How are you guys dealing with towing in the rain?

[Cobra4B]

I'm going to be at VIR tomorrow/Sunday, but went ahead and towed to my Parents' place in Greensboro, NC yesterday to avoid towing today in the rain. I have an 18-ft fulldeck car hauler and have no desire for an enclosed. Plus, my truck can't handle much more than 6000lbs (GMC Canyon w/ a few tweaks).

The one time I've had to tow in heavy rain I used garbage bags and heavy duck tape to seal up the side windows. I really just want to preven the seats and side carpets from getting water logged.

Anyone come up with a more creative solution? Anyone try towing w/ the cover on? We have a full waterproof cover that we got with the car from Hayes Harris at wirewheel.com when we purchased it. I don't care about the paint so the normal issues of towing a car covered don't apply.

I was thinking of having some grommets installed along the bottom of the cover so I could strap it to the trailer or to the car to keep it in place.

Any thoughts?

~Brian

[eric1h]

Enclosed trailer FTW!

On my M3 race car I made some plexiglass window inserts that clipped in place. I had thought about doing it for the Panoz at the track, even though i park it under an awning its nice to be able to close it up.

One other neat idea I saw on a vette, was a canvas top atht snapped over the roof and windows could probably have a marine upholstery shop make you one reasonably, then again you'd have to install snaps all around the door/roofline.

[eric1h]

ohh yeah, DONT EVER tow with a car cover on, it won't just scratch the paint, it can DESTROY it.

[Panoz26]

Originally Posted by Cobra4B

I'm going to be at VIR tomorrow/Sunday, but went ahead and towed to my Parents' place in Greensboro, NC yesterday to avoid towing today in the rain. I have an 18-ft fulldeck car hauler and have no desire for an enclosed. Plus, my truck can't handle much more than 6000lbs (GMC Canyon w/ a few tweaks).

The one time I've had to tow in heavy rain I used garbage bags and heavy duck tape to seal up the side windows. I really just want to preven the seats and side carpets from getting water logged.

Anyone come up with a more creative solution? Anyone try towing w/ the cover on? We have a full waterproof cover that we got with the car from Hayes Harris at wirewheel.com when we purchased it. I don't care about the paint so the normal issues of towing a car covered don't apply.

I was thinking of having some grommets installed along the bottom of the cover so I could strap it to the trailer or to the car to keep it in place.

Any thoughts?

~Brian

Brian, I have some "tow glass" windows that might alleviate your issue, I never installed them, as they look kinda hairy when setting them up to the car -- like a scratching nightmare..... but, Eric's right on, the car we saw with the snaps was/is a cool idea.....

lemme know - I'm in Raleigh in case you want them.

[Cobra4B]

^ Any pics of them so I can see what you're talking about? One of my buddies who races a T1 Corvette in ST2 w/ NASA uses custom made canvas cutouts held in place with velcro and snaps, but it sure looks ugly when it's not put together.

A cover to cover just the top/glass would be ideal as the rear glass leaks too.

[g8rbob]

What Glen and I have used -

and we have been through some hellacious storms between our shop in east central FL and Road Atlanta, VIR, Sebring, Roebling and Carolina Msports this summer

- is a large garbage bag over each seat - with a bungie to tension the seat back portion of the bag to the roll cage and an empty fuel can on the seat bottom. The seats stay dry and we don't sweat the rest of the interior - it drains well

We have discussed modifying the plastic windows to insure they wouldn't mar the paint - buffeting down the highway - but - we have not done that yet - maybe a winter project but it might not get priority based on our experience to date.

[DrBro]

I have the plexi windows that came with the GTWC cars from Hayes. If it looks like rain I tape them in once it is all loaded up and such. Yes it is a pain but it kinda secures the stuff I have inside the car for those quick stops for food and fuel. Downside is cleaning the tape residue off each time, but it does seem to work without scaring the paint otherwise.

[Cobra4B]

Looks like garbage bags and tape are the easiest thing to keep doing.

[Squerly]

[eric1h]

LMAO, classic!

[Cobra4B]

haha.

[Panoz26]

Squerly -- noticed the series of rivets on your rear quarter panels - 'splain that to me....please.... if it's what I think, I'd like to know how you did it.

thanks!!

ps.. Umbrella friggin RULES!

[eric1h]

Originally Posted by Panoz26

Squerly -- noticed the series of rivets on your rear quarter panels - 'splain that to me....please.... if it's what I think, I'd like to know how you did it.

thanks!!

ps.. Umbrella friggin RULES!

Dude its what holds his rear panels together, damn plastic guys!

[Panoz26]

Ah, plastic...... he fooled me with that sharp paint job.