Scott Free Racing Bringing New Sponsors for APBA Offshore Championship Series
February 26, 2020Scott Free Racing, an offshore powerboat team who will be racing in the Modified Vee class for the APBA Offshore Championship Series has officially announced the signing of two new Associate Partnership agreements. STEEL-IT, a manufacture for anticorrosive & high temperature resistant coatings and Sea-Dog Line who is a quality marine gear company will both support the team for the 2020 season.
The team will also continue to be backed by long time primary sponsor Boat Floater Industries and associate sponsors Pacer Group and E-Z Up.
In business since 1974, STEEL-IT contains custom engineered 316L stainless steel flake for superior protection against corrosion, abrasion, & harsh chemicals.
The deal with STEEL-IT will allowing branding on Scott Free Racings’ team assets and the opportunity to interact and engage with fans in the pit area to help educate and demonstrate the use of their products. “The makers of the STEEL-IT brand are proud to sponsor Scott Free Racing,” said Michael Faigen, President & CEO. “We feel privileged to have been able to work with the team for 2019 field testing our product and were very happy with the results in the marine element”.
As part of the partnership, STEEL-IT and the Scott Free Racing Team will be creating unique video and social content to further activate within the avid boater fan base.
“We are excited to be working with STEEL-IT and introducing a new product to the marine market,” said Stephen Kildahl, VP & Drive of Scott Free Racing. “We have been running their black polyurethane aerosol product on our engine mounts and have had great success and it is a very easy to use product that can be done in house”.
Scott Free Racing is also welcoming Sea-Dog Corporation to the team for 2020. The company has been servicing the wholesale and commercial marine industry since the early 20's. and offer a full line of marine hardware and accessories in stainless steel, brass, bronze, chrome plate, galvanized and injection molded plastic.
The deal with Sea Dog Corporation will allow branding on Scott Free Racing team assets and provide Sea-Dog Line the opportunity to bring their wholesalers to the races for a VIP experience. “Sea-Dog is really excited to be partnering with Scott Free Racing for the upcoming APBA Offshore Championship Series. As a family owned and operated pleasure boating focused company that has been in business for more than 90 years, the opportunity for Sea-Dog to work with another highly successful family owned and operated marine organization is a terrific way to start the new decade.”, said Greg Duncan, Director of Marketing for Sea Dog Corporation.
“We are very excited to be able to represent the Sea-Dog Line brand on the offshore circuit this year,” said Stephen Kildahl. “Their history in the marine industry speaks for itself and we look forward to increasing their brand awareness in the high-performance market”.
Scott Free Racing will kick off the season May 14-17 in Cocoa Beach, FL for Round 1 of the APBA Offshore Championship Series
Learn more about Sea-Dog Line at www.sea-dog.com
Learn more about STEEL-IT at www.steel-it.com
Learn more about Scott Free Racing at www.scottfreeracing.com and on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
