Wes Boyd wrote 3 days ago (Iīm late with reading): > My question, then, is fairly simple: to throw out variables, for the sake > of disucssion, let's consider a car with a single kayak heading down a > road, with dead calm winds. Ignoring the straps and such that hold it down, > is the kayak generating upforce or downforce? I donīt know, but I remember a story my friend George told me last year. Some time ago, theyīve got a VW, a high volume vehicle known as a gasoline loving car. Once George and his wife checked out on a long tour (with the VW) down to Italy, that the VW needs less gasoline WITH the boats loaded on top, then WITHOUT boats on it. Crazy... maybe itīll help you, Wes. They told the "gasoline-effect" to VW, but nothing happened. Thatīs all. But several times when I was "on the road" with a nice looking seakayak on the top, the car behaves "better" in some way, than without boat. Canīt explain it nearer, just a feeling. my 2 cents paddle safe and long Jochen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 31 2002 - 14:14:41 PST
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