SWK6Cup

For what it is worth, I did not use the rivets. Holes were drilled and metal screws hold everything in place. I simply don't trust rivets, especially when it comes to loading and unloading. GL with your search.

jdistefa

I wish BSE ramps were still available.

Steve113

BSE ramps work great with the Cup car

Bull_D

It was sarcasm. i've watched a few guys load this way and the tears that flow when the board snaps half way up the ramp and the splitter or nose gets damaged. save a few hundred, spend a lot more....

ace37

The guy that sold me my race trailer used 2x8s and built a pair of solid ramps. He cut lengths of 2x8 at around 5’, 4’, 3’, 2’, and 1’ long and used screws to put them together into a jagged triangle of wood as a ramp. Finally he added small pieces of thin wood before each step to make loading less bumpy.

It’s quite sturdy and was likely cheap. The big downside is they’re enough wood to be heavy and a bit unwieldy. Makes sense for a small budget, but I’ll pick up some race ramps at some point.

I couldn’t understand someone driving up an board into a trailer. It’s just not stiff enough.

grrrmonster

Tip: pop off the splitter before loading the car. The cup car splitter on my GT3 takes 10 seconds to pop off or clip on. Really reduces the need for using ramps. I have looonnnngggg two piece race ramps, if I remove the splitter I only need the last half of the ramps. I stack them on end (vertically) and strap to e track in the rear corner of the trailer. Safe, secure and handy for loading/unloading

ExMB

Thats because they didn't put a brace under the board to help stabilize, add support, prevent the board from flexing too much. But then again I've seen alu ramps that had an S shape because the guy who bought them thought the 1000 lbs rating applied to each ramp individually and NOT combined as a set.

Bull_D

Thanks MB, but if you read my initial post I was asking for feedback about pitpal ramps and people who have direct experience. I don't have any interest in building wood ramps, nor do i have a vendetta against them. Everybody has their way, that is one that I don't have interest in. SWK6, thank you also for your feedback, just what I was looking for.

M_Weining

This company has a calculator tool for determining required ramp length.
https://reverselogic.us/race-ramps/

Bull_D

Now THAT is very helpful info! Many thanks.

M_Weining

The owner of ReverseLogic was very helpful when I was shopping. Through his help I was able to find a one piece progressive incline ramp that met my needs and kept overall length manageable.

RickBetterley

ReverseLogic is terrific, and very helpful.
The increasing incline is a great help.