Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Valentine 1 and radar

[rich (RichF355]

Wasn't there a Radar Det Company that once offered to pay your ticket if you 
ever got one with their detector in use?
Seems like i remember a Road & Track ad some time ago  with that mentioned.


Rich


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Misc" <misc [at] 308systems.com>
To: "Rich" <RichF355 [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:44 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar


> Well, the local Sheriff tagged us renegade lawbreakers on our way back 
> from
> Cheyenne Frontier days for 60 in a 45 on a feeder street here in Ft. Fun.
> The Sheriff's cruiser was coming at me from about 100 yards when I noticed
> him pull over, turn around and flip on the lights.  I looked down and was
> going maybe 50 - 51, with my V1 fully powered.
>
> The V1 never went off, even when he was pulled behind me writing the 
> ticket.
> I asked him how he new I was doing 60 and he said "I've got radar".  Then 
> I
> said I have a radar detector and it never went off, and he seemed 
> flustered.
> Then I asked him what band and he said "K band".
>
> All this seems highly suspicious, and perhaps I am a victim of "increasing
> revenue syndrom", or perhaps my V1 just unexpectedly crapped out.
>
> I plan on sending it to the factory for test/calibration to ensure it is
> working, and I wonder if any of you have had similar experiences with a
> non-functional V1 (or overly zealous fundraising police)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Lueker
> 308 SYSTEMS Inc.
> 970-282-7006
> www.308systems.com
>
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