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AqualinePerf
Contributor 2
3 months ago

Securing Sponsorships to Grow Our Racing Division & Commercial Detailing – Strategies & Advice?

My name is Shawn Sarbacker, and I’m the owner and driver at Aqualine Performance LLC, based in Nevada. We specialize in both commercial and residential detailing services and operate an expanding motorsports division that competes in professional Formula Continental events.

What started as a one-man detailing business in 2023 has now grown into a multifaceted company built on precision, passion, and a strong foundation of values rooted in Colossians 3:23—doing everything with excellence and integrity. We’ve secured several local contracts for detailing and are steadily building a loyal client base. At the same time, our racing division has become a powerful marketing tool for our brand and we’re now actively pursuing paid sponsorship partners to take our exposure and performance to the next level.

I’m reaching out to the Jobber community to ask:

What are your strategies or advice for securing sponsorships? Especially those that are looking for visibility in motorsports or alignment with a premium brand in the automotive care space.

Additionally, I’d love to hear any insights on how to use a growing platform like motorsports to attract new high-value commercial clients—fleet accounts, dealership groups, or corporate clients.

I’m happy to share our approach with anyone interested and look forward to learning from your experiences too. Thanks in advance for any wisdom you’re willing to share!

Warm regards, Shawn Sarbacker

Aqualine Performance LLC
Owner & Driver

auto detailing
digital marketing strategies
how to grow your business

2 Replies

  • Mrshaw1's avatar
    Mrshaw1
    Contributor 2
    2 months ago

    Yes i also wondering how a start up company can get sponsers and 

  • EnergizeUs's avatar
    EnergizeUs
    Contributor 5
    23 days ago

    Sponsorships require a different playbook than normal business funding. You’re not just asking for money, you’re offering exposure, branding alignment, and a return on visibility. You basically got to be a partner with them and share responsibilities and pressures.

    The best thing that’s worked for us is building a short slide deck (5–7 pages) that goes over:

    • Who we are and what we do
    • Who our audience is
    • What exposure or benefits a sponsor gets
    • Previous partnerships or wins
    • Clear asks (sponsorship tiers or support options)

    We’ve used this structure for trade events and partner campaigns and it's helped us land real support. If you want to see our exact deck, happy to send it directly, file's too big to upload here. Just message me.