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Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:59 pm
by Steve Towers
Just for fun, I'm curious as to how folks ended up with their competition numbers. In my case, my number, "878" is my wedding anniversary - August 1978. What about your number?
Edit to add: In 2010 my number is 87. Cheaper, and easier to put on. However, I still celebrate in August with the better half. Hope to 'till end of days.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:09 pm
by Sebastian Rios
I started out with my house number 347, I recently switched to 397 so I could make the 97 permanent.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:40 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Just switched from 333 to 88. I like repeating numbers. It's the OCD.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:43 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
It was an available two digit number with a matching 1xx number.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:49 pm
by Mako Koiwai
818 was my lame area code ... but funny enough a number of Team Blew numbers ended up having double 8's ... 886, 868, 848, 888 ... plus a few more that have now been dropped.
Karen and I I changed our numbers now so we could use Brian's pre-made numbers and easily change between them: 716 & 719
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:56 pm
by Don Salyers
Gio gave me 104, it worked since 401 was available in San Diego.
Wanted a 2 digit number for the Sprite and 42 was available so this year it will be 42. I can not for the
life of me remember why, must of been the birth year of somebody very famous!!
Don
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:54 pm
by Craig Naylor
'97 - Started with 205 (lowest number available, plus "2" has been my favorite number since I was about 4yrs old).
~'00 Became 502 when a renewal was not logged as received on accident, only combo my three magnetic digits would make that was available.
~'01 Grabbed 83 following year (highest two digit number that became available, Tour / Prosolo's consideration) Though I have typically run '98 or '97.....
'04 Moved to LA, Art has 83, so 80 was the closest.
'08 Got 80 in San Diego to match.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:48 pm
by Will Kalman
232 was the size of the engine in my first car and became "my number" - used it as my personal code in the coded-beeper-message days before widespread cell phone usage, too.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:57 pm
by Jeff Cawthorne
Started with 162, that is what they gave me. Following year, changed it to 166, I had a 66 Mustang, and it was the closest. Few years later, I got 66. Tried for years to get 6 from Vern Bowen, because it was my road race # at the time, and I liked Mark Martin. I bugged our membership chair for years for a single digit, turned out, his own daughter was not going to renew her number, 5, so I got it in 2000. A year later, I get a call from Vern, "hey, you want to trade numbers?" He had always wanted 5, but Keli wouldn't give it up. So now I have 6
Yo, Mike S., I want your 6
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:59 am
by Michael Sullivan
5.0 = 302 is the size of my motor.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:09 am
by Karl Asseily
911 ... so that you'd always know who to call in case I crashed
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:17 am
by Steve Ekstrand
Crash? I have Janet Napalitano on speed dial for whenever Karl clears customs.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:13 am
by Doug Teulie
The numbers I have had:
741 (LA)
121 (SD)
151 (LA) (SD)
99 (LA)
Co driver Kathy:
115 (LA)
231 (SD)
121 (SD)
96 (LA)
196 (SD)
Co driver Ian:
161 (LA)
121 (SD)
199 (LA)
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:03 am
by Theo O.
Michael Sullivan wrote:5.0 = 302 is the size of my motor.
Clever and simple
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:45 pm
by Daniel Y.
Michael Sullivan wrote:5.0 = 302 is the size of my motor.
302ci=4.9L }:)
125 = my birthday
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:02 pm
by Michael Sullivan
302ci=4.9L
:unimpressed:
Well Ford did some creative rounding.... 302 = 4.948...
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:00 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
- 536 - (fifth letter of the alphabet is "E") + 36 = E36 (E=is the initial for the German word for "development" of the chassis series #36). That's what 1995-1999 BMW 3 series (including M cars) were. I had a '97, then a '99 M3.
- 546 - Same as above but for any 2001-2007 BMW 3 series (including M cars) were labelled. Currently my daily-driver is a 2002 BMW M3
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:50 pm
by Theo O.
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote:
- 536 - (fifth letter of the alphabet is "E") + 36 = E36 (E=is the initial for the German word for "development" of the chassis series #36). That's what 1995-1999 BMW 3 series (including M cars) were. I had a '97, then a '99 M3.
- 546 - Same as above but for any 2001-2007 BMW 3 series (including M cars) were labelled. Currently my daily-driver is a 2002 BMW M3
Don't leave out 92 - 94 E36
(although I don't blame you since the 325 was dumped for the 328 starting in 95)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E36)
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:44 pm
by Jayson Woodruff
My original LA number was 505 - Common police code for reckless driving. It was taken in SD, so I was 287 (my engine size) down there. Used 50 nationally since I had them, pissed off a lot of mustang guys in ESP, that part was fun too.
Currently 65 was available and jived with my codriver.
Jay W
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:56 am
by Ken Lord
totally lacking creativity and seeing what was available I picked the yr I was born only 3 digits 1951 = 951.
Little did I know that it would work for Tour and Pro events and a co-driver. Juist dumb noncreative luck
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:41 pm
by Rick Brown
First 30 years of autocrossing were in various 240Z's. Hanging on to it cuz I'd like to build another Z-car to autocross someday.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:15 pm
by Max Hayter
Rick Brown wrote:First 30 years of autocrossing were in various 240Z's. Hanging on to it cuz I'd like to build another Z-car to autocross someday.
Probably more reliable than that bloody kart of yours!
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:24 pm
by Ron Tsumura
Since 00=Zero (just a decimal place holder), I am really #5! Go Speed Racer!
Max. You obviously need to do yourself a favor and try out a shifter. :heyes:
WARNING! You may never go back to driving just a car...
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:31 pm
by Rick Brown
Max Hayter wrote:Rick Brown wrote:First 30 years of autocrossing were in various 240Z's. Hanging on to it cuz I'd like to build another Z-car to autocross someday.
Probably more reliable than that bloody kart of yours!
Hey, it's only broken once.
It's just taking forever to figure out exactly what it is that's broken! The engine is now spread all over my kitchen counter.
Re: Just Curious About Number Choices...
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:02 pm
by Don Salyers
Rick Brown wrote:
Hey, it's only broken once.
It's just taking forever to figure out exactly what it is that's broken! The engine is now spread all over my kitchen counter.
Do they make "crate" shifter kart motors? If they do, what do they ship them, in a shoe box?
Isn't it about time to clean the kitchen and start all over----- }:)
Don