Class Numbers/Letters Too Small or Wrong Color

[lancer360]

We had a handful of cars at Metrolina that are not bothering to read the rule book when it comes to the size and color of the numbers and letters on their car and I am not talking about the novices. When working timing when the bar code scanner isn't working we have to put your number in for every run. If the person in timing can't read your numbers it slows down the entire process. It also makes it difficult when cone calls come in. If they can't read your numbers they call it in as "the Subaru" which causes more grief for timing to try and figure it out. I have seen as many as three Subaru's on course at the same time. I'm going to ask Mark to start cracking down on this in tech and ask AJ to give one warning to those that manage to sneak by Tech. Your name will then go up on a piece of paper in the timing trailer and at the next event if you do it again, AJ can decide what your punishment will be. I think having to work a double shift or DNF all your times sounds appropriate.

I'm totally fine with using either blue tape or white tape for your numbers as long as it is a contrasting color to your car and are made big enough. You don't have to spend money on fancy vinyl or magnetic numbers if you don't want to. Blue tape on a dark colored car and that includes putting it on your tinted windows does not count. The numbers also need to be 8" tall and the class letters 4" tall. If you can't read the numbers from 100'+ away at a bad angle then redo them.

There are only a handful of use who do timing so please help make the job a bit easier for us. Timing screwups because of bad numbers causes lost time which hurts the run count for everyone.

Here are some good examples

Good Temporary Numbers:


Good Permanent Numbers:

[SE3P]

For the most part we have been cracking down at it during Tech. I remember Mark telling a few people to add more tape to their numbers/letters to make them more visible. But from now on we will make sure we don't pass anyone with improper numbers.

[cr89x]

Thank you Kuhn. be sure that they go by you ready to run. They could go straight from tech to the start line without a problem.
Our Tech group has been doing an amazing job so far this year. Getting all those cars so fast is impressive.
Timing can be quite a bare, especially with the manual entry. Chris, we will come up with a system. The one I can remember is a veteran and should have known not to put his numbers on a window. Donna and I smacked him around in grid a little .

[sontdp]

Just another incentive to make sure your doing it right. The easier it is for timing and the course workers to read, the easier it is for my camera to properly auto focus on your car.

What this means for you is more pictures(less time to autofocus), and clearer shots(I can tell when a I need to adjust earlier for your car).

[jeremyhudson]

I lost a magnetic 2 at Z-max if anyone finds it.