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THE tire tail
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:02 pm
by iamrazor
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
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:09 am
by paultg
I have a Hard Dog R1 hitch receiver that could go with this. See:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4745
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:47 am
by StephanAlfa
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 
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:33 am
by iamrazor
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.
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:05 am
by wizzman
I bought this from Jason (GTF) and drove it to every event in 2011:
This has to stay in the COM family!
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:30 am
by StephanAlfa
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?
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:05 pm
by nile13
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.
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:00 pm
by dinoracer
John, did you buy a trailer?
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:36 pm
by Mark Swinehart
I bought a trailer. Anyone need a tow dollie?
Mark
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:33 am
by iamrazor
dinoracer wrote:John, did you buy a trailer?
Not yet, but I have one in mind.
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:25 pm
by miatapeter
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.
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:47 am
by iamrazor
pre-event bump!
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:02 am
by iamrazor
Anyone looking for a tire tail?
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:39 pm
by peejay
Does this still exist? I think I'm in the market.
Re: THE tire tail
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:18 am
by iamrazor
Yeah I still have it. PM inbound.