[charleskieffner]

well here i am hypertyping.................

and since im gonna be enjoying "TRAILER HELL" also this weekend going over to calif. mtr speedway towing a 911, heres some tips. believe me any time you trailer anything it will be hell even on the most perfect day. night time towing is ALWAYS ENJOYABLE!

heres the deal. 911 weighs about 2800# give or take unless you have a uber rare rsr . so yer towing 2800# with a u haul/
penske whomevers. cover the hell out of car(exposed areas) w/ VISQUINE clear plastic, or buy your self a coupla cases 3m blue tape and a case of beer and slap 3m blue tape all over exposed areas. MUD FLAPS ARE A DAMN GOOD IDEA!

on my trailer i just drive on nose first, cinch front tie downs first, then rear tie downs. slap a pair of chocks on each rear wheel front and back. leave tranny in neutral and e-brake on.

cinch all tie downs again and tie off left over material in a knot accepted by either the boy scouts of america, u. s. navy, or u.s. coast guard. if you dont tie an accepted knot you will be there FOREVER trying to remove it once all the bumps ruts fast stops swerves getting airborne all play hell on yer tie downs and tighten the living ******* hell outta them.

do not tow yer 911 on a dolly. unless of course you want to disconnect yer CV's. and then it will be fine. i personnally dont like dollies but hey its yer 911 !

short trailers(a skosh longer than 911 wheelbase) i would fer sure back car on trailer and attempt centering weight. will make for a better ride if yer using some lil piss ant truck ie. toyota mini truck. full size 1/2 ton you should be fine. a 3/4 ton and youll be doing 75mph. a 1 -ton duallie you'll be passing pesky semis and blowing their doors in!

make double triple sure your ramps are secured properly. it always sucks to find one of those on the freeway and worse if you lost it! or worse if i hit it and sue you into stone age!

buy a lock for trailer. lock and leave no valuables in 911. when in the no-tell hotel/motel back 911 right up to your door(ground floor only) and have 12 gauge riot snotgun and flashlight next to bed.

if your in a state w/crappy roads just kind of write off yer windshield. putting cardboard over it is a great idea at home. but when you have 38-50mph crosswinds like we had yesterday..........it aint gonna work. putting a packing blanket over windshield is another good idea at home.......nope see above.

best bet is enclosed trailer with locks on it. dont ferget a spare tire and rim that fits. calling the 1 800 customer service u-haul or penske at 3am out in da middle of BFE is always an exercise in meeting new really wierd people and probably all the cops if there are any to help out there.

bearings are they greased???? ever???? this is more fun than you can stand . especially when the race starts in vegas at 7am and your at stockton hill exit outside of kingman in january and its colder than hell out and a bearing has siezed on single axle trailer and tire and wheel go rolling past us off into the dezert!!!! WTF?????? yep make sure your bearings are greased trust me! or if you purchase trailer get a pair of spare bearings and a jug of grease and lots of old rags and a floor jack and lug wrench and other assorted tools to do the job in the dark.

chains..............there called SAFETY CHAINS FER A REASON! take right side chain and attach to left attachment point on vehicle. take left side chain and attach to attachment point on right side vehicle. make sure they dont drag. a nice hot tumbling chain link could very well place a nice size DIVIT in yer nice 911. keep em off the ground 4"-5".

turn signals...............man what can i say here. make sure they work.

brakes.............ditto above.

trailer ball...........muy importante!!!!! put some wheel bearing grease on it lightly and tighten the hell out of nut on bottom with impact wrench. do NOT BUY trailer ball that is hollow with ID threads. buy trailer ball made out of one piece steel with shaft that has OD threads and lock washer(use this please) and giant ass nut.

tire pressure...........look on sidewall for pressure suggested.

lug nuts..................tighten the hell out of them and make sure you have lug wrench or sockets to fit.

trailering is a GIANT PITA no matter how many times you do it or what you tow. hitting bumps with dirt bike trailers and bikes falling off to name a few along with a coupla above side shows always makes it interesting to say the least. add bad roads weather crappy drivers fatigue etc. it gets just plain nuts.

more people die trailering coming home from races, than at races they just raced at. think about it!

good luck.