----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hirt" <Mark.Hirt@attbi.com>
To: "Mark Sirota" <mark@sirota.org>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: vehicle ID proposal
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 19:49:38 -0400, Mark Sirota wrote:
> >--On Friday, April 25, 2003 4:14 PM -0400 Charles <golden1@britsys.net>
> >As a reminder, the likely source of a protest against illegal numbers
would
> >be Timing & Scoring. In most cases I can't see them bothering to fill
out
> >paperwork for illegal but highly legible numbers. On the other hand, T&S
> >for
> >years has threatened to throw paper against bad numbers, but the rule
hasn't
> >been strongly worded.
>
> Or we could use the Road Racing method....
>
> If Timing cannot read your number
> Your car is no longer scored.
>
> Mark Hirt
>
> Mark.Hirt@attbi.com
> http://home.attbi.com/~nxracer/
>
Yeah, but speaking as a Senior-License road racing timer, we've threatened
that for years but never did it.
Best thing we have done is create a special form that basically says "your
number sucks, here's why and here's how to fix it" and deliver it to the
driver using a Steward as courier. That does seem to get results.
Remember too, numbers that are great at one venue are lousy at another --
which has as much to do with weather, light, distance, angle of view, etc.,
as with the design of the numerals. So "they never had a problem at (fill in
the blank)" is irrelevant. If we cannot see it TODAY it is a bad number
TODAY. Last week doesn't matter.
Ultimately the message is "we are trying to do a good job for your benefit
but are hindered by the illegibility (today) of your number. Please help us
do a better job for your benefit."
--Rocky
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