Towing question, have read all the threads

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Originally Posted by tetice

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I live in Greensboro, NC so the road to Mid-Ohio takes me through the mountains of both Virginia and WV. My tow to VIR takes me all of 60 minutes .

My next step is to install the brake controller. I haven't done that yet since my open trailer has surge/hydraulic brakes (which by the way are a great option to avoid the hassle of installing an electric brake controller).

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Tom
'93 325iS SE36 #110
'02 X5/4.4 sport
'98 M3/4
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Tom- first let me say that you're a bum for being that close to such a great track. I'm jealous. I have to tow 1800 miles to run at VIR, and MidO is still 6 hours for me. I miss the days when I lived in CT and was 80 miles from LimeRock, then when I lived in upstate NY and was 2 hours from the Glen. Lived in DC area for 9 years and had Summit Point 70 miles away but that track will never be in the same league unless Bill Scott spends some $$ and paves it the right way.

Sounds like a great trailer you got. I like the idea of the V-nose and the slope top too. With all that wind cutting, it could end up less resistant to head winds than my open trailer with all the tires, mountain bike, and car disturbing the wind.

Sounds like you'll need a Weight Distributing Hitch now. I tow my trailer with about 600lb on the tongue dead weight and it works perfectly even through that stretch of I-77 from I-81 to Charleston WV. that's the worst part of my drive to VIR. Down to 4th in a number of places especially if I get slowed down by traffic in the left lane.

I run a Prodigy brake controller. Works great. I picked up the brake trigger from the light control unit in the right front passenger's footwell. There's a couple of writeups here that describe it. But on my '04, the pin I needed was in a different location from the articles. I mounted my circuit breaker in the engine compartment right next to the positive terminal on the firewall. Ran a 10awg wire to the rear to the brake box. For me the hardest part was deciding where to mount the Prodigy. I have it just above my right knee at the moment since I like the idea of being able to access the trailer brake trigger if I need it.

I may need to get your advice on the best way to VIR for me. First time I went down 77 to rte 58 across to Martinsville and Danville. That 2 lane road is horrible for towing. So in November I just went further south, through your home town, and back up 29 to Danville. Added about 40 miles to my drive but was so much easier. Is there a better way?

BTW- this last trip, my sisters, bil's and I rented a villa at the track. What a great setup. Easily sleeps 6. Had a grill, and we brought steaks and chicken, had about 20 people over Sat night and had a great time. VIR is such a great setup. Ever do DE's there? I instruct for PCA, Audi Club and Track Daze there. And if you want some extra MidO track time, the Potomac PCA region has May 8-10 there, and will be allowing non-Porsches to attend the DE. Great way to get the season moving.

Ed