Sponsorship and Participation Opportunities

  The auto racing industry has reached #1 as the most watched spectator sport in America.
Greater than any other professional sport in the USA.  The recent increase in Ford Racing
popularity has a great impact on the Ford product. This increase has had a great impact on
the local racing popularity as well.  The weekly car count has increased from an average of
56 cars a night to an average of 128, 43 of which are Fords.  The local racing industry
provides a sponsor tremendous consumer awareness of their product and service.  It is key
for products to have strong awareness, because in this world of multiple product choices, the
consumer will choose a product that it has some association with (number of impressions).
It is also a fact that local racing participants, spectators, and others in the sport honor local
sponsorships as their way of supporting local racing.  Enhanced consumer loyalty is often a
by-product of corporate sponsorships.   This type of advertising is a highly effective means of
reaching their target market at 100 mph.  This offers the sponsor to be identified with an
appealing lifestyle and culture, and increase the company's "community goodwill".  The
Fortune 500 companies read like a "Who's Who" when it comes to racing advertising.
Racing sponsorship offers advertising, promotional, and marketing opportunities unparalleled
in both their low cost, and effectiveness, as well as the tax incentives. This Ford four cylinder
modified champion is an excellent car to wear your logo, to participate in your promotions,
and to carry your message to your market.  Promotion minded racing teams such as ours can
accommodate this interest by participating in promotional appearances, newsletters, flyers,
car shows, local sports coverage, and extensive web coverage on our site, as well as
"Who Won.com", "Behind the Wheel", "Louisiana Dirt", (all updated weekly), among others.
This may help you make a decision as to your level of desire to promote your business
through our race team.
   The possibilities of in-house promotion are unlimited.  Imagine awarding your "Employee of the
Month" with an invite to participate with us at a meet with the "Company's Race Car", or an
opportunity to participate with the Douglas Racing Team as a member of the pit crew.  Valued
customers can be entertained for the evening at the track, sharing in the excitement, watching the car
"fly the company's colors".  Underwriting a race car can provide tangible, real benefits in employee
moral as workers follow the progress of "their car" through newsletters, local sports coverage, and
promotional appearances as desired by the sponsor.  Even small businesses realize the benefits of
advertising "their" sponsored race car in the newspaper, special events, car shows, and watching
it draw traffic in front of their establishment while on display.  Some companies who don't deal directly
with the public have learned the value of a racing sponsorship.  Your corporate logo will be
prominently displayed on the Douglas Racing Team race car, car hauler, and team uniforms.  Logo can
be visible on the hood, front and rear fenders, spectator side, back straight side, trunk and rear of the
race car.  Sponsors are also listed on the car's information sheet for the announcer, and announced
approximately 4 times per event.  Trophies will be provided from the races and your company will
receive extensive coverage on the Speed Demons web site, which has an average of 350-500 users
weekly during racing season.  Our racing season starts in February with play days (test and tune),
and regular points racing starting in March, and finishing at the end of October.  Feel free to check
out the sites mentioned above, and any other statistical information needed to complete your
decision, any other data required will be furnished immediately upon the sponsor's request.
 
 
 

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Our position and accomplishments

Douglas Racing Team #69 is in an elite class of the four cylinder modifieds.  Racing a Ford 2.3 OHC
modified engine, as the NASCAR Lincoln Welder ARCA Trucks, MSRA, and USAC Midgets.
The crankshaft is stroked, the camshaft is a .656 lift roller, with 14 to 1 compression ratio.
Our modified stock cast iron cylinder head flows at 205 cfm on the Super Flow SF-600.  This engine
has horsepower of 300, and 258 pounds of torque, at 8400 rpm.  Budget limitations have forced us
to use a modified stock cylinder head, instead of the Ford Motorsports aluminum cylinder head with
intake, and a stock block, instead of the Ford Motorsports (Esslinger) aluminum tall SVO block, and
a stock Holley 500 instead of a Barry Grant Holley 500.  These enhancements could greatly increase
our horsepower, torque and rpm, giving us more speed to elude the competitors.  The NASCAR Lincoln
Welder ARCA trucks, USAC Midgets,  and the MSRA Pro-4 also race this engine, using the Ford
Motorsports parts mentioned above.
    Douglas Racing Team #69 was points champion for the year 1999, with 12 feature wins, and
numerous top 5 finishes,  and repeating points champion again in 2000, with 13 feature wins, and
numerous top 5 finishes.  Both 1999 and 2000 Mid Season champion on the 4th of July, as well as
the Champion of both Labor Day Blowouts.  Douglas Racing Team has won the perfect attendance
award for both 1999 and 2000 seasons.  We also hold the track record for our class at 16:456 on a
dirt 3/8 mile oval track.  This team has a very large fan base, we have numerous photos of this car
with many different spectators.  The number "69" was picked to resemble the yin yang design
for a "perfect balance".
 

References:

www.fordracing.com
www.ford.com
www.usacracing.com
www.esslingeracing.com
www.cincy-racing.com/patemfg/arcatruck.html
www.arcaracing.com/arcatruckschedule2000.htm
www.msrapro4.com
www.speed-demons.com
www.whowon.com
http://netpaths.com/wknd_racer/track_index2.html
www.thespeedzone.com
www.racepages.com
www.racetracknews.com
www.oldweirdherald.com/news/99usranats/nascar4pro/index.html
www.nmraracing.com
http://inliners.org
http://ladirt.hypermart.net
www.hotlaps.com
www.dirtmotorsports.com
www.msmotorsportspark.com
www.delphi.com/racecentrls/messages
http://forums.delphi.com/racecentrls/messages
www.gospeedway.com
www.hoosiertire.com
http://hometown.aol.com/racecentrl/index.html
www.cooldirt.com
http://hines.racingteam.com
www.race-track.com
 
 

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Corporate Sponsorships

Corporate sponsorships can be cash contributions, or contributions of parts, and/or products, with the
corporation receiving a tax deductible receipt for all contributions.  Size of logo, and participation in
promotional events as well as market exposure in due respect to the size of contribution.  Expenses and
sponsorship levels are listed below:

GOLD: Logo anywhere on the car the sponsor prefers, as well as the car hauler, and team uniforms.
All promotional considerations mentioned above, and market coverage. Contribution level $15,000.00.

SILVER: Logo on the spectator side of the car, as well as the car hauler.   All promotional
considerations mentioned above, and market coverage.  Contribution level $10,000.00.

BRONZE: Logo on the back straight side of the car, limited promotional considerations mentioned
above, and market coverage.  Contribution level $5,000.00

ASSOCIATE: Logo on the trunk or hood, limited promotional considerations mentioned above, and
market coverage.  Contribution level $3,000.00.

LIMITED PARTNER:  Small logo on the race car, limited promotional considerations mentioned
above, and market coverage.  Contribution level $500.00 to $1500.00.
 

EXPENSES:

All prices based on Esslinger and Ford Motorsports parts price sheets for 2000

New rolling chassis $12,500.00
Coil over shocks assemblies (4) $640.00
Hoosier Tires (28) $2,800.00
Wheels (8) $480.00
Sheet metal bodies (2) $1,500.00
Ford Motorsports SVO Aluminum Cylinder Head $2,873.00
Ford Motorsports Aluminum SVO Tall Block $5,000.00
Dry Sump Oil System $2,325.00
Gold Star All Aluminum Flywheel Assembly $725.00
Roller Camshaft Kit $982.00
Wiseco Pistons (8, 4 spare motor) $950.00
Barry Grant Holley 500 carburetor $596.00
Intake Manifold for above aluminum cylinder head $325.00
Crank fire ignition system $720.00
Stroked crankshaft lightened and balanced $1,993.00
Total Seal piston rings (8, 4 spare motor) $1,024.00
Manley Chromoly Sportsman connecting rods (8, 4 spare motor) $994.00
Coated main and rod bearings Polydyn (4 sets, 1 spare motor, changed mid season) $446.00
High Volume oil pump $89.00
Oval track Oil pan $635.00
Stud kits, mains with straps, and head $250.00
High torque starter $319.00
Fuel $1,100.00
Entry Fees $1,950.00
Maintenance (oil, filters, etc. changed regularly) $540.00
Graphics $300.00
Uniforms for crew $250.00 to $500.00