Sponsorships

Dear Readers,

Racing means a lot to many different people. To some, racing means the thrills of speed, competition, and making a machine perform better than it should. To others, racing is the satisfaction of turning wrenches and tuning like car like a surgeon might tune someone’s heart. To even more, watching a race is one of the finest experiences on earth. For a few hours each weekend, older race fans can feel like kids again, and kids can continue to feel like kids. I have tried to capture all of these aspects of racing here in Turn 5. I also happen to feel like I have passed over a crucial part of the racing experience...

Sponsorships!

Modern auto racing would not exist as we know it without sponsors. My mission is to provide fun entertainment to race fans from all walks of life by going beyond what happens on the track. I have been doing everyone who has ever enjoyed Turn 5 a huge disservice by omitting sponsors from the equation.

Turn 5 gets a constant stream of traffic every time I update it. I have decided to give sponsors an opportunity to partner with Turn 5.

This isn’t about money. I don’t plan to keep any money I make by selling sponsorships on Turn 5. The money will be used to put cars on the race track.

Questions you may have:

So if you aren’t going to keep the money, where is it going?
I plan to take any and all money I make selling sponsorships of Turn 5 and using it to...

dun, dun, dun!

Sponsor a racecar in 2008!

Excellent! A Turn 5 car?
Only if I make enough money selling sponsorships. Regardless of how much I make, the name “Turn 5” will appear on a racecar in some manner. If I get a ton of sponsors, I’ll buy space on somebody’s hood. If nobody sponsors Turn 5, I’ll buy a small square of space on someone’s rear bumper for a single race that no one in the crowd will be able to see.

Wait… if you sponsor the car, how will your sponsors benefit from sponsoring you?
All of Turn 5 viewers will see the sponsor’s name, logo, or likeness when they read Turn 5.

Couldn’t they just sponsor their own car?
Yes.

Whose car are you going to sponsor?
Maybe yours. That will be decided during phase 2 of this plan. I’d like to help an upstart yet underprivileged racing team.

How much will it cost to be a Turn 5 sponsor, and what types of ads can I buy?
We can negotiate. Pay $5, become the official sponsor of an issue (i.e. This week’s edition of Turn 5 is brought to you by John’s Port-a-John Service, the official portable toilet company of Turn 5. check out their website at www.portabletoilethumorisntveryfunny.com) Pay $10, I’ll put your banner on the sidebar for the rest of the season. Pay $100, I’ll let you write you write your own article.

Please note, these are just examples. Neither the prices of the sponsorships nor the nature of the ads are set in stone. Let’s just say, I’m a pretty agreeable guy and I’ll be more than fair. Sponsorships will be cheap.

What other benefits do sponsors get?
Since you’ll be paying by check, you can learn the Turn 5 editor’s secret identity!

Aren’t you the guy from Salina Racing Blog (http://brianwebster.blogspot.com)?
No.

Will Turn 5 still be funny?
That depends on whether or not you normally find it funny. I always get a kick out of watching drivers do interviews. If you listen closely, you never hear the word “car.” It’s always “the Dupont Automotive Finishes Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo,” or the “Penske Miller Light Dodge.” Due to my warped sense of humor, I crack up at this. I plan to use sponsors to make Turn 5 articles more realistic.

When I put together a Turn 5 article, I try to make the topic completely ridiculous, yet not completely impossible. Sponsorships will help me continue to walk this fine line. So if you like that brand of humor, think about sponsoring Turn 5.

You’re selling out!
That’s not a question.

Can racing teams/promoters sponsor Turn 5?
Heck yes.

How do I know you aren’t going to keep the money?
I’ll take pictures to prove my honesty.

How do I get started?
Email turn5salina@yahoo.com

-The Editor of Turn 5