nadeau01_johnson48 Racing Memorabilia Super Collector

[iowa49erfan]

Congratulations to Nadeau01_johnson48 (Jeremy) for becoming a memorabilia super collector.

I wanted to type something up for Jeremy but his post pretty much sums everything up :

I love to collect memorabilia because it makes me feel closer to the action than just collecting cards. Some of my favorite things I own are things that I've gotten signed in person, because it gives me a story I can tell for the rest of my life from meeting that player/driver. If someone told me I could only take one thing with me from my entire collection, it would easily be my flag, as that is the pride and joy of my collection. It has been to 10 races, 11 states, and multiple signings around my area over the past decade, and I'm very proud of how full I've gotten it. Eventually, I'd love to get the biggest names on there (Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr.), and once I can do that, I'd toss out the cash to get that bad boy framed and throw it up on the wall. I also have a full-sized Browns helmet that I've started taking to training camp every year, going with the same theme as my flag. Hopefully I can load that up with 30-40 signature over time. Cards are nice, but memorabilia gives you better memories and stories to tell.

Please feel free to check out the rest of his collection here :

http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q...en1LBJ/Racing/

http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q...raphed%20Cars/

http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q...d%20Postcards/

http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q...20Memorabilia/

Thanks again Jeremy and congratulations!

[pantherfan82]

cool racing collection! really like that flag!

[CRJSr9]

congrats and welcome to the club

[JesRey]

Sick Collection Jeremy

[jeffgordon]

NICE collection! Do you have a list of every driver that signed the flag?

[BigDaddy132]

That's awesome! Great collection!

[nadeau01_johnson48]

NICE collection! Do you have a list of every driver that signed the flag?

Yessir....

COLUMN 1:
Robby Gordon
David Green
Ricky Craven
Jimmy Spencer
Kurt Busch
Mike Wallace
Kenny Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Casey Mears
Jamie McMurray

COLUMN 2:
Steve Park
Sterling Marlin
Danny O'Quinn Jr.
Carl Edwards
Brian Vickers
Michael Waltrip
Ken Schrader
Kevin Harvick

COLUMN 3:
Matt Kenseth
Burney Lamar
Bobby Labonte
Regan Smith
Stacey Compton
Jon Wood
Brad Keselowski
Erik Darnell
Landon Cassill
Trevor Bayne
Justin Allgaier

COLUMN 4:
Kasey Kahne
David Gilliland
Sam Hornish Jr.
Kyle Busch
Brendan Gaughan
Clint Bowyer
Joey Logano

COLUMN 5:
Paul Menard
Scott Wimmer
Ward Burton
Mike Bliss
Dave Blaney
David Stremme

COLUMN 6:
Scott Riggs
Larry Foyt
Jason Keller
Scott Speed
J.J. Yeley
Martin Truex Jr.
A.J. Allmendinger
Reed Sorenson

COLUMN 7:
Jeff Burton
Hank Parker Jr.
Greg Biffle
Denny Hamlin
David Ragan
Erin Crocker
Travis Kvapil

Pretty sure that's a pic from before I went to Dover this past fall, so you might see a few names on the list that you don't see the autos of on the flag (McMurray/Bayne/Allgaier).

[jeffgordon]

WoW! Hypothetical- what value do you place on it?

[MrMojo]

holy cow sick flag bud

[nadeau01_johnson48]

WoW! Hypothetical- what value do you place on it?

It's invaluable. Even if someone offered me 10k for it I'd turn it down because it's got so many memories with it.

But I have seen flags with around 40-50 drivers sell on eBay for around $500-$600.