How You Can Become a NASCAR Collector

How You Can Become a NASCAR Collector and Why You Should

Are you looking for a fun hobby that you can enjoy in your spare time? If you are, you will find that you have an unlimited number of options. There are a large number of items that can be considered collectables. With that said, one item that you will want to consider collecting is that of NASCAR collectables.

As nice as it is to hear that you can start a hobby collecting NASCAR merchandise and memorabilia, you may be looking for information on why you should. For starters, it is a fun hobby to enjoy. This is particularly true for those who are fans of the sport. NASCAR fans are more likely to enjoy the time spent researching and shopping for collectable pieces as opposed to those who are not fans. As a reminder, a hobby is supposed to be a fun and enjoyable activity.

Becoming a NASCAR collector is not only a great hobby, but it can also be profitable. Depending on what you collect or how much you are willing to invest in doing so, becoming a NASCAR collector can turn profitable for you. Generally speaking, older, rare, limited edition, or hard to find NASCAR memorabilia and merchandise pieces are valuable.

Another one of the many reasons why you may want to become a NASCAR collector, especially if you are a fan of the sport, is because it is relatively easy to do so. NASCAR collectables are easy to find, as you have so many options. As a reminder, if you are only interested in collecting for a hobby, you can, literally, collect whatever you want, including hats, shirts, model cars, and so forth, no matter how valuable they are.

As nice as it is to hear that there are a number of reasons why you should consider staring your own NASCAR collection, you may be wondering how you can go about doing so. As previously stated, NASCAR collectors have a number of different buying options. A few of these options are outlined below for your convenience.

As touched on above, if you are looking to make a profit with NASCAR collectables, you may want to focus on limited edition, rare, or older collectables. For that reason, you will want to checkout used merchandise and memorabilia. Used items fall under two different categories, those that have been used or played with and those that are previously owned, but still technically new in the box. For used and potentially valuable NASCAR collectables, online auction websites, thrift stores, flea markets, and yard sales should be examined.

Specialty sports stores or those that have a focus on racing are another great way to go about finding items to add to a NASCAR collection. Many collectors will find the best success doing business with an online retailer, but local stores are also common in areas where racing is a popularity pastime and they are often found near NASCAR racetracks. You can use the internet to help you find local sports dealers and specialty stores by performing a standard internet search or by examining online business directories. Your local phone book can also be used.

As for shopping for NASCAR collectables online, if you know what you are looking for, like a limited edition number 3 Dale Earnhardt model car or die cast car, you will want to perform a standard internet search with just that. This approach is likely to give you the best results in the shortest amount of time. If you are only interested browsing, your internet search should include phrases such as “NASCAR collectables,” or “NASCAR dealers.”

Of course, the decision as to whether or not you want to collect NASCAR merchandise and memorabilia is your decision to make. With that being said, it is a nice, safe, and fun activity for NASCAR fans to enjoy. In fact, even those who aren’t fans of the sport are enjoy this hobby, as they have the ability to turn a profit.

Nascar Crashes

Crashes are something which can happen at any NASCAR event; or for that matter, in any auto racing event. However, NASCAR is famous for crashes and at least one crash per race is not unheard of. Some tracks are particularly notorious for being the site of serious, even possibly fatal crashes, with such incidents occurring in nearly every event held at the venue. Some people find the high probability of serious crashes to be off-putting, while for others it is one of the biggest draws of NASCAR racing.
As has always been the case in auto racing of any sort, there are a significant number of fans who are in it for the crashes. They thrill to the speed and the crashes and near-crashes; it's a drama which keeps them on the edge of their seats. However, crashes aren't actually a good thing for NASCAR's popularity over the long run - crashes can and have lead to the deaths of drivers and even fans.
NASCAR has been working to implement safety protocols over the last ten to fifteen years which aim to make the sport safer and reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths. The organization was spurred to put these measures into place due to a tragedy at the Daytona 500; namely, the death of NASCAR's biggest star Dale Earnhardt. Following his untimely death, NASCAR began to add more padding to the walls of racetracks, stipulate certain safety features be added into the design of vehicles used in NASCAR racing and require drivers to use improved head and neck stabilization technologies.
Of course, change rarely comes without some unintended consequences and in the case of the required redesign of racing vehicles; this has been a learning curve for drivers. Many of the drivers who compete in NASCAR events have spent their entire careers with one type of car and must now adapt to the new designs. Given the speeds at which NASCAR drivers must negotiate very crowded racetracks, the penalty for a wrong move can be extremely high.
This is not to say that the added safety requirements put into place by NASCAR were not necessary; they were and are needed. However, there is still much work to be done to make the sport a safer one for drivers and spectators alike. Some drivers have opined that while improvements have been made, there are still many tragedies waiting to happen at many NASCAR racetracks and that the organization should take a proactive stance rather than waiting for another death before taking action.
At one recent event, a car flipped and flew into the fence which separated the spectators from the track itself. Fortunately the car did not breach the fence and there were no fatalities, but flying debris did cause many minor injuries in the stands. It was an incredibly close call; one which came very close to being a catastrophe.
Despite deaths, injuries and countless close calls, NASCAR racing is as popular as ever, with races regularly sold out - and many fans crowding to the front so as not to miss any crashes. NASCAR should act now to make their races as safe as humanly possible for both competitors and spectators; before more lives are lost, not after. Even though there are those NASCAR fans that live for the crashes, no one should have to die for the sake of an entertaining spectacle. One disaster could deal a blow to the sport which it could take a long time to recover from; if indeed it could come back from another serious tragedy.

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Mission Statement

I have never been a big fan of Mission Statements. I have understood what they were meant to do but they were not personally mine or I was not committed to them because they were someone else's words and goals.

With that said, I still have sat down and made a Mission Statement for Scott Motorsports and our Nascar race Team.

Scott Motorsports Mission Statement:

Our mission is to honor God, develope people, pursue excellence and win a championship in the Nascar Nextel Cup Series.

The above words carry a lot of weight if they are followed through on. Only time, actions and results will tell if we live up to them.

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Nascar's Car of Tomorrow (COT)

Car Of Tomorrow (COT) Has Arrived

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Although the Daytona 500 has not even been ran yet and the
Nascar Nextel Cup Season has not started, one of the most
discussed topics is the Car-Of-Tomorrow, which begins it racing
saga on March 25, 2007 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol,
Tennessee. Since this Car-Of-Tomorrow (COT) is Nascar Racing's
future, let's see what is being discussed so much.

Since the car is so new to Nascar Race Teams and they did not
even have templates as late as the middle of January for their
Racecars, the first full testing of all teams will not take
place until about 3 weeks before the racecars first race. This
will be the race teams and their drivers’ opportunity to test
their cars with more track traffic then ever before.

The COT has a Rear Wing that will give better handling in
traffic. This replaces spoilers that are now used. The wing is
adjustable for down force and side force. The front of the car has
an Air Splitter that is also adjustable for down force as needed
for the driver and the various tracks.

The drivers will be getting a much safer racecar that protects
them better from side impacts, rollovers and fire. The use of
better materials shifting the driver more towards the center of
the car and a smaller fuel cell will help to prevent injuries
in the future.

An unforeseen result of Research for improved safety was a race
car that is quicker to build which means less cost per car, a
more versatile car that can run on different tracks. Savings to
owners will come from only having to have half as many racecars
and still be competitive.

The race fan at home will have more race views coming to them
because not only will there be a roof mount camera but also
side-mounted cameras and possibly one located on the lower front
end. Finally. the Car Of Tomorrow should also improve the
identity of the various manufacturers.

In 2007 the Car Of Tomorrow will race 16 times at 13 oval tracks
of 1.5 miles or less, on 2 road courses and at the Talladega
Superspeedway fall race. It looks like Nascar's Car Of Tomorrow
is here and the future begins March 25 at Bristol.

Using Crowdsourcing To Setup a Nascar Team

We origianlly talked about using an Open Business Model with our Nascar Nextel Cup Team.
In Wilipedia they also call it Crowdsourcing. I hope this explains it further and shows you what we plan to do and what the results can be.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the following article

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"Crowdsourcing" is a neologism for a business model that depends

on work being done outside the traditional company walls: while

outsourcing is typically performed by lower paid professionals,

crowdsourcing relies on a combination of volunteers and low-paid

amateurs who use their spare time to create content, solve

problems, or even do corporate R&D. The term was coined by Wired

magazine writer Jeff Howe and editor Mark Robinson in June 2006.

Crowds targeted for crowdsourcing include garage scientists,

amateur videographers, freelancers, photo enthusiasts, data

companies, writers, smart mobs and the electronic herd.
Contents
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* 1 Overview
* 2 Advantages
* 3 Types of crowdsourced work
* 4 See also
* 5 External links and references

[edit] Overview

While not a new idea, crowdsourcing is becoming mainstream. Open

source projects are a form of crowdsourcing that has existed for

years. People who may not know one another work together online

to create complex software such as the Linux kernel, and the

Firefox browser. In recent years internet technology has evolved

to allow non-technical people to participate in online projects.

Just as important, crowdsourcing presumes that a large number of

enthusiasts can outperform a small group of experienced

professionals.

[edit] Advantages

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The main advantages of crowdsourcing is that innovative ideas

can be explored at relatively little cost. Furthermore, it also

helps reduce costs. For example if customers reject a particular

design, it can easily be scrapped. Though disappointing, this is

far less expensive than developing high volumes of a product

that no one wants. Crowdsourcing is also related to terms like

Collective Customer Commitment (CCC) and Mass Customisation.

Collective Customer Commitment (CCC) involves integrating

customers into innovation processes. It helps companies exploit

a pool of talent and ideas and it also helps firms avoid product

flops. Mass Customisation is somewhat similar to collective

customer commitment; however, it also helps companies avoid

making risky decisions about what components to prefabricate and

thus avoids spending for products which may not be marketable

later.

[edit] Types of crowdsourced work

* Procter & Gamble employs more than 9000 scientists and

researchers in corporate R&D and still have many problems they

can't solve. They now post these on a website called

InnoCentive, offering large cash rewards to more than 90,000

'solvers' who make up this network of backyard scientists. P&G

also works with NineSigma, YourEncore and Yet2.
* Amazon Mechanical Turk co-ordinates the use of human

intelligence to perform tasks which computers are unable to do.
* YRUHRN used Amazon Mechanical Turk and other means of

crowdsourcing to compile content for a book published just 30

days after the project was started.
* iStockphoto is a website with over 22,000 amateur

photographers who upload and distribute stock photographs.

Because it does not have the same margins as a professional

outfit like Getty Images it is able to sell photos for a low

price. It was recently purchased by Getty Images.
* Cambrian House applies a crowdsourcing model to identify

and develop profitable software ideas. Using a simple voting

model, they attempt to find sticky software ideas that can be

developed using a combination of internal and crowdsourced

skills and effort.
* A Swarm of Angels is a project to utilize a swarm of

subscribers (Angels) to help fund, make, contribute, and

distribute, a £1 million feature film using the Internet and all

digital technologies. It aims to recruit earlier development

community members with the right expertise into paid project

members, film crew, and production staff.
* The Goldcorp Challenge is an example of how a traditional

company in the mining industry used a crowdsource to identify

likely veins of gold on its Red Lake Property. It was won by

Fractal Graphics and Taylor-Wall and Associates of Australia but

more importantly identified 110 drilling targets, 50% of which

were new to the company.
* CafePress and Zazzle, customized products marketplaces for

consumers to create apparel, posters, cards, stamps, and other

products.
* Marketocracy, to isolating top stock market investors

around the world in head to head competition so they can run

real mutual funds around these soon-to-be-discovered investment

super-stars.
* Threadless, an internet-based clothing retailer that sells

t-shirts which have been designed by and rated by its users.
* MyChances.net utilizes crowdsourcing to generate

admissions information on American and Canadian universities. It

uses this data to predict, through statistical processes, the

odds a student has of getting accepted to a given school.
* Public Insight Journalism, A project at American Public

Media to cover the news by tapping the collective and specific

intelligence of the public. Gets the newsroom beyond the usual

sources, uncovers unexpected expertise, stories and new angles.
* Steve Jackson Games has maintained a large fan community

online since 1983, with the inception of the Illuminati BBS.

They actively encourage fan pages, and tap the community for

playtests, customer feedback, and volunteer product

representation (via the MIB program).
* And hundreds more

[edit] See also

* Configuration system
* Toolkits for User Innovation
* Buzzwords
* Wisdom of Crowds

[edit] External links and references

* The Rise of Crowdsourcing, Wired June 2006.
* Crowdsourcing: Consumers as Creators, BusinessWeek July

2006.
* Ears Wide Open: Is this the company of the future, Fast

Company Jan 2007. (R&D company using their customers as

developers)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing"

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Nascar Race Team Jobs and Careers (Part 2)

With this post we conclude the posting of many of the jobs that make up a Professional Racing Organization within the Nascar Nextel Cup Series.

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Network Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Maintenance and Reconfiguration of Computer Networks and Stations
· Analysis of New Computer Equipment for Future Team Use
· Supervision of Team's Internet Activities and Web Sites

Operations Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Supervising Team Operations
· Coordination Between Team Travel, Accounting, Expediting and Computer Personnel

Painter
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Applying paint and finishing products
· Final preparation of paint work for graphics
· Maintenance of paint booth and supplies

Parts Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Maintenance of Parts Inventory and Replenishment
· Cost Control of Parts and Supplies
· Rotation of Consumables and Perishables
· Analysis of New Products
· Coordination with Parts Suppliers
· Setting Inventory Stock Levels


Parts Specialist
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Parts Department Maintenance and Parts Stocking
· Pulling Parts for Disbursement
· Preparing Requirements Lists Against Stocking Levels

Pilot
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Pre-Flight Planning
· Aircraft Maintenance Scheduling
· Preparing Aircraft Expense Summaries to Bookkeeper
· Flying Aircraft to Events as Needed
· Advising Team Manager on Flight and Flight Personnel Constraints

Public Relations
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Preparation of Team Press Releases
· Liaison with Press Personnel
· Advising Team Manager on Consequences of Public Activities

Purchasing Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Purchasing Parts and Services at the Best Price and Convenience to the Team
· Assisting Parts Manager and Crew Chief in Maintaining Inventories
· Maintaining Good Relations with Suppliers


Secretary
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Preparation of Team Correspondence
· Response to Fan and Sponsor Inquiries
· Maintenance of Office Supply Inventories

Shock Specialist
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Preparation of Shock Absorber Valving
· Maintenance of Shock Absorbers
· Documentation of Shock Preparation
· Testing Shock Absorbers on Shock Dyno and Matching Performance

Security Officer
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Ensuring Team Property is Secured and Protected
· Protecting Team Personnel from Assaults and Threats
· Supervision of Team Safety
· Liaison with Local Law Enforcement
· Discreet Investigation of Security Issues with Visitors and Personnel

Shop Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Supervision of Car Preparation
· Maintenance of Car Prep Scheduling and Budgets
· Advising Parts Manager of upcoming Parts Requirements


Show Car Coordinator
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Coordinating Show Car Requests
· Supervising Show Car Driver Activities
· Compiling Show Car Program Expenses to Bookkeeper

Show Car Driver
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Traveling with Show Car to Scheduled Events
· Security Management of Show Car Rig
· Washing and Presentation of Show Car Transporter
· Attending Show Events and Interfacing with Show Visitors
· Distribution of Team Materials and Sponsor Hand-outs at Show Events
· Compiling Expenses to Show Car Coordinator
Qualifications:
· Willingness to travel extensively
· Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
· May require marketing skills

Sponsor Coordinator
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Responding to Inquiries from and about Sponsors
· Compiling Requests for Submission for Scheduling

Sponsor Representative
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Analysis of Team's performance in Representing Sponsor
· Coordinating Supplies of Sponsor's Materials for Team Distribution
· Maintaining Good Relations with Team

Spotter
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Maintenance of Spotter Radios and Supplies
· Advice to Driver during Competition
· Advice to Crew Chief on Tactics
· Coordinating Deals between Teams during Competition

Team Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Ultimate Responsibility for the Performance of the Team
· Driver Management
· Monitoring and Directing Schedule Performance

Team Owner
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Securing Funding to Permit Team Operations
· Monitoring Driver Performance
· Sponsor Search Management and Sponsor Relations


Tear-Down Specialist
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Disassembly of Race Cars after Usage
· Preparation of Tear-down Documentation and Measurements
· Through Cleaning of Chassis and Components

Test Team Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Supervision of Test Team
· Setting Test Team Schedule Based on Requests for Development

Tire Specialist
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Preparation of Wheels
· Securing Tire assemblies Before Use
· Inspection and Organization of Tires Into Sets By Size
· Management of Tire Sets on Instruction From Crew Chief
· Inspection of Tires After Use
· Securing Tires After Event
· Maintenance and Stocking of Tire Equipment and Supplies

Track Engine Tuner
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· General Maintenance of Engines At Track
· Inspecting and Changing Valve Springs
· Inspection and Maintenance of Carburetors
· Maintenance and Stocking of Engine Spares on Transporter
· Post-Race Inspection and Tech Tear-down

Transport Driver
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Driving transporter to events
· Cleaning and parking transporter
· Supervision of transporter loading and stocking
· Management of at-track crew refreshments

Travel Coordinator
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Securing Reservations for Lodging and General Travel for Team Members
· Preparing Itineraries for Events
· Advising Bookkeeper of Per Diem Requirements for Later Dispersal
· Follow-up Auditing of Travel Details for Accounting

Welder
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· General Welding
· Maintenance of Welding Equipment and Supplies


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Doug