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ACTIVE8
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Unread post by ACTIVE8 »

The guy who developed the speed camera, believe it or not, actually raced cars, and initialy developed the technology to measure the cars he made, and raced.
Here's a link to find out more about the cars, and their history:-
http://www.uijtenhaak.nl/gatso/gatford.html
As for the cameras, [:(] and more information on them, here's another link:-
www.gatso.com
yangreen
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Unread post by yangreen »

Ah, that'll be Mr Gatsonides. He did build his own car once too.
tomsheppard
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Unread post by tomsheppard »

And won the Monte. His own cars are in this month's Gazoline.
oilyspanner
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Unread post by oilyspanner »

the man deserves respect, its a shame that his devices were used for nefarious means, accurate timings have helped sport to become the meaningless jumble of statistics.
Stewart
ACTIVE8
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Unread post by ACTIVE8 »

Yes, I agree very nefarious means. [}:)]