[jims69camaro]

i can only tell you about my brother's trip in the motocross sport: sponsorship means you can race. if you have to go into your pocket on a weekly basis, then you had better have a damn good office job. stuff breaks (ask melissa) on a daily basis so you need deep pockets (either your own or a sponsor's) in order to keep at it. and they want you to run at the top all of the time, so you need a damn good crew. all of that adds up to money. there is no office (that i know of) where you can go drop off your application and get a job. it's just not like that. and know that there are literally thousands of guys at any given track that want that top spot, so you've got to be able to beat the competition on a regular basis, or you'll get dropped for the next up-and-comer... it's not an easy road.