I'm not amused.

1.  Please don't drive 130mph down Woodinville Redmond road - we live near by and it's absolutely NOT suited to those kinds of speeds.  No I'm not kidding.  I don't think this is very funny.

2.  It would not be unreasonable for the Washington State Patrol to subpoena the records of this board to discover who's posting these claims of high speed antics.  I'd recommend that you don't brag about violating the law in writing on this board.

Just my 2 cents - I'd hate to see the Washington State Patrol turn up to our next gathering.  You have the right not to testify against yourself.  I strongly suggest you take full advantage of it.

HighBid wrote: It would be ridiculous for anyone to drive 130 anywhere in the woodinville redmond area so i guess you are covered. No one who would be a member of a group as good as this would do that. Jeff

Wouldn't it though?  Just take a look back through this thread.  I'm intimately familiar with the road in question and have a fairly powerful car.  I somewhat doubt the veracity of the claim (which is a good thing )

Oh and I'm no saint, I'm not trying to be a party pooper - I just prefer to confess my sins in private

Edited by Dave - January/16/07 at 10:43am

I know this is an old thread - even in it's second revival, but I couldn't help posting my thoughts...

HighBid wrote: It would be unreasonable for WSP to subpoena records because unsubstantiated boasts are a far cry from evidence and misdomeanor acts should be witnessed by an officer before a citation is issued.

Might wanna read up on the state's Rules of the Road.

Revised Code of Washington wrote: RCW 46.61.535 Advertising of unlawful speed — Reckless driving. It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, dealer, distributor, or any person, firm, or corporation to publish or advertise or offer for publication or advertisement, or to consent or cause to be published or advertised, the time consumed or speed attained by a vehicle between given points or over given or designated distances upon any public highways of this state when such published or advertised time consumed or speed attained shall indicate an average rate of speed between given points or over a given or designated distance in excess of the maximum rate of speed allowed between such points or at a rate of speed which would constitute reckless driving between such points. Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be prima facie evidence of reckless driving and shall subject such person, firm, or corporation to the penalties in such cases provided.

I'm not a lawyer and I don't even play one on TV, but this forum is made up primarily, if not entirely by people who live in WA.  IMHO, it is not wise to make claims to speeding on public roads in WA when you live here.  They can use this against you in a court of law.

All my high speed antics are on closed courses or private roads.

Liar, I bet it was the S.

Just something else to think about. Washington,Oregon,Idaho, Utah and Montana all have something called wildlife and they don't use the crosswalks. You might not worry about it, but even at the posted speed it can be hard to stop in time. Want to see some damage hit a Coyote, Mule deer, Elk, Bear, Mountain Lion or even a Moose. Just keep in mind when you have roads where the growth is close(20') to the road they can jump out anywhere at over 100 your reaction time is not that fast for a surprise.

There is a section of road in Oregon out in no where it has no turns where things can be opened up, Like a few here in Washington. But as I mentioned before you can't control what the wildlife will do an when.

Just food for thought.

BTW: Yes my Mini will go faster then the posted speed Limit.

John

I find it interesting that people have a hard time believing just how fast a
Cooper can go... I tell people how fast I have been in mine and they cant
believe it...

Edited by Baxter - December/26/07 at 1:31pm

onramp wrote: Unfortunately, my big, bad JCW is computer limited to 125.  NW Mini says they can't reprogram it.  Unichip is looking into a work-around solution. JCW sucks. Pat

I can understand that for 90+% of the JCW drivers but for people such as yourself, who track the car, that has got to be frustrating.

Todd

Edited by Sanderskog - December/28/07 at 11:41am

I really pushed at the SA about this.  I was already fairly hacked about a 5+ hour wait to have my car reassembled using the old parts because they discovered they didn't have the new parts they scheduled me in for.  While waiting, I asked about the crummy gas mileage (10mpg while doing  a steady throttle 25mph on a level street in 3rd gear seem a bit excessive?).  Go get a bottle of injector cleaner (tho I already use Chevron with Techroline).  Two bottles of cleaner later - 10mpg while doddling along at 25 mph in 3rd gear.  But I'm off the subject.
I then asked - "Oh, would dirty injectors keep me from seeing anything above 120, 125 on the mile long front straight at Spokane (with a tailwind)?"  Oh no, was the answer - that's the speed limit set by the JCW computer.  Seems when you start getting a bit carried away with yourself, the timing retards and the injectors squirt a bit less.  Oh cool.

So, lessee here (temper is showing a bit again).  How much more did I pay for this load of stuff I was fed about the JCW "upgrades" (don't really ask, I'm waaayyy to embarrassed).  But I'll be happy to discuss the dumpy "big brakes" that aren't, and for which you couldn't find a track compound until just recently.  How about a restrictive paper air filter  for the "cold air box" that costs $225 to replace.  How about the "big" 17mm "track ready" rear sway bar.

And now, I can't go any faster than 125??  I guess I shouldn't really have expected anything more.  Next Mini - Dinan all the way.

Pat why not do a MTH Tuner remap?

Thanks, John - I tried emailing the first two websites, and both emails bounced back.  I'm talking to Alta about a unichip, which might be a better solution while the car is under warranty.

I don't see the post here, but saw one in my email where Rob wondered about the 10mpg and 125 limit.  I am reading the mpg on the scanguage - settings are mpg, mph, rpm and intake air temp.  Just checked it again this morning on the way to the office.  10 mpg.  Regarding the speed limiter, I don't know if what the SA said is true - they also told me the slotted rotors for the 07 wouldn't fit my 06 JCW brakes (wrong) and I don't think anybody else has ever had bad info from an SA before, but the reason I asked in the first place is I can't reach that speed at Pacific Raceways, and can just barely reach it at Spokane Raceway Park with its mile long straight (and a stiff tailwind).  Mitch Delabarre (another instructor) driving an 04 MCS with a pulley and CAI drives by me like a cruiser going by the local A&W checking out the babes (10 mph?).  I have tried to find out about the JCW ECU but haven't come up with anything like this (my search technique sucks when compared to Johnf36, though).

BTW - John - have you had a chance to take a pic of the rear lpbm without the connector?

Pat


Edited by onramp - December/30/07 at 12:05am

Pat here is one of the web sites for aothorized MTH dealer

Hey don't get caught speeding in Virginia, how does a 3550 speeding ticket sound?

Pat maybe you shoud drag him to the track?

I don't think so.  I drove around most of last summer with the DSC off.  Been driving lately with it on.  The brake pads are directly related to how many miles done at the track. 

Not sure how the DSC works, but I don't see it working very often when I have it switched on.  It pretty much kills the car when leaving a stop sign and turning right onto another street.  I often don't even sense any tire slippage.  When pointed straight, I can spin the tires (no effort needed for that, just wet pavement and a normal take off), and the DSC just blinks a bit.  Coming out of T3b, feeding in accelerator just before apex as I'm rotating the car - the car dies until I quit sliding and get off the gas.

Anyway, I don't think the DSC works the brakes - just retards timing and maybe fuel.  I get the same mpg on my test spots with or without DSC.  I will ask about it when I call NW Mini. 

Pat

I don't think it is that complex, tho it might be.  I can say for sure that the brake thing is totally un-noticeable.  When accelerating on a right turn in the wet, the motor dies but the car keeps rolling until I get the front wheels straight.

I've driven cars (both BMW and Porsche) where you feel the action of DSC or PASM or whatever other acronyms apply.  Lights flash and the car goes where pointed.  All very smooth, and not like my Mini.  I tell students that when the light flashes, the car just might have saved him/her a LOT of bucks.

At any rate, I don't drive hard enough to see the DSC working very often, and on the occasion that it does, I'm usually pointed straight ahead, leaving a light, in the wet. 

Also - I had it turned off ALL summer.

Pat