[DeTomaso] FW: Car hits 220 MPH on new Texas Hwy

[Jim Gray]

Gee, and I thought it was 57, but what do I know.

Jim Gray




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From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
To: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
Cc: Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net>; michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>; pantera 
list <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thu, October 25, 2012 4:23:38 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] FW: Car hits 220 MPH on new Texas Hwy


Will States: "You can't outrun the speed of light."

299,792,458 Meters/Second is not just a good idea, it's the law




On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:

Another publicity stunt.  You can't outrun the speed of light.
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>Most lanes have 2 commands - "trigger" and "save".  The loops in the road
>tell the equipment how fast the vehicle is traveling, and then it is
>simple math to determine which frame to "trigger".  Later on, the
>equipment decides if the vehicle has a valid transponder.  If the vehicle
>is a "violator", the lane equipment tells the camera to "save" the image
>for processing.
>
>As long as the equipment is working properly, it will catch vehicles over
>1,000 mph.  At that speed, you're flying low, but the loops will probably
>still read.  It is based on having a large metallic mass near the loops.
>The wheels don't have to be touching the road.
>
>Or, they might be using laser triggers, but most authorities use loops cut
>in the pavement.  They are cheaper and more reliable.
>
>The equipment that reads the transponders was initially rated at something
>like 35mph.  When the business started moving towards high speed lanes (no
>gates), everyone had to deal with the speed of the readers.  They get
>around the limitation by oversampling.  The equipment assigns tolls to
>vehicles based on the handshake count.  If the loops say that a vehicle is
>in lane 1 and the handshake count for lane 1 is highest for tag#1, that's
>who gets the toll - even if the vehicle is really in lane 5, unless the
>reader in lane 5 has a higher handshake count for tag#1, and then it
><should> only be assigned to lane 5, but sometimes it gets assigned twice.
> We solved this by using one controller for lanes 1-5.  Many roads have a
>different controller for each lane.  Duplicates are thrown out in the back
>office, including duplicates where it charged the picture and the
>transponder.  That's why it is important to keep your license plate up to
>date in your account.
>
>Sorry for rambling.  I'm making up for the quietness on the list.
>
>My point is they knew well before the test that the toll equipment would
>"catch" the Cadillac.  They are trying to promote the toll road, plus they
>are emphasizing that you can't get away without paying, even if you go
>over 200mph.
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>On 10/25/12 3:36 PM, "Jim Gray" <grayjim at att.net> wrote:
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>>It just proves my Pantera needs more gears!  Oh, and triple the
>>horsepower.
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>>Jim Gray
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>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>
>>To: pantera list <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>Sent: Thu, October 25, 2012 2:50:11 PM
>>Subject: [DeTomaso] FW: Car hits 220 MPH on new Texas Hwy
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>>FWIW...
>>Michael
>>Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa
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>>http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/25/car-hits-220-mph-on-new-texas-hi
>>ghway/?intcmp=features
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