Mini Group Cruise Arrests

Gearhead999s · 04-26-2010, 07:39 PM

Just got this that a pile of Mini's got nailed during a group cruise on the 400 near Barrie.Sure a good reason not to go on a group cruise IMO

"The report on A Channel Barrie news was not totally clear but it seems Commissar Fantino's boys nailed a whole convoy of Minis on #11 North of Barrie on the weeekend. From the footage shown there were several cruisers pulling out and pulling over a lot of the convoy of Minis (new version) Supposedly nailed several for 50 over and seized cars etc. Also apparently 11 cars (not sure if they were all Minis) had children in them and the OPP are involving the Childrens Aid Society."

The story starts at the 2.55 mark.

http://www.anewsvideo.ca/videos/159/...ews-@6-webcast

Gearhead999s · 04-26-2010, 07:50 PM

more here

I'll make this brief for now, I've been reading instead of being part of the family.

Mini club arranges spring drive to run "The Rattler". I have never heard this term, but they are talking about Muskoka 13. Old Ontario winter rally territory.

Due to past numbers, event organizer informs OPP to prevent any misunderstandings or accidents as the convoy moves from Colossus to Webers. Also informs club members that he has informed OPP.

1 OPP officer is waiting at colussus as cars meet up for convoy. This officer tells club members that the 400 is clear, just him and his sarg.

As they collectively roll north on the 400, in the middle lane, being passed by all of the left lane traffic, the convoy is pulled over. A News is already there waiting with the cruisers to get shots of the mini convoy being pulled over.

A handful of mini drivers receive speeding tickets.

A News carefully words their broadcast to make it sound like mini drivers have kids in car - none of the mini drivers charged had kids in the car. The biggest ticket seems to only be $240 which isn't much.

shagkie · 04-26-2010, 08:26 PM

so it was a setup

schnell325 · 04-26-2010, 08:33 PM

Ouch!!

OverDrive · 04-26-2010, 09:07 PM

why would the OPP do that?

Jaypod · 04-26-2010, 09:09 PM

WOW - that is pretty bizarre

Gearhead999s · 04-26-2010, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OverDrive

why would the OPP do that?

Julian Fantino is in charge!

OverDrive · 04-26-2010, 09:27 PM

Does the Mini Club have a forum of some kind so we can read up exactly what happened from their own words?

Jaypod · 04-26-2010, 09:33 PM

http://www.somc.on.ca/index.php?opti...6&limitstart=0

M3 vert · 04-27-2010, 03:00 AM

Close call as we were on an exotic cruise in that area too, on saturday afternoon after i met up with gearhead at the e46 meet.

Apparently there was also a porsche cruise there, and my friend tells me there was a 997 (C4S) that flipped over

Hopefully the gumball goes well as planned and lets hope this doesnt happen this year

shagkie · 04-27-2010, 06:57 AM

Like one of the poster on the mini forum said, "why would you inform the OPP of events like this".

I mean for sure there are some people in the event that is going to speed.

Gearhead999s · 04-27-2010, 07:17 AM

I am having a hard time figuring out who is worse.Fantino and his storm troopers or A Channel for their fabricated reporting.!

ZWEAPON · 04-27-2010, 10:48 AM

great Post Duncan..

montreal red · 04-27-2010, 02:13 PM

jeez... it was a huge mistake to inform the OPP bout this event. there was a modified car meet here in montreal last year that happened in the west island and someone posted a huge invite to the event on facebook, local forums, etc. needless to say, the SPVM (montreal police) were right there at the entrance to the carpark, pulling every modded car over and checking for illegal lights, tints, exhausts, etc. bout 50% of the cars that went got tickets for one thing or another...

lesson of the day --- KEEP ALL MEETS LOW PROFILE!
this is esp true when dealing with the OPP considering that they are probably the strictest cops around canada when it comes to anything that has to do with speeding (even if its just a little over the limit)

montreal red · 04-27-2010, 02:16 PM

now who's interested in doing the speed limit on the highways around ontario at rush hour with me? we can line up 4 cars side by side to block the entire highway and show the OPP what traveling at or under the speed limit really means.

reading threads like this infuriates me cos most of the time car meets are pretty harmless. the cops always assume that if there's a car meet it means everyone's going to be racing illegally (ie fast and the furious style)

ZWEAPON · 04-27-2010, 03:50 PM

guess what....The LINK NO Longer work's....I wonder why....

Gearhead999s · 04-27-2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZWEAPON

guess what....The LINK NO Longer work's....I wonder why....

Here is another video. 1St story

http://www.anewsvideo.ca/videos/161/...s-at-6-webcast

Gearhead999s · 04-27-2010, 07:54 PM

Much more here.

http://thegarageblog.com/garage/onta...-1/#more-12481

lebreeze · 04-27-2010, 08:44 PM

Canada can be very gay at times. Don't they have something better to do?

M3 vert · 04-27-2010, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lebreeze

Canada can be very gay at times. Don't they have something better to do?

No they dont

Gearhead999s · 04-27-2010, 09:16 PM

Part 2 of Gary's article

http://thegarageblog.com/garage/opp-...convoy-part-2/

LateBraking · 04-27-2010, 09:33 PM

Can someone send this to a REAL news station, and bring to light how the police use a charity event and bias news to their own advantage?

04-26-2010, 07:39 PM	#1
Gearhead999s Major General 814 Rep 7,888 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Mini Group Cruise Arrests Just got this that a pile of Mini's got nailed during a group cruise on the 400 near Barrie.Sure a good reason not to go on a group cruise IMO "The report on A Channel Barrie news was not totally clear but it seems Commissar Fantino's boys nailed a whole convoy of Minis on #11 North of Barrie on the weeekend. From the footage shown there were several cruisers pulling out and pulling over a lot of the convoy of Minis (new version) Supposedly nailed several for 50 over and seized cars etc. Also apparently 11 cars (not sure if they were all Minis) had children in them and the OPP are involving the Childrens Aid Society." The story starts at the 2.55 mark. http://www.anewsvideo.ca/videos/159/...ews-@6-webcast
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Gearhead999s Major General 814 Rep 7,888 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	more here I'll make this brief for now, I've been reading instead of being part of the family. Mini club arranges spring drive to run "The Rattler". I have never heard this term, but they are talking about Muskoka 13. Old Ontario winter rally territory. Due to past numbers, event organizer informs OPP to prevent any misunderstandings or accidents as the convoy moves from Colossus to Webers. Also informs club members that he has informed OPP. 1 OPP officer is waiting at colussus as cars meet up for convoy. This officer tells club members that the 400 is clear, just him and his sarg. As they collectively roll north on the 400, in the middle lane, being passed by all of the left lane traffic, the convoy is pulled over. A News is already there waiting with the cruisers to get shots of the mini convoy being pulled over. A handful of mini drivers receive speeding tickets. A News carefully words their broadcast to make it sound like mini drivers have kids in car - none of the mini drivers charged had kids in the car. The biggest ticket seems to only be $240 which isn't much.
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04-26-2010, 08:26 PM	#3
shagkie Captain 27 Rep 632 Posts Drives: a....V8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: GTA, Canada iTrader: (0)	so it was a setup
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04-26-2010, 09:07 PM	#5
OverDrive CHEAT TO WIN!! 99 Rep 1,350 Posts Drives: E92 M3, 718 GT4 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	why would the OPP do that?
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Jaypod Brigadier General 125 Rep 4,971 Posts Drives: Frozen M3, AM V8V, 991 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (7)	WOW - that is pretty bizarre
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04-26-2010, 09:27 PM	#8
OverDrive CHEAT TO WIN!! 99 Rep 1,350 Posts Drives: E92 M3, 718 GT4 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Does the Mini Club have a forum of some kind so we can read up exactly what happened from their own words?
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Jaypod Brigadier General 125 Rep 4,971 Posts Drives: Frozen M3, AM V8V, 991 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (7)	http://www.somc.on.ca/index.php?opti...6&limitstart=0
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04-27-2010, 03:00 AM	#10
M3 vert Lieutenant Colonel 55 Rep 1,804 Posts Drives: F10 M5, E93 M3, '12 750ix Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Everywhere... iTrader: (0)	Close call as we were on an exotic cruise in that area too, on saturday afternoon after i met up with gearhead at the e46 meet. Apparently there was also a porsche cruise there, and my friend tells me there was a 997 (C4S) that flipped over Hopefully the gumball goes well as planned and lets hope this doesnt happen this year
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04-27-2010, 06:57 AM	#11
shagkie Captain 27 Rep 632 Posts Drives: a....V8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: GTA, Canada iTrader: (0)	Like one of the poster on the mini forum said, "why would you inform the OPP of events like this". I mean for sure there are some people in the event that is going to speed.
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04-27-2010, 07:17 AM	#12
Gearhead999s Major General 814 Rep 7,888 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I am having a hard time figuring out who is worse.Fantino and his storm troopers or A Channel for their fabricated reporting.!
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04-27-2010, 10:48 AM	#13
ZWEAPON Captain 38 Rep 815 Posts Drives: 540 RWHP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: K/W iTrader: (0)	great Post Duncan..
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04-27-2010, 02:13 PM	#14
montreal red chris 278 Rep 12,144 Posts Drives: White Boat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (31)	jeez... it was a huge mistake to inform the OPP bout this event. there was a modified car meet here in montreal last year that happened in the west island and someone posted a huge invite to the event on facebook, local forums, etc. needless to say, the SPVM (montreal police) were right there at the entrance to the carpark, pulling every modded car over and checking for illegal lights, tints, exhausts, etc. bout 50% of the cars that went got tickets for one thing or another... lesson of the day --- KEEP ALL MEETS LOW PROFILE! this is esp true when dealing with the OPP considering that they are probably the strictest cops around canada when it comes to anything that has to do with speeding (even if its just a little over the limit) __________________ Current: 2013 F10 M5 & 2016 Mini JCW 2013 GLK350 (gone), 997.1 GT3RS (gone), 2009 WRX STI (gone), e92 M3 (gone)
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montreal red chris 278 Rep 12,144 Posts Drives: White Boat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (31)	now who's interested in doing the speed limit on the highways around ontario at rush hour with me? we can line up 4 cars side by side to block the entire highway and show the OPP what traveling at or under the speed limit really means. reading threads like this infuriates me cos most of the time car meets are pretty harmless. the cops always assume that if there's a car meet it means everyone's going to be racing illegally (ie fast and the furious style) __________________ Current: 2013 F10 M5 & 2016 Mini JCW 2013 GLK350 (gone), 997.1 GT3RS (gone), 2009 WRX STI (gone), e92 M3 (gone)
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ZWEAPON Captain 38 Rep 815 Posts Drives: 540 RWHP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: K/W iTrader: (0)	guess what....The LINK NO Longer work's....I wonder why....
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04-27-2010, 07:54 PM	#18
Gearhead999s Major General 814 Rep 7,888 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Much more here. http://thegarageblog.com/garage/onta...-1/#more-12481 Last edited by Gearhead999s; 04-27-2010 at 08:09 PM..
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lebreeze Captain 162 Rep 621 Posts Drives: 18’c63s,15’macanturbo,14’ 991s Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: windsor iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 e92 m3 [0.00]	Canada can be very gay at times. Don't they have something better to do? __________________
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Gearhead999s Major General 814 Rep 7,888 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Part 2 of Gary's article http://thegarageblog.com/garage/opp-...convoy-part-2/
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04-27-2010, 09:33 PM	#22
LateBraking Brigadier General 324 Rep 3,882 Posts Drives: Relatively Quick. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.S.A. iTrader: (27)	Can someone send this to a REAL news station, and bring to light how the police use a charity event and bias news to their own advantage?
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