Blue Battery Triangle - tips and advice required.

Zcootz · Postby **Zcootz** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:01 am

Not sure if having the key in the boot is a good idea, it's easy for it to get napped off in a hit.

evil_weevil · Postby **evil_weevil** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:48 pm

just buy the usual sticker sheets that people do for CAMS events.
I left mine in my old skyline which had better paint, had it on for 2 years, peeled it off easy and just a quick wipe couldnt tell it was ever there.

I replaced my one on MX5 after a year or so as well, no marks again.

I wouldnt bother with the two cut out switches unless you start doing door to door and its a requirement.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:16 pm

Time to bring back an old thread...

I'm having a real hard time trying to find anywhere that has magnetic triangles for sale. Does anyone have any contacts? If not, does anyone know the dimensions as required by CAMS? I've read that it's 150mm on all sides, but I can't find the actual reference within the CAMS manual itself.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:05 pm

You might need some magnetic sheet for your stickers (and maybe your numbers?). Search items for sale and you'll see my ad.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:30 pm

Magnetic L/P plate covered in blue contact/electrical tape?

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:56 pm

Blue painters tape...no need to over think this!

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:59 am

I bought a roll of blue and red book contact at the newsagent for like $6 and just cut the triangles before each event.

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marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:05 pm

All good options that will be acceptable for a club track day, I'm sure. Especially since at the last day, they were handing out ones made from contact.

But I'd still prefer to get a proper one made up if at all possible. Just because it'll look nicer. Worse case scenario is I just buy some blue magnetic sheet and cut it myself, although I'd much prefer a shop finish on the edges.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:30 pm

You can buy pre cut ones from pretty much every race shop, they're self adhesive and come with a small white border so it's still visible on dark (or blue) cars.

If you want something re-usable, and paint safe, why not look into the static cling sheeting? often used for window stickers etc.

it's a lot more flexible than magnetic sheet, and less likely to lift at the edge and fly off at speed.
Also, being thin, you can neatly cut it at home without having odd edges like mag sheets.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:21 pm

hks_kansei wrote:You can buy pre cut ones from pretty much every race shop, they're self adhesive and come with a small white border so it's still visible on dark (or blue) cars.

If you want something re-usable, and paint safe, why not look into the static cling sheeting? often used for window stickers etc.

it's a lot more flexible than magnetic sheet, and less likely to lift at the edge and fly off at speed.
Also, being thin, you can neatly cut it at home without having odd edges like mag sheets.

Yeah, you can even get them from the CAMS website as stick on ones.

I would've thought the static window stuff would be more likely to come off? I always see them lifting at the sides when on windows (eg P plates / L plates), so I would think it'd be even worse on the outside of the car.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:18 pm

I just received an email from CAMS. Apparently magnets are not acceptable for use during competition, and a sticker is really the only option. I don't know whether that applies to the MX-5 club's own internal track days, but it looks like the best bet is just to buy a roll of blue contact and away you go.

Not quite the answer I was after, but it at least means I can stop hunting around for the magnetic versions.