V1 Moments

I just got lucky, no other way to say it. I have a 2009 Z06 Hennessey Corvette, 641hp with a top end of 213.38 mph, more or less. I was going to the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas. Coming out of Wickenburg, AZ, I passed a Mazda, just threw it down a couple of … continued

While southbound on the interstate in a three-car gaggle, V1 picked up a trooper going the opposite direction, so we all became saints in short order—a typical day with V1. Not too long after the cruiser passed, V1 gave me two blips from the rear, separated a bit in time. I normally wouldn’t worry, but … continued

Anyone who lives or passes through Atlanta knows that following the speed limit on the loop, or on any of the interstates, will get you run over. It’s posted 55 in most places but the traffic runs 72 or better. I was on the south side near the airport where several of the runways and … continued

I live on a rural road rarely roamed by the authorities, so on my morning and evening commutes, I enjoy a spirited yet safe drive. Not so on some of the other roads in the area, which are decorated with trooper and sheriff cars. So after seeing a review in the online motorcycle magazine, Backroads, … continued

Here’s one for those that say laser detectors don’t work. It was late at night, and I was driving on a dark, deserted section of Interstate 90 in PA. The posted limit is 65; my cruise control was set, oh, let’s say a scosche above. I moved over to the left lane to pass a … continued

Today I was having a conversation with my 15-year-old son on the best products I ever bought. Right at the top of my list was my Valentine One. Please keep in mind that my son was born nine years after I bought the V1. Now, twenty-two years after purchase—seven vehicle and 22 Chicago winters parked … continued

I am a retired police officer, very experienced with radar, and let me tell all you folks, there is only one radar detector I would recommend–Valentine One. Back in my duty days we would position two unmarked vehicles a ways apart, both shooting radar. A detector user would go by the first car and, thinking … continued

I’ve had my V1 for 12 years and it’s all the more important to me now that I drive a rolling cop-magnet—a 2014 Mustang GT. But the story I want to tell centers on my wife. She was coming home from a trip to Augusta when she encountered a speed trap outside the tiny little … continued

I was driving in Thompson Ridge, NY, late on a winter night, testing a gifted Passport Max, when it lit up a warning that continued for miles and miles; I didn’t know where it was coming from or if it was real. All I knew was that Max was, uh, alarmed. Luckily, the Passport Max … continued

I’ve made hundreds of trips from Miami to Key West over the past 21 years and, like anywhere else, you’ll get X and K alerts from shopping centers and grocery stores, but Vaca Key has a special presentation. Most people call it Marathon Key, by the way, but Marathon is actually the name of the … continued