Does Cobra offer factory support for up and coming racers?

The short answer is yes! By and large, the largest chunk of Cobra’s marketing budget is spent back on its riders. Sometimes that is in the form of direct sponsorship, however, much of the time those efforts are in the form of support at races large and small.

Why do you offer sponsorships?

Two reasons:  1) Having the fastest kids in the world racing and winning on our machines shows what they are capable of, and that helps sell more bikes.  2) By constantly testing the limits of our products through our race team, we are able to continuously improve what we sell.

What does it take to be chosen as a member of Team Cobra?

Cobra has three levels of sponsorship that are recognized by the factory: Factory Rider, National Support, and Regional Support.

In order to reach the factory level, a rider has to have won several motos at the nation’s premier events (Loretta Lynn’s, Ponca City). We currently have three factory riders, and each one of them has several national titles to their credit.

In order to qualify for National support, a rider has to have proven speed at the national level (consistent Top Five capability at the big events), and they must make a commitment to race four of the eight big events (Spring Classic, GNC Final at Oak Hill, World Mini GP, NMA Grand National Championship, Loretta’s, Branson, Mini O’s). Cobra sponsors a total of about ten National level riders.

The Regional program is shared between the factory and our dealers. This program is designed to help out regional level racers, and in turn give our dealers more exposure through local kids that race often and present themselves well at the track. If you don't have a local dealer, please check our web site and use the dealer locator. If you can't find anyone local that suits your needs, please let us know, and we can help you locate someone who can serve you well.

How is Team Cobra chosen?

For the most part, Cobra National and Factory team racers are picked by monitoring performance at the national events. For any team rider, we also require a resume (including grades), and a detailed account of the upcoming year’s race schedule.

If you wish to forward a resume to Cobra for consideration, please email it to:  info@cobramotorcycle.com

Do you support international riders?

We do support a few (we have team riders in Canada, Mexico, and Europe currently), however, these riders are chose carefully based on their local market’s sales prospects and the family’s willingness to travel internationally for big race events.

Do you offer support for ATV racers?

We currently do not support any ATV racers. This decision is based on the relatively small size of the market compared to motorcycles.