JD's 2018 Hauler

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Don't think you want to be out on the road for 70+ races running down the highway with a pickup and trailer. And you know between Landers and Mark they could have 5 cars and 5 of these haulers this is a drop in the bucket to these guys. I was at the topless in 15' or 16' and Mark and Lance landed a helicopter in the infield just before the feature started watched the feature climbed back in the chopper and were gone. These guys aint worried about money.

As stated in post #9 and there $ grows on trees

[tb1545]

Remember they gotta have room for all of Rumley's toys in there as well. And they all know, 75% of the time you might only use half of what is in the hauler, but that other 25% of the time youre glad you had the other half of the stuff in the hauler to finish the night and maintain points standings. Its not like they are able to drive 10 minutes back to their houses to grab something they forgot.

[Josh Bayko]

Teams that travel around a big part of the country do need big haulers got a lot of stuff to haul but JD and Bloomquist way to much I don't know what kind of a price these things have on them but they're way up there like MATT Miller said one time we don't race haulers we race cars

Why does it matter to you how much they spent on their “way too much”.

[TackyTracker]

wow that's awesome

[PRCKartRacer9]

Open trailers and box vans are so badasss

[Barbecueboy]

Open trailers and box vans are so badasss

So were 8 tracks, 40 watt power boosters and Jensen 6x9s crammed in the rear window....and I'm being serious.

I love the rig, they can afford it and have earned the right to spend the money how they want......I'm a fan of old school, love the open trailers, but that ship has sailed.

Except from the hammerle port, again......which I love.

[a25rjr]

Open trailers and box vans are so badasss

.......until they go to unload the backup car!

[PRCKartRacer9]

I totally understand why they have what they do. An open trailer towed through downtown anywhere gets attention, just as a toter and stacker would

[rickybrown1952]

OK josh Bayko it is not especially my business but just commenting like a lot more people also I think that it's bad for business the price of things is already through the roof it might be too Late but nothing like trying

[wfofan]

If you can't afford a nice hauler you can't afford 70 race a year schedules...
Not everyone lives paycheck to paycheck... 😉

[Krooser]

Don't think you want to be out on the road for 70+ races running down the highway with a pickup and trailer. And you know between Landers and Mark they could have 5 cars and 5 of these haulers this is a drop in the bucket to these guys. I was at the topless in 15' or 16' and Mark and Lance landed a helicopter in the infield just before the feature started watched the feature climbed back in the chopper and were gone. These guys aint worried about money.

The reason they HAVE money is because they worry about it... I don't think they accumulated their personal wealth by luck.

All I'm saying is just think of the fields of cars the local dirt track could have if the money spent on huge shops and trucks was spent on putting more race cars on the track... and a better product for the fans.

This sport was built by guys hauling everything from $25.00 jalopies to Indy 500 winners behind F100's and Buick Roadmasters. I think most of the seasoned racers on this board have some interesting stories about their early days of getting to the track.

Instead of building that $100,000 shop, buying one more RY 45 for a spare or buying that $500,000 transporter how about helping the sport, not your ego, and back a couple young drivers and put those guys in a better car with a better engine so they can run every week and help the sport at the same time.

Pay it forward... just some food for thought.

[riddle28]

i know lance fairly well and if you go to a weekly race at batesville, youll see how many cars have mark martin automotive on their cars. They do help alot of local racers out there, if it wasnt for lance and mark batesville probably wouldnt even have a track anymore

[MI Dirt Fan]

Too many people still living in the past.

[Krooser]

Riddle... that's good to hear. I'm an old acquaintance of Mark... worked with him during my promoting days during his short track days. He even drove my modified one night back in the day...

There's a local outfit here that sponsors a couple big names in dirt racing but also spreads some cash around to lesser local teams and that's a good thing.

MDF... if it means bigger fields and larger crowds you can count me in to that living in the past deal.

[Kwd1253]

Krooser what would like them haul there cars in and also sleep in?