Vinyl lettering or Chalk?

[LemonWedge]

Car is pictured.... It's a street/strip car that is being used more and more at the track in recent years. This year I have plans to race more than ever and will be participating in my local tracks points series for the first time. In years past I have just paid for a local track competition number and chalked it on. This year I have finally have an NHRA competition number. I'm trying to decide if I should just continue chalking on my NHRA number, or if I should have vinyl numbers made.

Part of me likes the "streetcar" look, but another side of me wants to look the part of a serious racer and have color-coordinated vinyl numbers on the car. I would have yellow numbers with silver shadowing done to match the car.

Please vote in the poll above.

 

[khryslerkid]

I dont know how to answer your question, but damn that's a sweet looking ride!

 

[bobtile]

I understand but have no answer.
If that helps you.

 

[Photon440]

I voted vinyl, but it has to be vinyl lettering that looks like chalk.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Street car,,,,,,,,chalk

 

[mmissile]

Chalk, huh? We always used liquid shoe polish.

 

[Darter6]

Don't know about laws around your area.Some states will ticket with anything on the windows while driving on the street.If you do both types of driving.If not a issue vinyl looks professional .

 

[LemonWedge]

Don't know about laws around your area.Some states will ticket with anything on the windows while driving on the street.If you do both types of driving.If not a issue vinyl looks professional .

I am aware of this, but I really don't do much street driving with it, few hundred miles a year maybe. When I am on the street, the windows are always down, so the only thing to consider would be the windshield. I see stuff across the top of people's windshields all the time. Not too worried about it.

 

[rr1253]

Congratulations on the NHRA! First thing that came to mind was etching the glass. I will prob catch hell for saying that, but im also a fan of tattoos.

 

[Darter6]

LW, Years ago as kids and weekend racers, the cops would sit outside the gate and nail anyone that didn't clean writing off.It was a PA. law back then. I still think vinyl looks better for your permanent NHRA number.

 

[cdr]

I am unprofessional, so I vote liquid chalk.

 

[Budnicks]

I didn't vote there wasn't a shoe polish selection

Vinyl for the Comp. #'s
if it's a dedicated bracket-race car, a placard with changeable #'s for dial-ins
or Vinyl leave off the last # & use shoe polish
would maybe look more professional

 

[69 GTX]

We thought we were pretty cool scooping the loop with our dial ins on the windows back in the day. You could make some static cling #so and put them on the inside of the windows.

 

[Mike Gaines]

We thought we were pretty cool scooping the loop with our dial ins on the windows back in the day. You could make some static cling #so and put them on the inside of the windows.

Here is my answer...VINYL LETTERS...

 

[LemonWedge]

Well, here's the result......

 

[Mike Gaines]

Looks Good

 

[69 GTX]

Nice

 

[Mike Gaines]

If you write your dial in, etc on your windows at the track don't use liquid shoe polish...it is a bitch to wipe off. Order from Summit the liquid easy wipe off product. Cost about 4 bucks and last all season

 

[actionange1]

Vinyl for me

 

[dvw]

I just peeled all the white block letters from mine. The wife bought a vinyl cutting machine. Time to come up with something fancier. we'll see soon.
Doug