Trailer Pre-Tow Inspection Checklist
Run the same walk-around every time, in the same order, so nothing gets skipped because you were in a hurry.
VE-05 2 pages
Motorsport and track days · MT-17
Race Spares and Trailer Load List
A free printable race trailer load list — the car secured, spares and consumables with part numbers, tools and pit kit, each with where it is stowed.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Stop the weekend being decided by the one part left on the workshop bench, and know what is in the trailer without unloading it to find out.
Who it is for
Race, rally, sprint and hillclimb competitors who load a trailer or van for each event, and the crew who do the loading.
How to use it
- Write the list before loading starts, from the last event's sheet.
- Tick each item in as it goes on, and write where it is stowed.
- Note part numbers for the consumables you might have to reorder from the paddock.
- At the end of the weekend, tick everything back in and note what was used.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: What went into the trailer and the van for one event — spares, consumables, tools and pit kit — with where each is stowed and a tick for it coming home again.
Load to the list, unload to the list. Write the list before loading, load to the list, and tick it back in at the end of the weekend. The trailer's own condition — lights, brakes, tyres, breakaway cable — belongs on the Trailer Pre-Tow Inspection; this sheet is about what it carries.
Write-on lines: Event · Car · Trailer / van · Loaded by
Car and securing — tick when done, both ways
- Car strapped down, straps checked and re-tensioned after the first stretch
- Wheel chocks in, handbrake and gear as your trailer maker advises
- Fuel cans stowed upright, vented and secured as your event allows
- Loose items in the car removed or fixed for the journey
- Spare trailer wheel, jack and wheel brace on board
- Ramps, winch handle and remote stowed and accessible
Spares and consumables — part numbers save a phone call from the paddock
Table, 8 rows: Part · Part no. · Qty · In · Stowed where · Back
Page 2
Tools, pit kit and paddock gear
Table, 23 rows: Item · Qty · In · Stowed where · Back · Notes
Questions
Where do the trailer's own checks go?
On the Trailer Pre-Tow Inspection, which covers lights, brakes, tyres and the coupling. This sheet is about the load: what is in the trailer, where it is and whether it came back.
Why is there no standard spares list printed?
Because it depends entirely on the car, the event and how much you carry. A printed list would either be wrong or so general as to be useless. Build yours once and copy it forward.
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