ZBlue996Kam

A friend and I am starting a service which will store, transport track wheel/tires to drivers ed.

This service is for those who don't want a decidated track car or buy a tow truck and trailer just to use track tires.

The idea is for someone to get the track wheel/tires to us at the beginning of the season.

We will check all wheel/tires and make sure they will make a 2 to 3 days event.

Drivers will drive their cars to track, pick up tires from our trailer, change to track tires, drive, change back to street tires and go home at the end of the weekend.

We will check all wheel/tires when we get back and info owners if he/she need tires for the next event.

How much would you pay for this?

M758

Do you change the tires for them or do they customers do it?

Do you just provide tire transport service?

ZBlue996Kam

Customers can ship the tires to us and we will get the tires mounted with regular tire mounting fee.

We could transport tires too but will charge the same amount because they take the same amount of space.

ZBlue996Kam

We do provide other services.

Here's a list of services based on availabilities:

Drivers coaching
Tire temp and chassis analysis
Tools rentals (electric impart wrench, power bleed...)
Brake bleeding service if we have the support person with us.

Brian P

It sounds like a great service, but how hard is it to find someone that has extra tire space on their trailer?

When I have friends tow tires, I usually buy them a few drinks.

Eric in Chicago

Local race shop here in Il charges 100.00 per event. They store the tires, transport them to the track. take you street tires off and put track tires on. At the end of the weekend, the swap them back to street and tote your race tires back to the shop.

DJF1

A guy down at TWS in Texas was charging last year 50 bucks to do this per event, more if you wanted tech support as well like him changing the tires etc.
Also another good scheme that we had going was that a guy who leased an enclosed garage at the track, was subleasing space and at $20 bucks a month you could have your tires stored there. That is what I used to do all last year and it worked like a charm as I could drive my car to the track.

ZBlue996Kam

You don't need this service if you have friends that can take your tires to the track. However, you will need to transport your tires to and from your friend's place before and after the event.

Your friend's wife would not be too happy to see an extra set of tires in her garage

So, $100 is an acceptable price I guess.

M758

Well I think it was $100 if you change the tires for them. $50 if the customer changes their own tires.

You might want offer both services. Some guys don't have the space for the tires and can't get them to the track, but still want to save money. Some guys would probably rather have some else doing all the dirty work for them.

chris walrod

Also, some guys dont want the wifey to see extra wheels and tires mysteriously show up at the house

MJR911

Sounds cool Kam, who are your partners? Did you buy a truck? $50 isn't that much to most of our DE guys.

ZBlue996Kam

Mitch:

Ian is my partner. He just got a 40' trailer which hauls two cars plus his lotus up in the air between the two cars.

Kam

MJR911

Ah, very cool. Ian is a very accomplished instructor as well, from what I hear from my Honda Challenge buddies. A good guy to have on board!

ZBlue996Kam

Mitch:

Are you running the Honda Challenge?

Kam