Good choice. I'm a big fan of Sid and the boys.

See a pattern there? The US Army cut back too. Why? It costs an awful lot to sponsor one car let alone two and the extra exposure really doen't do them that much more good. Oh, it's nice to have that extra car out there when the other car doesn't get in or is out in an early round, but lets face it advertising budgets are tight, yet the cost to race continues to sky rocket.

I was visiting with an ex-fuel racer today and he agrees that the costs have exceeded what the exposure is worth for MOST companies. Unless you race IHRA where the exposure to a sponsor is limited since the series is not nationwide (but I hope it is someday), you need a minimum of 2-3 million IF you already own most of the equipment to race in NHRA, since the purses aren't enough to sustain a team on the road.

Some kid ask me what I spend. I told him about 25K per year. He said "that's it?" And I said "25 K doesn't appear out of tin air. It's a hell of a lot of money if you start with zero."

"That's it?" You want ask him, if that's such a small sum,then open up your wallet!

For me that's equal to 2 million per year.

or maybe a hockey stick manufacturing company.....KOHO anyone??

hope jeff finds another ride...he's a good man and great with the fans....and if anything he's got a find a ride for Cordova next year so he can come back and defend his World Series of Drag Racing 2007 title

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True, the purses seem like they've changed very little, if at all, for about the last 8-10 years. When you do the math, winning say $40,000 for winning TF or FC at a National event, and it costs on average $5,000 (I've heard that figure but can't vouch for it's accuracy) to make one run, one need not be a rocket scientist to understand that the amount of the purses is rather comical. Heck, the guy finishing in 43rd place in a Cup race can win double that.

Yep, this really bites for Jeff. I hope he can get another deal put together.

Hmm - let's brainstorm this one. KOHO would be a fine choice and would fit it with MetalWood's sponsorship in IHRA. How about Bauer, Sherwood, or CCM?

Thinking "outside the box" (or maybe outside the smelly hockey bag), here are some other fine Canadian companies that might be willing/able to fund the "Car Formerly Known As The Blue Team":

• Tim Horton's (current sponsor for Paton's part-time TF)
• Canadian Tire (hope they don't pay w/CT Money!)
• Rush - look at Nancy Matter w/the Who, Wiber's a huge fan

That's all for me for now. Good luck Arend, Denner, Cunningham, and everyone else on the CFMATBT!

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Cunningham spent many years w/ Gwynn's TF team, so he knows how to make both run well.

Mike, you are right. I got to talk to Jeff at the World Series, great guy! I hope something comes along for him.

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