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Mark---pennies make dimes ,dimes make dollars----you are right many "small" companies wanna get involved but its probably that big Upfront charge($$$$) that has them gagging-- Nobody likes to pay for future services at the present time sorta like the cable companies make ya do--you wanna pay for it After you use it not before---but probably what happened in the past is the HRA's let a company pledge money and when it came time to pay they did not --got the advertising but no expense involved---This whole contingency/sponsor thing as been going on for many years---at least 25-35 years that I know of--perhaps without divulging exact number you might enlighten us all as to what a contingency plan such as yours might cost a company---just round numbers or a range please ---like more than $10,000 or between say 25,000-100,000 or whatever those numbers really are so folks here can get some idea of the numbers we are talking about--I dont think the average guy "really understands" how much money we are talking about---think about it "xyz headers" on just 20 Stockers per event at $50 each=$1000 and then 22 National events is $22,000 now add in Super Stocks maybe Comp and Super Gas and you are talking lotsa money not just per event but for a whole season---maybe an probably most racers have NO IDEA of how much money we are talking about all they see is the $25 or 50 or whatever posted