[Mike Carr]

For what it's worth.

When we started racing in 2000 and were looking for a trailer, my dad had some ideas about what he wanted, but talked to a lot of other people about stuff, too. In hindsight, it was a big mistake. Everyone told him "Oh, 16' is plenty of trailer". Well, those people, most of them, have their rear tires come to the back of the trailer, so the whole trunk hangs off the back. One racer even had the racecar tailights wired to work with the trailer lights. Also, "A 3' tongue is plenty". Well, yeah...if you're not planning on putting anything big (toolbox, bike rack, generator, etc) on it. If you do, you're not making any tight turns with that setup. We ended up getting an 18', and a co-worker gave dad a toolbox to mount on the trailer. Not huge...about 5' wide, 2' deep and 2' tall, give or take. But, it was free and worked well. We were able to put our bicycle between the front of the racecar and the toolbox. The car(s) we raced, 1985 Sunbird FWD Stocker, barely fit on the trailer. Had we had a bigger car, it too would have hung off the back. My dad said instead of listening to others, he has a definate idea on a trailer for the next time if he buys another. 20' deck, minimum and 5' tongue, minimum. That way, you can mount a toolbox on either the deck or tongue, and still have room for other stuff (generator, winch (we didn't have one), scooter, bicycles, etc.