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[VegasRacer]

I have never cared for the small 'dash plaques'. I've got a drawer full of 'em.
I think a larger plaque would be very nice as a piece of memoribilia.

I really like the 'Rally Shields'. (I know I am prejudice since I collect them. Maybe it's just a European thing.) I am sure we could figure out how to mount them. Even so - the numbers are kinda small and hard to read. Many people probably have their own auto-X numbers. There is always tape or shoe polish for the rest. I would like for us to do some item that can be put on the cars. Someone mentioned enamel badges. Are they affordable?

I would much rather have one really nice souvenir piece than several cheaper junk items that just get thrown away.

We are going to do shirts, aren't we?

(just my .02 cents)

[Jeroen]

Also thinking about the Rallye Shields more...if they were a thin/stiff plastic, mounting has been the concern. If we go this route, and if the rallye shields were not so large that a drivers vision were blocked (maybe ~4x6 inches?), they could be easily mounted inside the windshield glass with double stick tape. What do you all think?

I had previously proposed a smallish metal enamelled participation plaque, zip-tied to the foglight grilles or engine grille. I still like the idea of that, if its of high quality as it would be special and become 914 memorabilia. So would the Rallye Shield. Each year for future events, we could develop a unique plaque.

You guys decide, but lets only do one or the other, and agree to make them of high quality. The registration fees will cover the cost.

(part of Jeff's post in the thropy classes thread)

The rallye shield plastic is kinda similar to a credit card. Maybe a little more "flimsy" because it's bigger...

Maybe a heavy duty double sided tape would work to stick 'em to a hood or bumper. But I'm worried that if it's strong enough to hold it at high speeds, it's also strong enough to ruin someone's paintjob...?
Does anyone have any experience with this???

IMO anything smaller than the rallyshield would have very little visual impact (which is the main purpose of the shield... to be recognized as a participant)

I agree with Vegas' post above...
The "memorabilia-plaque" should be something that would resemble the plaques or badges that you sometimes see on the engine lid grilles of 911s and 356 (I believe PCA has them).
Those would look cool on a engine lid of a 914 or in your freak-cabinet at home (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Cheers,

Jeroen

[seanery]

I've tried to price these in the past and had trouble finding vendors to do it. Someone mentioned the Maveric region because they have them.
Grill Badges, right?

[Jeroen]

Yup...

[JeffBowlsby]

I posted this link a couple days ago...maybe we should contact them for pricing? Give em our artwork?

http://www.rallyeproductions.com/Auto%20Index.html

[seanery]

Jeff, their printing capabilities weren't very impressive. sorry.

[Jeroen]

Hey Jeff,

I've been going through that site quite a bit.
Prices look good, but there are no pictures of the actual plaques (which makes it kinda hard to judge them)
Maybe you could contact them for some samples?

Here's some other links...

http://www.excellenceinrecognition.com/pri...cing/cat28.html
http://www.otherlands.com/FLG/Car%20Grill%20Badges.htm

[JeffBowlsby]

I found them just by googling on 'rallye shields'...surely there are others who can do what we need?

Maybe a heavy duty double sided tape would work to stick 'em to a hood or bumper. But I'm worried that if it's strong enough to hold it at high speeds, it's also strong enough to ruin someone's paintjob...?

Which is why I suggested that they be mounted to the 'inside' of the windshield...drivers side maybe, or even in the drivers side triangle glass? They would be cool on the engine grille or even mounted to the rear window or rear tow eye hole, but they really need to be visible from the front dont you think?

[seanery]

I don't think it matters exactly where they are, as long as they are all in the same place.
They won't serve a purpose in the A/X. The a/x at the ramble had a scorekeeper at the starting point to check off the driver's name. I think that is sufficient. It's not like a big track where we'd have 7-20 cars at a time on the track.

How about a 4" round sticker that goes on the front fender in front of the door? I'd leave one of those on if it were a nice sticker.

[Jeroen]

I wasn't as much suggesting a visual recognition of the #, but the event.
Specially if we are part of on ongoing event, it would be nice/good to set ourselves apart a little
Anything small won't do that...

Plus, if we do something bigger, we can print sponors on it.
Sponsors like that = mo money (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

cheers,

Jeroen

[BarberDave]

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[JeffBowlsby]

Dave, Jeroen is on vacation for two weeks starting yesterday....he's away from the comupter.