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I’ve been thinking about this post for a while and Britt’s thread about IT got me going again.
Right now I’m at a point in my life where I feel like I’ve got to make a few decisions. I’m about half way through school and finding myself really unsure of what I want to do. I’m currently a journalism major and am finding that I am not as interested in doing what I thought I wanted to do. The jobs I had always dreamed of in TV are starting to disappear and the ones I’m left with are not ones that interest me. So I got thinking about what really does get me going. The part of my life that interests me the most is cars. In working with my little 914 I’ve learned a lot. It really keeps me on my toes, and while I defiantly don’t know everything I have a passion to learn and that’s a lot of why I like it. Right now I’m getting a great experience with a board member in building a 3.0 SC motor. While it’s mostly me watching and holding things, I really love the detail and the intricacy of everything and figuring out how it all works I really enjoy the puzzle of it and piecing it all together. So I turn to my favorite group of car people for advice. What would your guys’ advice be for turning this passion into a profession? I know it would be really hard to walk into a Porsche shop and ask for a job with no actual on the job experience or training. How would you guys go about getting into this world if you were in my situation? Eric |
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Long term tinkerer... ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 ![]() |
Nah, it wasn't the show. It was the fact he was able to attract SPONSORS. Advertising is the life blodd of a TV show. Why do you think there are countless hours of bass fishing on TV? Sure as hell isn't as exciting as lawnmower racing, but both get lots of hours on TV because they conviced the advertisers that there would be people watching the show. Money talks, all the rest, walks... As for a career in cars? I fully support anyone who wants to make their passion their livelihood. However... Finish school, get the degree, and figure out what end of the spectrum you want to be on. I have a number of very good friends whose careers are in the car world. Most of them started in some other profession and took their passion to meet their carrers. Not all of them have happy stories. One is an engineer and race car driver who went straight to being a mechanic. He's a good one. But he got totally burnt out doing the everyday repair cr*p, and dealing with fussy customers, and all that. He quit. Doesn't even want to change the oil in his own car... Another good friend of mine went there a different route. Was always into cars, but got there by being a manager. He found his way into being the GM of a racetrack (Seattle International Raceway) around 20 years ago. Realised that there wasn't any money in it, and went into show biz. Sort of... Become GM of a film company, and stuck with that for quite a long time. Decided to try his hand back in the car world, and went through a few unseccessfull gos untill he formed his own performance shop. He does okay now, but to use his words, "It's almost impossible to make really good money in the car business. Why? Because EVERYONE wants to, and there will always be someone out there that's willing to do it for less than you will...". The best way to do it? Find a niche market and make yourself the BEST. Ask Jake, he's swamped in work, and has what I would imagine a healthy looking set of books at the end of the year. How do you get a million dollars in the car industry? Easy... Start with two million.... -Josh2 |
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