Mrs Kipper Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 We are coming up to Curboro in a couple of weeks, the venue where we get our main spectator participation from the rest of the Club. For many that come along it may be their first time at a sprint event and they will probably be confused by the class structure and which car is running in which class. (Before anyone else says it - many of the competitors are confused as well ) Would it be a good idea to have a Class Number on each car to show which class it is running in? This would have to be something on the lines of a small 1, 2, 3 etc next to the main competition number. The next question is where you would source the numbers from and I don't really have any idea. Maybe somewhere like Homebase or Wickes sells small adhesive numbers or maybe a Blatchatter in the trade knows somewhere that supplies them. They would need to be available in black and white to show as a contrast colour on the car. And for next year, perhaps we could get stickers made up as, say, a small white roundel with a black number to go along with the championship stickers? What do you think? Kipper Fun is not a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david nelson Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I think its not a bad idea. let get all class 1 car be painted in White, Class 2 Green, Class 3 Blue, class 4 red, ect 😬 not sure what system would work best. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I was going to do that sort of numbering system for lLANDOW THIS YEAR. The only problem comes with double drive if you have over 10 in a class e.g 101,102-110 how do you double drive I thought, no problem, 171, 172 ect, but not easy to cover a zero with a seven if you see what I mean. so I liked to idea my self, But abandoned it cause the double drives messed it up. ☹️ RED 2.0 HPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 explaining the classes is easy . I just hope they dont ask about the points system 😬 😬 😬 😬 *wink* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 a nice little round sticker say 3" with Class (round the outside) and 3 (in the middle) printed on it would do the job There was a club member up north who owned a sticker making shop - I had some stickers made for Llandow sprint a few years back - cheap too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 Listening to the confused commentators at Loton, I think it would be a good idea for all events It helped at Loton that we were running in class order. If that had not been the case, the commentators would have had real trouble, especially as the cars were being despatched up the hill so quickly they could hardly keep up Mrs K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I think we need to be careful with placing any additional numbers on the car as this could cause problems with the time keepers and we have already had one event this year where there was some confusion. To help the commentators understand the difference in classes etc one of our more 'mature' competitors is working on a commentary sheet that will be a template that we can update for each event. In addition it will include information such as class records, leading drivers for each class and may be a few humorous anecdotes 😬 added by me Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Why not re-badge the classes A-F, then there wouldn't be any confusion with the numbers if you had an A or a D on the side 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 Graham Some events use "A" for the second driver. Mark The commentators at Loton were very well informed regarding the classes so a big to whoever supplied the information. Mrs K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 "Some events use "A" for the second driver" ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattj Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 why not just use the word for the number instead of a number figure i.e. "one" "two" "three" instead of "1" "2" "3" I quickly scrapped up an example mock-up sticker here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 Matt That looks great but I was thinking of something a little more basic that could be read by a spectator at a distance and speed. One to go forward for the agenda at the end of the year discussion. Kipper Fun is not a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 "speed" we could adopt it in class 3 then 😬 we take a more laid back approach to the apex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattj Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Kipper, I didnt tell you that the sticker was 6 foot across did I? 😬 😬 Edit: Maybe dice-style? Class 5 example here Edited by - Mattj on 9 Aug 2006 14:53:46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I think it is a great idea... if we can get something that will work at all sprints. I would be nice to id the female drivers (hard to tell once the skid-lids are on!) and novices as well (big dunce hat sticker???) BUT that would probably start to be toooo complicated. Keeping with Mrs Kipper's thought of making it easy for spectactors to read, the simpler the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 Neil What would you suggest - pink numbers for the ladies and green numbers for the novices 🤔 😬 Mrs K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted August 9, 2006 Support Team Share Posted August 9, 2006 What about lady novices 🤔 Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 What if you're a novice lady tho.... Maybe we should have stickers on our helmets rather than confuse the numbers Lynda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 what if we have the hood up I like the idea of the rectangular sticker like the champ sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 [/Monty Python mode on] This is getting silly....... [/Monty Python mode off] Kipper Fun is not a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted August 9, 2006 Support Team Share Posted August 9, 2006 Have we got any novice ladies? Are they the ones with the deep voice and the 5 o'clock shadow . OK, yes this is getting a bit silly 😬 Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 So Shaun - what are you implying for all those real novie ladies comments like that could get you in real trouble rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Rob Maybe Shaun has something to tell us as he has the 5 o'clock shadow and drives like a........ 😬 😬 Mark D Comp Sec Edited by - Mark Durrant on 9 Aug 2006 17:50:59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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