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Originally posted by Peter Schuttinga:
We live around 5 km past a race track, lots of folks around here race a variety of cars. One of the younger guys in our Volunteer Fire Department (I'm the training officer) asked me to letter his demo truck in exchange for advertising space. Business being fairly slow, and he lives very close to our place I said sure. Created 6 sets of decals in intermediate white, and dry applied them to a freshly painted truck. An hour and a half of my time, and he bought the beers. My logo in full colour on the hood.
Even loaned him my portable gas powered air compressor for the races.
After the first race ( he came in fourth) he said some of his buddies wanted my company decals for their trucks too. These trucks have their sponsors hand painted using a corn broom. I said 'NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!.
Two days later he phones again, his buddies will hand paint my logo on their trucks. Now I'm ****ed to say the least. I tell him in no uncertain terms that they have no right to apply my logo to their vehicle, and if they will not listen to him, I will personally demo their trucks before their next race.
Nice kid but not too bright.
I guess my first race vehicle will probably be my last.
Enjoying the posts.

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New way to get even with sign shops who undercut you and charge less than materials would cost you, have someone add their logo to nasty race cars/demo cars with a corn broom! We could even extend this to include Walmart and any suppliers who do us wrong. Whatcha think?

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Chris Welker
Wildfire Signs
Indiana, Pa

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