Sponsors

We're still holding our breath that a tire sponsor will come through for us. Hankook went with the Mitsu team, (nice one Jeff!) and Maxxis said "nice proposal, but we don't have anything that would work for you." Found a nice set on craigslist, but the seller is mighty proud of them! We'll have to make a decision soon.

I would have to say our biggest sponsor right now is my father-in-law, Frank Green, the mayor of Hauser, Oregon. He not only is lending us his '04 Dodge towing-beast, but is currently in the process of turning 20 lbs. of top sirloin into jerky for us.


Next, I have to thank Ricardo at PIAA for generously providing the additional lighting for the Dodge. Stay tuned for the install!

We received the most gracious "sorry, but no" letter from Garmin that either of us had ever seen, and they offered some discounts if we were interested in buying. Hella is focused on Baja racing right now, but also offered to put us in touch with a vendor for some "racer pricing."

I thought we'd be a shoe in for a Warn sponsorship, (I'd interned there as a MECOP, and later went back to work as a contract engineer,) given the nature of the event and the eventual need for vehicle recovery, but I was wrong. At the time, we had no secured media exposure, so I understand Warn's decision.

We got a few steps up the ladder w/Toyota, angling for a FJ Cruiser or one of the new Tundras. Sterling Truck agreed to lend us one of there demonstration Bullets, (thanks for trying Matt and Jeff!) but we couldn't sort out the insurance issues.

All in all, it's been quite an experience submitting these proposals. Though most have gone unanswered, everyone who has replied, even with a negative, has been nice.