Choosing ya race number?

**dangerous** · 24th May 2008, 21:00

Ok, just filling in time here, but as I am loging in competeters for the battle of The buckets 08 I am having to change a few race numbers as they are doubling up.

So, what makes you choose the number that you do, must be a reason?
mines the year I was born, I heard the other day a mate choose his cos it was a number of a favorite SBK rider that fell of the perch.

**Coyote** · 24th May 2008, 21:02

I choose other numbers since 666 is always taken.

MNZ gave me 132 when I planned to enter junior motocross. So that number has stuck with me.

**Ghost_Bullet** · 24th May 2008, 21:09

I had to this a short while ago... and was stuffed if I knew what to go for, and I wanted the nuber to kinda mean somthing.
So I thought may as well have somthing to do with my online user name... in txt form it would be 42 well that number was gone... so though user name and first name... lame??? yeah well 427 is was to be. It works... shame that the rider is not quite as quick at it all just yet!!!!

**skypig** · 24th May 2008, 21:31

Quote “666 is always taken”

My Vets MX number is 999 (it reads 666 often enough)

**Skunk** · 24th May 2008, 21:43

42 is the answer. 24 is the fucked up answer.

So 24 is my race number.

The real reason is far more personal and you'll never get me to tell the truth. Even when pissed I make up stories.

**westie** · 24th May 2008, 23:27

Chose 500 cos my bike cost $500

**Trudes** · 25th May 2008, 08:38

Pamela = DD, pretty obvious really!

**Sully60** · 25th May 2008, 09:15

I brought my first race bike with the number 46 on it.

I liked that number but due to my slack ordering of race numbers I had no fours when I needed to repair and repaint the fairings. So I grabbed a 6 and a 0 used them and started winning races.

Being the slightly superstitious person I am I've never changed since.
I also like number 60 as it was the number of one of Yamaha's best ever racers and my teenage hero.

**Number One** · 25th May 2008, 09:23

Originally Posted by Sully60

So I grabbed a 6 and a 0 used them and started winning races.

Being the slightly superstitious person I am I've never changed since.
I also like number 60 as it was the number of one of Yamaha's best ever racers and my teenage hero.

And ever since he changed his race number we keep living at number 60!

**Rashika** · 25th May 2008, 09:40

99 - its obvious isn't it?

To those of us who watched 'Get Smart' that is

**dangerous** · 25th May 2008, 09:42

Originally Posted by Sully60

I also like number 60 as it was the number of one of Yamaha's best ever racers and my teenage hero.

and along those lines I believe Valentino Rossi uses 46, cos that was his dads number.

Originally Posted by Skunk

42 is the answer. 24 is the fucked up answer.

So 24 is my race number.

The real reason is far more personal and you'll never get me to tell the truth. Even when pissed I make up stories.

You got your 1st root at the age of 24...

yeah the #42 the answer to 'life, the universe and everything' think thats why a mate uses 42.

**gav** · 25th May 2008, 10:00

Originally Posted by dangerous

So, what makes you choose the number that you do, must be a reason?
mines the year I was born,

Thought you ran 68 not 58?

My number is usually based around favourite rider..
Have run 27 for a while, and I blame Fred Merkel! Also Mick Doohan used 27 in his first year in GP's and Casey Stoner also runs that number.