Currious how some of you guys came up with your race number. I was always "12" throughout all the sports I played when I was little (baseball/basketball/hockey). Whats the story behind yours?

"35"

Just like the look of it on a car. Had it for 10 years....it is also easier to get than the typical standby's...25...55....77....88....99....etc.

"62" As in 1962 the year I was born.

42 is the answer, but I can't remember the question

Now where did I leave my towel?

My first number was 29, which was my age at the time.

Since then I have used a bunch of numbers, and really do not care what I use.

I use to use 70 on my 2nd gen because it was a 1970, I use 74 now because no one has it except Lonnie AND it looked good on the car. As long as I can use some combination of 1 4 7 I'm great!

It's a literary reference

However, before picking a number I looked at results from several autocrosses in the two regions I usually compete in, and made a list of what number were already in common use.

There is one guy in a nearby region who uses the same number, also in ESP, but we rarely run the same events.

I also carry some extra sixes (or nines), so in case of a conflict I have lot's of other choices that I can make from just a few magnetic numbers.

When I bought my car it had the number 55 on it. Being cheap, and since the previous owner wanted to use 55 in his new car, I just peeled off one of the 5s!

#8, I use it because both the Earnhardt's used it. Cheesy I know.

#29 is one of my numbers when I play roulette. Ryan Flaherty was #17 (my second-most lucky number) when I got into AI, and #32 is Jerry Rice, and I figured #13 (my number one lucky number, go figure) was bad on a potential fire or pain hazard (aka racecar), so I stuck with #29. I was also 29 years old when I raced last year but I was 28 when I started so that doesn't matter I guess. Maybe it's always one less than 30 yrs old?

But seriously, it was roulette for me.

Christine

#8 - strangely enough for the same reason as Rob

Also - makes really easy to add/remove tape to create 2,3,4,5,6,9 or the typical 18/81 etc.

76, my birth year, was too common, so I just dropped the first digit off my Firehawk build # and got 54. Not very interesting, nor is it glamorous, but no one else is ever 54, so it works. :unsure:

My first event ever I was given a number, and was able to keep the same each successive event. The week after that first event I was assigned a parking sticker at work - both number 45.

Had it ever since. Haven't seen many 45's around, so I put semi permanent vinyl numbers on the doors - meets the "new" rule. If I run into another 45FS, I may be in trouble May need to make a small mod to the class letters this year, though...

Great name, great year to be born

'62 here also...

3 has always been my lucky number.
No reference to Dale E. whatsoever.
Also is a easy number to convert to another if needed.

30

Our local independent autocross group run in numeric order regardless of class. After registration, they break the drivers up into equal groups of cars for the run/work assignments. After my first event (where I co-drove my dad's car and my number was decided for me), I decided that I wanted to be at the end of the first run group or at the beginning of the second run group. Since #30 would fulfill this, I picked it and it has just stuck with me.

Don't forget that we both drive LT1 powered TA's. I think I would be truly freaked out if they were the same year.

"87" - the model year of the car

"73" here
It was the year my ex was born.
Trying to change it to my birth year "64", but it seems taken.

Maybe "69"

I chose 99 for economical reasons. I can use the following numbers with the two magnets.

6, 9, 66, 99, 69, 96

I can also turn the 6 and 9 horizontal and make an infinity symbol with them too, giving me an infinite ammount of useable numbers.

After trying to find any one of nearly a dozen numbers that have some personal significance available and coming up empty . . .

so I grabbed a coin at random from my pocket, which happened to be an '85 quarter . . .

Norm
#85 CP

I'm # 346 for the LS1 kinda crappy but I wanted to watch the odds race so thats the only # that came to my head that was even

#74

When I originally picked my Football practice jersey it was #74. So I went with that as my game jersey number. After the first year, I was recognized by that number. So I never changed.

My first autox was that same number and has been the same ever since.

F17 and X5
Just happened to be the order that I lined up in. Stuck with them ever since

#34 because that was my number playing hockey. I chose that number for hockey, 'cause my first two choices (#21 and #9) were taken. Plus, 3 and 4 add up to good 'ol lucky 7.

Karen

ps. Lonnie, I now have my own login ID.