Expert: Adam - 11/13/2006

Question
   I am once agian coming to you for answer's because everytime i look on the inernet for something specific i can't find it
   I need to know a couple things on Scott Speed. First of all will he even be racing in the 2007 season, also what where some of the racing championships he won in the states and at what age.
   I also need information on Robert Kubica (my families favorite driver) because he is Polands first driver to make it to F1, Karting races he beat , his age at the time and stuff like that.
   The last thing that I need from you for now is how to find a sponsor for karting where to look for competitons races and so on.
   Thank you for all of the information you have givin me so far and also good luck with your carrier!  

Answer
Hello my friend.
You can get biogs of the internet pretty easily I am sure. Both will be in F1 next year, Kubica at BMW (was Sauber) and Speed in a Red Bull (Scuderia Torro Rosso).
For Speed see:
http://www.scottspeed.com/start.html
and
http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/?gotonews&lang=en&stay

For Kubica see:
http://www.kubica.pl/
and
http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html

Regarding sponsorship, I thought I covered this in my last answer (employers, local media, local motor factors, scholarships, family friends etc.) Other ideas are sponsorship in kind (tires, parts, lubricants, fuel etc), where the supplier gives you these free or at reduced prices in exchange for advertising and promotion. As a season's racing can be expensive, this is no bad thing, every little helps.

Regarding which championships to go for, I alluded to this in my last answer too. To get on you must get into the higher profile races, I think there are classes by driver age, region, track type and kart type, so a little research (and professional advice) is in order to target what you want from 2007 season and 2008. It's OK to talk with event organisers, the karting federation and the karting press for advice. I gave you some references and thought starters in my earlier answer.

All the best Jacob,
Adam