If you go out now and get caught, you can say that you are just making up
for all the times you've driven at 80 in a 100 zone!
>From: "1600 BoY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Police
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:19:31 CST
>
>
>sorry its 100k for P platers
>
>>From: "1600 BoY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>>
>>its 80kmh in SA ifu wanted to know. for both P and L-platers.
>>
>>
>>>From: "Adam Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Subject: Re: Police
>>>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:09:22 +1000
>>>
>>>that doesn't apply to P platers in Victoria, i know it does in NSW,not
>>>sure
>>>about any other states tho
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 9:30 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Police
>>>
>>>
>>> > Gday
>>> >
>>> > Yes i just looked up a 1994 road users handbook and P platers are only
>>>allowed to
>>> > travel at a maximum of 80kph. I also rekon acceleration is better than
>>>top
>>>speeds
>>> > on the roads, if only my car accelerated good. And i agree speeding
>>>in
>>> > residential areas is silly especially when its schools and shopping
>>>centres
>>> > around. But on the duel carrige way highways i cant see why we have
>>>110kph
>>>limit.
>>> > On a clear day with not much traffic 140kph limit would be totally
>>>safe.
>>>We
>>> > should have those adjusting limits like in Europe. They have
>>>electronic
>>>boards
>>> > that have the limit on them depending on the weather conditions and
>>>amount
>>>of
>>> > traffic on the road. Its a great idea. Somehow i dont think the
>>>Australian
>>> > authorities are progressive enough to introduce this idea. And Chris
>>>how
>>>many
>>> > revs was your 4 speed doing at 150kph? And what do you rekon is the
>>>highest
>>> > cruising speed for it?
>>> >
>>> > Pele.
>>> >
>>> > Chris Halpin wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I've had my 'safety yellow' datto up to about 150, but at 2.5 times
>>>the
>>> > > speed limit, I decided to slow down to a safer speed. This was with
>>>just a
>>> > > rebuilt L16 and 4 speed too. This was a few months ago, and don't
>>>try
>>>huge
>>> > > speeds anymore, after realising how stupid it was the first time.
>>>Speed's
>>> > > for the tracks - acceleration is for the roads! Call me lame, but I
>>>recon
>>> > > speeding (excessively that is) is pointless, especially where your
>>>not
>>>only
>>> > > puting yourself in danger but other people.
>>> > >
>>> > > >From: Michael Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > >Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > >Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 03:36:43 +1000
>>> > > >
>>> > > >I've gotten my 510 to 160kms, wouldn't got much faster with a
>>>4speed
>>>and
>>> > > >stock
>>> > > >L18, handled quite well at that speed.
>>> > > >
>>> > > >Gregg Sheridan wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > The quickest I've had my 16 up to is about 160 k's. I slowed
>>>down
>>>when I
>>> > > > > went past a power pole with flowers stuck to it, that woke me up
>>>a
>>>bit.
>>> > > >Plus
>>> > > > > the fact that I thought the doors were all going to fall off!
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > Gregg
>>> > > > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > Date: Sunday, 27 August 2000 2:28
>>> > > > > Subject: RE: Police
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >Gregg,
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >You'd be surprised how stable a 1200 coupe is a high speed,
>>>compared to
>>> > > >a
>>> > > > > >1600 sedan that is. I could hit the rev limiter on the
>>>1600/FJturbo
>>> > > >1600
>>> > > > > >down conrod and that was 130mph or 210kph (and a real hand
>>>full).
>>>it
>>> > > >had a
>>> > > > > >4.375 diff as it was geared for Wakefield Park and not that
>>>suitable
>>> > > >for
>>> > > > > >Bathurst. I only raced it there once as I just happened to get
>>>invited
>>> > > >to
>>> > > > > go
>>> > > > > >there with late notice to a meeting one weekend with a bunch of
>>>ford
>>> > > >escort
>>> > > > > >guys. I blew them all away especially up mountain straight and
>>>you
>>> > > >should
>>> > > > > >have seen the looks I got as this Datto that looked like a
>>>rally
>>>car
>>> > > >roared
>>> > > > > >past them and it was worth the price of admission, I didn't
>>>just
>>>crawl
>>> > > >past
>>> > > > > >them I smoked them badly. That 1600 cornered far better around
>>>right
>>> > > >hand
>>> > > > > >corners (maybe it was in my head) but .
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >I could enter what is known as Bridgestone corner these days at
>>>100
>>>mph
>>> > > >in
>>> > > > > >4th with the right foot through the floor and most of the bda's
>>> > > >couldn't
>>> > > > > >even clock 100mph up the hill. In my 1200 GX1400/4 spd the
>>>quickest
>>>it
>>> > > >was
>>> > > > > >recorded at Bathurst down conrod was 120mph or 193 kph as it
>>>would
>>>only
>>> > > > > pull
>>> > > > > >7000 rpm with a 3.9 diff and it was around 10 seconds a lap
>>>slower
>>>than
>>> > > >the
>>> > > > > >Charger E37 R/T at 144mph or 230kph at an average lap speed of
>>>only
>>>92
>>> > > >mph
>>> > > > > >so how fast was George's Z18 turbo Bluebird.
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >terry
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregg
>>> > > >Sheridan
>>> > > > > >Sent: Saturday, 26 August 2000 9:03 PM
>>> > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > > > >Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >120 k's in a 1200 would be pretty scary shit I reckon, let
>>>alone
>>>223!
>>> > > >:)
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >Gregg
>>> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > >From: Andrew Denniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >Date: Saturday, 26 August 2000 8:03
>>> > > > > >Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>Mine aint a 1600 but the 1200 has clocked 223km down conrod
>>>at
>>> > > > > supersprint
>>> > > > > >with
>>> > > > > >>CA18 my A series it clocked 192kmh :)
>>> > > > > >>thats pretty damn fast
>>> > > > > >>Andrew
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>Adam Jackson wrote:
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>> what's the highest speed and of you blokes have ahd your
>>>1600
>>>upto?
>>> > > >just
>>> > > > > >out
>>> > > > > >>> of interest
>>> > > > > >>>
>>> > > > > >>> hehe
>>> > > > > >>>
>>> > > > > >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> > > > > >>> From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:50 PM
>>> > > > > >>> Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > > > >>>
>>> > > > > >>> > i laugh now cos if i was in my skyline they wouldn't have
>>>had
>>>a
>>> > > > > chance.
>>> > > > > >I
>>> > > > > >>> would
>>> > > > > >>> > have been home and wouldn't have even known..
>>> > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > >>> > i wonder what they would have done then.....
>>> > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > >>> > - Julian
>>> > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > >>> > Mark Ward wrote:
>>> > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > >>> > > Goin' down a hill is a bit rough. We usually sit,
>>>believe
>>>it or
>>> > > > > not,
>>> > > > > >at
>>> > > > > >>> the
>>> > > > > >>> > > top of hills and get better results with people booting
>>>it
>>>up
>>> > > >the
>>> > > > > >hill.
>>> > > > > >>> > > Better still, they have no avenue for complaint.
>>>Couldn't
>>>be
>>> > > >fairer
>>> > > > > >>> than
>>> > > > > >>> > > that.
>>> > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > PS: Those new V6 rodeo's go pretty hard for a tonka
>>>truck.
>>> > > >You'd
>>> > > > > be
>>> > > > > >>> > > surprised.
>>> > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > Wardy :)
>>> > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > > > > >>> > > From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:25 PM
>>> > > > > >>> > > Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > You lucky, got busted earlier this year doing 120 in
>>>80
>>>zone.
>>> > > > > >Asshole
>>> > > > > >>> > > cops
>>> > > > > >>> > > > waiting for someone to come down the hill fast. Lucky
>>>it
>>> > > >wasn't
>>> > > > > in
>>> > > > > >my
>>> > > > > >>> old
>>> > > > > >>> > > car,
>>> > > > > >>> > > > would have lost my licence for long time cos i was
>>>flat
>>>to
>>>the
>>> > > > > >floor
>>> > > > > >>> at
>>> > > > > >>> > > that
>>> > > > > >>> > > > moment. It was 10 or 11 pm on a country road which
>>>turns
>>>to
>>> > > > > 100kph
>>> > > > > >>> about
>>> > > > > >>> > > 500
>>> > > > > >>> > > > metres down the road (they caught up to me in the 100
>>>zone)
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > Funny thing was they didn't put on their lights until
>>>they
>>> > > >were
>>> > > > > >right
>>> > > > > >>> > > behind me.
>>> > > > > >>> > > > I was curious to know what this truck thing was doing
>>>closing
>>> > > >on
>>> > > > > >me..
>>> > > > > >>> it
>>> > > > > >>> > > was a
>>> > > > > >>> > > > rodeo divvy van with the big cage.... until the red
>>>and
>>> > > >blue's
>>> > > > > >came
>>> > > > > >>> on
>>> > > > > >>> > > and they
>>> > > > > >>> > > > i shit my self.... Pity i didn't keep going at the
>>>same
>>>rate i
>>> > > >was
>>> > > > > >cos
>>> > > > > >>> > > they
>>> > > > > >>> > > > wouldn't have caught me and i wouldn't have known they
>>>were
>>> > > > > >there....
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > anyway, 1 month suspension and $220 fine and now one
>>>point..
>>> > > >am
>>> > > > > >not
>>> > > > > >>> > > speeding
>>> > > > > >>> > > > for a year from about now.... :(
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > tip, don't speed past plenty valley christian school
>>>any
>>> > > >time...
>>> > > > > >>> > > (Yarrambat.)
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > - Julian
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > Davidson wrote:
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > I dont like em. The only time i have actually had
>>>respect
>>> > > >for a
>>> > > > > >>> copper
>>> > > > > >>> > > was
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > when he let me off for doing 120 in a 60 zone. I
>>>had
>>>1
>>> > > >point
>>> > > > > >left
>>> > > > > >>> on my
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > licence at the time aswell. He was like "you flew
>>>past
>>>us
>>> > > >at
>>> > > > > the
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > round-a-bout...didnt you se us" My reply was "no,
>>>obviously
>>> > > > > not"
>>> > > > > >>> There
>>> > > > > >>> > > was
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > a long stretch of road after that and was tested the
>>>datto
>>> > > >for
>>> > > > > >>> speed. I
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > honestly didnt see them at the rounda bout. The
>>>only
>>>reason
>>> > > >he
>>> > > > > >let
>>> > > > > >>> me
>>> > > > > >>> > > off
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > was because i said he had no proof and i estimated
>>>my
>>>speed
>>> > > >at
>>> > > > > >70kph
>>> > > > > >>> > > because
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > of the Mph speedo. I felt like the luckyest kunt
>>>that
>>>day.
>>> > > >I
>>> > > > > >now
>>> > > > > >>> have
>>> > > > > >>> > > a
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > full 12 points and still speeding as bad. If not
>>>worse.
>>>:)
>>> > > > > >>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > Scott
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > Davo
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > From: Andy Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > Date: Friday, 25 August, 2000 17:01
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > Subject: Re: Police
>>> > > > > >>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >Why do policemen like Datto's? The only time I got
>>>booked
>>> > > >I
>>> > > > > was
>>> > > > > >>> doing
>>> > > > > >>> > > 118
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >in the middle of no-where. The policeman had a new
>>>laser
>>> > > >speed
>>> > > > > >gun
>>> > > > > >>> and
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >apologised because he couldn't let me off... I
>>>even
>>>had a
>>> > > >lady
>>> > > > > >cop
>>> > > > > >>> > > pull me
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >up for doing 62 in a 50 zone and laughed as she let
>>>me
>>>off.
>>> > > > > She
>>> > > > > >>> said,
>>> > > > > >>> > > "We
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >heard you coming hehe!" Lucky I wasn't touching
>>>the
>>> > > > > >accelerator.
>>> > > > > >>> I
>>> > > > > >>> > > have
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >nothing but respect for police who do their job.
>>>As
>>>long
>>> > > >as
>>> > > > > >people
>>> > > > > >>> > > don't
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >winge when they get caught.
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >Andy.
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>From: James & Chirryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>Subject: Re: 180B SSS coupe
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:26:39 +0800
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > On a similar subject the best 510 i ever had in
>>>my
>>> > > >youth
>>> > > > > had
>>> > > > > >a
>>> > > > > >>> 180B
>>> > > > > >>> > > SSS
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > engine (twin hitachis).. It was a lovely motor
>>>car
>>>and
>>> > > > > very
>>> > > > > >>> quick
>>> > > > > >>> > > for
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>its
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > time.. I once got booked by the cops in NSW
>>>doing
>>> > > >128mph..
>>> > > > > >>> Luckily
>>> > > > > >>> > > the
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>cop
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > was a dattophile and let me off after i gave
>>>him
>>>a
>>> > > >drive..
>>> > > > > >>> Can't
>>> > > > > >>> > > see
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>that
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > happening these days
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > cheers
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > Mick
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>Not unless you get pulled over , and Wardy's on
>>>duty
>>>:)
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>james.
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > >>>
>>> > > > >
>>> > > >
>>> >>_________________________________________________________________________
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at
>>> > > > > >>> > > http://www.hotmail.com.
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >Share information about yourself, create your own
>>>public
>>> > > > > profile
>>> > > > > >at
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >http://profiles.msn.com.
>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > >>>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>>_________________________________________________________________________
>>> > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at
>>>http://www.hotmail.com.
>>> > >
>>> > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at
>>> > > http://profiles.msn.com.
>>> > >
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>_________________________________________________________________________
>>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
>>
>>Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at
>>http://profiles.msn.com.
>>
>
>_________________________________________________________________________
>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
>
>Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at
>http://profiles.msn.com.
>
_________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at
http://profiles.msn.com.
--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]/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
