Race car haulers

[Nitro Dude]

I thought maybe some of you might find these you tube videos of how the NASCAR teams operate their hauler program interesting. I also threw a drag racing you tube video in to show the difference between a stock operation and a drag racing team operation.
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[Charlie Spencer]

Thanks! I'll catch these this weekend. Logistics fascinate me.

 

[Magicmiler]

Unsung heroes like you, Nitro Dude, are the real backbone of Motorsports. Thanks for these.

 

[Magnethead]

Even at the "sportsman" level, packing a trailer is an art.

This is what I can think of off hand in ours, going generally back to front in transport mode:

Primary Generator
Pit Mat
Spare tire
Tarp
spacer heaters (2)
car cover
folding plastic tables (3)
10x10 canopy
pushbar
wheelie bar
weather station
Toolbox (overflowing inside)
drip trays
5 spare blower pulleys (1 spare bottom, 4 spare top, plus 1 more of each on the car)
spare ignition box
spare distributor rotors (2)
spare distributor caps (2)
spare set of valvesprings
valve spring compressor
valve spring checker
fuel system parts
spare rocker arms
spare pushrods
spare lifters
two "miscellaneous boxes" that have everything from zipties to bolts to U-joint clips, 2 U-joints, pinion straps, various seals and O-rings
Various lengths and sizes of AN hose
2 oil drain pans
4 concrete weights for the canopy
at least a dozen ratchet straps
spare starter
spare battery
transmission blower and tube
jackstands
5 gallons of clean oil (engine takes 2.5 gals per change)
2 empty jugs for dirty oil (which we recycle in house)
oil recycling heater
4 gallons of transmission fluid
3 gallons of water
4 5-gallon fuel jugs
54-gallon fuel drum
broom
2 drum pumps
fuel checking stick
front cannard wings
a pile of rags
2 electrical catch-all boxes
spare head gaskets
spare supercharger gaskets
spare intake gaskets
spare blower belt
spare burst panel
more O-ring material
oil pan gasket
2 driving suits
2 pairs of gloves
driving shoes
2 boxes of wire spools
soldering iron
drill charger
logbooks and notebooks
backup generator
15 gallons of generator fuel
floor jack
2 ice chests
bench stool
3 folding chairs
air compressor
bottle jack
spare engine belts
gallon of antifreeze
chains and padlocks
aircraft cable and clamps
wood blocks

I'm sure I'm missing things

New item by Steve McDermott

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New item by Steve McDermott

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New item by Steve McDermott

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New item by Steve McDermott

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[aunty dive]

Costs a lot of money to go fast.

 

[Magnethead]

Costs a lot of money to go fast.

We have $5000 of spare parts on the insurance, along side the racecar, trailer, and truck

 

[aunty dive]

I’m sure you do.

I follow along in your build threads. A very tidy professional operation.

 

[BobbyFord]

Even at the "sportsman" level, packing a trailer is an art.

This is what I can think of off hand in ours, going generally back to front in transport mode:

Primary Generator
Pit Mat
Spare tire
Tarp
spacer heaters (2)
car cover
folding plastic tables (3)
10x10 canopy
pushbar
wheelie bar
weather station
Toolbox (overflowing inside)
drip trays
5 spare blower pulleys (1 spare bottom, 4 spare top, plus 1 more of each on the car)
spare ignition box
spare distributor rotors (2)
spare distributor caps (2)
spare set of valvesprings
valve spring compressor
valve spring checker
fuel system parts
spare rocker arms
spare pushrods
spare lifters
two "miscellaneous boxes" that have everything from zipties to bolts to U-joint clips, 2 U-joints, pinion straps, various seals and O-rings
Various lengths and sizes of AN hose
2 oil drain pans
4 concrete weights for the canopy
at least a dozen ratchet straps
spare starter
spare battery
transmission blower and tube
jackstands
5 gallons of clean oil (engine takes 2.5 gals per change)
2 empty jugs for dirty oil (which we recycle in house)
oil recycling heater
4 gallons of transmission fluid
3 gallons of water
4 5-gallon fuel jugs
54-gallon fuel drum
broom
2 drum pumps
fuel checking stick
front cannard wings
a pile of rags
2 electrical catch-all boxes
spare head gaskets
spare supercharger gaskets
spare intake gaskets
spare blower belt
spare burst panel
more O-ring material
oil pan gasket
2 driving suits
2 pairs of gloves
driving shoes
2 boxes of wire spools
soldering iron
drill charger
logbooks and notebooks
backup generator
15 gallons of generator fuel
floor jack
2 ice chests
bench stool
3 folding chairs
air compressor
bottle jack
spare engine belts
gallon of antifreeze
chains and padlocks
aircraft cable and clamps
wood blocks

I'm sure I'm missing things

New item by Steve McDermott

photos.app.goo.gl

New item by Steve McDermott

photos.app.goo.gl

New item by Steve McDermott

photos.app.goo.gl

New item by Steve McDermott

photos.app.goo.gl

Good grief!

 

[Magnethead]

I’m sure you do.

I follow along in your build threads. A very tidy professional operation.

Good grief!

Thanks.

The toolbox is jammed full. It's actually the second box we've put in the trailer - the first one had the sliders collapse from all the weight. The wall-mounted cabinet is likewise stuffed to the brim, and there's stuff velcro's on top of it as well. The front lower cabinets aren't really bad, but the upper cabinets are pretty full. That storage area in the floor (normally for the spare tire) doesn't even close until you put weight on the lid. Plus the bed of the truck is full.

No idea what we weight, but it's gotta be alot. I couldn't imagine if we carried a spare transmission.

Which reminds me, we have an entire transmission except the case, pump, and torque converter in the trailer. Forward hub already assembled, rear clutches already measured out and tied into a bundle, 2 bands, spare servo and pushrod.

 

[Nitro Dude]

I think this video may have been on here before but here it is again. There are a couple of things about this video that makes me tear up every time I watch it. The first is obvious but the second reason is because it is so sad to see such a nice hauler retired so early and in such great shape.

 

[acmerocket]

I think this video may have been on here before but here it is again. There are a couple of things about this video that makes me tear up every time I watch it. The first is obvious but the second reason is because it is so sad to see such a nice hauler retired so early and in such great shape.

i think it would be fun to see a tour of Jim Dunns shop and truck .next time you get down there.

 

[jws926]

JGR via their Facebook page do almost weekly videos of them loading/unloading the haulers at the race shop.

 

[Nitro Dude]

i think it would be fun to see a tour of Jim Dunns shop and truck .next time you get down there.

The truck went to Georgia after the they canceled the Florida race to get some work done on the engine and it's still there.

 

[Nitro Dude]

My hats off to SHR and two of their hauler drivers "Rick Hodges and Steve Mitchell" for their contribution to their community during this crisis. I have met Rick and Steve a couple of times and they seem like really nice guys.

Stewart-Haas Racing transports vital supplies during pandemic

Stewart-Haas Racing haulers transported 2 million face masks to help replenish supplies for a major North Carolina health care company.

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