Porsche sets new Towing record around the Nurburing

FishOnOne wrote:
LOL... And a DRW truck. I got a laugh yesterday when I saw a DRW truck pulling a camper that just about any .5 ton truck could easily pull.

Not that I have an RV trailer any more. I used to pull said 5500-7000 lbs overall weight depending upon how it was loaded with a 3500 SW truck. Yeah i could have pulled it with a .5 truck......but, lets add 2 adults, 4 teenage adult sized children that weigh a total of 1200-1300 lbs bewtween the 6, 750 lbs of HW from the trailer, a 150 lbs ladder rack, cross bed tool box with tools etc totaling 300-400 lbs. A canoe on the rack, Bikes in bed with paddles etc for canoe. At times, two 125 lb alaskan malamutes in crates in the bed......That is 3000 lbs added to the base weight of a given truck! WHAT .5 ton twuck will handle that, along with 6000 lbs of trailer behind it? I only know of one, that is discontinued, ie the GM 1500HD which was an 8600 gvwr 8lug badged rig when the 2500HD was brought out......

OR< the owner like myself, hauled a 12K equipment trailer around on weekdays, smaller RV trailer on weekends and vacations......speced the heavier truck for work, used it in a lighter duty setup, when personal useage was done......

This is just one reason why someone might tow a smaller RV, tent trailer etal with a larger rig!

Marty

on one of the RV television shows...

a dually pulling a New 12 foot popup camper...

was that a mosquitoes...:)

FishOnOne wrote:
LOL... And a DRW truck. I got a laugh yesterday when I saw a DRW truck pulling a camper that just about any .5 ton truck could easily pull.

Actually it would be good to see if a 3/4 ton can tow the 5000lbs trailer around the Nurburgring faster than a Porsche Sportscar.
At one point it was hitting 180kmh with the trailer.

LOL... And a DRW truck. I got a laugh yesterday when I saw a DRW truck pulling a camper that just about any .5 ton truck could easily pull.

RobertRyan wrote:

1stgenfarmboy wrote:
wonder what the tow rating is on that......he probably needed a 3/4 ton sports car for that.

Interesting question? 5000lbs I guess

I was actually beeing a little facetious, but I thought it would drag out the weight poll-eeeece.

8.1 Van wrote:
Watch This Tesla SUV Beat an Alfa Romeo 4C, While Towing an Alfa Romeo 4C !

That was only over a 1/4 of a mile. Try 12 miles

1stgenfarmboy wrote:
wonder what the tow rating is on that......he probably needed a 3/4 ton sports car for that.

Interesting question? 5000lbs I guess

Watch This Tesla SUV Beat an Alfa Romeo 4C, While Towing an Alfa Romeo 4C !

MNGeeks61 wrote:
"The new record – which stands because no one has towed a tractor around the Nurburgring – now stands at a respectable 12 minutes and six seconds."

This sure seems like a complete waste of time... oh, Porsche can TOW too (yes, 1.5 tons, so 3000 lbs?)

Next we should have Mclaren tow a boat around the Nurburgring.

It's interesting, but in my mind really has nothing to do with real world use.

Point is would a 3/4 ton do it quicker? Total weight is about 5000lbs with trailer?. In Europe cars tow trailers, so it is real world use.
It is probably their version of towing up a 7% gradient Hill or Ike Gauntlet
@Lessmore Porsche like Lamboghini used to make Tractors as well as cars. Australians would know before Canadians that was the case.

1stgenfarmboy wrote:
wonder what the tow rating is on that......he probably needed a 3/4 ton sports car for that.

And....don’t forget proper load rated tires! ;)