Great event! Great cars, new and old friends, fantastic instructors working so hard all weekend…awesome event POC. The weather, well, not so much. Hot stuff! How many Ferraris joined the P-cars on the Streets? Did all the Caymans in So Cal come to Willow for the weekend? If you weren’t there, you missed a good one.
Now, a word for our new drivers: let’s talk about car numbers.
Even though you don’t have your permanent POC number yet, you want to be seen on track, spotted by the camera and recognized. When Velocity captions are put together, you’ll want us to know who you are out there.
Car numbers should be 8″ high to be easily identified. Side numbers on both doors, and a hood number will help when the day’s photos are organized. You’re more likely to make it into the magazine if we don’t have to struggle to figure out who’s photo we have.
Also, demonstrate your graphic artist talent somewhere else on race day. That means, don’t use your car numbers to show your individuality. Sevens displayed backwards, awkward fonts, alphanumeric designations, too much tape decoration around the numbers…nope. While these things may look cool in the pits, when you fly past my lens at 120 mph, its just a blue blur! Keep it simple and make the editors’ and photographer’s life easier!
See everyone in Las Vegas or Auto Club Speedway in October.
