Drive or Haul to Autocross or Track Events Options

[Alphaogre]

I looking to maybe do some autocross or track events with PCA, not competitively but more for fun. How many of you guys Haul your car to events as opposed to drive the car to the events. I have reservations about driving there incase a mechanical issue should arise, you are then stranded. Not a big deal locally, but from Button willow to San Diego, would be expensive.

I don’t have a trailer, and don’t have a place currently to store a trailer. Uhaul can be a pain in the ass for availability and duration, so I’m just see what some other guys do to solve this dilemma.

Also, did they really do this back in the day? Anyone doing this option? haha

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[Alphaogre]

Thanks for all the impute! I definitely know how fast this can slide out of hand haha. Prior to the 914 I had a race/pre-runner desert truck. I started with driving the truck out to the desert but never enjoyed myself since I was worried about breaking things or actually breaking things and trying to get home.

Once it became the dirt only toy, it only got trailered and was much more enjoyable once I was out there, but I never used the truck that often since I had to haul the thing all the way out to the desert to use it. Luckily at the time a buddy of mine had a trailer that I could use and he stored it on his property. Though now that option is gone.

With me having the Tundra anyway, I have all the room for tools and parts no problem. I have AAA 100 mile tow, but that would not work for some of the tracks since they are too far.

I have used a car dolly before towing the 914 to paint and stuff during the restoration, but that thing seems sketchier then just flat towing the thing. Also, the car dolly

Flat towing would be the best option for me, especially since (for right now) i'm not looking to do any of the events competitively, and I don't know how many I will actually be able to go to. I would like to still drive the car on the road so it will have to be street legal, and it is just a 1.7 with webber's. I know its a mighty and feared engine, but I don't think it will be over aggressively breaking things.

Really, I would like to use these events to benchmark things on the car (adding sway bars, suspension tuning, things like that) Then as I start to add and maybe build the car down the road, I can make sure they are productive moves forward.

I know flat towing would be extra wear and tear on the tires and bearings, but is it any harder on the drive line or anything else? I would think it would be less wear and tear then actually driving it...

[wndsrfr]

I know flat towing would be extra wear and tear on the tires and bearings, but is it any harder on the drive line or anything else? I would think it would be less wear and tear then actually driving it...

These cars are so light there really isn't any appreciable wear involved in flat towing & it certainly won't hurt anything in the driveline other than spinning the odometer up. I keep track of the towing miles to deduct from oil change mileage anyway. I've also used the dolly and hated it compared to flat towing....