THE tire tail

iamrazor · Post by **iamrazor** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:02 pm

Yes, you read that correctly. THE tire tail. This has cycled through several COM members and I'd like to continue the tradition. I live in southern NH and work in Wakefield, MA for meet / pick up.

$100

shoot me a PM or email iamrazor@gmail.com

paultg · Post by **paultg** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:09 am

I have a Hard Dog R1 hitch receiver that could go with this. See: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4745

StephanAlfa · Post by **StephanAlfa** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:47 am

iamrazor wrote:Yes, you read that correctly. THE tire tail. This has cycled through several COM members and I'd like to continue the tradition. I live in southern NH and work in Wakefield, MA for meet / pick up.

$100

shoot me a PM or email iamrazor@gmail.com

For the interest of those NOT familiar with this ... please explain what this is about

iamrazor · Post by **iamrazor** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:33 am

Anyone looking to bring a second set of wheels/tires to the track without going full trailer can use this. It slides into any receiver style hitch. Comes with all hardware too.

This photo is not my car, but a perfect representation of it.

wizzman · Post by **wizzman** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:05 am

I bought this from Jason (GTF) and drove it to every event in 2011:

This has to stay in the COM family!

StephanAlfa · Post by **StephanAlfa** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:30 am

Nice!
But I have questions:
An avg tire weights about 40 lbs. 40 lbs x 4 = 160 lbs + weight of the tire tail and you are borderline max tongue weight (depending on hitch class you have) and stress on the hitch and mounting points.
Comments?

nile13 · Post by **nile13** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:05 pm

As an impartial comment - I've used Tire tail on my NB for about 8 years. If I didn't have to lighten the autocross car significantly, I'd still be using it today. Life without it is _really_ hard in comparison. BTW, I've used it with DaLan hitch (which, I assume is Curtis now). Not sure what the tongue rating was but it held up OK for 8 years of 80-mile roundtrips to Fort Devens.

Post by **dinoracer** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:00 pm

John, did you buy a trailer?

Mark Swinehart · Post by **Mark Swinehart** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:36 pm

I bought a trailer. Anyone need a tow dollie?
Mark

iamrazor · Post by **iamrazor** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:33 am

dinoracer wrote:John, did you buy a trailer?

Not yet, but I have one in mind.

miatapeter · Post by **miatapeter** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:25 pm

I also used a Tire Tail for about 6 years. Drove to Lime Rock, 175 miles and NHMS,50 miles. Never a had a problem.

It's a great way to get started using track tires.

iamrazor · Post by **iamrazor** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:47 am

pre-event bump!

iamrazor · Post by **iamrazor** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:02 am

Anyone looking for a tire tail?

peejay · Post by **peejay** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:39 pm

Does this still exist? I think I'm in the market.

iamrazor · Post by **iamrazor** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:18 am

Yeah I still have it. PM inbound.

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