Numbers. (Page 1 of 2)

You pick the number during registration.
Max of 3 digits.

Any signage, either crazy theme or legit sponsor is allowed.  Just keep the numbers and safety marking clearly legible.

Dunno if the school bus arm is allowed, as it extends out the side of the vehicle.  FWIW, we have an... mysteriously appropriated   school bus "STOP" lamp on the back of our car as the required brake light that is above the region of likely destruction.

I don't agree that is should even be considered a family event.  I have seen LOTS of stuff at CMP that wasn't suitable for a child, but then again I don't think children should be allowed...probably because I don't have any, and they annoy me.    My favorite was at the fall race of 2008 when a team drove around the paddock with a giant inflatable d*ck on the roof of their car.  The rear spoiler had text that read "We race hard".  LOL!

OMGuar, You gotta read the whole rule, all the way through.

"Numbers must be white on black background or black on white background--any other combination must be approved in advance"

First off it doesn't matter what color your car is, you have to put either a black or white background on the car first. Unless your car is White or Black to begin with, in which case you just use the other color for the number. If your car is other than white or black, you paint a white or black circle, oval, rectangle on your car first, then you paint your 12" high, or larger, numbers in that area, with the opposite High contrast color (black on white, or white on black).

And, noting the last phrase, if you decide you want to be different, the rule allows for that potential. But you have to ask, and get it approved. So you could say do Black numbers on a Yellow car?  Or Fuchsia on a Black background? what ever floats your boat, and passes muster with the race organizer.

There is some wiggle room when it comes to the numbers and you can put anything else you want on the car, so long as the corner workers can clearly make things out. Here's what we did with our car for Summit Point this summer.

I asked Murilee about it before the race and he said it probably would be ok so long as the 3.8 still looked like 38, we had no issues with it while going through tech.

Same here Mulry.  We were approved for both Lemons and ChumpCar for using white numbers on our red hood since the contrast was good and the numbers were easy to read.

I'd like to take a minute to  see if it's possible to have you reconsider your position regarding Children attending racing events..
Please take a long view of this..
  If what we do is going to continue new people have to join us..
WE are already restrictive in that only gear heads would think this was fun.. a lot of people would rather play golf or go to a baseball game..
Then we demand that since the chance of success is so difficult the people who do come have a good dense of humor. They have to be serious enough to do things well with regard to safety yet not so wacko that they can't be trusted at racing speeds..  that weeds the field even further.
IF we further  demand that all racers either be too young to have children or batcherlors who don't like children the potential field gets too small. PLus  not all adults like vulgarity or crudeness..
One final point.. the best way to create new interest is with children of parents who are brought to the event see enjoyment we get from it. They tell other kids and maybe the parents of those kids come race with us.. Worse case we have a whole ne generation to pass on the enjoyment we all feel..
  IN case you believe that to be to self sacraficing for your taste, think of it in greedy terms.
  Limiting those who attend to people who believe exactly as you do would make racing at this level too expensive.  It's far better to share the costs with more than less.   
Sermon over 

Not just gear heads think this is fun.  I wouldn't condsider myself a gear head now, maybe aspiring gearhead, and I certainly wasn't when we started.  We loved cars and hanging out with great people and had no mechanics skills at all.  Bought a running car, busted the car, tried to fix it, couldn't, and just enjoyed the race.  We had a blast and only made 20 laps the first time.  We're learning a ton with each event.  Just did an engine rebuild for the first time this last week.  It's a wierd demographic for sure, serious racers who don't take themselves seriously, but there is enough growth that in 2 years, the amount of races has more than doubled.  And I really doubt if Jay and crew are worried about "growing the brand" so to say.  People who love it are going to find it.

Kids come anyways, tons of 'em.  I don't see many people restricting their children from R rated movies.  Most kids know every swear word by the time they're 8 because of Dad yelling it at whatever team just fumbled the ball on "Holy Sunday" (I did).  It's how parents teach and explain the words/images that make the difference.  Yes, some parents want to sheild their children until they're 38 but most don't.  I haven't seen that much outrageously blatent sexual/explicit content from racers, no more than your average major league sport event or TBS movie.  Yes, there is the odd dildo on the bumper, but everything is done in good fun and, like has been said before, Jay and crew will censor your shizzle if they feel it crosses a line.  Good rule of thumb:  If you don't want your kid seeing it, don't put it on the car.  There are plenty of tame but fantastic themes out there (talk to Eyesore) so have fun with it.  Yippee Kay Yay, Mr. Falcon.

Wait....you think we take this seriously???  There was a drunken BBQ where Jay and Nic were arguing about whose K body could go faster.  When the beer ran out, they challenged each other to see who could bring home a keg first, and thus Lemons was born.

I don't mind rated R stuff at the events. My kids will be coming to some of the events though, so NC-17 is too over-the-top. I'm all for some rebelliousness, political incorrectness, and freedom of speech, but I also believe we participants have a responsibility not to degenerate into mindless depravity. Keep it smart and funny. Tastelessness by itself is not funny.

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Totally agree and I don't have kids.

To which of the 15 questions that were in your original post are you referring?

People try to be helpful to you and you come back with crap like "if what was written was read..." which is a pretty insulting response. If you're coming on here to get help, being rude to those who are trying to help you out isn't very productive.

So, to answer the 2 questions posed:

1. You pick your number when you apply for the race that you want to enter (this is a change for 2011 using the new online registration form; previously you picked your number after your entry for the race was accepted); and

2. The limits as to signage are limited by your good taste, subject to the whim of Jay and the judges when you roll through tech.

Good luck, sir.

I'm pretty sure that you're right about that. I think it has something to do with the fact that the timing/scoring software can't handle leading zeroes. Same thing with 4-digit numbers. Might also not be Y2K compatible