Your thoughts on Putting ID mark on car w/ Rookie driver? (Page 1 of 2)

Treat every car out there like the driver is a first timer and you will probably be in good shape.

Who determines what qualifies you as a non-rookie?  One prior race wont necessarily make you a better driver so thinking that a non-flagged/marked/etc car is a bit safer to mix it up with might get you in more trouble than anticipated.

What about teams with mixed driver groups?  I'm a wheel to wheel veteran (NASA, nationally licensed), but all of my teammates are wheel to wheel rookies. 

I think an external marking would allow you to assume someone was safe and get  screwed.  I've seen experienced veterans pull rookie moves before, so I just treat everyone like they suck.  Assumption is the mother of all fuckups, as they say...

Assume that every car you are near is hell-bent on immediately and intentionally planning to hit you, in the most damaging way possible, and you will be about 19% prepared for what is about to happen.  I would rather be around a rookie (for the most part) that is cautious than be racing against the Spec-series or pro driver.  Rookies have not wrecked that often, and are cautious.  Pros know how to wreck, and prove it every race...  Granted there are the exceptions to the rule, and you have some yahoo that seems destined to take out at least 4 cars before he is parked.

How about "My other car is a spec Miata"?

The Maxima didn't!!!

Putting the sticker on the car has a few problems

A) Lemons drivers have a hard enough time seeing flags, let alone stickers.

B) We're assuming that drivers can read and understand symbols

C) Won't make a damn bit of difference in how anyone drives around other cars. Think about the V80lvo, the Shark or that hella snarlin' Datsun 510 slowing down because of... anything.

+1

Amen. The Citroen at Sears Pointless was slower than heck on the track, but hugged the left shoulder constantly. It had a huge freaking "Pass Here -->" sticker and still (1) got hit and (2) somehow, almost inconceivably, got passed on the left.

Another good point. Everytime a driver comes in for contact, we have to go through the whole song and dance:

Judge: Why are you here?
Perp: I don't know.
Judge: You don't know? Did you maybe smash into another car?
Perp: He smashed into me!!!
Judge: What kind of car did you hit?
Perp: I think it was white, maybe an MR2

(The car is a bright orange Crown Vic with a flaming dollhouse glued to the top)

i.e. no one's going to see a sticker.

sounds good in theory....but won't work.....

I tell all my drivers "assume everyone on track well never EVER do the "right" move & yes they all are trying to KILL YOU" 

it must be working...went went from 3 flags and 1 contact to 1 flag zero contact!!!!

Team Titty got ya?

I remember last year at Nelson.  During the drivers meeting Jay asked how many of the drivers had never done wheel to wheel racing before...and almost half the people rasied their hands.  Me and my team mates looked at each other to share an "oh shit" moment.   
But in the end everyone was very decent!  I got no complaints about anyone on the track or off.

Point being I think the sticker would be redundant, almost every other car would have to have one, and as many people have pointed out the...AHEM...experienced racers are often just as much trouble as the noobs, and I openly include myself in that category!