DeTomaso Mailing List: June 97, Message #92
     



From: Dennis Antenucci <itbewild@gte.net>

Subject: Re: Stealth Car?-Tickets

Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 15:36:52 -0700



Dennis Antenucci wrote:

> 

> Dan, Nobie & Other's refusing and/or neglecting to observe posted speed

> limits (Civil Disobedience) in the great State of Nevada,

> 

> I must of had one of the early non-stealth cars because I got ticketed

> 4/26/97 for 100 mph coming back from the Mount Charleston breakfast run.

> Heading back to Vegas I had just turned off the Mt. Charleston road and

> accelerated onto Highway 93 when bingo-bango we saw Nevada's finest. I

> glanced at the speedo (100 mph) slowed down behind a string of cars going

> 75-80 mph. About two minutes later he pulled me over and cited me for 100

> mph (recklesss driving!) on the on-ramp. I kid you not. This is a

> reckless Driving Charge. And yea, he nailed me while he was traveling in

> the north bound traffic (opposite direction).

> 

> The Bail forfeiture for this ticket was $1,100.00 U.S.D., (not Italian

> lire)!!! This last Friday was the trial. I am happy to say the charges were

> thrown out of court and the case was dismissed.

> 

> I used a cheesy defense strategy (works for Mike Drew and attorney's),

> that like the Yugo, the Pantera isn't capable of speeds of 100 mph - at

> least at on-ramps). For whatever reason this plus the "reasonable doubt"

> defense scheme worked. Groveling and the "Al Pacino"

> deer-in-the-headlights look also helped.

> 

> Does anyone know the name of the other "reckless driver" that got cited

> that morning on the way back from Mt. Charleston??????

> 

>  I'd like to share my Nevada court experience with him before he forfeits

> bail or goes to court.  The cost to forfeit bail is bad enough. Reckless

> Driving is a 8-point (ouch!) insurance penalty if you get convicted!

> 

> I just sent my law school application to Harvard.

> 

> Mad (Happy) Dog Antenucci

> in Surf City

> 

> P.S. Yea, yea, yea I know I should have had a radar detector & scanner. I

> now have both.

> 

> 

> Dan Miller wrote:

> >

> >         I have had a few personal encounters with ol'smokey while driving

> >      the "P", but one in particular stands out.  Once while out for a post

> >      engine overhaul (break it in or just break it!) test run, I was

> >      cruising the country back roads (I live in the middle of no where) and

> >      had opened it up a little bit, then coasting to slow down came around

> >      a corner and a CHP was coming right at me from the opposite direction,

> >      driving with the radar on, and got me for 74 mph.  It was right on the

> >      money, because I was paying attention to both speedo and road and as

> >      soon as I saw him I looked at the speedo......exactly matching with

> >      the ticket he wrote me up for.  So I can say that, at least in my

> >      experience, the radar seems to work when coming straight on.

> >

> >      FWIW.

> >

> >      Dan.

> >

> > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________

> > Subject: Stealth Car?

> > Author:  nobbie@concentric.net (Nobbie) at ccmail

> > Date:    6/7/97 1:15 AM

> >

> > Here's an interesting question.

> >

> > As I search for the perfect radar/lidar detector (read that, try to

> > convince the wife that $400 for the Valentine One is a good deal.), I

> > wonder if the stealth-like face of the Pantera prevents police radar and

> > lidar units from getting an accurate read. Seems to me that the wedge

> > fascia would disperse Smokey's attention.

> >

> > Any thoughts?

> >

> > Nobbie  #3766

> >

> >



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