Darren Gilbert
Indianapolis, IN (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Gilbert & Co. LLC
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Location:
Indianapolis
Industry:
Automotive
Year Founded:
2007
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Hello my name is Darren Gilbert I have been involved in many good companies but nothing competes with my involvement in motorsports over the past 10 years. The open wheel racing series in America has really expanded greatly in sponsorship and quality of the drivers that are coming to the series now that the both series have come to a unification and now are one is much better for the fans and sponsors. My goal is to put a Indy lights program together for the 2009 season. it's a developmental series for young drivers to use as a stepping stone to enter into the IndyCar series and compete in the biggest race in the world the Indianapolis 500. I have sponsorship in the works and have many drivers in mind and to put the personnel together to run the team I have some of the best. I am looking for somebody first that has a passion for motorsports and competition, I am looking for funding to purchase the equipment and the car is necessary to run a top-level team. Typically in this series the drivers bringing money to drive the budget to run one color is about 750,000 times 2 . There's also prize money that pays well to subsidize the team's budget dramatically. My goal is to put together a five-year program and in that five years we will be dealing with 10 different drivers some good some not so good. I believe I have an eye for talent as well as a team manager. We find that talent you market him throughout his career and that's where you make your big return on your investment. I consider myself a very hard worker and very loyal. And I'm a man of my word. You may think in this economy that sponsorship is hard to come by maybe sell if you're asking for 10 to 20 million, but in a small series like this you can acquire $100,000 would help greatly. I hope somebody find some of this interesting, and could help in my endeavor.
Regards: Darren Gilbert