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Car Transporters

Race Shop on Wheels

	Team Transporters, each carrying a driver's primary and spare care, are as spotless, tidy and functional as modern operating rooms. Once the cars have been unloaded, mechanics and engineers have a fully fitted workshop at their disposal. The tools and hardware - screws and fasteners, for example - necessary for the assembly and maintenance of the cars are organized neatly beneath the workbenches that line the inside of the trailer.

Transporters are filled to the brim with sufficient parts to build a complete car many times over. Some of these parts include:

Body Parts
front and rear wings, undertrays, nose cones, repair kits

Telemetry
aerials, computers, calculators, color screens, printers

Electrical equipment
generators, voltage regulators

Cost of tractor and trailor
$350,000

Cost of tractor and trailer with 2 cars and all needed equipment
$3.5 million

Other features
• two 25,000 pound axles with air ride suspension
• 100 amp electrical service
• pull out step at side door
• marker lights standard DOT specs
• two amber stop-turn lights centered on trailer
• king pin - standard setting at 36 inches
• 4 heavy duty aluminum I-beam crossmembers




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Upper deck Two complete race cars and body parts are stored in the upper deck of the transporter		Lift gate Electric screw lift raises and lowers cars to upper deck; 6,000 pound capacity



Inside walls and ceilings Lined and insulated with 1 inch styrofoam covered with 0.40 aluminum		Flooring 3/16 plate aluminum flooring on upper and lower decks



Wheels and tires Eight 255/75R 22.5 16-ply low profile tires Four 8.25 x 22.5 aluminum wheels (outside) Four 8.25 x 22.5 steel wheels (inside)		Work and storage area Everything from nuts and bolts to springs, brakes and complete engines are stored here

Illustration by Alain Boisjoly / Team Player's

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