Here's a Look at the Completed Dogecoin Race Car, the 'Dogecar'
Yes, I'm fully aware that our M. O. is to cover bitcoin news, but it's the weekend and this is simply too great to look over. By now you've almost certainly heard of dogecoin. If you haven't, it's what's referred to as an "altcoin", or alternative digital currency. And while each dogecoin isn't as valuable as a bitcoin, the currency has an awesome, friendly community behind it. Which is why they decided to start a fundraiser to sponsor a NASCAR race car driver, Josh Wise, at the Talladega Superspeedway after a dogecoin user, Denis Pavel, noticed Wise's car was unsponsored. The community....
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The front of the Dogecar. May 4th, the day the Dogecar debuts at the Aaron's 499 race in Talladega, is just a week away! For those of you who need a backstory, Josh Wise, a NASCAR driver, will be competing at the Talladega Superspeedway. The Dogecoin community raised $55,000 in Dogecoin to sponsor Wise. Wise's car, dubbed the 'Dogecar', will race with a custom Dogecoin-inspired wrap. The Dogecoin community has been rapidly making preparations, from preparing Dogecoin paper wallets to hand out at the race to rapidly voting for Wise to compete in two more races. Dogecoin Community's....
Photo by Tom Wilmoth. The Dogecoin community found an innovative way to market themselves to the general public, sponsoring Josh Wise, an overachieving NASCAR driver for the May Talladega race, where he finished 20th. Wise embraced Dogecoin and became an active participant in the Dogecoin subreddit, and /r/Dogecoin rallied once more to vote him into the NASCAR All-Star race, beating out perennial favorite Danica Patrick. Wise placed 15th in the star-studded All-Star race, but the Dogecoin community had almost no presence at the track. Following the race, Josh Wise and Dogecoin teamed up....
NASCAR driver Josh Wise once again drove the Dogecoin-sponsored "Dogecar" in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Despite having a strong car for most of the race, Wise was unable to emerge with a finish as Shibes were hoping he would. Nevertheless, the race was a great marketing event for Dogecoin and Shibes should forward to partnering with Wise to sponsor the Dogecar in 2015. Also Read: Josh Wise and the Dogecar Look to Shake Chase up at Talladega. Sunday's race marked the Dogecar's fourth race in 2014. Although most NASCAR fans were fixated on the drama involving championship....
Last Sunday, May 4th, Josh Wise came in 20th at the Aaron's 499 race in Talladega. Wise drove the Dogecar, which was sponsored by the NASCAR and Dogecoin reddit communities. The race spanned over 3 hours, 17 minutes, and 16 seconds, with Denny Hamlin taking the trophy. Wise narrowly avoided multiple crashes. Josh's best position was in 4th place with just 25 laps to go. The Dogecoin price does not seem to be affected at all by the race as some thought; it's gone up and down as usual, with no sudden spikes. [dropcap size="small"]Josh thinks he could have done better. As he told me in an....
Me Wearing My Official Josh Wise Dogecoin T-shirt. Photo credit: Lily Wilmoth. When I arrived home from work today, I found my official Josh Wise Dogecoin t-shirt in the mail. Needless to say, I was ecstatic, and my wife was a bit embarrassed as I giddily ran from the mailbox to our house so that I could try it on. Josh Wise Dogecoin Shirts Delivered to Eager Dogefans. As you may remember, Josh Wise designed these shirts as part of a promotion to raise money to fund another race for the Dogecar. The Dogecoin community raised enough DOGE to sponsor Wise for the May 4 NASCAR race at....