[DeTomaso] Fw: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Christopher Kimball
chrisvkimball at msn.com
Thu Jan 1 14:10:35 EST 2009
Wow! Mad Dog can be serious! I couldn't agree more.
Chris
#3846
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:02:34 -0800
> From: teampantera at yahoo.com
> To: gpd4 at juno.com; claywillmott at hotmail.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com; gndplne at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
>
> I am proud to call several peace officers or cops good friends and one a very close friend.
>
> A couple of them don't even race Pantera's! ;-]>
> I don't hold that against them....They are like our men and woman in uniform all good men and woman who serve for little compensation or thanks.
>
> Sure there are few bad apples. Yea, I know I am too.... but I know if I am ever in a jam I know the over whelming majority of sworn officers I call for help are going to go out of his or her way to put they're lives on the line to help me or anyone else.
>
>
>
> Mad Dawg Antenucci
> Team Pantera Racing
>
>
>
> George P Dausch IV <gpd4 at juno.com> wrote: It's a sad commentary on the state of our nation that all of the citizens
> with a brain feel the same as you. We were all raised to respect our
> officers of the law, but like you I'm still waiting to meet one that is
> entitled to it. In the meantime I just try to stay invisible.
> GPD4
>
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 08:12:51 -0500 clay willmott
> writes:
> >
> > The other thing that is unnerving is the way they constantly speed
> > usually for no good reason. I bet she went 30 over catching up to
> > you just to harass you.
> >
> > Right outside of Louisville there are a few exits and the Lagrange
> > cops enter and exit constantly and go around 90 to 100 and sneak up
> > on everyone and ticket them. It is ridiculous. They don't wait or
> > hide they just do this constantly.
> >
> > Not to mention the speeding and lights on to bypass red lights just
> > to get to the car wash faster. No lie, I followed one about two
> > weeks ago that turned on his blue lights only if there was heavy
> > traffic at red lights and then turned them off and drove maybe 10 to
> > 15 over to go to the car wash. I had to go the same way he was
> > going and when I saw where he went I stopped to see what was up and
> > it was just a car wash for the cruiser. No drama/robbery.
> >
> > Not to mention the time my room mate in medical school had a nine mm
> > held to his temple at our door and 2 cops drove by after our 911
> > call but they were not assigned to the call and the rookie cop
> > showed up 1 hour and 40 minutes later to take a report in downtown
> > Louisville. I followed the piece of shit in my GT and called 911 to
> > let them know where he was and the 911 lady screamed at me and
> > refused to take info until I went back home. Come to think of it I
> > have called 911 three times in my life and two time the lady was
> > extremely rude and all 3 times extremely stupid. I had a 12 gauge
> > and a 3500 pound car against a crack addict in green sweat pants on
> > a pee wee herman bike. If I was not in America I could have ran
> > that piece of S*&^ over or at least clipped him for the cops. He
> > probably has killed someone since then. He took my room mates
> > license and said he would be back if we called the Cops.
> >
> > I have probably 30 stories like the ones above as I am sure you all
> > do.
> >
> > I am sure there are some pretty honest/good cops somewhere I have
> > just failed to encounter one in 35 years.
> >
> >
> > CW (Guns and Lawyers ready)
> >
> >
> > > From: wdemelo at cogeco.ca
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 06:26:47 -0500
> > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Fw: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
> > >
> > > I get angry just reading about your mishap with the law. You're
> > right, they
> > > wonder why they don't get any respect.
> > > Happy New Year
> > > Will
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Trevor Fougere"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:17 PM
> > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
> > >
> > >
> > > > Happy New Year...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sometimes it may just be better to rev it in the garage, than to
> > actually
> > > > be
> > > > seen in public.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This afternoon, taking a leisurely (for me) drive to do a couple
> > of
> > > > errands
> > > > in the Pantera..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Halfway down the 6 minute drive to the freeway I passed one of
> > Novato's
> > > > "finest" writing up a Jeep. Downshifted
> > > >
> > > > and went up the hill. A little loud maybe, but at the speed
> > limit. One
> > > > stop
> > > > sign and on red light later, leaving the red light
> > > >
> > > > I slipped between two cars and got the free lane ahead. Swooping
> > in behind
> > > > me at velocity was this same officer
> > > >
> > > > I had passed two minutes before.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > She followed me to the freeway.
> > > >
> > > > She followed me onto the freeway.
> > > >
> > > > She followed me down the freeway.
> > > >
> > > > I'm doing 60-65 (legal) and signaling the occasional lane
> > change.
> > > >
> > > > She makes all the same lane changes.
> > > >
> > > > I'm in the slow lane doing 55. 5 miles later. She's still on
> > my ass.
> > > >
> > > > So.I see a commercial van doing about 50 in the next lane. I
> > thought I
> > > > signaled, and moved into his lane at a slightly higher
> > > >
> > > > speed, cutting it a little closer than usual.
> > > >
> > > > Sure enough, she squeezes in behind me and lights up.
> > > >
> > > > Then she bangs me for not only "failing to signal", but also for
> > an
> > > > "unsafe
> > > > lane change". And took at least 15 minutes to write it up.
> > > >
> > > > Color me livid.
> > > >
> > > > I was driving slower than I ever drive it, and not doing jack
> > shit. She
> > > > tailed me for 10 minutes over about 6 miles, waiting for any
> > > >
> > > > excuse to pop me.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > California is bankrupt.
> > > >
> > > > They are on a revenue crusade.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > But hell..my Pantera rolls, and I'm gonna drive it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I don't mind getting popped for speeding. Hey, it's all part of
> > the game.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > But getting stalked like this guarantees my attorney is going to
> > get some
> > > > business in January.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > And the police wonder why they get shot periodically.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Happy New Year..get out there and drive. no matter what!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Trevor
> > > >
> > > > #3797
> > > >
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