I did not finish my expedition box for the roof rack but I was able to test out the camping setup with the parts bag on the roof, and everything mostly worked as expected. Made a list of several more things I would need if I were to do it regularly. I've decided that I'm still a hotel kind of guy, but I could do it again.
Also got a chance to test the Rubicon take-off MTs. On dirt trails they seem to perform about the same as my AT3s. They are better at crawling rocks, and much better pulling out of mud, but worse in rain on the street (can lockup the brakes at will). Overall improvement but still looking for the magic hybrid that can do mud and street both.
Unfortunately I also flopped the XJ in the comp course at Rausch on Saturday afternoon. I made a good climb up and out of the pit, then tooled around the sides of it, then made a blind turn back over the hill. My front left tire unloaded and the jeep did a slow-motion tuck-and-roll. The JCR bumper stopped it from going all the way down, and the jeep rolled sideways onto its back, with the roof rack absorbing most of the hit.
Interestingly the Yakima basket held up pretty well, while the crossbar tubes collapsed and the towers broke free from the landing pads. A couple of nutserts tore out of the roof under the luggage rails, and some of the roof sheetmetal is bent, but that is all repairable I think.
The roof, quarterpanels, and a door are dented, but all can be repaired. Two of the Napier flares are broken but can be replaced. Roof basket, towers, crossbars, and luggage rack rails are all damaged but can be repaired or replaced. Only one window broke (left cargo), and the hatch separated from the latch assembly so that all has to be replaced. A taillight broke and has to be replaced. Both front fenders are damaged but still attached, can replace but I would have to cut them for my existing mods again, may be able to beat them back into shape instead. The fiberglass header panel wasn't crushed but it is broken free and has to be replaced.
I was able to drive it home. We let it sit overnight to drain fluids, then topped off the stuff that was low in the morning. Plugs were clean so we started it up and it ran fine for a while, then the fuel pump crapped out. We spent most of Sunday finidng another and swapping the parts. Steering was fine, brakes were fine, the lights all worked, etc., so I drove it home. Runs and drives fine, just some damaged sheetmetal and fiberglass bits.
I have three immediate options: repair it enough to continue driving (cheapest); make it an offroad-only vehicle (have to buy a truck and trailer); body swap my build onto a newer body (attractive since my floorboard is rotting out, and my existing body is really rough, also provides an opportunity for OBD2 and various other upgrades). Of the three I like #1 the best because its actually drivable now, and its cheap. I also like the idea of #3 if I could find a good clean 99-01 with a blown motor or the like, but it would be a ton of work and I don't have the free time that I used to have. Short term I am working #1 and going to fix what I can to stop it from leaking, make it look as good as possible, and if somebody puts up a 99-01 for sale with a blown motor I will think about it.