Driver sells racing car ad slots on Ebay
Trying to beat Kid Jensen's kid
THERE HAVE some pretty whacky ways employed by budding sports car drivers to obtain sponsorship. But this surely must be the first time anyone's tried selling chassis advertising slots on Ebay.
British driver, James Wingfield, has divided his car up into ten advertising opportunities and is auctioning them off one by one.
Wingfield presently lies second in the Formula Palmer Audio championship behind Viktor Jensen who – for all the old foggies out there – is the son of former Radio One DJ, David 'Kid' Jensen.
Since Jensen is technically Icelandic, Wingfield is claiming to be the leading British driver. If that doesn't work he's going to try claiming he's Egyptian.
Anyway, James better get his skates on because the Ebay auction finishes this Friday, 23rd June and the next race, the Brands Hatch Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, starts on 30th June.
Winfield probably stands a better chance than fellow Brit, Charlotte Kerwood, who despite having won two gold medals is struggling to find sponsorship. Kerwood won the medals for the very non-PC sport of clay pigeon shooting.
If you want to buy a piece of the action, search for 'Brands Hatch Palmer Audi' on Ebay UK.
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