Ok, joking aside, this is a rather important, overlooked subject that needs to be discussed more. There are right ways and wrong ways to make legible numbers and class on your car.
First off you need to make sure the color of the tape contrasts heavily with the color of your car. Secondly, they need to be big enough to be read at a distance as you fly by, killing cones. SCCA rules state the numbers are a minimum of eight inches tall and the class be at least four inches tall. Both must be made with tape at least one inch wide.
This driver's got it:
Umm, no....
See the difference here? The Corvette's numbers are very easily read but the BMW put dark blue tape on his dark tinted windows.
This'll work:
This won't:
Again we can see how different color and size can be. The RSX, though a bit artistic, has numbers very easily read at speed but the Miata's numbers are difficult to read.
Please, for the sake of your fellow racers, pay careful attention to how you make your numbers and class on your car! Ideally, if you find you want to continue racing (and I know you want to) you should get yourself some real magnetic numbers. They are cheap, and make you at least look like you know what your doing. Most folks in my area use the services of Vitek Boruvka, owner of Axware Systems to make our graphics. Check out his store for prices:
Oh, one last thing. Please remember the club is paying for the tape so don't waste it. Make your numbers and class and then return the roll of tape to the club.
Don't be this guy, just don't.....
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