If by "real race car", you mean a purpose-built, driven off public
roads-only vehicle, sure, given unlimited funds, I'd love to have one.
But my "ultra heavy semi-modified street car" has been known to pass a
few of them real race cars on the track, thank-you-very-much. ;^)
And when the mood strikes, I can take it out and troll for boy racers.
>From a distance, those Kumhos look just like street tires. ;^)
Certainly, I can respect your desire to "have it all" in one vehicle,
but for me, different activities dictate different vehicles - much in
the same way that I wear different clothes for different activities.
Right tool for the job, and all that. ;^)
I use a Suburban to tow - in between family ski trips, visiting
relatives, etc., etc. It's nice to be able to pile the whole family -
and "stuff" - into it and go. As for the trailer, I can assure you it
sees duty far more than 14 times a year; otherwise it sits comfortably
in the driveway.
But, to each his own. ;^)
-jerry
James Creasy wrote:
>
> there are certainly lots of good reasons to tow, but if i go through all
> that trouble, why not tow a real race car, not an ultra heavy semi-modified
> street car with all the wrong engineering for racing. just my thinking, of
> course, based on my experiences with my rx7. driving it on the street was
> awful after i modded it, and it was still 10K from being competitive.
>
> so i race a street car. it can be used for autox and then commute in style
> to the opera, then drive to LA without a second thought, or go grocery
> shopping (done all of those :)). no changing tires each event. thats a car
> to me. but its also a really fun toy that i can modify cheaply.
>
> also, i have no use for a truck or trailer except to tow a vehicle, and
> buying and maintaining another vehicle i will use 14 days a year sounds
> awful. then i have to load the car on each time... blaa. what do you guys
> do with your trucks when you are not towing??? where do you park your
> trailers?
>
> cheers!
>
> -James "no trailer" Creasy
> Slip Angle Racing www.klio.net/cobra
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