Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Location of V1 in E38

[Steve Jenkins (steve]

I can neither CONFIRM nor DENY the existence of any secret handshake...

-----Original Message-----
From: ken rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:26 PM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: ken rentiers; ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] NFC: Location of V1 in E38


Is it true Mr.Jenkins, that you have the Secret Mormon Handshake logo  
imprinted on a bumper sticker stuck on the back of that "fourdoor" ?  
Hmmmmmm?


On Jul 27, 2007, at 3:21 PM, Steve Jenkins wrote:

> Wow! That sounds like a cool story! Wish I was there! ;)
>
> But it smells kinda fishy... how could you have "imaginarily"  
> escaped from
> two WA State Troopers who had you at nearly 100 over the posted  
> speed limit?
> There's no way you could have accelerated and evaded them, is there?
>
> No... There is NO way that could have happened..... ;)
>
> Cool story, tho. :)
>
> SJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Cook - CTO [mailto:stevec [at] cheatcodes.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:10 PM
> To: Steve Jenkins
> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] NFC: Location of V1 in E38
>
>
> I have to also advise that it's very important to have the V1 with  
> you.
>
> <imaginary story>
> "Hey, where's your v1?"
>
> "I sent it in for updates, because I discovered it wasn't working  
> when I
> drove back from the Oregon coast."
>
> "Oh, then we should be careful... *CHUCKLE*"
>
> Then I can imagine (theoretically of course) of this one time mere  
> minutes
> after the above conversation... In Maple Valley Washington... Going  
> through
> an underpass in a Maserati QuattroPorte at full throttle at triple  
> digits in
> a 35... then seeing two police cars on the other side of the  
> underpass as we
> blew by.
>
> </imaginary story>
>
> That was a little tense, but luckily it's imaginary and _never_  
> happened. ;)
>
> Ahem...
> -steve
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Handa [mailto:dave [at] davehanda.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:23 PM
> To: scook [at] gear21.com
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] NFC: Location of V1 in E38
>
> Has it not gotten through people to try Google?  (ps; I just ran these
> through google and did not look at the links closely...)
>
> Stealth rearview mirror
> http://www.ecisbmw.com/product_files/accessories/V1%20Display.htm
>
> Blinder:
>
> http://www.jammersstore.com/blinder.htm
>
>
>
> http://www.radarbusters.com/laser-jammers/blinder/6524+6527 
> +4293807542.cfm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LtWacko [at] aol.com [mailto:LtWacko [at] aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:13 AM
> To: dave [at] davehanda.com
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Location of V1 in E38
>
> Dennis, how'd ya get the V1 to fit in the E38 by the rearview  
> mirror?   On
> my
> 2000, the funky cutouts on the windscreen aren't large enough to  
> allow the
> entire front of V1 to be exposed.  I thought I have to mount my V1  
> in the
> lower center of the windscreen for clear road view.  Advise....
>
> Passport and others versus V1:
>
> Years ago when I ran One Lap, we couldn't get a V1 in time due to it's
> popularity.  However, it was easy to get a Passport.  Going from  
> track  to
> track,
> we ran in pretty much same group of cars.  Of course each of the   
> cars had
> varying radar detectors with the guys from Acura running the sole   
> V1 in the
>
> group.  Being in constant communication, we warned each other of   
> any stray
> radar
> bleeps.  Consistently, the V1 outdetected all brands of  radar  
> detectors by
> 1
> MILE.  The V1 even detected a trooper from behind  running his  
> radar gun
> live
> before it was even in sight.  We happen to be  the last car in line  
> at the
> time
> and the "360 degree" protection of the  passport/rear detection  
> indicator
> went off as the trooper was in our rearview  mirror!
>
> Radar detectors since have definitely improved but without the second
> antenna and the "arrows", no other detector truly matches the V1 for
> protection.
>
> One more anecdote...  I happen to be on the cell phone with one of the
> persons on the development team of the V1 while driving  
> "aggressive"  on the
>
> highway out of town.  Next thing I know, I get one quick beep and   
> was being
> flagged
> down by a group of troupers.  I told the guy,  "$#it!!!  Couldn't  
> you guys
> do
> something against instant on!!!"   LOL
>
> Rodney
>
> PS.  What's "Blinder"?
>
>
>
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