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10th January 2007, 13:48
MikeD

Both Kronos and Duval ran in 2006 with the "Kizz me" sponsor. Anybody knows what they do?
10th January 2007, 14:01
DonJippo

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeD

Both Kronos and Duval ran in 2006 with the "Kizz me" sponsor. Anybody knows what they do?

Energy drink http://www.kizz-me.com/main.html but Kizz-Me was kicked out after they did not pay their promised sponsor money so don't know if they sell that good.
10th January 2007, 14:29
Mihai

slightly off-topic

What is 'Sponsorship Wanted' and 'Rent this space' ? :)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3742/ginleyxr3.jpg

Anyone knows why Alistair Ginley is not driving on the WRC scene anymore (besides the obvious reason that he has virtually no sponsors) ?
10th January 2007, 21:59
LeonBrooke

That's just sad. Never run your car with that on it. put a pretty pattern instead.
11th January 2007, 08:03
WelshLegend

who were the sponsors of David Higgins on rally GB 2006. I think he done it in a lancer, but i wansn't sure if it was a works car. I thought he was a works driver.
11th January 2007, 11:52
jonkka

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeonBrooke

...so says a bald person ;)

Or balding one, eh? :)
11th January 2007, 17:09
jso1985

what about:
Karjala
Munchis
Eurodata car
?
11th January 2007, 17:19
FrankenSchwinn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mihai

What is 'Sponsorship Wanted' and 'Rent this space' ?

an unamed person who was a skater used to run local competitions with a big "UNSPONSED" sticker on his helmet just to p!ss people off because he was so much better than the paid competion..... priceless!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmi

Yeah you could just look it up for yourself but that sort of defeats the point of the thread. Its not a being lazy thing its just so people who do actually know can tell people and everyone can see the answer to your question.

no, that's just lazy.
11th January 2007, 17:23
COD

Quote:

Originally Posted by jso1985

what about:
Karjala
Munchis
Eurodata car
?

Karjala = Beer
11th January 2007, 17:23
Vilkavainen

Quote:

Originally Posted by jso1985

what about:
Karjala
Munchis
Eurodata car
?

Karjala is a beer from Finland.

Munchi´s is an Argentinian traditional ice cream company that seems to be Pérez Companc´s familiar bussines. More info at http://www.munchis.com.ar
11th January 2007, 17:24
Woodeye

Quote:

Originally Posted by jso1985

what about:Karjala
?

Karjala is a finnish beer brand. Not too tasty I think...
11th January 2007, 17:26
Erki

Karjala is a beer....

:D ;)
11th January 2007, 18:51
FrankenSchwinn

what's karjala again?
11th January 2007, 19:18
Vilkavainen

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankenSchwinn

what's karjala again?

As you can see there´re a lot of experts in drinks in this forum. :laugh:
11th January 2007, 20:40
FrankenSchwinn

what's Karhu?

Lapin Kulta?
11th January 2007, 21:35
LeonBrooke

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Or balding one, eh? :)

I had not thought of that possibility. I, personally, will not be going bald for many years :D .
11th January 2007, 22:16
MJW

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankenSchwinn

what's Karhu?

Lapin Kulta?

Karhu is beer and also Lain Kulta is beer from Arctic circle in Finland. My personal favourite is Karjala ( rally beer)
11th January 2007, 22:48
A.F.F.

Karhu is a bear beer :) Try say that really quickly after a dozen of them ;)
11th January 2007, 23:11
LeonBrooke

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

Karhu is a bear beer :) Try say that really quickly after a dozen of them ;)

Wouldn't work if you were a NZer, because in the accent "beer" and "bear" are homophones. Not in mine, though :p
12th January 2007, 06:28
White Sauron

Karjala is a great bear. Even though most of all I like Corona Extra. Karjala is translated from finnish as Karelia - a very beautiful part of Finland and North-West Russia. it's told Tolkien loved this place and took a lot from this culture... Karjjala was Marcus Gronholm's sponsor 2 years ago.

*listening to 'karjalan kunnailla" at the moment...
12th January 2007, 10:07
LeonBrooke

Who wrote a piece of music called "The Karelia Suite"?
12th January 2007, 10:20
Tomi

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeonBrooke

Who wrote a piece of music called "The Karelia Suite"?

Good old sibbe
12th January 2007, 10:25
animrallye

Quote:

Originally Posted by cal

Expert is a company selling electronic and hardware items. They have stores in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Estland.
www.expert.se

Expert is worldwide : http://www.expert.org/ ;)
12th January 2007, 15:16
COD

Mmmm. Beer :facelick: :burp:
12th January 2007, 22:25
LeonBrooke

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomi

Good old sibbe

Thanks very much Tomi :)
15th January 2007, 15:28
alleskids

I hear that Pons is from a wealthy family, which gets him the budget to run the Xsara in 2006 and now the Lancer in 2007. Can anyone tell which companies they own ? Just curious wich sponsor logo's we can expect on the car. Unless Pons will drive a logo free car, just like Anthony Warmbold did with his Ford Focus.
15th January 2007, 16:29
White Sauron

I've always wondered, if drivers allowed to write/paint whatever they want on the car if they don't have sponsors? Or, for example, promote smth they like?
15th January 2007, 16:48
Erki

I wonder if it's legal to promote something on your road car. Like cigarette ads on rally replica cars.
15th January 2007, 16:52
Lousada

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Originally Posted by White Sauron

I've always wondered, if drivers allowed to write/paint whatever they want on the car if they don't have sponsors? Or, for example, promote smth they like?

No, there is copywright on logos. You can't just reproduce them without consent of the company owner. Of course, the driver first could ask the company to put the logo up for nothing.
15th January 2007, 17:01
White Sauron

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Originally Posted by Lousada

No, there is copywright on logos. You can't just reproduce them without consent of the company owner. Of course, the driver first could ask the company to put the logo up for nothing.

Ok... I see... But, for example, I can put my own name on my car and write smth like "i'm the best", and it won't be banned?
15th January 2007, 18:28
alleskids

Only if it would appear as a lie :rotflmao:
15th January 2007, 19:29
Finni

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Sauron

Karjala is a great bear. Even though most of all I like Corona Extra. Karjala is translated from finnish as Karelia - a very beautiful part of Finland and North-West Russia. it's told Tolkien loved this place and took a lot from this culture... Karjjala was Marcus Gronholm's sponsor 2 years ago.

*listening to 'karjalan kunnailla" at the moment...

You are rapidly becoming most finnish people of this forum! ;)
15th January 2007, 19:50
White Sauron

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finni

You are rapidly becoming most finnish people of this forum! ;)

Paljon kiitoksia sesta maaritelmasta ;)

Actually, just live in the same nature, so knowing and understanding the neighbouring culture is essential.))
15th January 2007, 21:05
LeonBrooke

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erki

I wonder if it's legal to promote something on your road car. Like cigarette ads on rally replica cars.

I don't know if it's legal but you see cars with 555 and Marlboro logos in NZ. It would be especially illegal, given that tobacco advertising has been illegal in NZ since the early 90s...
16th January 2007, 07:14
Maui J.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeonBrooke

I don't know if it's legal but you see cars with 555 and Marlboro logos in NZ. It would be especially illegal, given that tobacco advertising has been illegal in NZ since the early 90s...

Tabacco advertising is illegal in NZ but I guess it's a very grey area if you are referring to some of the hotted-up road going Imprezas and Celicas etc you see around in rally guise. That's not the tabacco companies doing it but just some individual.

Also regarding that Anti Hair Loss product. NZ is one of only a few countries (the US being another) where the advertisment of 'Persciption' Pharmacuticals is allowed. Hence the ads on TV we have for Xenical, Viagra, Cialis etc. Merck Sharp and Dohme the makers of Propecia obviously see a bigger international audience than just NZ when it comes to the Rally NZ sponsorship deal.

NZ doctors hate the fact that these pharmacutical companies are bombarding the general public with these ads. People are walking into their local surgery and clinics demanding prescriptions for a drug they have seen on TV even before the doctor has a chance to take a pulse rate or blood pressure.

Pharmac, the NZ goverment body that controls phamacutical medication, has been reviewing this advertising and it's effect on the public and has more than once threatened to stop it.

Just like in the early 90s when the Rothmans Rally of NZ became the Smokefree Rally of NZ because of a law change. We may see a similar thing with Propecia if the government passes a law regarding Perscription Pharmacutical Advertising.
'Smokefree' was/is a government scheme, and bag of money, to educate the public to smoke smoking, and also take the place of any sporting or cultural event that had existing tabacco sponsorship for the first 3 years of the new law.
16th January 2007, 07:25
LeonBrooke

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maui J.

Tabacco advertising is illegal in NZ but I guess it's a very grey area if you are referring to some of the hotted-up road going Imprezas and Celicas etc you see around in rally guise. That's not the tabacco companies doing it but just some individual.

Also regarding that Anti Hair Loss product. NZ is one of only a few countries (the US being another) where the advertisment of 'Persciption' Pharmacuticals is allowed. Hence the ads on TV we have for Xenical, Viagra, Cialis etc. Merck Sharp and Dohme the makers of Propecia obviously see a bigger international audience than just NZ when it comes to the Rally NZ sponsorship deal.

NZ doctors hate the fact that these pharmacutical companies are bombarding the general public with these ads. People are walking into their local surgery and clinics demanding prescriptions for a drug they have seen on TV even before the doctor has a chance to take a pulse rate or blood pressure.

Pharmac, the NZ goverment body that controls phamacutical medication, has been reviewing this advertising and it's effect on the public and has more than once threatened to stop it.

Just like in the early 90s when the Rothmans Rally of NZ became the Smokefree Rally of NZ because of a law change. We may see a similar thing with Propecia if the government passes a law regarding Perscription Pharmacutical Advertising.
'Smokefree' was/is a government scheme, and bag of money, to educate the public to smoke smoking, and also take the place of any sporting or cultural event that had existing tabacco sponsorship for the first 3 years of the new law.

I'm well aware of all this. I think it's very embarrassing that our country allows advertising of medication, and I think it would be very great when it's made illegal, same as alcohol. I'm certain that there will be some other benign mega-corporation that would step into the breach to take up the sponsorship.

I was thinking of one particular Mitsubishi 3000GT with huge Marlboro logos as well as the souped-up Subarus with 555 logos. Of course it's got nothing to do with the companies, but still... if you went around with huge profanities painted on the side of your car, something would be done.
16th January 2007, 19:32
Maui J.

Agreed. I would like to see an end to pharmacutical (both perscription and over-the-counter) advertising as well. I place the morals and ethics of these companies even lower than tabacco companies.
16th January 2007, 20:27
LeonBrooke

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maui J.

Agreed. I would like to see an end to pharmacutical (both perscription and over-the-counter) advertising as well. I place the morals and ethics of these companies even lower than tabacco companies.

Finally someone who agrees with me on this. The idea that tobacco companies are the worst evil is too prevalent and it's dangerous.

If Pharmac banned advertising of pharmaceuticals tomorrow, some other company would line up to sponsor the rally the next day.
16th January 2007, 20:36
Erki

I agree too, just didn't see much point typing two words "I agree"...
16th January 2007, 20:42
LeonBrooke

I'm having some disturbing thoughts about who could potentially sponsor the rally... :o

There is a long list of companies I wouldn't want to be sponsored by, mainly alcohol, pharmaceuticals.

Has Vodafone ever sponsored anything in the WRC?

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