Big publicity here recently for a guy who got photo'd at 249kmh on a
m/bike - all you could see on the pic was the number plate
cheers
Mick
----- Original Message -----
From: MALDAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: TOP SPEEDS : Attention Wardy
> Yes but if you drive through a speed camera mounted on a pole,at speed
> over 140Mph by the time it's gone off your gone and it's missed.
>
> Malcolm..
>
> Geordie Smith wrote:
> >
> > That's why the cops have resorted to methods that give them the upper
hand,
> > ie.. Speed cameras. :)
> >
> > Why chase a car doing 200 when you can just make a few happy snaps and
get
> > 'em later.. Can't argue with a photo, but I will stand by my argument
that
> > nobody's analog speedo is anywhere near as accurate as a laser speed gun
> > thingy. But then we get into another discussion which has already been
> > raised here, but yes I agree with you.. If somebody passed me doing 200
and
> > I was a cop, then I'd probably just wave to them as they went past!
> >
> > >
> > > If anyone, either travelling in the opposite direction, or
> > > stationary at the
> > > side of the road, can read the dimly lit plates on a car doing
> > > over 200 (not
> > > that it matters in N.T. !), then I'll be a monkey's uncle. Trying to
see
> > > them at 60kph travelling in the opposite direction is hard enough,
believe
> > > me. !!!
> > >
> > > Wardy
> > > :)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Geordie Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 8:25 AM
> > > Subject: RE: TOP SPEEDS : Attention Wardy
> > >
> > >
> > > > They probably not only clock your speed, they get your number
> > > plate, look
> > > up
> > > > where you live and sit somewhere on a road between the two
> > > places and wait
> > > > for ya!! :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > > Andrew Denniss
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 7 September 2000 7:32 PM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: TOP SPEEDS : Attention Wardy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hey Wardy Talking about top speeds I have entered a supersprint at
> > > > > Eastern creek on the 29th october. Ill be throwing the 3.3:1
> > > diff in the
> > > > > datto and wondering what sort of speed it should be able to
> > > pull it has
> > > > > 200kw at the rears and weighs just over 900kg with me in it. It
pulled
> > > > > over 220 at bathurst but that was a rather short spurt
> > > starting from the
> > > > > dip so Im thinking with a pretty fast run onto the straight the
datto
> > > > > should pull 240-250 at least all I need is a local highway patrol
to
> > > > > clock it :) I think they sometimes have this happen as at
> > > bathurst they
> > > > > quite often have the local Highway patrols clocking speeds
> > > for a bit. Im
> > > > > thinking that rear wing will have to be made and fitted before
this as
> > > > > at that speed I imagine it will be a little floaty wasnt too
> > > bad at 220
> > > > > but hiting the kink at full tilt was a bit much I think the 1600
would
> > > > > be a fair bit better stabilty wise. Whats your thoughts??
> > > > > Cheers Andrew
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
--membersozdat-------------------------------------------------------
OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:-
Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No unauthorised redistribution of this email
http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm
http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
