Natural Aspirations

Those of you who drive their car to the track/autocross and change tires how do you transport them?

I was looking into different options, but they are all pretty expensive or unsafe.

I was considering a hitch and a DIY basket or a roof rack.

soloteg

In the back trunk/backseat. When I was racing my mustang in F stock I had one ridding shotty. Do you drive an s2k or something?

Natural Aspirations

Civic hatch, just don't feel safe with unsecured wheels/tires inside the car.

soloteg

Seatbealts? Ratchet straps? I'd do that before I bother getting a hitch and trailer.

CivicSiRacer

I used bungees and ratchet straps for my wheels/tires in the back of my Civics. I hooked the bottom wheel with the one hook and went up and around the top 2 wheels/tires and hooked into the bottom of the other wheel/tire.
I also did the Yakima rack with Mighty Mounts and my own tire rack made of pressure treated 2x2" wood. That made my Civic go from 25-30mpg to 15-20mpg
Next best thing is the Harbor Freight trailer which I'm looking into this year.

dirty19

iTrader: (1)

Here are a few ideas that have been done before

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...light=trailers

Aquafina

iTrader: (3)

Previously I've just thrown two in the hatch and two on top of the back seat (folded down, 96 hatch btw). After I was sandwiched between two trucks back in December with a transmission in the back (Chevy HHR) I am going to secure them down someway. Will probably use the stock spare bracket for the two in the hatch and have two small brackets welded on each side just behind the bottom of the rear seat.

P.S. The trans didn't come any farther than the rear seat but after the rear impact (I was stopped, Silverado hit me doing 45) it did break the hatch interior panel (broke in the shape of the clutch housing) and bent the rear seat after the frontal impact.

I never gave any thought to securing them before as I never figured I'd be in a wreck on the way to an event, then again I never figured I'd get *** raped by a Silverado on a route I take up to several times a day.

If you have a roll bar you could just fab a net (nylon strapping) that attaches to the rear of the hoop and stows away easily once at the track.

Lo-Buck EF

in the hatch here. been doin it that way since 2001 with no issues.

VTECIntegra9

If you have a rollbar they fit perfectly behind the front seats :-)

rice_classic

I put 4 on the car, 4 in the car and then another 4 in the Van I tow with, along with the 2 tents, tables, tool box and other assorted racing nonsense!

raffaelli

you mean you don't drive your car to the track with the race tire on it?

Geez. No wonder why I go through so many tires!