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Originally Posted by Jay TenBrink
I have wondered for some time: Where are the non-domestic automotive sponsored teams? Yes, I know that DaimlerChrysler is a German company. I don’t recall ever seeing a team sponsored by Honda, Toyota, or Nissan? Are they out there?
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Our team was sponsored by Toyota in both 2004 and 2005, but they stopped their sponsorship when they decided we were too far away from their facilities (they wanted a closer team so their engineers could actually help out). I do not know if they found another team. They also mentioned their "sister" plant somewhere in California sponsored a team; that might be one of the three listed.
I really think the only connection here is the money and mentors part; I don't see FIRST judges giving away awards simply because there is a corporate name in the title.