It had nothing to do with the size of the numbers
100% About how YOU dealt with the issue.
( I will not discuss it further on a forum... you can call Joe Timney for further offical discussion on the issue )
Keith, in response to you post I'm going to respectfully disagree with you. It has absolutely everything to do with not only the number sizing, but the more macro issue of fair and just rule enforcement across the board. If only one person is pulled to the side and not allowed to run down the track because of said numbers being small, but you have numbers such as these allowed to run without issue:
how do you think that looks? How should the person singled out FEEL about that? How should others interpret said actions and inconsistencies? To say the issue had nothing to do the number sizing and was solely based on my reaction to said unjust actions on the part of the starter in my opinion implies that you don't accept certain fundamentals of life and how things really work. To me its about cause and effect. Would I apologize to said starter for getting upset after the fact? ABSOLUTELY, as I stated to you earlier if and only if said starter apologized to me first for admittedly singling me out. To sit here and say the issue is only about how I handled the situation is to turn a blind eye to inconsistent and unfair actions. Make no mistake sir, if the starter was able to read the numbers in the photo above he most certainly was able to read mine. In my opinion him pulling me out of line makes about as much sense as a janitor giving out detention slips. It completely undermines the tech inspection process and registration process and I think this opens up a dangerous precedent where one person can singlehandedly decide, on a whim, how things should and shouldn't be.
In closing I will probably be in contact with Joe in the near future regarding this as thats about all I can do.
All the best,
A