[Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

Ron,

I was in fourth gear.

And no, I'm not an NMA member, but probably will become one today.

I browsed around on their site, and it seems like a stellar and honorable site.

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:59 am
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding

> I have three MTX SHOs: '89 '94, '95.
> 
> On all three, with the stock diameter tires, both the speedo and odo
> under-read by 3%. Early on with the '89 I got at least three 
> tickets for
> doing 81 in a 65, when I thought I had my cruise set at
> 79-to-no-higher-than-80. When I finally discovered the 3% low-
> reading error,
> 79 on the speedo is really 81 mph.
> 
> If his 104 reading was good, that sounds like about redline in 3rd 
> gear to
> me.
> 
> You need to go to curt, and I would suggest joining NMA (you 
> definitelydon't sound like a member) at www.motorists.org They 
> have materials
> available for defending yourself in court. Although, with your 
> ticket, I
> would definitely hire a lawyer.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> Ron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: Shylo McKinsey
> Cc: TaurusSHO
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding
> 
> Diameter of the current tires is 645mm and stock is 664mm. That 
> makes the
> current tires 1.03 times smaller and thus causes the speedometer 
> to show a
> +3% higher velocity than actual.
> 
> I have to admit, I don't really trust the spedometer anymore. It 
> has behaved
> weirdly lately.
> 
> I also wasn't watching the speedo closely. Not until I saw the cop 
> did I
> actually look. And at that time I might have already let go of the 
> speeder.
> Several people have told me that often the cops evidence is not 
> admissablein court.  Thus, if you really know what to ask him, you 
> can win.
> 
> Like, I can imagine he didn't calibrate the laser above 100mph, 
> thus he
> can't show this.
> 
> I also suspect he got me out of range.
> 
> Does any of you know if they use video or cameras in NY?  If not, 
> I can make
> an even better case.
> 
> Isn't it also possible that he picked up reflections from the 
> spokes on the
> rim, which in the upper portion of the rim moves faster than the car.
> 
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
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