Re: Fun with a Gtech

["Romeo Shayne Pavlic'" <bcpi@arias.net>]

>A coworker just got a Gtech Pro before getting shipped to Switzerland, so on
>his way out the door he lent it to me.  I had been contemplating buying one
>for myself, so it was nice that I could try before I buy ...
>
>I still have to test with the other cars, but this morning I stuck it on the
>V8q and did a couple 0-60 runs ... it seems that I can get times in the
>6.6-6.8 second range without that much work.  I don't think I've ever seen
>test numbers for the 5-speed V8 to know if this is what I should expect or
>not, but it was pretty fun.  :-)
>
>I found a nice flat, straight road with minimal obstacles for running near
>my house, so I guess tonight I'll be trekking out there with a couple other
>cars ... :-)
>
>All in all I find it to be a cute toy, but I'm wondering if I really want to
>plunk down $140 for one.  It is too bad that you can't adjust the start and
>stop speeds for the timer so that you can do things like 30-60 runs and
>such.  I do understand that by the restrictions of the design it will always
>be necessary to start a measurement from a stopped position.  
>
>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)
>


Somewhere I have printed perf. specs for the 5 speed V8.  I will see if I
can find them if anyone is interested.



Shayne.