cometkaze

This may sound nuts, but I have a serious inquiry. I am looking into the possiblity of buying/starting an independent Nationwide team, but really don't know where to begin. I've done a bit of research and it looks like I could acquire a car for around 20-50K. In addition to the car and some sort of hauler, what else would I need and what would the estimated costs look like?

Garage: Own or Rent? Where should it be located? Estimated cost?
Pit Crew: How many needed? Are they FT or PT employees generally? Pay?
Application/Registration/Sign-Up: How do you actually enter a race? Fees?

I'm sure there are a ton of other things I'm missing, but hoping someone out there knows about this would be willing to provide some of the info.

Thanks much in advance for the info. Again, I know this sound a bit crazy given the current enviroment, but it is something I want to pursue, so serious responses would be greatly appreciated.

JP