ABOUT SKY Sky zhao noticed his passion for speed, when he first arrived on New Zealand’s shore in 2002. In 2003 sky became heavily involved with the drag racing scene. Late in 2004 sky switched to track racing to hone his driving skills, he finished on the podium many time during his track racing career including the Manfield 4 hour endurance race, Auckland club championship And formula challenge. Meanwhile in 2005, he focused on building quality show cars, taking out awards at the auto salon car show in 2005 and 2006 (best jdm style) and 2007 (best brake engineering). In 2007 sky also competed in the rotax max international karting series where he developed his precision driving skills to Ascertain a wider depth in racing knowledge. In 2008 sky began his drift career, developing two Nissan s14s for drifting, he attended many drifting events such as d2nz, driftopia and various private track days. With the skills in hand, he picked up drifting pretty quickly. By end of 2008, he was given an opportunity to compete in the 2009 d1nz rookie championship series. After a year of competing and hard work, ranking 9th over 33 teams, and winning ‘best presented vehicle’ award at the d1nz award dinner, he was also nominated for ‘most improved driver’. Since the start of the 2010 season sky has Competed in the d1nz professional series, He has progressed rapidly among 40 other Competitive teams. Sky is currently ranked in the top 10 drift drivers in the country, Skys high level of professionalism and team presentation always stand out at each track team d spec visit and sky always has time for his fans. Sky is invited to many highly exposed and anticipated events such as the v8 supertouers, nzv8, big boy toys, 4&rotary supershows, crc speedshow at various places in New Zealand to represent the entire d1nz series. This is testament to the level sky keeps his cars and team presented. Sky works hard to promote drifting at the grass root level, volunteering his time, organizing amateur events and driver training ‘d spec drift day’ and working with Other drivers to help them improving their drifting skills. Sky Zhao is considered one of the pioneers in the sport of drifting.
QUICK FACTS Quick Facts Full name: Sky Zhao Born: 1984-05-08 Birth place: Liaoning, China Nationality: Chinese Residence: Auckland Height: 180cm Weight: 80KG Favourite circuit: Taupo Motorsport Park Hobbies: All Motorsports, Running, Fishing, Eating.
HIGHLIGHTS 2006 Auckland Club Championship -- 2nd place (1800cc Class)
2012
2008 Waikaraka Park Drift Competition -- 1st place (Modified Class) Rotax MAX 125cc National Kart Championship --4th Place
Mothers Chrome Autofest Drift Demo -- Performer
2009 D Spec Drift Training -- Organizer / Tutor D1NZ National Drift Championship -- 9th Overall D1NZ National Drift Award -- Best Presented Race Car 2010 Drift Motorsport Competition -- 4th place NZV8 Opening Round Drift Demo -- Performer 4&Rotary Car Show Drift Demo -- Performer 2011 Speed Show Drift Demo -- Performer 4&Rotary NZ Drift competition -- Top 8 D1NZ National Drift Championship Professional series CRC Speedshow Drift Demo -- Performer Big Boys Toys Drift Demo -- Performer
V8 Supertouers Drift Demo -- Performer
4&Rotary Car Show Drift Demo -- Performer D1NZ National Drift Championship Professional series -- Top 10 Hamilton V8Supercars Drift Demo 5th place at the battle of the Islands North vs South Asked to have Car on the Cover of 2012 August Performance Car Magazine.
DRIFTING AND THE TARGET MARKET In sponsoring a sport such as Drifting you will be targeting a very broad target audience, getting your product ‘out there’ into the eyes of likely consumers. The main target audience you will reach will be a broad spectrum of people ranging from 10-45 years old. This includes both males and females. Being involved with Drifting will be beneficial for you Company as the class is very popular. Young New Zealanders love Drifting and the cars will be a stand out. Sponsors will find that Drifting is a more direct way of advertising their logo and brand to the target market. The cars are racing on the parts of the track which is viewable by the crowd and enthusiasts. The fans can walk around the pits and look at the cars. and the TV and magazine coverage for Drifting is growing faster then any other motorsport. The Nissan 350z is a very popular car with motorsport enthusiasts of all ages and obviously our car will stand out from the other cars with its V8 and top level presentation. The crowd will love the car and so will the track photographers. Your Logo and branding will be on show in front of the biggest motorsport crowd New Zealand can produce. By being a part of this exciting sport you will ensure that your brand grows stronger and will gain recognition for being associated with such a professional team and Driver. “I will go out of my way to thank the companies that have given this team support and the chance to prove ourselves.” - Sky Zhao Sky qualified to be one of the top 8 drifters to represent the D1NZ championship at this years Hamilton 400 V8supercar round. Sky performed infront of the massive croud. What is Team D Spec? Team D Spec is our team and we pride our selves on being one of the most successful teams in the drift scene. From presentation, competition and marketing, Team D Spec is committed to ensure all partners and sponsors are represented in the utmost professional way, striving to make the car, driver and team presentation at all events carrying our team partners with high distinction over other race teams in New Zealand.
MEDIA The D1NZ 2012-2013 season will see coverage spread across multiple networks which could include (but are not limited to) Prime TV, TV1, TV2, TV3, C4, Juice TV, ESPN, FOX Network Australia and SKY Sport. Motorworld TV will be played in over 47 Countries and 22 million homes worldwide. Full coverage will be played on TV3 Sunday afternoon’s Gillette Motorsport show including round plugs leading up to the high exposure events on TV3. Airing Dates: Round 1: Sunday 27 May Round 2: Sunday 10 June Round 3: Sunday 24 June Round 4: Sunday 1 July Round 5: Sunday 15 July Round 6: Sunday 22 July
Print Media Most events we attend feature in New Zealand Performance Car Magazine to give our fans the fastest exposure in New Zealand’s this magazine is the number 1 selling men’s magazine in NZ. 30,000 copies are sold each month. NZPC have covered the D SPEC 570Z build in the news section of their magazine, also they feature the current D Spec s15 each month in at least one photo from the event. We are very pleased to anounce that the August edition of NZ Performance Car Magazine will feature the Team D Spec 350 Z as the cover car which is a huge honour. The Magazine is the most read car magazine in NZ and will be in all Petrol Stations and Supermarkets and other stores that sell this publication. 2degrees would be represented on the car if you choose to come on board. This is a massive opportunity. Bonus Exposure with D-Spec NZ Chinese Herald is the foremost Chinese newspaper in New Zealand, our team will receive round reports and exclusive interviews on the 1st page of motor section, followed by a full page of advertising for sponsors, valued at $16000. Posters. Team D Spec will have posters featuring the car and all sponsors logos the poster will be branded the same as the naming rights sponsor.
Schedule for the D1NZ 2013 rounds R1 - Manfield R2 - Mt Smart R3 - Tauranga R4 - Hampton Downs R5 - Christchuch R6 - PukeKohe
Oct 26th / 27th 2012 Dec 1st/ 2nd 2012 Jan 19th/ 20th 2013 Mar 1st/ 2nd 2013 Mar 3oth/31st 2013 Apr - 26th/27th 2013
Other Opportunities 2012 / 2013 CRC Speedshow 21st/22nd July Big Boys Toys 9th/11th Nov 4 & Rotary National car show 26th/ 27th Jan 4 & Rotary Jambory 23rd/ 24th Feb V8 support events at NZV8, Super Tourers, V8supercars. Plus many more promotional events to be confirmed.
Facebook. We have recently started a facebook page for team D Spec Team D Spec “OFFICIAL” fb page has 450 likes so far and is growing in popularity each day it has been active for 3 weeks now. Skys personal page was overwhelmed by fans and fans photos so now we have a place for businesses associated with Team D Spec to advertise and promote using our page to directly hit our fans and the target market. Youtube. We will be making videos in the 2013 season which we will post on Youtube. we will have at least one video per meeting featuring interviews with Sky and other team members. Promotional videos will include branding of naming rights sponsor. Skykiwi.com Skykiwi is New Zealand’s number one Chinese website, Team D-Spec will also be advertising and receiving coverage on Skykiwi, also special driver blog with sponsor information has been set up on www.skykiwi.com. 2013 TV3 airing dates TBA
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU Your Company will be represented and advertised in the following ways. Logo and branding on the car. . Mobile Billboard Our 10 metre long box body transporter trailer will be wrapped with the naming rights sponsors branding and will also feature your logo as big as we can make it. The trailer works as a mobile billboard everywhere is goes. this will be displayed to the public throughout New Zealand. . Team Shirts and Merchandise your logo will feature on our team shirts and also on any merchandise we produce. Other opportunities available. - the team can give out hats and or other merchandise with your Logo and branding. (supplied by you) - If you want to use the car for advertising purposes or events the team is willing to help. (depending on race meeting dates) - Promotional Girls are more then welcome to join the team at events and shows. We are very pleased to anounce that the August edition of NZ Performance Car Magazine will feature the Team D Spec 350 Z as the cover car which is a huge honour. The Magazine is the most read car magazine in NZ and will be in all Petrol Stations and Supermarkets and other stores that sell this publication. 2degrees would be represented on the car if you choose to come on board. This is a massive opportunity.
email. sky@dspec.co.nz
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