4 tires can also be attached to the roll bar (if you
have one) with tie downs.
The advantage of a trailer is that there is no packing
or unpacking the car and you can carry virtually
anything.
You do lose some braking and about 12 mph off top
speed, or so I hear :)
Craig
--- "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net> wrote:
> I'm curious how the local Miata drivers get their
> race tires to/from
> the events. The methods I've heard of are:
>
> 1. trailer (Scot, Craig)
> 2. custom rack (Keith Hearn)
> 3. two in the passenger seat, one behind the seat,
> one in the trunk
> (do two fit in the trunk?) (commonly recommended
> method)
> 4. four in the trunk, lid and wheels secured with a
> rope (some dude on
> Miata.net)
> 5. Just drive on 'em
> 6. "What other kind of tire is there?" (Eric,
> Jim...)
>
> I wonder if the wider 6.5" wheels and 205 tires
> would still fit for
> option 3.
>
> Which method do YOU use?
>
> --
>
> john@idsfa.net
> John Stimson
> http://www.idsfa.net/~john/
> HMC Physics '94
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