Driving out to Michigan

[Nam Tran]

This is also posted in the Open Discussion Section.

Would any of the more Western teams like to (try to)caravan to Michigan? Most of our team is driving out instead of flying this year.

Also, would anyone know of a cheap place to get a trailer (that weighs no more than 1250 pounds) or better yet a Uhaul type truck for a 5000 mile journey?

Do any of the west coast schools have extra room in their trailers for say...another formula car?

We have a Dodge Caravan and 5'x10' Covered Uhaul trailer in mind at the moment and we were looking for other options. We don't know if the van will like us after a few thousand miles.

We would be leaving from Irvine and could meet up with pretty much any school along the way if it turns out that people want to caravan. Pomona? Northridge? Beach?

Nam Tran, Team Leader
University of California Irvine

[Nam Tran]

This is also posted in the Open Discussion Section.

Would any of the more Western teams like to (try to)caravan to Michigan? Most of our team is driving out instead of flying this year.

Also, would anyone know of a cheap place to get a trailer (that weighs no more than 1250 pounds) or better yet a Uhaul type truck for a 5000 mile journey?

Do any of the west coast schools have extra room in their trailers for say...another formula car?

We have a Dodge Caravan and 5'x10' Covered Uhaul trailer in mind at the moment and we were looking for other options. We don't know if the van will like us after a few thousand miles.

We would be leaving from Irvine and could meet up with pretty much any school along the way if it turns out that people want to caravan. Pomona? Northridge? Beach?

Nam Tran, Team Leader
University of California Irvine

[Richard Lewis]

U-haul also has 6'x12' trailers, which is what we used last year.... There is quite a bit more space in there than in a 5x10...

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[Nam Tran]

Yeah, I took a look at the 6x12' trailers. The problem is how much more it weighed. Since we're towing with a team member's mom's soccer kid van, we're very limited on how much we can tow.