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FASTFATBOY
post Mar 10 2011, 05:57 PM
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Before yall freak on the miles the car seems in very good shape,been driving it daily for a few months with no issues.

The event is 3 hours from home.

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post Mar 10 2011, 10:51 PM
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If trailering is available, do it. I lost a brake line at an autox event and it cost me $600 to get home on a flatbed and I was only 60 miles from home. I immediately started looking for a trailer at that point. Sad thing is, that $600 could have been put towards my open trailer. That really burned me. Plus, by trailering you will arrive so much more relaxed, be less rushed the morning of the event. All you have to do is unload, go through tech and you are ready. At the end of the day, the same is also true. You will be tired, physically and mentally. Much easier to load it onto a trailer, strap it down and head home versus flipping tires, loading the car, etc.

Just be sure the trailer has a winch or at least bring a heavy duty come-a-long so you can get a broken car up onto a trailer. Without a winch, getting the car up onto the trailer could be difficult in the event of a catostrophic failure.

Chris

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FASTFATBOY   Drive or trailer it to HPDE?   Mar 10 2011, 05:57 PM
StanIROCZ   How much gear do you have? That is my biggest pro...   Mar 10 2011, 06:21 PM
trackbird   If a trailer is an option and you're more than...   Mar 10 2011, 07:41 PM
JimMueller   QUOTE (trackbird @ Mar 10 2011, 02:41 PM)...   Mar 10 2011, 10:07 PM
cccbock   QUOTE (JimMueller @ Mar 10 2011, 05:07 PM...   Mar 10 2011, 10:14 PM
JimMueller   QUOTE (cccbock @ Mar 10 2011, 05:14 PM) Q...   Mar 10 2011, 10:39 PM
jensend   The tow fees to a friend's, garage half the di...   Mar 10 2011, 08:42 PM
1qwikbird   If trailering is available, do it. I lost a brake...   Mar 10 2011, 10:51 PM
Blainefab   I used to drive my car to ORR events, up to 1400mi...   Mar 10 2011, 11:15 PM
FASTFATBOY   Car is a rock stock six speed with free mods and s...   Mar 11 2011, 12:39 AM
cccbock   QUOTE (FASTFATBOY @ Mar 10 2011, 07:39 PM...   Mar 11 2011, 01:08 PM
Pony Exp.305   Rent truck and your own trailer would be cheaper..   Mar 11 2011, 03:36 AM
nape   As soon as I read the "3 hours from home...   Mar 11 2011, 02:39 PM
CrashTestDummy   And even if something breaks that's easily fix...   Mar 11 2011, 03:02 PM
1meanZ   if anything happens to the car at the track or on ...   Mar 13 2011, 11:31 PM
Spruill242   Use a trailer.   Mar 17 2011, 01:30 AM
John_D.   Just curious, does anybody use a tow dolly, and ar...   Mar 17 2011, 08:49 PM
Eskimo   One *major* con to a tow dolly is the lack of brak...   Mar 18 2011, 01:13 PM
cozog   QUOTE (John_D. @ Mar 17 2011, 04:49 PM) J...   Mar 18 2011, 03:30 PM
trackbird   Also, a tow dolly requires the towed vehicle to ha...   Mar 18 2011, 03:19 PM
wstukas   Trailer it, breaking and being stranded far from h...   Mar 18 2011, 11:31 PM
John_D.   QUOTE (Eskimo @ Mar 18 2011, 08:13 AM) On...   Mar 19 2011, 03:28 AM
cozog   QUOTE (John_D. @ Mar 18 2011, 11:28 PM) I...   Mar 20 2011, 10:28 PM
StanIROCZ   I just picked this up today: I called the guy 10...   Mar 22 2011, 02:17 AM
FASTFATBOY   UQUOTE (StanIROCZ @ Mar 22 2011, 02:17 AM...   Mar 22 2011, 04:02 PM
StanIROCZ   I've been looking and shopping for quite a whi...   Mar 22 2011, 04:58 PM
CrashTestDummy   That thing looks brand new. Nice find! BTW...   Mar 22 2011, 05:38 PM

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