[Al Skierkiewicz]

Joe,
We have used split numbers for years without too much trouble. Last year the GDC introduced the change thinking it would help in refs doing the real time scoring. So you can do whatever is easiest for your team. With a team number like 3958, refs should not have a hard time figuring it out. The team numbers I pointed out above could be confusing if both teams 22 and 2222 competed in the same event and 2222 split their numbers. The eight inch rule was actually established by calculating the width needed to fit "8888" on a bumper with the corner added.
Now if you are like me/us (WildStang) we have a hard enough time coloring inside the lines and getting the team number right side up!