This option will cost $700 plus tax, and $250 or so for fuel. This is probably around the cost of having it shipped in an enclosed transport.
Borrowing even a light trailer + your car, would exceed the towing capacity of your ranger. probably do-able at night giong real slow but no fun at all.
Driving the car or borrowing a truck/rent trailer seem like the only sane options.
I feel your pain. Everything is so darned expensive. I have towed to Carlisle the last 4 years and to Columbus for the last 2, and I plan on going to both as well as Sryacuse again this year. looking at almost 1k in fuel this year to go to shows.