Create trails from an object.

In my game, I have an object that creates skid mark objects when it moves that I want to stay permanent. I don't want the objects to stick around though, as having tons of sprites on the screen will bog down the game. How can I have a layout "take a picture" of the trail of sprites every tick, so I can have the skidmarks appear to stay but remove the sprite?

Sounded like a job for paster plugin.