Monday, December 7, 2009
Nascar- The Backwoods Roots
NASCAR is for the National Stock Car Auto Racing Association. The organization itself is a conduit for many companies to market their products while fans of auto racing a thrilling experience. The roots of NASCAR go back to what has caused the American Revolution: a disdain for excessive taxation. Yes, NASCAR roots actually begin around the year 1794 and in the heart of the Whiskey Rebellion. The Whiskey Rebellion was generated because the new federal government of the United States has imposed a tax on farmers who distilled their grain to market more too. In those days, no roads, no sophisticated and rail systems to carry the grain to markets and farmers did the best they could to deliver. Any grain would remain in spirit, rather than letting it go bad. The spirits of the course will imported and sold at markets that way. It was what Alexander Hamilton wanted to tax. Of course, the peasants revolted, because this was part of their own livelihood. Some farmers secretly distilled spirits and transport the final product in secret and under cover of darkness to their end markets. So the seeds have been planted in NASCAR, but this time there was nothing like the cars. Thus the spirit of NASCAR happened. During the 1920s and early 1930s, the federal government would again try to control the production and transport of alcohol through an amendment to the Constitution of the United States known as Prohibition. It is something the farmers producing spirits in secret for personal use, but was obviously useless. So was born smugglers. Smugglers have been those who have made the illegal spirits (also known as Moonlight) in secret markets high-speed car under cover of darkness. The activity was characterized by federal agents hunting and hunt. "It was risky and sometimes fatal. Smuggling began to generate competition among the drivers of the cars were moonlight, and the sport to see who was the fastest car. Over time, also collectively meet and races are on Sunday afternoons. All the locals go out and spend a Sunday afternoon watching the races and night, drivers turn their sport in the world of work and run the moonlight for secret illegal buyers . In 1938, in Daytona Beach, Florida, became the site of the first NASCAR race. Daytona Beach is a good place to run, because the beach sand was firm and the beach is very wide. Prizes for the winners were simple and could be things like a case of motor oil, a bottle of liquor or a box of cigars. The organizer and promoter of this event was a man named Bill France. Bill France would continue to build the organization we know how today's NASCAR. In 1950, NASCAR's business model began to form and continues today. Many product developers are paid by automobile drivers and teams to carry their logo on their cars and driver overalls. If the team is the winner is a perfect place for a developer to be in addition, many companies have a vision of the logo of NASCAR-related business and products. And for fans of NASCAR, is great fun and excitement.
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