[FASTFATBOY]

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.

Thoughts?

[Blainefab]

I used to drive my car to ORR events, up to 1400mi one way, drive the car at up to 185mph for a while, and drive it home. I was learning how to prep a race car in those years, and had some very close calls, finally did have to tap a friend for a return trip on his trailer from the middle of NV. So it can be done if you are diligent about prep, and lucky.

Later, once I had a tow rig, I would load up the daily driver Vette and trailer it even for HPDE days. It was such a relief knowing that no matter what happens I could get the car home myself, and there have been times that I returned the favor of years ago, and put someone in the Vette and hauled their dead car home for them. I could also load up all the spares and junk that I could stuff in the car and in the truck.

The tow companies are now charging $600 flat rate for a tow to the bay area from Thunderhill, a 3 to 4 hr drive.

edit - loading a dead car on the trailer - it's been my experience that whenever I needed to push a car onto the trailer in the paddock, 3 or 4 guys would magically appear and help, so never needed a winch on that end. If the car needs a dolly or something more serious than manpower, the event tow crew is usually bored silly and glad to help.

This post has been edited by Blainefab: Mar 10 2011, 11:19 PM