GaryT Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Hi, looking to get a bit further afield with track days so thought i'd measure up for a trailer. Brian James Minno (seems to be a popular choice) 205cm wide, garage door 210cm wide ! Now 2.5cm clearance on either side doesn't really sound like enough to me. Anyone with any tips on how to live with this? or alternative narrower trailer suggestions welcome too! Cheers, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pikey Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Gary sounds you have a few mm more than I have and as long as you line it up perfectly it will be fine. The fun starts when you are a inch off centre and need to straighten it up as it goes in. One tip though, tie the rubber marker lights inwards because they are wider than the arches and as they get bent in by the garage wall and then twang back it can bust the bulb Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S47zzz Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 You'll be fine, just give it some welly here Playing Devils Advocate - it's my job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve hall Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have a Minno and it fits just fine. Very good trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattie Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 We've got a Minno Max that we put the SV car on in the garage. I just measured the narrow points in the garage this morning and between piers we have 220cm. There are a few of these on the way into the garage and we don't have a problem. Yours in narrower, but it sounds like you only have one narrow point, the door reveal. We push the trailer in without the car on it then drive the car onto it. That makes maneuvering the trailer far easier. In our scheme the hitch goes in first of course. For reference, the 205cm refers to the width of the lighting frames at the back of the deck, while the plastic wheel arches are slightly narrower and of course have a little give. The corner markers are 225cm tip to tip, but are made of soft rubber. My intention is to replace them with LED units to prevent bulb bustage. The Minno Max does take the widetrack SV with 15" CR500, but with only 1cm either side between tyre sidewall and deck edge flange/wheel arches. Martyn R300GRR back home!! Reg inspection on 29th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jones Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Just been through all this myself. Garage width at narrowest is 2300mm. Any trailer large enough to fit my SV was also 2300 wide. I used one with minimal width of 1cm on either side of the tyre last year. It was really difficult to use easily - I required visual help and much care. So I have just purchased a Brian James TT600. The bed is over the wheels so you get extra width for the car and yet less overall trailer width so it fits in the garage fine. The overall width is 1960 with the SV width being 1685 - plenty of room. thoroughly recommend this trailer. make sure you get the length that will fit in the garage, and be careful about selection of a wheel clamp (10' wheels with minimal clearance above to the base of the bed. Not sure you will find it easy to pick one of these up second hand, and they are more expensive than a Minno. Steve Steve Guaranteed banal profundities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.russell Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 always manually push my minno into the garage with the car loaded on, rolls easily should be ok with an inch each side, might need someone to watch one side as you go in Kevin R black(but sometimes orange)-ali HPC here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Thompson Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 do look at u tube from devils ad above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.russell Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 LoL 😬 😬 😬 Kevin R black(but sometimes orange)-ali HPC here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Dave Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 We had the same amount of clearance in our last garage (Minno), you'll be ok. David Smitheram, Wiltshire (South) AR, 07718 368173. 1400 supersport race car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Thanks everyone that's really helpful advice, next two track days are local (brands) so have plenty of time to look for one now knowing it should fit ok the u tube clip is so funny, thanks Devils Advocate Cheers, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted March 23, 2010 Area Representative Share Posted March 23, 2010 Find someone local with a minno who will pop round to try it for size. It shouldn't be too much of a problem to get it to fit in though assuming you can get it straight before entering the garage (just like that caravan on DV's clip 😬) Assuming you will be parking your car on it for storage, if possible look for a trailer with the pull out ramps. They are much easier to use than the ones with ramps that have to be manually slid under the car HTH Nick Back in a BEC! - but done alright in Class 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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