I spied with my little eyes...a pepper white MC with a black roof at the FSK Mall in Frederick on Friday. I was about to tag it when I saw that it had a DCMM sticker.

Today when I was driving back from Rockville on 270, I got a honk and a wave from a guy in a blue Toyota Sienna. I think I recognized the driver from the Backroads and Battlefields drive, but I'm not totally certain.

 

RAVANA and MAXI...sorry guys I totally missed the responses to my drive-by... I would have been on it....GW Pkwy is cool I like driving on it...nice scenary. Plus I live in Alexandria, so convenient access.

 

Oh and...sorry Monday no can do :( Sorry again for missing these posts!

 

I was in Lancaster on Friday and my mini was at MoT all day long. If I don't have a dentist appointment this Friday, I'd be up for a wave-by over lunch. I'm very close to the GW parkway between Old Town and Mt. Vernon.

 

You were heading S on I-95 near the PA/MD line, just after a toll plaza you were sliming/compressing a tire. I was heading northbound and showed you the 'Emergency - Please Send Help' motoring card. Sorry for not stopping (I really would have!) but I was already cutting it close for a concert in Philly.

 

"MINSANE" at the NRA Range in Fairfax this weekend.

nice wheels!

-Dave
EB/W MSC "PETROL"
and miscellaneous things that go boom and boomboomboom

 

Followed a red MCS with a black roof from rt. 110 in Rosslyn out I-66 to Vienna. Had a DCMM sticker and waved at me as he passed me, but I don't know if he saw me wave back.

 

Saw a few MINIs yesterday on my way to work and home this morn...Saw a PS MCSC (with your roof UP!!!) and got a nice wave!
Saw a Red Head in a HB MCS (Not Wendy) and got a wave...guess you have a cousin out there!

And followed a JB/W for about 10 miles...NO WAVE

It is nice to see MINIs on my way to and from work!

 

Ok, so there's a Chilli red Cooper parked outside the Hyatt near Fair Oaks and I know I've seen pictures of it before. Its got a checkered roof and a large GB sticker on the boot.

Im in room 222.

Jason

 

And to think I was ONLY in 2nd GEAR !!!!!

 

We figured it was either you or Marina. We were too busy stuck in traffic to see. Just saw you zipping by

 

i saw a cute mini convertible in sandy creek last night... cool blue with checkered mirror covers and a mickey (w/sorcerers hat) ball on the antenna... yay!

 

Pepper White with Black roof and license FLY SF on 495s

 

Got a wave from a dark silver MINI on Ashburn Rd yesterday afternoon. Licence plate DC MINI. Cool looking ride .

 

That's the illustrious Aussie Dave - aka Big_davoc on here!

 

If this was Saturday (8/25) around 9:30-ish am, it was probably me. Yay, I've finally been spotted!

But, if it wasn't Saturday morning, then it likely wasn't me. In which case, I'll nonetheless keep waving when I see fellow motorers. (And, of course, hoping that someone posts here that they saw me!)

 

I got a wave this morning from a blue MCS convertible on the Dulles Toll Road.



(FYI: My employee Will was in court yesterday for a toll road speeding violation. He said EVERY ONE of the 70+ people present were there for toll road speeding tickets. So...watch out!)

--Dan
Mach V
FastMINI.net

 

Dan... was he actually zapped and pulled over for the ticket, or was it mailed to him based upon his Smart Tag / EZ-Pass? What were the circumstances?

I personally believe that if they use the Smart Tag system for speed enforcement, many people will just go back to paying cash. I would, in spite of the increased time factory.

 

speed camera tickets are unconstitutional in VA. You have a right to face your accuser....ask the judge to put the speed camera on the stand so you can confront it.

 

Where did Dan or I say anything about cameras?

The Smart Tag / EZ-Pass system very easily allows them to track the average speed driving between toll booths. Whether they choose to use that information as the basis for speeding is the curious question I was trying to raise.

 

It was on 8/25 around that time so it probably was you, I posted it on here because I saw a DCMM sticker so I knew it wasn't just a random MINI waving. I was in an AB Cooper with an MTTS and DCMM sticker. Thanks for waving!

I'm sure I might see you around town again. I noticed you live in Del Ray, I live just up the road at Mt. Vernon and S. Glebe.

 

ohh.....sorry....thought you were coming at this from another angle.....the cameras on the tollbooths or something else setup in between....radar/camera/Smart Tag. There are unmanned mobile emissions 'sniffers' setup that automatically ding you if you are running catless...figured it was the same thing.

my point was unmanned methods of speed control aren't enforceable in VA unless something changed recently.

 

They are enforceable, they just aren't moving violations. The state recently re-authorized using red-light cameras, which can also give you a citation for speeding. It basically assigns a fine to the owner of the car, avoiding the issue of accusing an individual. No points, just a penalty.

As to the toll-road speed thing, of just measuring your average speed between known toll-booth distances, I'm sure there is a reason this isn't used in the U.S., but as far as I know it's not. It is in Japan, I believe.

--Dan
Mach V
FastMINI.net

 

"Show me the money!"

 

CR/W Cooper with flag on the side mirror, on 198 west bound @ 2.40pm. I was on the other side. I saw the wave but before I could wave back, it's too late already.
I will be quicker next time, I promise.