Partnership Opportunities · 2026 Season · P1 in the championship

Partner with a driver on the Road to WEC.

Build your brand alongside an 18-year-old American driver with an elite-athlete background, a clear trajectory, and an audience that grows every race weekend.

Driver age
18
yrs
Championship
P1
SMK
Prior peak
T-5
USAT
Goal
WEC
The audience

Build-in-public.
Race weekend by race weekend.

An authentic, growing audience following a young American driver from karting to WEC. Kart life, race-weekend recaps, training, and the mental game — all on Instagram and expanding into long-form recap content through 2026.

@aviatingarcher on Instagram →
Primary channel
@aviatingarcher

Active, in-cockpit, behind-the-scenes content. Followers are motorsport-curious, fitness-minded, and follow Ian for the long arc — not vanity metrics.

Expanding 2026 → YouTube race recaps · race-day stories · driver vlog series
Ian Wells at the apex — Spring Mountain Karting
On track · SMK Race Series
What sponsors get

Concrete deliverables.
Not just "exposure".

01
Helmet placement

Front, side, or chin-bar logo positions — the most-photographed real estate in motorsport.

02
Race suit placement

Chest, sleeve, or leg panels. Visible in every podium photo and grid walk.

03
Kart livery

Nose cone, side pods, or rear bumper. Custom wraps designed with your brand team.

04
Social content

Posts, reels, and race-weekend stories on @aviatingarcher. Authentic, in-cockpit, behind-the-scenes.

05
Photography & B-roll

Full usage rights on race-weekend photo and video assets for your own marketing channels.

06
Appearance days

Track days, corporate events, dealer activations, and pit walks at flagship races.

Partnership tiers

Three ways to partner.

Packages are starting points — every partnership is shaped around the sponsor's brand and activation goals. Investment level shared on request.

Entry tier
Contingency Partner
  • Decal placement on race suit or kart
  • Social mention each race weekend
  • Logo on this site's partner wall
  • Quarterly results recap
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Most Popular
Most popular
Associate Partner
  • Helmet side or suit chest placement
  • Monthly dedicated social content
  • Full photography & B-roll rights
  • Name on transporter / pit setup
  • Quarterly performance & audience report
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Title tier
Primary Partner
  • Front-of-helmet + full kart livery
  • Dedicated content series
  • Appearance days & corporate activations
  • Exclusive category rights
  • On-site activation at flagship races
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The trajectory

Road to WEC.

Phase 01 · 2026
KA100 Senior · championship run-in

Close out the 2026 SMK Race Series championship from P1. Build the on-track résumé and the partner roster that funds the next step.

Phase 02 · 2027
Regional + national karting · First car testing

Expand the racing footprint. Begin transitioning into prototype and GT machinery.

Phase 03 · Long-term
FIA World Endurance Championship

A seat at the top of international endurance racing.

Why now

Founding-partner spots are open.

Ian is P1 in the 2026 SMK Race Series championship after 4 of 8 rounds — with 4 rounds left in the back half of the season starting September 20. That's the activation window: founding partners come in now, get visibility on a championship-leading kart for the run-in, and lock in the long-term association as Ian moves up the ladder toward WEC. The elite-archery foundation (tied #5 nationally, U21 USAT 2025) is the differentiator — focus, discipline, and millisecond decision-making, brought from one elite sport into another.

Ian Wells — #15 kart on grid, Champions of the Future
Official 2026 sponsorship deck

Take the pitch with you.

One-page overview to share internally with your marketing or partnerships team. Full deck (tiers, audience report, activation examples, contract terms) available on request.

* Contracts and invoicing issued by Ian Wells Racing LLC.