Don’t Get Stranded! Essential Trackside Spares.

Welcome back to Everyone Racers. FUCKING MOPAR 440 EPISODE in which Mental just doesn’t sleep, Tim buys more parts cars, Chrissy chicken likes wooden and fresh eggs, and Chris removes a sunroof. Really, we talk all about spares. Every racer has a story. A wheel bearing that failed without warning. A fuel pump that quit at the worst possible moment. A brake hose that turned a podium run into a parts-store scavenger hunt. Spare parts can save your weekend, what should you get, where to get them, how to keep them, and when to call it.

What’s the one spare part that can save an entire race weekend? We dive deep into one of the least glamorous—but most important—topics in amateur motorsports: the spare parts you should always bring to the track.

Using lessons learned from years of endurance racing, LeMons racing, ChampCar, Lucky Dog, SCCA, NASA, grassroots road racing, rally adventures, and countless trackside repairs, we cover the spare parts strategy that keeps race cars on track and out of the paddock.

We’ve lived through all of it, and in this episode we break down exactly what belongs in your trailer, tow vehicle, paddock box, or race car so you can spend more time racing and less time searching for parts.

In this episode:

🏁 The Mazda hub failure that proved why spares matter

🏁 Wheel bearings, hubs, ball joints, tie rods, CV axles, fuel pumps, brake components, sensors, and other high-value spares

🏁 Why pre-assembled suspension components can save hours during a race

🏁 How to identify the parts most likely to fail on YOUR car

🏁 Consumables every endurance racing team should stock

🏁 Spare wheels, tires, brake pads, rotors, fluids, hoses, fittings, relays, switches, and hardware

🏁 Listener stories about roadside saves, emergency repairs, and race-saving spare parts

🏁 Trackside repair tricks we've used at races across the country

🏁 How to organize and store spares so you can actually find them when disaster strikes

🏁 The difference between carrying too many parts and carrying the right parts

Whether you're building your first race car, preparing for your first 24 Hours of Lemons event, competing in ChampCar, Lucky Dog, SCCA, NASA, Time Trials, endurance racing, autocross, rallycross, track days, or simply taking a project car on a road trip, this episode could save your weekend.

Because sooner or later, something WILL break.

The question is whether you already have the replacement part.

If you enjoy amateur endurance racing, grassroots motorsports, race car tech tips, paddock stories, DIY repairs, budget racing, automotive comedy, and oddball car culture, make sure to subscribe and join the Everyone Racers community.

👇 Tell us in the comments:

What is the most important spare part you bring to the track?

And what spare saved your race weekend—or road trip—when everything went wrong?

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Mid-America Motorworks Devastated by Tornado (Jason Torchinsky @ Autopian) https://www.theautopian.com/every-building-is-a-total-loss-tornado-demolishes-priceless-corvettes-and-vws-legendary-car-parts-company/

4000 Waymos Recalled (Emmitt White @ Road & Track) https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a71664171/waymos-recall-driving-into-closed-construction-zones/

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