This post from another thread:
Time for WTC to sell a franchise that markets race numbers that you get for a life time, providing you renew your yearly license fee in a timely fashion.
Ego numbers similar to California State license plates ..... like selling the Ironman Timing chip.
Special lucky numbers like 777 - or 6, 8, or 9 if you are Asian, certainly not 4, will have a surcharge.
Maybe the same company could manage the whole number and timing system franchise.
I hope when they do they incorporate age in a format like A234-55 ....... The 55 being the year of your birth and alpha characters to keep the size reasonable.
Some enterprising Ironmen might get them tattooed ..... in color.
And kits could be sold so you could mark your own number - in color.
or use LED's that glow in the dark - in color. (if you are old and slow - like me)
Later at award and athlete recognition events famous numbers could be retired for all time.
So what would you choose? Lets say limit to 4 alpha numeric characters... like "tri3" or "dork" or "slow" or such...
And for the record I have no tattoos of any kind, IM or otherwise.
:)
Time for WTC to sell a franchise that markets race numbers that you get for a life time, providing you renew your yearly license fee in a timely fashion.
Ego numbers similar to California State license plates ..... like selling the Ironman Timing chip.
Special lucky numbers like 777 - or 6, 8, or 9 if you are Asian, certainly not 4, will have a surcharge.
Maybe the same company could manage the whole number and timing system franchise.
I hope when they do they incorporate age in a format like A234-55 ....... The 55 being the year of your birth and alpha characters to keep the size reasonable.
Some enterprising Ironmen might get them tattooed ..... in color.
And kits could be sold so you could mark your own number - in color.
or use LED's that glow in the dark - in color. (if you are old and slow - like me)
Later at award and athlete recognition events famous numbers could be retired for all time.
So what would you choose? Lets say limit to 4 alpha numeric characters... like "tri3" or "dork" or "slow" or such...
And for the record I have no tattoos of any kind, IM or otherwise.
:)
