Yakima Racks Releases All-New 2005 Yakima Q Towers to North American Car Rack Dealers

Montpelier, VT June 1, 2005 — ORS Racks Direct, a leading provider of car and truck rack systems for recreational and commercial applications, announced today the company is featuring the all new Yakima Q Towers ( image available at http://www.orsracksdirect.com/yakima-q-towers-roof-rack-component-8000124.html ) for cars and trucks without factory roof racks or raingutters. Yakima Racks has redesigned the Q Towers with a new die-cast interior for even longer lasting durability and simpler installation on vehicles.

A core product for Yakima Racks since the company's inception, the all new Yakima Q Towers continue the legacy as the industry's most versatile multi-purpose base rack solution for truck cabs & cars without rain gutters or factory racks. Along with the individual component option, ORS Racks Direct says it will be packaging it as a complete roof rack system ( image available at http://www.orsracksdirect.com/yakima-q-towers-complete-car-roof-rack-0124.html ) which includes four Q Towers, two cross bars and four Q Clips. The hundreds of Yakima Q Clips ( image available at http://www.orsracksdirect.com/yakima-qclips.html ) the company has engineered, allowing the system to connect to virtually all vehicles that do not have factory roof racks or rain gutters, are also compatible with the 2005 Q Tower redesign.

"Our entire sales staff and rack installation team completed the most recent Yakima Rack product clinic, and everyone agrees the new design of the Yakima Racks Q Towers dramatically reduces the time and number of steps required in installing the system on car roofs," states Catherine Case, Consumer Relations and Sales Coordinator, ORS Racks Direct. "Our roof rack technicians previously installed these systems, on average, in ten minutes. The new design has easily cut this in half. Best of all, our customers that prefer to do the work themselves will be able to do the job from start to finish in about fifteen to twenty minutes. "

The set of four Yakima Q Towers has a minimum suggested retail price of $130.00 and the complete Q Tower base rack system has a minimum suggested retail price of $230.00.

About Yakima Products, Inc.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Watermark, and headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Yakima Racks is the market leader in the United States for branded, high end, multi-sport roof racks, trunk mount, hitch mount and truck racks. The company designs and manufactures premium quality car rack systems for transporting cargo gear. Systems include bike, ski, snowboard, canoe and kayak racks.

About ORS Racks Direct
ORS Racks Direct is a privately held company specializing in comprehensive sales and service of car and truck rack systems. Representing the industry’s most respected manufacturers, including Yakima Racks and Thule Racks, the company offers high quality truck rack, bicycle rack, ski-snowboard rack, canoe-kayak rack and sailboard-surfboard rack solutions for vehicle rear hitch and trunk mount, roof rack mount and pickup truck mount applications. The company has been providing consumer sales for over three decades to the U.S. market through multi-channel outlets that include store front, internet and phone sales.

Their full line of Yakima Roof Racks are available for review at http://www.orsracksdirect.com/yakima-roof-racks-base-systems.html. For more information on the complete line of Yakima Racks offered visit http://www.orsracksdirect.com/yakima-racks.html

Contact Information: General Inquiries, ORS Racks Direct, +1-802-229-0893. http://www.orsracksdirect.com