Tow car/solution suggestions
Discussion
I have a 1/3 share in an e36 track car with a couple of mates. The car is not road legal and although it would not take too much work to get it legal it would not really be the preferred option.
Due to some car changes within the group, none of us currently has a car capable of towing a transporter trailer and the car itself due to max towing weight and lack of power.
I have seen a couple of transporter-hire companies that are relatively reasonable but seem to offer dovetail(?) type trailers which I have used in the past and are not suitable with our car as it is too low.
We normally do about 5 days per year, so not really worth buying a dedicated car or our own transporter (as much as I would like a fully pimped out race truck).
2 of us have licenses pre-1997 so can tow without legal issue.
Any suggestions as to companies that can provide a flat-bed or more track/race orientated transporter?
Due to some car changes within the group, none of us currently has a car capable of towing a transporter trailer and the car itself due to max towing weight and lack of power.
I have seen a couple of transporter-hire companies that are relatively reasonable but seem to offer dovetail(?) type trailers which I have used in the past and are not suitable with our car as it is too low.
We normally do about 5 days per year, so not really worth buying a dedicated car or our own transporter (as much as I would like a fully pimped out race truck).
2 of us have licenses pre-1997 so can tow without legal issue.
Any suggestions as to companies that can provide a flat-bed or more track/race orientated transporter?
The design you refer to is a beavertail.
I transport cars & many low race & sports cars for a living-
www.lizardlogistics.com
I have proper gear for the really low stuff, but the simple solution for low cars on a beavertail truck or indeed any trucks & trailers that don't have a low enough approach to the loading angle- is a few planks of wood an inch or so thick min, 1 metre to half a metre long & a couple more half that size & pref with a chamfered end, & even with the lowest approach angle set ups most truck always carry some bits of wood for the really really low stuff.
Stick under the normal ramps to decrease load angle & so cars front wheels ride the wood before they get to the ramps, you can get GT3s on regular beavertails like that, so track e36s are no probs.
Once the front is clear the smaller pieces of wood are then very useful to stop low cars grounding out on deck where the beavertail flattens out, just place in front of the rear wheels to raise it a tad as it loads- unloads.
Don't drive it on, always winch it, with wood on the deck the wheels will spin it & spit the wood out at a good maiming speed.
I transport cars & many low race & sports cars for a living-
www.lizardlogistics.com
I have proper gear for the really low stuff, but the simple solution for low cars on a beavertail truck or indeed any trucks & trailers that don't have a low enough approach to the loading angle- is a few planks of wood an inch or so thick min, 1 metre to half a metre long & a couple more half that size & pref with a chamfered end, & even with the lowest approach angle set ups most truck always carry some bits of wood for the really really low stuff.
Stick under the normal ramps to decrease load angle & so cars front wheels ride the wood before they get to the ramps, you can get GT3s on regular beavertails like that, so track e36s are no probs.
Once the front is clear the smaller pieces of wood are then very useful to stop low cars grounding out on deck where the beavertail flattens out, just place in front of the rear wheels to raise it a tad as it loads- unloads.
Don't drive it on, always winch it, with wood on the deck the wheels will spin it & spit the wood out at a good maiming speed.
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