A veteran of more than 35 years' experience
in motorsports marketing and promotions. Ernie Saxton is doing exactly what he's always wanted to do: upgrading motorsports
communications, bringing motorsports to the corporate world and helping motorsports grow and prosper. Considered an expert
in sponsorship marketing, he is often called on for media interviews and consultation.
Saxton was Manager of Marketing and advertising for Chilton
Book Company, a division of ABC/Capital Cities, for 13 years. In 1989 he left to pursue full-time (what had been a part-time
endeavor) the motorsports and automotive aftermarket activities which had been demanding more and more of his time.
An award-winning broadcaster and journalist,
Saxton is a frequent contributor to national and local publications such as TRACKSIDE, AREA AUTO RACING NEWS, BUCKS COUNTY
COURIER TIMES, INSIDE TRACK (CANADA), NATIONAL DRAGSTER, AUTO LOCATOR and others including STOCK CAR RACING MAGAZINE and NASCAR
MAGAZINE in addition to his international motorsports marketing newsletter, MOTORSPORTS SPONSORSHIP MARKETING NEWS. Saxton's
articles also appear on www.openwheelracing.com. He is also part of Monday Night Motorsports show on WEST-AM
Radio in Easton, Pa. He also contributes to WBCB AM Radio.
Saxton served six years as Press Liaison for Pocono International (more than 130,000
people at each NASCAR Winston Cup event.) Director of Communications and MC for the annual Pennzoil Motorsports auto racing
trade show which attracts over 50,000 people. He is "jack of all trades" for NASCAR's Grandview Speedway: He
is Director of Communications, publisher and editor of the track's weekly magazine and was producer and host of Grandview's
weekly TV show, "Greatest Show on Dirt". He is vice president of Marketing for Rising Star Publications (publishing
motorsports books; including books on Davey Allison, Robert Pressley and Max Helton.). He also was co-host of a two hour call
in auto racing/sports show on WIP Radio-Philadelphia. The well-known announcer and speaker also gives back to the industry.
He helped found both the Motorsports Organizers of Pennsylvania and the Eastern Motorsports Press Association, and is currently
President of EMPA.
To learn more about Mr. Saxton and his many accomplishments, log on to www.saxtonsponsormarket.com
