2007 Press Pass VIP NASCAR
2007 Press Pass VIP NASCAR – Very nice high quality set is evidenced from the first pack. Many inserts and subsets in this set and some real nice parallels to the inserts as well.
Set Features;
Each sealed box contains 20 packs of 5 cards each in a 90 card set including 7 Rookies 1:8. >>> Each box contains ONE Memorabilia or Autograph card. Inserts: Sunday Best 1:2, Gear Gallery 1:4 (TRANS plastic parallel 1:18), Trophy Club 1:7 (TRANS plastic parallel 1:20), Pedal to the Metal Dual Shoe/Sheet Metal cards (#`d to 50), Rookie Stripes (#`d to 100; Autograph version > #`d to 25, Get A Grip Race Worn Glove cards 1:40 (Autograph version > #`d to driver`s door number), Autograph cards (Single 1:40, Silver > #`d to 100, Gold > #`d to 50, and Press Plates), Double Burner (dual sheet metal/tire memorabilia cards > #`d to 100), and Four Wide (quadruple memorabilia cards featuring sheet metal, tire, car cover and oversized Firesuit > #`d to 50; also oversized Checkered Flag 1-of-1 versions).
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
* One autograph or memorabilia card in every box!
New for 2007:
* Pedal to the Medal Race-Used Sheet Metal and Shoe Dual Memorabilia Card - #'d to 50
* Get a Grip Race-Used Glove Memorabilia Card
* Get a Grip Signature Series - Autographed version of the memorabilia card numbered to the driver's door number
Autographs
* Press Pass Signings - 1:40
* Press Pass Signings Silver Version - #'d to 100
* Press Pass Signings Gold Version - #'d to 50 (Hobby Only)
* Autographed Press Plates - Super rare
Race-Used Memorabilia - Combined insertion rate of Pedal to the Medal, Rookie Stripes, and Get a Grip is 1:40
* Pedal to the Medal - Race-used sheet metal and shoe dual memorabilia; #'d to 50
* Rookie Stripes - Race-used swatches of the rear bumper yellow tap designating rookie NASCAR drivers; #'d to 100
* Rookie Stripes Autographs - Autographed parallel #'d to 25
* Get a Grip - Race-used memorabilia card
* Get a Grip Signature Series - Autographed parallel #'d to driver's door number
Base Set and Inserts
* Base Set - 90 cards with six new subsets; includes short printed rookie cards (1:8)
* Gear Gallery - 12-card insert set with multi-level emboss featuring driver's helmet designs
* Gear Gallery Trans - Plastic parallel (1:18)
* Trophy Club - 9-card insert showcasing drivers that live in victory lane
* Trophy Club Trans - Plastic parallel (1:20)
* Sunday Best - 25-card set-within-a-set featuring NASCAR's top drivers (1:2)
Here's what I pulled in our box of 2007 Press Pass VIP NASCAR.
Base Cards;
I really like the dual driver pics on the base cards. There is a normal colored portrait on the front and the background is a black and white (gray) pic version as well. Really high-class looking and balances out the card very nicely. The front of the cards has the Press Pass VIP '07 logo in the upper left hand corner and the drivers name at the bottom (gold nameplate on black). The back of the card gives a short insight into the 2007 season so far for the driver and team.
Rookie Cards;
The rookies are made in the same design as the other base. The only difference is the 2007 Rookie Card logo on the bottom left hand section of the card. I would have liked the base and rookie cards better if the background picture wasn't cut-off at the at the hat line on the cards. I think the full head-shot would have been nicer than the background covering them up. Just my opinion of course.
The (3) rookies we pulled from our box are of;
- David Gilliland
- AJ Allmendinger
- David Reutimann
The inserts came very fast and furious in this box. Some nice inserts sets in 2007 Press Pass Vip this year. I particularly like the Gear Gallery Inserts (Foil) and the Parallel clear (trans) version as well. These cards showcase the drivers and their helmets. On the back of the card they show (3) different helmet views. They also list the helmet manufacturer and the helmet designer. Some of the inserts listed are actually part of the base set (noted where appropriate). I wanted to show all of the subsets and I think I accomplished that goal.
Here are the inserts we pulled;
- (5) Gear Gallery Regular...Gordon, Martin, Jarrett, Gilliland and Busch
- (2) Gear Gallery Trans...Waltrip and Stewart
- (15) After Party...Part Of Base Set
- (2) Trophy Club Regular
- (1) Trophy Club Clear
- (9) Red Carpet...Part Of Base Set
- (7) Power Brokers...Part Of Base Set
- (10) Sunday Best
- (13) Suite View...Part Of Base Set
- (5) Air NASCAR...Part Of Base Set
- (4) VIP Rides...Part Of Base Set
Race-Used Card;
The Race-Used Rookie Tape card we pulled from our box is of Regan Smith. The card is 062/100. For those of you that don't know; Rookies are required to have yellow racing tape affixed to their rear bumper to identify them as rookies.
Final Thoughts on 2007 Press Pass VIP NASCAR;
This is a real nice effort from Press Pass with a lot of devotion to subsets, inserts and parallels in this product. Very high quality product throughout is the reason this box will get a high passing grade with me.I really liked the Gear Gallery cards and the trans parallels the most from this box. The rookie tape pull was absolutely the best of the box. I would have liked to have seen one autograph and one race-used guaranteed per box and it would be a great value. These boxes can usually be had for between $55 and $69 on most sites that I have checked.
Here's how I would rate this product;
- Value = 4
- Innovation = 5
- Fun and Experience = 5
- Rebuy Value = 3
I rate this product an "A" for Press Pass!
NPN Information;
NPN PRESS PASS VIP 2007
9115 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28269
I would like to thank Tom from Press Pass along with Trader Retreat for giving me the chance to review this new product. This was our first NASCAR product in awhile and I hope we did it justice in this review.
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2007 Press Pass VIP NASCAR
