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A Dogecoin-sponsored NASCAR is happening after group raises more than $44,700

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http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/25/5546662/a-dogecoin-sponsored-nascar-is-happening-after-group-raises-more-than-44-thousand-dollars

 

 

Social site Reddit is no stranger to raising funds for various projects, though this latest one may be the most unlikely yet. After noticing NASCAR driver Josh Wise was sponsorless, members of /r/Dogecoin — a part of Reddit for tracking the cryptocurrency — decided to pool money together to sponsor it themselves. After less than a week, the group's now hit that goal, and raised more than $44,700. That includes an accidental $13,500 donation by the founder of payments service Moolah.io, who added an extra zero to his contribution, though stuck with the mistake and offered others who matched 10 percent of it with a pass to the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.

 
A RACECAR WITH DOGE ON IT
 
The funding includes plans to wrap the outside of the stock car with Dogecoin branding, a design project that's been sourced by Redditors in that group. The Dogecoin logo itself features a cartoonish version of the Shiba Inu dog, which was the top internet meme last year. That dog, which is actually named Kabosu, lives in Japan with its owner who teaches kindergarten. The cryptocurrency named after the meme and featuring Kabosu's likeness was introduced last December, and is valued far lower than the more well-known Bitcoin.
 
The NASCAR funding effort is not directly affiliated with the Dogecoin Foundation, a non-profit group set up to work on charitable projects. So far that group has raised $20,000 to provide children in need with service dogs, as well as another project for clean drinking water in Kenya.
concept design of the car: http://imgur.com/a/IuLNe#0
 
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ok i knew the dogecoin guys are into donation and what not but i din't expect to become a mayor sponsor of a nascar team o_0
 
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I wish it were a more well known driver but it's still col that it's a Ford

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such speed

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This is amazing. Just shows the power of a strong community.

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Lol. I've a friend who loves NASCAR and hates doge with a passion. This is gonna piss him off so badly :D

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.. Every time i see that f***ing doge meme anywhere i just want to punch something..

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.. Every time i see that f***ing doge meme anywhere i just want to punch something..

Well then... you have a lot of punching to do... try not to ruin your hands for life....

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Well then... you have a lot of punching to do... try not to ruin your hands for life....

They are already ruined.. I had a bad karate instructor.

The doge meme is just so horribly overused.. It was funny when it started.. But now it's just irritating beyond belief  <_<

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They are already ruined.. I had a bad karate instructor.

The doge meme is just so horribly overused.. It was funny when it started.. But now it's just irritating beyond belief  <_<

 

That's why it's still used. I don't think anyone finds the meme itself funny. But people love seeing other people cringe at its use.

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That's why it's still used. I don't think anyone finds the meme itself funny. But people love seeing other people cringe at its use.

Then i guess i can call that a mission a success.. I cringe so hard at that meme that my eyebrows touch my chin.. 

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much wow, such stupid, bloody really????  I think this has got a tiny tiny bit out of hand imo.  But good luck to them!!!

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but, but but but... its a ford 

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Actually there is a few races when they have to turn right but the way the car is made is that the frame is tilted to the Left to help balance the car at high speeds in the turns. they use this on Go Karts, Dirt Track (sprint cars/ trucks) and much more. so thats why they can only turn left. 

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.. Every time i see that f***ing doge meme anywhere i just want to punch something..

 

This. I fucking hate that god damned meme.

 

Anytime I see someone use that god damned fucking meme I block them, if they have an avatar related to it or speak with that "much wow" bullshit

 

BANNED fuck that meme.

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I would actually watch nascar just for that ... i wonder if the announcer's would follow the meme when talking about the team

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