After the final event of the season, most racecars are driven (or pushed, or dragged) off the trailer, parked and generally forgotten about until a month before the first event. However, Race cars have a winterizing step that most HPDE … Continue reading Bleed your Cooling System the easy way – My Favorite tool
Welcome to our final track hauler post for a while. If you were enjoying the truck posts, we will have plenty follow ups and trailer specific posts down the line, but after this we’re getting back to the cars. In … Continue reading Truly Unique Haulers – Get to the race track in style and comfort
This week we’re doing something a bit different. We have a guest writer: NASA Honda Challenge Racer, Volunteer extraordinaire, and generally nice guy Steve Simmons shared his love story with his spare toy/tow vehicle, Jeep Grand Cherokee. Enjoy The … Continue reading Post 19: Steve’s Cheep Jeep
My last post may have been surprising to many of my readers… How could a blog about not spending money possibly suggest buying new or nearly new SUV’s for at least $30,000-60,000+? Let’s get back to our roots with this … Continue reading Towing to the track with an Older SUV or Van
My friends and I spend a lot of time debating the best way to get their racecar to the track. Some people can’t stomach buying a truck as an extra vehicle, especially those with somewhat limited parking space. An alternative … Continue reading Towing to the track in comfort with your Family SUV
Okay, now that we’ve established that you should tow your racecar to the track…we need to figure out which truck is the best for the job. What I looked for in a truck: Trucks are EXPENSIVE. Trucks cost a crazy amount … Continue reading Post 16.5 The Best Budget Tow Vehicle, and why.
A wiser man than me once said, “before you even start looking to buy or build a full racecar, you should already have a truck and trailer.” I’m cheap though, like very cheap… so I didn’t like hearing that… Including … Continue reading 6 reasons to Tow to the track: Driving your race car to the track may be simple but is it worth the risks?