In another life, I would kill for this job
#1
In another life, I would kill for this job
949 racing is hiring
I'm just guessing at all of this.
Pros
1. because racecar
2. talking to miata track guys
3. behind the scenes of the fast guys
4. overtime = wrenching/crew
5. setup/driving advice from Emilio
6. He has driving SIMS
7. selling quality parts
8. Cali tracks
Cons
1. Cost of living
2. "when are my wheels coming in?"
3. Everyone goes to the track, your answering phones
4. Your the slowest guy in the shop
I'm just guessing at all of this.
Pros
1. because racecar
2. talking to miata track guys
3. behind the scenes of the fast guys
4. overtime = wrenching/crew
5. setup/driving advice from Emilio
6. He has driving SIMS
7. selling quality parts
8. Cali tracks
Cons
1. Cost of living
2. "when are my wheels coming in?"
3. Everyone goes to the track, your answering phones
4. Your the slowest guy in the shop
Last edited by jacob300zx; 09-26-2011 at 03:10 PM.
#10
Former Vendor
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Brainey knows this, though.
#12
Elite Member
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Location: Birmingham, AL
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Hmm... I love what I do - sit around and drink beer, fix an ultra-low or two, make a service call every now and then - but the REAL hope comes in designing or selling something motor-sport related so I can DEDUCT 20K a year on miata hop-ups and go-fast goodies as a business-related hobby - I mean expense
#13
Boost Pope
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
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It's honestly not all that bad near Lake Forest where the shop is. You can get a 3/2 house with a garage for $250-$300k, which is about than half of what you'd pay down here in Carlsbad.
SoCal probably has the highest spread of real-estate values from one town to the next of anywhere short of the NYC area.
Agreed that it should be ****-grabbing, but thundercunt seems like a non-hyphenated word to me. Take ThunderCats as an example.
SoCal probably has the highest spread of real-estate values from one town to the next of anywhere short of the NYC area.
Agreed that it should be ****-grabbing, but thundercunt seems like a non-hyphenated word to me. Take ThunderCats as an example.
#14
Spent 6 years getting jack pay and generally screwed by owner of said business in any way he could think of (and he's a smart guy). I went back to the boring old shipyard where I did my apprenticeship for a 31% outright pay raise, better benefits, and a 25% lower cost of living. Ya it rains a little more in the Seattle area than in the SF Bay area but it's a small price to pay for actually both having the cash for track days AND being able to take time off between March and October... the prime racing months. What I was doing didn't get old, dealing with the owner got old, not having cash or time off for things I liked to do got old.
Moral is... not every dream job turns out to be one.
Not saying Emilio or 949Racing is anything like this... everything I've read and heard says otherwise in fact. If I were looking for an entry-level type position and I were a rabid car guy I'd be checking it out.
#20
Boost Pope
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Location: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
Posts: 33,046
Total Cats: 6,607
Sounds plausible.
I have a 700 sqft apartment in a nice nieghborhood with an attached 1.75 car garage, and it's about $1,500 / mo.
I have actually been looking at houses lately, what with mortgage rates and prices being what they are. There are some very nice 3-car homes in the San Marcos area available in the $380-$400 range.
I have a 700 sqft apartment in a nice nieghborhood with an attached 1.75 car garage, and it's about $1,500 / mo.
I have actually been looking at houses lately, what with mortgage rates and prices being what they are. There are some very nice 3-car homes in the San Marcos area available in the $380-$400 range.