Anything that is particularly prone to problems on your car would be a key part to have. Since we dont really get a heads up on a route, its hard to plan what towns will have a parts store. However it didnt seem like a lot of teams on season 2 ran into mechanical problems that were shown on air, with the exception of team solstice and evo. A lot of dependability issues are based on how much abuse the driver puts on the car. But at as the saying goes, "if its gonna happen, its gonna happen out there" -

My team always takes a full size spare so we wont be out of a lot of time, and also we run weird tire sizes (thanks ford) on the mustang that most places dont stock. I read somewhere that teams from last year were allowed a support vehicle with parts, etc.

Can I use my Typhoon as a suport vehicle? SO MANY parts on the Syclone are specific to the truck and not so readily available. Thankfully I have had it on a few long trips and most of the bugs / weak spots have been noted.

There was a posting about this awhile back. Pdub said that they had replacement parts for nearly everything for the Dart in their chase van (supposrt vehicle), except body panels. Literally everything from fluids to a replacement rear end....It was a huge list

I'm bringing a shiny gold pocket watch, cheese nips and skills.

Slim Jims and Pringles for sure...

lol all i can think of whe reading this is Terry Bradshaw and Mel Tillis in the original Cannonball Run loaden up the beer in the car ans Terry askin bout food and Mel holden up a bag of like pork rins and sayen that was plenty of food. lol  

sorry i know its a serious? but the one thing u dont have will be the thing to take a sh! t.

Had pepto bismol in the car as well :-D Lots of beer everynight.....

i have thought about it and with the awsome reliability of the BMW i would only bring a 5gallon gas can and a can of fixaflat...oh and a bottle to piss in

for the BMW you need to trailer another car behind you for parts.. LMAO

thats what the last bmw team thought and it couldnt handle a few doughnuts!! LOL. American Muscle all the way!

U-joints, brakes pads, clutch and tranny stuff, hell, I'll bring a spare tranny, wheels, fluids TOOLS, air filters, air tank. bulbs, fuses, pretty much what I would bring to a track for weekend racing. Having a pick up is handy.

I'll bring a can of soda, its all I can carry. preferrably  Coke but I'll settle for Mt. Dew

Lol, awesome!! Neveer thought about the tie rods and ball joints, spose if we are doing lots of maneovering, it prolly wouldn't be a bad idea - actually, I'm thinking that since GM has such a problem free charging system, prolly would be best to bring an altenator and starter too, plus the belts to go with it.

And jon91 - you could fit the bag o cheetos as well! Just strap the codriver to the roof!

what roof?

=)

I'm thowing a spare parts truck on a trailer and just pulling it behind me.

Should do.

There isn't a single part on the truck I wouldn't trust for another 100,000 miles. I would bring extra belts and hoses, fluid, and filters.. But I don't think I would need many parts.

I'll bring a bag of legos, 5 pounds of them should be enough for a full rebuild

thats what the last bmw team thought and it couldnt handle a few doughnuts!! LOL. American Muscle all the way!

Here is the best advice you can get about what to bring with you.

Bring a spare of EVERYTHING and as many tools as you can fit in your trunk.

That about covers it.

Hell, I'll bring the tow truck LOL

 And immodium A-D, Travel Johns, and barf bags, we learned that we needed these the hard way on last years Dustball 1000 Rally. 

spare engine/trans/transfercase.

I think that should cover everything well enough.   LOL

HEY!!! You're Back!! Good to see ya!

I kinda got it good - after talking to dad - thinking maybe just bring the rare stuff, cuz really, I have a chev car with a 3800 engine - only things hard to find for it should be on the supercharger and rims.

I will have it pretty easy. the wagon is built on the same frame as everyother gm car of that era so spare parts are easy to find and im running a standard 350 so parts are plentiful as long as the government doesnt crush all my parts cars. but i already have plans to bring spare battery, alternator, tires, fuel can, tool box, lights, oil filters, and all available fluids

spare keys...

Hmm thats actually pretty easy as ill just take a fullsize spare tire all the fluids , hose clamps and a tool set along with electrical tape and fuses but lastly some  jb wield.

yes very good ideas. jb weld is a wonderful thing. and spare keys are a must.

keys or a slim jim kit, either would be good... bars leak... duct tape... metal clothes hangers... zip ties... silicone... a block of wood... pretzels... mtn dew... a pickle fork... harmonic balancer puller... a remote starter switch... paper clips... leatherman... maglight... a giant sharpie... razor blade... a jack... metal baseball bat... and a carb adapter plate (spread bore to square bore)... but thats just some of the crap I keep in my car anyhow. the rest is a secret, lmfao!

AK bring stuff that will break on your car:

Diff, both axles,Wheel bearings - hell bring an extra trans you can change them in about 2 hrs LOL Theyre the weak spot on our cars ;)

LOL! Guess I gotta go down to the j/y and rape a coupla cars... Thanks man! Just got told that that if I'm running a chev in a long distance rally that I better be bringing spares for most of the charging and fuel delivery systems too. I love going to the auto wreckers!!

Havent had any issues w/ charging and fuel systems, actually, the only thing Ive killed on her so far is the trans (started slipping @ 40k finally died @ 80k) but that first 40k was ALOT of abuse, like worse than bullrun abuse LOL...

If you ever need your trans done check out Triple Edge....Might be a good investment if you get the call from Bullrun LOL

Well, so far, she's only had rush hour abuse, haven't had any problems from the trans yet. Advise taken though - only had my Monte since 50000 kms!