[Fot] towing and DOT

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A similar thing happened to me as I was returning from the VTR in Dallas a couple of years ago.  I was towing my double deck trailer with two Spits on it and the Texas DPS trooper thought I was hauling them commercially.  I quick look at all the stuff I had in my tow rig convinced him otherwise.

Joe C.
---- norlinengineering at comcast.net wrote: 
> While I don't have a good answer for your question, it did remind me of a racing experience with a roadside inspection. In 1975, one of my best friends decided to try racing his Spitfire at Sears Point for the first time. It's a fairly long tow from Portland so his "sponsor" loaned him a motorhome for the trip. Coming home, we decided to drive straight through so we could go to work Monday morning. At about 5am, I was driving about 100 miles from home when I was pulled over by a state trooper. The car of course was on an open trailer. He asked to see my commercial permits and of course, I said "what???" Anyway, after looking over the car for about 5 minutes, he let me on my way. Bottom line he was bored at 5am. 
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> BTW, I'm writing this from Portland Intl Raceway, where they now have good wi-fi access. Patty's sprint race is in 90 minutes, the car's ready to go and it's a sunny day - wahoo! 
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> Jim Norlin