Sebastian Saavedra says he goes with the flow of the Sharpie when fulfilling autograph requests.

“You start changing, doing some variations based on your mood,” the first-year Dragon Racing driver says. “Every helmet I’ve had is different; I try not to stay with the same identity. Why not the same with my signature?”

Full-field autograph/photo sessions – usually in the INDYCAR Fan Village -- are a part of every IZOD IndyCar Series race weekend, though the stars of the series are approachable just about any time they’re not on the track.

The 23-year-old native of Bogota, Colombia, says it’s a privilege and enjoys the rapport with fans even if it’s for a few seconds.

“I thank the fans for coming to the race,” Saavedra says. “Every weekend we go through at least a 200 stack before the autograph session starts. My record is 3 minutes to sign the stack. It’s all about practice.”

The photos on card stock are signed with his initials JSS.

“Few people know that my given name is Joan and I don’t use it at all,” he says. “A long time ago I started it.”

His full name, by the way, is Joan Sebastian Saavedra Ferreira.

Did you know that Marco Andretti, Sebastien Bourdais, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Oriol Servia sign left-handed? So circle Aug. 13, 2014 -- Left-Hander’s Day – on your calendar to recognize a lefty you know.