Towing a car that's on slicks.
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What's the legalities around towing a car on full slicks?
I'd use a solid bar if it makes any difference.
I need to get new tyres. If it's illegal, I'll go 888's or similar so I can drive to the track and still have some good grip. If it's legal, I'll get something else and get a set of slicks fitted to my spare wheels.
I'd use a solid bar if it makes any difference.
I need to get new tyres. If it's illegal, I'll go 888's or similar so I can drive to the track and still have some good grip. If it's legal, I'll get something else and get a set of slicks fitted to my spare wheels.
I'm not 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure a car has to be road legal to tow it with any wheels touching the road.
If I'm reading correctly, you're planning to tow a car to track days on a rope or a fixed bar? I really, really wouldn't recommend it on any tyres!
If I'm reading correctly, you're planning to tow a car to track days on a rope or a fixed bar? I really, really wouldn't recommend it on any tyres!
Edited by kambites on Monday 28th October 16:35
kambites said:
I'm not 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure a car has to be road legal to tow it with any wheels touching the road.
If I'm reading correctly, you're planning to tow a car to track days on a rope or a fixed bar? I really, really wouldn't recommend it on any tyres!
Yeah, I'd tow it behind my daily with a solid bar. I have full faith in them. I've towed cars all over the country with them with no problems. Probably racked up a good few thousand miles.If I'm reading correctly, you're planning to tow a car to track days on a rope or a fixed bar? I really, really wouldn't recommend it on any tyres!
Edited by kambites on Monday 28th October 16:35
The problem with them is when you are towed behind a vehicle that you can't see through, over or round. Such as a Transit.
So you plan to get your mate to sit in your track car, on slicks, whilst you tow it with your daily. And you're going to track days like that? You think you can do this to get around having registration, VED and insurance to use the track car on the road?
Dude, I don't think it works like that.
Dude, I don't think it works like that.
doogz said:
You certainly won't be able to tow it, legally, on slicks, no matter the method, any more than you would be able to tow a trailer with bald tyres.
I think there's an additional rule that if you're towing a car is has to be road legal, unless it's going somewhere to be repaired. (Not totally sure on that, but I thought it was the case.)Towing a car does still put miles on the tyres....
I'd be fairly hacked off if i'd just driven from one side of the country to the other to do a track day, unhooked my track car to find a whapping great chunk of metal in the sidewall of the o/s front...
Plus, if the race is on a Sunday, are you leaving to get there on Fridays?!?
I'd be fairly hacked off if i'd just driven from one side of the country to the other to do a track day, unhooked my track car to find a whapping great chunk of metal in the sidewall of the o/s front...
Plus, if the race is on a Sunday, are you leaving to get there on Fridays?!?
mrmr96 said:
I think there's an additional rule that if you're towing a car is has to be road legal, unless it's going somewhere to be repaired. (Not totally sure on that, but I thought it was the case.)
I think so too. It has to be MOTd, Taxed and insured if any of the wheels are touching the road. mrmr96 said:
So you plan to get your mate to sit in your track car, on slicks, whilst you tow it with your daily. And you're going to track days like that? You think you can do this to get around having registration, VED and insurance to use the track car on the road?
Dude, I don't think it works like that.
It's not a full track car so is fully insured etc. Dude, I don't think it works like that.
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