Even when you tie them down good, things can happen when the
winds come up at night. My poles are slip-fit, so a couple of
years ago when there was a storm at night, apparently the
rocking action pulled out one section, & it fell on the hood.
No real damage except for some scraped paint - I was just SO
glad that it didn't fall on the windshield. Any way, I roll up
the tarp at night just to be sure. (can't ratchet-tie it to
the Corvette very well.....) I use silver also. And there is a
real good reason to put the trailer on the west side of the
"property line", and the canopy on the east side ;-)
Ed (don't forget to keep moving the ice chest as the sun
travels across the sky; moving the chair is optional)
---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:19:01 -0800
>From: "James Tone" <gmc6power@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Car Canopy
>To: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>
>Heres my 2 cents from 25 years experience. I have built my
own & bought them.
>Here's what works for me. First I the one who marks out all
of the pits at
>Bonneville and if competitors look over at the outside edge,
I put a stake
>every 30 feet. I always hope that's what a normal pit width
would be. That
>gives 8' for the trailer and 22' for the pit(ought to be enough).
>A 10' x 20' cover wasn't big enough because the sun moves all
day. 16'x20' to
>me is the best cause 1 person can put it up.(really I do it
every year). I
>have a 6" pitch to the center, side stakes 6'-4". Anchor it
to the trailer on
>one side and multiple stakes and rope on the other. One year
I tried a mesh
>one and all the people helping told me to get rid of it...Too
Hot. We all like
>the silver. good reflection. New one every year. Old one
become the floor the
>next year then goes to the 40 yard dumpster when we leave. We
leave the tarp
>up every night, ratchet tie it to the race car in 2 or 3
spot:ie front
>axle-roll bar-pushbar.(sorry coupe guys) Never lost a thing.
I like Northern
>Tool catalog ones better than Harbor freight.
> I have an Easy-Up for sitting, eating and bench racing.
Bought itat Sams
>club good price "WHITE" big mistake. couldn't look up or
down. Sent for a
>blue cover and it's perfect.
>When people ask me what to bring to Bonneville when it's
there first time, my
>first response is a chair. So I can sit down in my own pit :)
:) LOL J.
>D.
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