Re: brakes and lonnnng downhills

[Douglas Frank USG <frank@wasted.zk3.dec.com>]

  >The other day--during Kanc Run II--I drove my '91 200q to the top of Mt.
  >Washington. The car carried 3 adults, 1 adultress, and a fairly well-loaded

     ...

  >Anyway, my question concerns braking during the return trip, which as some
  >of you know, is a 7-mile long drop from 6000 feet--all done at about 20-25
  >mph with brakes working nearly full time. At the bottom, Kirby Smith
  >noted--to our surprise--that both _rear_ wheels were noticeably hotter than
  >the fronts.

There are turn-outs every so often on that road, with big signs telling you
what they're there for: cooling your brakes.  Were they full up?

-- 
--Doug

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