| The judgement here is are you gonna get any value out of a CSS day?
Some might wanna chuck £300 at making the bike go faster and see that as good value, others might see that £300 spent on making the rider go better is good value.
As Fil says theres no point in trying to gyp up the rider for racing if the cost of the course means no racing!
Finding a sponsor is another thing completely, it can take up as much time as the racing side of things. My experience of that side of things might not be that recent but the basics haven't changed IMHO. The phrase "don't ask yourself what can a potential sponsor do for me, ask what can I do for a potential sponsor" springs to mind.
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