than I could justify to my pocketbook and to my family.
>
>  If you need copies of the original, I will be happy to provide
>  color and black and white copies of their computer files at the
>  cost of my time for sizing and whatever storage media you require.
>
>  Greg Petrolati
>
>
>
>
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
> 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
>
> That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
>
>
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