How did you pick your car number?

[Bigmil]

Wow, so it sounds like birthdays, birth years, old family racing numbers (of some combination), defenilty a lot of "other" sports numbers (football, basketball, hockey).
Very interesting.  I wish I was good at football or basketball when I was in highschool.  Maybe then it would have been worth remembering what my number even was (it only took one year....or less....of each for me to realize I was not the athletic type  ).

It also sounds like my excusse for using the number because thats what came on the car is perfectly valid!!

I especially like the 0¢, I was trying to think of something similar that woul;d be kinda fun......but haven't figure it out yet.  I need to come up with something before I get to stepped in my own tradition!!

I know we haven't heard from everybody yet!

Oh, yeah I want to see pics of hockey in Afghanistan too!!

[John_Schwemler]

Working on those pics 

[djracing]

I was born in 87 and no one else was using that number. Now that I think about it, I might be the only 87 car at my local track on a given Saturday

[justfreaky]

Gerad,

I'm going to throw into the mix our favorite driver's number.
As I am a huge Mark Martin fan, my cars will be #6 (some of my best memories from his career) and #60 (remember the old Busch Series days? Or am I just old? lol!)

My original numbers came about as to what age I was when I started racing a particular series. Like Mike, I don't want to discuss it!!!    Lets just say that I helped God invent dirt. Hmmmmm!!!! Maybe I should try running dirt! 

Steve

[VMS Motorsports]

Once you go dirt, you never go back 

[VMS Motorsports]

I was born in 87 and no one else was using that number. Now that I think about it, I might be the only 87 car at my local track on a given Saturday

You are the only 87 that has graced the clay of Beaver Dam Raceway this year, there is a Street Stock that has occasionally been at OshKosh on Fridays that runs the 87  though...I can take care of him...just say the word and leave the black duffel bag of small, unmarked bills under the left side of Courtney Erfurth's trailer.
I am part Sicilian ya know 

[JGRacing]

A guy I played football with in high school had a whole process because he thought numbers like 1 would make you look taller and numbers like 6, 8, etc.  made you look bigger and stronger.  Not sure if that applies to cars. 

[VMS Motorsports]

If that's the case, I guess 4 is the most aerodynamic...at least on one side of the car!

[JGRacing]

Would 11 make my car lighter?   

[Gimpster]

Wow, so it sounds like birthdays, birth years, old family racing numbers (of some combination), defenilty a lot of "other" sports numbers (football, basketball, hockey).
Very interesting.  I wish I was good at football or basketball when I was in highschool.  Maybe then it would have been worth remembering what my number even was (it only took one year....or less....of each for me to realize I was not the athletic type  ).

It also sounds like my excusse for using the number because thats what came on the car is perfectly valid!!

I especially like the 0¢, I was trying to think of something similar that woul;d be kinda fun......but haven't figure it out yet.  I need to come up with something before I get to stepped in my own tradition!!

I know we haven't heard from everybody yet!

Oh, yeah I want to see pics of hockey in Afghanistan too!!

There are so many creative numbers out there.
K after the number to signify thousand
6E for 'sexy'
I1 for 'I won'
Seen canadians put 'eh' after their numbers
2¢ is my back up car number
3d well, that's self explanitory
7's for 'lucky'
8 ball
9er or 69er
U2

If you do a search for phone text short cut words, you might find a witty number too

~ Gimpster ~

[VMS Motorsports]

We used to have a "U2" that raced at Beaver Dam back before I started racing, I believe he passed away (non-racing related).
Jim Black runs the letter "Z"...not sure the story behind that.
Theres a Modified here with "4Q"

[justfreaky]

ROFLMAO!!!   

[Bigmil]

So this is what I am thinking......
I don’t want to have a letter behind my number unless it’s for funny purposes..

25 - The date I got married (my wife is lobbying for this)
79 - The year I was born
28 – My Birthday (number is already taken)
30 - Age we I first drove a race car
8 - Becuase it is a single number that I don't think any other driver in our series has and a single number decals cost less than two number decals.......

So, in my qwest to find a new number I have created my own spreadsheet to see what number are availiable and if/why I would want them.  I know I’m a dork……

Maybe I will look at fonts and see what numbers look cool in what fonts? 

How did Ya’ll pick your fonts?


Gerad

[VMS Motorsports]

On my vinyl plotter software I typed in 17, then it will let you scroll through and show you each font in "17".
Then I picked my top 8, and had my wife and kids each pick their top 4, then their top 2, then kept narrowing it down that way. Had the same font for 3 years now

[justfreaky]

Gerad,

I'll email you a side view of your car so you can mess with different color schemes, fonts, etc...
Font is going to depend on body style and personal preference. You will want a contrasting color for your number(s). White is easy to see at night. The diamond numbers (like Jim has) look cool but cost a bit more. You might want to look through the "Show Us What You Got" thread and find color combinations and font styles to see what looks good to you. You will likely want something that is easy to see and read both day and night. I spent 30 years in the printing business, and it will likely come down to your personal preference. Get out your crayons, markers, whatever and play with the diagram. I've also seen some folks post a diagram of their car on their website and let fans color the car. Just throwing out some thoughts.

Steve