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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN
What do you do when you blow up an engine, trans or break a rear when your about 6-8 hours from home and no trailer or tow vehicle to get back home in?
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Good question:
I have been long hauling in the ECIRS series for almost 10 years.
Never trailered and always drove to the races.
You can view our car series at
www.ecirs.com.
Plus have post our racing series on Class Racer.
To answer your question.
Yes and stuff does happen.
Lost a tranny at Etown 3 years ago.
One of my budds put my car on his trailer and drove it to Kensington, MD.
But also had the option of AAA towing my car home for about $350.00 extra fee.
This year at Pittsburgh, the ring gear broke losing teeth and managed to get home ok.
For now only drivng to races within a 4 hour one way window.
Will go up to 6 hours for one or two races over night.
Heck your tow car can blow up or rig fail and you have similar issues.
Just have to be prepared.
The majority of our races in ECIRS are Northeast tracks.
Several or our cars run deep 10's and 11's, more are in the 12's and 13's.
Couple have BB Chevy engines, others super and turbo charged.
One of our racers runs 9.50's and is driven to the track.
A few cars are in the 7's, 8's, 9's and yes the faster cars are towed.
But the vast majority of us drive our rides.
The nice thing about our B-Bodies is that they are rugged.
The LT1 is an unsung engine that responds well to modifications.
They do well in Autocross, comfortable to drive, have strong rears, and with beefier parts available.
We have a huge nationwide following. Check out
www.impalassforum.com
For years I wanted to get back to racing Stock.
What I have is what I have and willing to suffer the consequences to do it.
Luckily the racer community everywhere is very tight and generous.
When anyone who is in trouble there are people willing to lend a hand, and we do.
See you at the races.
Dan