PRS Guitar Sponsorship Blocks Other Guitar Companies

Braselton, GA: In a strange move, that has left teams scratching their heads and scrambling. The Tudor United Sports Car Championship Series has slipped into the entry form that no other guitar manufactures sponsorship branding will be allowed. While some may find this as a minor problem, teams like Highcroft Racing and Intersport, are dependant upon the money the guitar companies provide.

"It's kind of a slap in the face ya know" Highcroft team principal Duncan Dayton said "We are a Schecter team, always have been, but now.....I'm not sure what we are going to do" A represenative for Intersport  had the same sentiment "For the longest time we relied on Ibanez for backing. We were developing a new LMP2 chassis with Ibanez and ORECA just for TUSC or TUSCC or USCR or whatever it is. But now it looks like we are going to have to find a diffrent route"

Amid all the speculation and waiting for the final Prototype regulations, Scott Atherton released a statement regarding the decision. "We went with Paul Reed Smith because they embodied what the Tudor Series is all about. Great sounding machinery. The bonus was the backstage pass to see Chevelle, Pete Loeffler plays a great looking PRS, and they are my favorite band of all time"

Stalled on the Grid asked if there was a chance that any other Guitar company would be able get permission to have branding, Atherton replied "Only if the team sends a written request, and a bitchen video of a guitar solo" Fender was quoted as being interested in sponsoring a team but since has reconsidered.

Fans have taken to Twitter to express their frustration "I got my 1st real six string, I bought it at the 5 and dime. I'm a BC Rich fan who's outraged with #TUSC" said @MSJ42. @SuperQuickGT500 had this to say via the 160 character site "I just don't see where this makes sense. I mean it's just a guitar. #TUSC #DoesntMakeSense"

Other interesting, "there can be only one" IMSA Tudor products include, Ritz crackers, Casio calculators, and BIC pens.

The series opens at Daytona on January 23, 2014

-Ross Fujibayashi

This article is for satire purposes only and should not be used as factual information - Editor