[DonRotolo]

Also note that mentors and tool loans are not very expensive to the company. Certainly not as expensive as cash.

It would be a good idea for every team - GM sponsored or not - to cultivate some new sponsors. They don't have to give in the 5k or even 1k range - 25 sponsors at $500 each tends to be a lot more stable than 2 sponsors at $6k. Surely there are 25 companies within 15 miles of the school...