Beating the Speed TrapsBeating the Speed TrapsDuring the 5.000 mile race, the Catalyst Racing Team encountered over twenty radar and seven laser speed enforcement traps. Radar Enforcement: Lead driver, J. Sanchez "Speedy Gonzalez" commented, " The Beltronics STiR Plus was amazing as it picking up police radar around corners in mountainous areas." Both drivers noticed that it picked up police earlier then the famed Valentine One system that other Cannonballers were using. In three cases, the Bel STiR picked up Ka band alerts long before the Valentine users had any alert. Laser Enforcement: - BLINDER & VEIL Triumph! J. Sanchez reported that next to their NoDoz, the Blinder and the VEIL was by far the greatest asset to the team! After traveling first quarter of the race without any laser alerts, the team was questioning the usefulness of these two products. Their question was shortly answered as they were within 1000 feet of a state trooper who was hidden on the side of the road. J. Sanchez commented; " I saw him activate a laser gun and the Blinder lit up like a whore on payday" and I was sure that they had caught us. However it "was jam to the gun!" Looking in their rear view mirror they never saw the trooper pull out from his perch. After this encounter they were lasered six more times during the race, four being in just the state of Ohio! Radar Roy Baby!: After the race every team member including Brock Yates asked where they had gotten the VEIL and the Blinder, they stated "Radar Roy baby..." |