Slightly O/T: Praise for my V1 (and why it kicks other detectors in the nuts)

[Incantation]

hmm i don't every speed in cars but maybe it would be good for the bike... is it a big unit?

[632 Regal]

its a pretty large size, I think (not sure) they make a smaller unit for bikes. Now to isolate the standard unit from excess vibration might be a problem.

hmm i don't every speed in cars but maybe it would be good for the bike... is it a big unit?

[Johntee540]

I got a ticket this morning on the way to Driver's School at Summit Point Track.

My V1 went off - I was next to the only car on the road. I slowed down and the only other 2 cars on the road went bombing by. I slowed to my standard 5 over Limit and kept the cruise control on.

Passed the cop and hey he didnt come out after me or the other guys. Reached down grabbed the cup of joe - took a sip and then looked up in my rear view mirror only to see one of Virginia's Finest in my rear view mirror with his lights on!

Pulled over and he walked up with a device in his hand. (Quickly turned off the V1 and closed the Ashtray where the remote is - V1 are illegal in VA. )

He asked me to roll down my rear drivers side window. Placed the device over the glass and then did the same on my front window. He then informs me that he has pulled me over for having "Illegal Tint". Write me up! $86.

Asked about the numbers on my car - "Do you race this thing?" I asked him - "How's your sense of Irony?". He says "try me". Told Him I was on my way to a drivers school at Summit Point - He laughed. I said to him "C'mon, Illegal Tint? Admit it you are just bored on an early Saturday Morning aren't you?" He says - "Hey I gotta write someone off before I go off shift!".

The V1 worked flawlessly. I was amused because the unit stayed in my Front Windshield right side next to the Mirror and he either didnt see it or cut me major slack for having given me the ticket. But....... Reminded me he "coulda written me for the Hella Smoked Tails; BB Triflo exhaust; and Euro HID Headlights". I smiled and said thanks - JT

[Johntee540]

They make an adaptor that will allow you to connect it to a helmet speaker. - JT

[Gayle]

Was your "driver's school" for racing?

Here in CA "traffic school" is what people go to in order to be educated about safe driving and get tickets forgiven so they don't pay the fine or get their insurance rates dinged. (equivalent to Saturday school or detention for misbehaving drivers).

I am not sure from your post if you were going to the fun kind of school or the pentence for bad behavior kind of school.

And no pic of the V1 installation? Whit was raving about it. We want to see it.


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[Johntee540]

Actually - I think Whit took a shot of it when the car was in for the conversion. I will have to wait till I get back from Seattle next week before I can take a shot. The Drivers School was for the Schatterbahn Porsche Club at Summit Point Race Track. Technically - it was not a Racing School - but Driver Instruction. Over 2 days I got around 200 Minutes of track time. Running with Porsches is fun - scary when you are running with new owners - first time on the track. My instructor promoted me to the next level - So I got to run in the yellow group. At the end of the first day he signed off on my ticket to drive without instructor. .

Couple of things I found out. These cars are heavy. They drive beautifully but they just dont have the same Power to weight ratios the Porsches have. I was continually being chased down by this awesome (believe it) 914/6 that would accelerate twice as fast a JonK's Turbinator! It was a rocket. It was driven by a chick who was awesome. She had that and a Ruf porsche. Not to mention her own mechanic; Trailer; custom tow Rig; And caterer. The Ruf Porsche I had never heard of - it is sort of analogous to Alpina - but for Porshces.

The funniest thing I learned is that the Porsche guys are about as sick as we are however - they seem to have a few more benjamins to put into it.

I had a great time and learned alot about how my car handles and how it is set up. I smoked a set of Porterfield Brake pads in 2 days. I wont be driving the beast until the new ones arrive and get replaced week after next when I get back from Seattle. - "Doin the 125 - 50 Mambo into turn 1" and loving it - JT

[Gayle]

Actually - I think Whit took a shot of it when the car was in for the conversion.

So are you authorizing Whit to post a picture? He pm'd me that he didn't feel comfortable posting pictures of your car. (He is always so respectful)

And as far as the porsche people, isn't it funny to think about all the other types of vehicle owners who are as nuts about their rides as we are ours? And as far as the chick with the ruf porsche, I want a caterer as an accessory too. Think Patrick at BMA could fix me up with one at a reasonable price?

What did the driving school run? I want to do that.

[Johntee540]

Whit post away! The Schools out here differ. This Porsche School was $300 for 2 days. The BMW Club out of Philly is at Watkins Glen in Jun is $400. And The BMWCCA is at VIR in Sept for $400. Audi Club is at VIR in Oct for $290. I think I will do the ones in the fall. In 2 weeks its boating season on the chesapeake and I will have another mechanical thing to fix on the weekends. - JT

[Kalevera]

Gayle, I don't have a picture of it.

best, whit

[ThoreauHD]

I live in a place where the US Consitutional is completely ignored. Detectors are illegal in my state. So I'll just have to live vicariously through you folks.