towing a sailplane trailer / vehicle

I have driven in the Welsh hills. And yes they are steep in places and
the roads are certainly narrow and circuitous. Ideal place to have a
smaller car. However, their highest peak would be subterranean where
this conversation is discussing.

Try the "peak to peak" drive in Colorado,
(http://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/peak.html)

I tried this in a 1600 Mazda, there were patches where I could not get
out of second, and I was alone in the car, no trailer. High altitude and
steep inclines demand a little more. Either a turbocharger to get some
power back, or lots more power in the first place.

Try the roads to Bloemfontein, 4458 feet MSL, Johannesburg is 480km away
and 5100 feet - summer temperatures average high is 30 Celsius (38 max)
and the roads are two lane freeway, straight as a die for many, many
kilometres on end.

The local build models all have uprated cooling, and drivetrain changes
to suit the sustained high speed running in the heat they get exposed
to, and tend to be the higher power spec. Direct imports occasionally
self ignite, particularly those from places less known for their
original engineering...


Then there Australia - up to 45 Celsius on a bad day. Never been outside
Sydney, myself but the figures speak for themselves. OK - the speeds are
a lot saner there, given that they actually police speed limits
effectively.

Very different challenges from the European roads.

For the soaring side - both locations have excellent soaring - Black
forest in Boulder, and Soaring Safaris in Bloemfontein.

So, the ideal vehicle might vary depending on what the roads are like,
and what the driving is like on the roads...

delboy wrote:
Not all of the UK is flat and our annual trip from Lasham in Southern
England to Aboyne in Scotland is 540 miles (860 k) over some quite
steep climbs. A number of hilltop sites involve an approach via a
really steep incline, e.g 1 in 3.5 to get to the Long Mynd. My 1.6
litre turbo diesel Citroen Estate pulled a K21 in a Cobra trailer up
that without any difficulty. We do get 30C sometimes in the summer.

To get good towing stability: