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Towing home from Summit

Post by Dtangard » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:07 pm

Is anyone planning on towing/driving back to the Boston area Tuesday night? It would be great having some company.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by MiataSteve » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:53 pm

I did it once.....not pretty :shock:
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Dtangard » Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:49 pm

I did it last year and it wasn't easy.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Mark Swinehart » Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:57 pm

My son, Scott, and I did it once.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Dtangard » Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:10 pm

Can we camp at the track Tuesday night?
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by jeffw » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:09 pm

Hoping to maybe get 1-1.5 hours of driving north and stop for the night. Too long a drive for sure.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Chrispy » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:42 pm

I was thinking similar to Jeff, probably looking to stop somewhere between Harrisburg and Allentown and then drive the rest in the morning.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by ST1Ddope » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:50 pm

Last year on the ride home I spent the night at the Hampton Inn in Grantville,PA about 125 miles away from Summit Point, that was all I could take for one day. The hotel was new/clean and parking was well lit in what seemed to be a safe area. I'll be making my stop there on the ride home again.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by brucesallen » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:16 am

Ii have stayed overnite to get a fresh start from the track in years past but not last year.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Mick » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:28 am

I'm going to make the stop the Red Roof in Wilkes-Barre PA. It's a little over 3 hours from the track.

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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Dtangard » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:14 pm

My only concern is being robbed overnight.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Mick » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:00 pm

I'll take my chances with getting some tools stolen over nodding off while towing. 8)
I try to minimize risk by choosing a hotel where I can park out of view from the street. Sometimes I even cover the car. The way I see it, the most likely scenario is some punk kids spotting on a drive by then coming back thinking they can lift some parts for their Honda.

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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by jeffw » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:57 pm

Mick wrote:I'm going to make the stop the Red Roof in Wilkes-Barre PA. It's a little over 3 hours from the track.
Be careful pulling out of there if you have a low hitch or trailer wheel. Sadly, got a trailer wedged there last time.
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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by Mick » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:34 pm

Oh? I've never been there. Didn't know it was on a hill

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Re: Towing home from Summit

Post by jeffw » Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:28 pm

Streetview gives you some idea of it:

http://goo.gl/maps/DX7Nm

My trailer hitch is pretty low, and the truck has a long wheelbase, so it is a nasty combination. A tour bus with a similar trailer made it in and out fine. If you've got a high hitch you should be ok.
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