For many years I used a 12"x24" piece of white magnetic material with black
numbers made from black vinyl striping material that I got at Western Auto
(or whoever they are now). It took me almost a minute to put the numbers on
both sides of the car. They were very readable from anywhere on course, and
would be visable on any color car since the placards provided their own
background.
I've never understood why people make putting numbers on their cars so
difficult.
Bryan Williams
Beer Money Racing
E P 16 Mustang
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
To: David Hawkins <otgrouch@twosrus.com>
Cc: Team.Net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Car numbers at Nationals
>David Hawkins wrote:
>> Making do with what's available? I have 100 square feet of white mag
>> sheet...so it IS harder to have different color numbers. Of course, I
>> feel that mine are readable.
>
>Spray paint is cheap, easily available, and easily applied. Works just
>fine on magnetic vynil sheet (after you cut your numbers out).
>
>> I suppose it depends on how you define contrast, then. Or maybe it's
>> that my silver car is more of a dingy, not-well-kept-grayish kind of
>> silver that makes the white show up better. You just can't make
>> blanket statements like this as I feel that my car has very good
>> contrast, as I feel that the Leverone numbers are contrasting
>> (although the red could stand to be of a brighter hue).
>
>Take a black and white photo, and see how that looks.
>
>> I don't think I'll be running at nationals any time soon...so I guess
>> it's moot.
>
>Okay, so you only the T&S and course workers at your local events will
>be bothered by it.
>
>Take 'em out, lay them on newspaper, buy a can of pink spray paint, and
>have at it.
>
>Mark
>
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