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Re: Trucks & roof rails

To: "W S Potter" <wester6935@attbi.com>, "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>,
Subject: Re: Trucks & roof rails
From: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 06:46:08 -0400
Believe you are correct Wes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "W S Potter" <wester6935@attbi.com>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
"land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: Trucks & roof rails


> It was my understanding that the roof rails disturb the flow of air over
the
> top of the car and help to keep it upright in a spin or long sustained
> slide.  Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the height required by
salt
> flats racing rules the same as NASCAR requires?  In that case the
Craftsman
> Truck Series should give a reasonable look at what is needed for trucks.
>
> Just brainstorming ...
>
> Wes
>
>
> on 8/20/02 3:27 PM, DrMayf at drmayf@teknett.com wrote:
>
> > Hey, Dan. Great answers, but is there another thought here? If the bed
has a
> > rigid tonneau on it, doesn't that warrant rails just like the top would?
I
> > agree on the getting larger towards the back, I think a tongue in cheek
was
> > here, but the smaller safety rails seem like a good idea. Is this
something
> > that the safety committee should think about? And you guys run a class
act
> > at B'ville.
> >
> > mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump

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