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[antonye]

Originally Posted by Tonio600

You sure about that?

Yes, I'm quite sure there are different colour number boards between Class A and Class B.

[Tonio600]

[Tonio600]

Nope, no bikes share the same numbers...

[code]SELECT DD1.firstname, DD1.lastname, DD1.raceNumber, DD2.firstname, DD2.lastname, DD2.raceNumber FROM dd_standing_racers DD1, dd_standing_racers DD2 WHERE DD1.raceNumber = DD2.raceNumber AND (DD1.firstname != DD2.firstname OR DD1.lastname != DD2.lastname)[/code]

returned

firstname lastname raceNumber firstname lastname raceNumber
Tim Howard 5 David Reilly 5
Mark Hill 36 Andrew Johnson 36
Andrew Johnson 36 Mark Hill 36
James Thompson 10 Chris Wood 10
Chris Wood 10 James Thompson 10
Jean-Paul Hackett 69 Marcus Blackburn 69
Eric Howe 69 Marcus Blackburn 69
Marcus Blackburn 69 Jean-Paul Hackett 69
Eric Howe 69 Jean-Paul Hackett 69
Paul Martin 39 Doug Clemmans 39
Doug Clemmans 16 Graeme Melvill 16
Doug Clemmans 39 Paul Martin 39
Marcus Blackburn 69 Eric Howe 69
Jean-Paul Hackett 69 Eric Howe 69
David Reilly 5 Tim Howard 5
Graeme Melvill 16 Doug Clemmans 16

[antonye]

The problem is that we've got lots of riders with two bikes, but no chance to race them due to mixed grids - Chris Woods, Paul Payne, Skids, Fil2, Rattler(?) and Phil Harris to name but a few.

However, because they are seperate classes, there is nothing stopping someone using the same number from another class - that is why we have different coloured number boards.

[domski]

"Redgate to Race Control, number 7 has bits falling off"

"This is Race Control, which number 7?"

"It's a red one"

"Righto, that's not much help. What does the rider look like?"

"He's a big guy in a black suit Race Control"

"Ummm... OK, forget it!"

[ali]

Originally Posted by domski

"He's a big guy in a black suit Race Control"

The worst fattists are the ex-fat!

[fil2]

Originally Posted by ali

The worst fattists are the ex-fat!

dont they live in spain.?

[skidlids]

Use of the same race number on two different bikes during the same season has been avoided.
This has been deliberate.
This year is the first with two classes and on a mixed grid the different coloured number boards help identify the different classes not only to trackside officials but also to spectators.
Having identical numbers could confuse things, commentators just want to associate a race number with one riders name during a race and while we have combined grids this is how its likely to remain.
This also how New Era do things which is why some entering the SV/F400 class may have to change their number so as not to class with somebody else.