Rocky Point Run

One of my passions is riding my Harley and exploring new destinations.
This past weekend, the Prescott Arizona region of the Choirboys law enforcement motorcycle club held a run to Rocky Point Mexico.
Back in 1985 during my assignment as an undercover officer to the Special Investigations unit, was the first time I was in Rocky Point. That rainy Easter weekend was spent in a Cantina just off the beach, in what was then a sleepy little town.
We crossed into Mexico at the Lukeville/Sonoyta crossing and took Hwy 8. Several miles past Sonoyta I began getting a weak Ka reading on my Escort 8500 X50. About a mile ahead, as we turned around a bend we came behind a Mexican Federal Police patrol car and two officers.
We stayed a safe distance behind and within a few miles we noticed the patrol car pulling into the right shoulder, preparing to make a u-turn. We then spotted the officers pray, a white BMW that had California plates that was heading in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed
After the white BMW blew by us, the officer activated the lights and siren and took off after the car.
About ten miles later, we then came across what has had to be one of the most stupidest drivers I encountered in a very long time. A pick up was towing a single axle trailer that was loaded ten feet high with bails of hay. The tires on the trailer axle seemed ready to burst because of the weight and the driver had a very difficult time controlling the vehicle at speeds over 15 m.p.h.
At this point on the highway it is a no passing zone, and there are numerous dips and turns that prevent you from seeing far ahead. Also the traffic heading towards the boarder was very heavy, so we decided to stay well enough behind to avoid any bails of hay that were getting ready to fall from the trailer.
Traffic quickly started building up behind us with most of the drivers having less patience then us and who were also becoming very stupid.
Normally we would pull over into the shoulder and wait out all these idiots, but the shoulder was all soft sand and we would easily get stuck.
We had a choice, either get run over from one of the cars or trucks behind us, as they attempted to pass, or try pass the hay truck in the no passing zone. Finally we saw an opening and shot passed, and saw one of the bails of hay come tumbling from the stack in our rear view mirror.
About 45 minutes later, we finally made the 65 mile stretch from Arizona into Rocky Point and arrived at our hotel, right on the beach.
I was amazed at the amount of new construction that was going on along the beaches! Huge luxury condos were being built along the beaches and real estate offices were almost on every corner.
We spent a great weekend with my club members and I will be making another trip out to Rocky Point soon, as the weather, riding  and beaches were fantastic!

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I’m a PIG!

A few months ago we published a review of a product being sold by a website in Australia called the Stealth Ninja. They claim that this unit could jam police radar and laser and could also beat the Spectre RDD.
Right off the bat when we saw this unit, we recognized the case as being similar to the RMR D-550, that is manufactured by Autowave in Korea.
Well now the owner of the site is upset and is calling me a PIG!
“Nobody trusts a PIG, when they are a PIG, why trust a retired PIG?   26 years training other pigs on how to use Radar Guns?  They aren’t that complicated and the user’s guide is fairly straight forward!  But then hey, 26 years in the same job dead end job, he probably got forced to retire!  Just remember, do you trust any police person let alone one that goes from traffic enforcement to flogging the same equipment he was training against?? Think about it… “
Didn’t think it possible, but found someone with less class then RMR…..

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Rocky Mountain Radar Responds

Michael Churchman and his crew at Rocky Mountain Radar have come up with a new “boiler plate” response for people that e-mail them about my $5000.00 challenge!
“The $5000 reward is a sham: first you have to send Radar Roy $5,000; then you have to hire his friend, Carl Fors to run the test $2,500; then you have to pay all of Radar Roy’s and Carl Fors ‘travel expenses’; then you have to agree to let Fors test the units as he wishes to…if one survived all this you get your 5000 back plus the reward (try to collect!) and you are out all the expenses of about $10,000. This is all to play against a stacked deck….no thanks!”
“We have our products tested by reputable universities that test what the product does and also any weaknesses; it has no front-end bias. They proved our units do exactly what we say they do. If you want to listen to the other guys’ hired guns, that is your prerogative (sic); we prefer unvarnished truth.”
Well Mike and Raul, just in case you’re reading this, I’ll be attending the November 2006 SEMA show again this year and if you like, we can go out to the convention parking lot and shoot radar and laser guns at any of your jammers, to see if any of them really work. Oh, I forgot, during last years show when I personally issued this challenge at your booth with $5000.00 cash in hand with news cameras rolling, Raul stated “our jammers will not work in parking lots”
I responded that I could make the arrangements to do the test on any agreed roadway, with Las Vegas Metro performing the test, Raul again declined.
Ahhh, guess the slogan isn’t always true “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”
See ya in Vegas Baby…..

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