The Australian Tax Office has made it official, in document number 2005/284: sponsorship of a motorcycle race team is a legitimate tax deduction, under certain circumstances
Broadly, they are that it must be a legitimate promotional expense for business which reasonably hopes to gain exposure/publicity from the effort. (Our thanks to the MCC of NSW for the news tip.)
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