Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA075847782; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:49:42 -0800 Return-Path: <edscott@shell9.ba.best.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA098607776; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:49:36 -0800 Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com (root@proxy4.ba.best.com-DeleteThis [206.184.139.15]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id QAA24683 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:49:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from [209.24.164.190] (dynamic62.pm03.san-jose.best.com [209.24.164.190]) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.9.3/8.9.2/best.out) with SMTP id QAA08121 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:46:38 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199903070046.QAA08121@proxy4.ba.best.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Removeable Gorge Rack Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:42:21 -0800 X-Sender: edscott@shell9.ba.best.com-DeleteThis X-Mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, January 22, 1998 From: Ed Scott <edscott@best.com-DeleteThis> To: "Wind Talk" <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>I bought the removeable version, but have not installed it yet. The only
>thing that gives me some concern is that it is clearly VERY IMPORTANT to
>tightly bolt the uprights onto the part that remains on the car. As
>designed, the uprights are held onto the base by a "friction" system. I
>can see there being significant uplifting wind pressure upon three boards
>at highway speeds. I am thinking of drilling extra holes and running
>cotter-pins, or something, through the uprights for extra security.
>
I have the removable version, but I've never had it fail.
>Anyone ever hear of someone losing an entire Gorge Rack (and three grand in
>boards) onto the freeway??
I saw a guy on 92 near 280 with all his gear sitting the middle of the
road after a session at Third. It wasn't clear to me what happened, but
it looked like either his gutter ripped out, or it wasn't secured
properly. It was a Gorge rack, though, it didn't look like that part
failed.
-Ed
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