Bringing track wheels to the track

[NightmareMoon]

With 285s I have just squeezed them in the car for longer trips or track days where I wanted a full set with me. With the 305s I think they can be packed inside the cabin but IDK the best arrangement.

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[NvrFinished]

With the 305s I think they can be packed inside the cabin but IDK the best arrangement.

For 305's you can put 3 in the back seat and 1 in the trunk. 1 goes behind my seat at an angle and the other 2 go behind the passenger seat sideways stacked up against each other. I just wrap each one in a thick 55 gallon garbage sack to keep the interior clean.

 

[Draklia]

Wondering what you guys do with your street wheels/tires once you dismount them at the track. I’ve been curious about theft. The nearest drag strip is about 100 miles from me and only open on Friday nights. No clue on the crowd as I’ve not been there, I know I have to do a recon mission to check it out, probably head there and see what my street tires do on my first trip anyway. Just wondering if you travel to the track alone and swap wheels, if just leaning then against a fence and running a cable lock through them is something people do.

 

[NightmareMoon]

For 305's you can put 3 in the back seat and 1 in the trunk. 1 goes behind my seat at an angle and the other 2 go behind the passenger seat sideways stacked up against each other. I just wrap each one in a thick 55 gallon garbage sack to keep the interior clean.

For the one behind your seat, can you get it where it doesn't crunch you upright against the steering wheel?

 

[NvrFinished]

For the one behind your seat, can you get it where it doesn't crunch you upright against the steering wheel?

Yes. You just set it back there at an angle. That's why you only want one behind the driver.

 

[NvrFinished]

Wondering what you guys do with your street wheels/tires once you dismount them at the track. I’ve been curious about theft. The nearest drag strip is about 100 miles from me and only open on Friday nights. No clue on the crowd as I’ve not been there, I know I have to do a recon mission to check it out, probably head there and see what my street tires do on my first trip anyway. Just wondering if you travel to the track alone and swap wheels, if just leaning then against a fence and running a cable lock through them is something people do.

I don't know if I would trust people at a drag strip. They are a different crowd. The people at road courses have always seemed more friendly. Plus, everyone leaves their stuff out while they are on the track. Wheels, jacks, tools, chairs, and etc.

 

[strengthrehab]

My rollbar precludes me from carrying any wheels in the car other than the trunk and passenger seat and cant get 2 305's in each place, lol.

 

[NvrFinished]

My rollbar precludes me from carrying any wheels in the car other than the trunk and passenger seat and cant get 2 305's in each place, lol.

That's the main reason I don't have a roll bar in my car yet. I either need to get a trailer for my wheels or a trailer and truck for my car.

 

[JohnD]

If you've got a PP you should make sure you have 2 identical wheels/tires for the rear as spares. The Torsen will not tolerate mismatched rear tire sizes. I carry my 10" street tires/rims in case I damage one of the 11" rears on a track day.

 

[zhent]

I just picked up this little guy from a Miata owner who wasn't using it. I'll have to modify it to carry the bigger Mustang wheels/tires and it needs some maintenance as well as a new deck, but it's a start.

 

[zhent]

Just got done re-building my little tire trailer.

Just in time for the next Autocross.

 

[NvrFinished]

Good job!

 

[Vicr]

i put them in my hotel room. (Powered by Ford)

 

[NightmareMoon]

i put them in my hotel room. (Powered by Ford)

Well, yeah, naturally.

It would be a dream to own a ‘hotel room’ like that, but I’d probably have to sell the house to afford it. What does a vehicle like that cost? 10x as much as a Mustang?

 

[Vicr]

Well, yeah, naturally.

It would be a dream to own a ‘hotel room’ like that, but I’d probably have to sell the house to afford it. What does a vehicle like that cost? 10x as much as a Mustang?

Actually it was $110K out the door. It was either that or a Z06 Corvette but the wife said "we can't sleep or cook in the Corvette'.

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