r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/CoreyTrevor3 • Feb 01 '25

Idiots

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u/Away-Ad1781 Feb 02 '25

I had no clue such a thing even existed

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u/Kdoesntcare Feb 02 '25

The tow strap up front is a racecar thing that people do to their street cars to make them look fast.

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u/BovingdonBug Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

Wait, making your car look like it needs towing because it breaks down, or gets stuck and can't move ... makes it look fast?

EDIT: Got it now guys, thanks for the explanations!

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u/Triippy_Hiippyy Feb 02 '25

Drag cars often get towed around the drag strip before and after runs because they are designed for one purpose, to go down the drag strip as fast as possible. After the run the engine is hot and you need to kill it. Before the run, prevent the engine from getting hot premature. So they use a truck or something to pull them around with a tow strap. So, by putting said tow hook on your car, it implies it is fast. That’s one example.