The Track Scan Pocket Edge II.V Scanner allows any fan to hear all the strategy (plus other comedic banter) spoken between crew chiefs and drivers. If only Major League Baseball did such a thing, it would make the sport much less boring with all the pants adjustments and digging in the batters’ box.

Anyway, if you don’t have a favorite driver you want to zero in on, there’s an easy “Previous button” that lets you flip between two racers. All that’s required is three AAA batteries to get the juices flowing on this device.

The scan list is easy to use and it is customizable to weed out the undesirable drivers. There are a whopping 440 total channels that span the four different racing series. Sadly, this device can only be used at the actual racetrack, so it’s not like you can tote it to the mall when your wife drags you clothes shopping during a perfect Sunday race day.

For ordering information, connect to NASCAR.com.

Below is an outstanding, yet simple recipe from the three-time points champion nicknamed “Smoke” among his wide throng of fans. This recipe called Smoke’s Shrimp makes 4-to-6 servings. Enjoy the racing action!

SMOKE’S SHRIMP

Ingredients
* 1 lb. Fresh Large Shrimp (peeled with tails on)
* 12 oz. Bacon
* Garlic Powder
* Pepper
* Dried Onion Flakes
* Toothpicks
* 18 oz. Barbeque Sauce
* Aluminum foil

Cooking Directions
1. Clean shrimp and rinse under cold water in colander. Pat dry.

2. Season shrimp with garlic powder, pepper and onion flakes.

3. Cut bacon slices in half and wrap ½ bacon strip around each shrimp, securing each with a toothpick. Place shrimp in shallow glass pan and pour BBQ sauce evenly over shrimp. Cover with aluminum foil and marinate in refrigerator for at least one hour.

4. Prepare grill using low heat. Grill shrimp until bacon begins to crisp. Make sure you don’t overcook.

To protect your noggin and look younger for the ladies this weekend, you have to check out this tremendous wig. Kotula’s, which touts themselves as “The Guys with the Goods,” sells this perfect auto-racing accessory for a bald head (or a bad hairdo), Flair Hair with Brown Hair and Flame Visor.

The visor lid sells the appearance that this is your real hair. As long as it’s conceivable that you could have light brown spiky/curly hair, nobody will know the difference. And if you’re rich enough to own a convertible, you can look cool without worrying about your fake head of hair flying away when you’re doing 70 on the highway with the stylish visor to hold everything in place.

If you prefer other shades of hair, Kotula’s also sells gray hair and blond hair in separate visors on its web site. For ordering information, connect to Kotulas.com.

The Flowzie appears to be your run-of-the-mill coozie, but it’s oh, so much more. Each Flowzie comes equipped with a white knob on the side that is a perfectly functioning shotgun trigger!

Made for when you really need to drink in hurry, this mechanism allows you to do so in a safe way that doesn’t involve hacking cans with dirty keys and slicing your tongue on the edge of the jagged shotgun-ready can. The science behind the device is a vacuum release that functions like a button to trigger the shotgun.

The Flowzie comes in more colors than you can ever name, and you can also personalize the coozie/shotgun with whatever you feel like saying or marketing. For more information, connect to Flowzie.com.

However, chalk is finally getting it’s due with the latest tailgating gear, the Chalkboard Beer Mug. Finally, when you and your buddies (gal pals too) get together, you can differentiate your beverage containers with a simple piece of the flaky white stuff. No, not the dandruff falling out of your mullet. Chalk.

No longer will you have to take in the backwash of an unknown assailant or stop drinking out of fear that it’s not your beer. Just chalk up whatever suits you, whether it’d be “Beer King,” “Fear the Beer,” or “Don’t Touch!” the choice is entirely yours.

The folks at Etsy.com sell these cool mugs for just $12. You can choose either a 24-ounce beer mug or a 16-ounce pilsner glass (pictured). For more information, connect to Etsy.com.

And when you eat them, you can repeat the only funny line in Caddyshack II: “Did you ever try putting with a wedgie?” Enjoy!

BEER-BATTERED POTATO WEDGES

Ingredients
* Oil for deep-fat frying
* 4 Medium baking potatoes
* 1 Egg
* 1 cup All-purpose flour
* 1 tbsp. Seasoned salt
* ½ tsp. Pepper
* 1 tbsp. Canola oil
* ¼ cup Milk
* ½ cup Beer (non-alcoholic beer works fine too)
* Sour cream (optional)

Cooking Directions
1. Scrub and pierce potatoes. Microwave for 5-to-6 minutes uncovered on high power. Turn once and microwave for 5-to-6 more minutes, or until tender.
2. In a shallow bowl, whisk the egg, flour, salt, pepper, Canola oil and milk until mixture is smooth. Stir in beer. Set aside.
3. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut each into 12 wedges.
4. In deep-fat fryer (or electric skillet), heat oil to 375 degrees. Dip potato wedges into batter and fry in batches for 3-to-4 minutes, or until golden brown, turning occasionally.
5. Drain on paper towels. Serve with (optional) sour cream. This recipe yields 48 wedges.

The JAMBOX, made by Jawbone, bills itself as “simply the smallest, best sounding wireless speaker and speakerphone on the planet.” With this device, you no longer have to worry about lugging around a 8-D-battery boom box with extension cords. This tiny (6” x 1.6” x 2.8”) speaker weighs a ridiculous 12 ounces, but it packs quite a wallop with powerful sound from its 85-decibel capacity.

This speaker connects with mobile phones, computers, tablets, iPods and any other Bluetooth device. The JAMBOX also allows for streaming and sharing music, movies and games. And if your buddy Steve is running late to a tailgate, it has a tremendous speaker phone to make for perfect tailgate group heckling without passing a phone around.

The JAMBOX is run on a pair of acoustic drivers, which “work in concert with an innovative moving-wall passive bass radiator and airtight enclosure to deliver shimmering highs and thumping lows that you can literally feel.” Well said.

And the sound will run up to 10 hours before the battery needs recharging. The JAMBOX retails for about $200. For more information, connect to Jawbone.com.

The RC Cooler is a battery-operated, remote control ice chest that travels up to 50 feet with the push of a button. If you cannot walk 50 feet to get a beer, you’ve already had one too many. Other than sheer laziness, this cooler does serve a purpose if you’re in the middle of a big poker hand, are involved in one of those keep-hands-on-car-to-win or are stuck inside your own folding chair.

The four-wheeled cooler holds up to 12 drinks with a plethora of ice, and comes in black, blue or red colors. It can move in four different directions and moves on both indoor and outdoor surfaces. It also has a zippered lid to keep bugs away, and the website also claims to keep “moochers” out. Can beer thieves not operate a simple zipper to abscond with your alcohol?

Batteries are not included, which is a bummer considering it needs six “C” batteries and one 9-Volt battery to operate. And when you’re all done being a complete sloth, the RC Cooler collapses to a height of 6½ inches, which is about as tall as you should feel if you part with 70 bucks to purchase one of these.

For more information, read the RC Cooler manual.

Sure you can stop off at the local donut shop and grab box of minis made three days ago, but wouldn’t it be way cooler (and tastier) to make your own donuts? Nostalgia Electrics sure thinks so, which is why they proudly sell the Automatic Mini Donut Factory.

This 11.5-pound device molds, fries and drains fresh mini donuts in less than two minutes. To operate the factory, you just need dough and whatever you desire to put on top of your donuts. Once the tasty morsels roll down the built-in dispensing chute, you simply place them in a bag and mix in sugar, cinnamon, cocoa powder or sprinkles and shake the bag up.

The oil fryer inside comes with a dip tray for you to safely change the cooking oil after each use. The factory spits out 30 donuts per batch and safety guards protect you from splattering hot oil all. The Mini Donut Factory retails anywhere from $100 to $170 depending on where you shop.

For more information, connect to Nostalgia Electrics.com.