Quote Originally Posted by sambb View Post
I'm pretty over the packing job for the hillclimbs like you said too. I've basically now got a tool box for the track and a tool box for home. I don't dive into the track tool box too often so its ready to go, and I've got the packing down to an art. There is nothing worse though than arriving at the track at 7am (sometimes after a 4 hour drive) , unpacking, doing the tyres etc etc in a big rush before scrutineering/briefing. I'm always a buggered sweaty mess before we start. And at the end of the day all the guys with trailers just drive straight on, get out of their race gear and crack a beer for the presentations but I'm slaving still (and very jealous). I'm seriously getting to the stage where I don't want to do too much more to make the car fast given that the limited funds should go onto building some reliability and safety into the car. Your just so snookered with a 2 door airbag car in NSW if you want to keep road reg. You want a proper seat and a harness but then you really need a HANS and a 4 point but that requires 2 seater engineering. That'd require a second daily car anyway because of needing to put kids in the back and would do nothing to change the fact that the car needs to be loaded up every time I race. Maybe yeah the wifes next car needs to be a tow car and i'll take it right off the road and gut the thing and just drive an Up! around town on third party property.
There are lots of little things that you learn how to do to make life easier at the track. It really comes down to how many track outings a year. To go to the cost of a trailer, dedicated race car, tow car etc it really needs at least 8 to even get close to justifying it. For many years I shared a trailer with a friend of mine, I'd crew for him when he was racing and then he'd crew for me. We used to "rent a ute" and do around 10 to 12 outings a year between the 2 of us. That was probably the most economical racing I think I have ever done. Then he retired, got married and went golfing so I bought the other half of the trailer and used my Dad's car to tow with. I stored the trailer at my parent's place and the race car was at my place.

The trick is finding a solution that works for your particular circumstances and, of course, budget.

Cheers
Gary