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Originally Posted by Steve Williams
It's disrespectful to the sponsor at best, and just one more reason the sponsor can question themselves on "Why are we doing this?"
And supposed Contingency Sponsors that don't pay are respectful of the racer when they don't pay or are slow to pay?
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Absolutely not. That doesn't have anything to do with slapping decals on the car right before the finals, which as previously noted per NHRA rules will get you no money for those late-applied decals, and in IHRA is illegal and make you forfeit ALL contingency awards. Bringing up the few and far between bad sponsors who don't honor their commitments is not an excuse for disrespecting the large number of great sponsors who play by the rules (and expect the racers they support to follow the rules as well).
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tell me that you have not had one that was slow to pay or no pay
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I've had a couple of slow-payers, but I've never had a "no pay" situation. There are some sponsors who have added additional requirements over the years, or have a limited amount of years that they pay for a product, and that's fine. I've had some "expire", and I've taken those decals off the car. No fuss. -=shrug=-
In order to be paid, per *both* NHRA and IHRA rulebooks, contingency decals must be on the car prior to first round of eliminations, and be displayed throughout eliminations.