GWAC
- Ground Warning & Control - Ford
GT aka Tork GT
The Tork GT uses a sophisicated array of technology and counter measure equipment
in order to gain a clear advantage against all those who dare challenge Torquenstein!!!
With
our
GWAC
sytem
team Tork is clearly able to thwart
those
who
stand in the way of total and absoulte victory.
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Laser Jammers
Blinder
M40, M20 & Lidatek Le30 Jammers- If
your laser detector goes off on your V1 or laser
detector, you
are done! When you hear the beep your speed
has been detected and recorded. Laser is heavily
used in Europe.
Especially in eastern Europe. We have two front
and rear systems installed. The Blinder M40 up
front (four jamming heads) and the Blinder m20
in the rear (two jamming heads). Read More about our Laser Jammers
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Global Positioning Satellites
Garmin
Street Pilot 2730 - To be successful
in Gumball, Navigation
is clearly the MOST IMPORTANT factor. You
don't need to drive 180+ mph if you can out-navigate
your oppenents. If you go 200mph
in the wrong direction like some gumballers
have. Read More about our Garmin GPS
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Smoke Screen System
Custom
Smoke Screen system channeled
through the exhaust. We do have an authentic
smoke screen system installed on the Tork Gt
that would be used ONLY when SAFE and necessary,
in order to slow down oppenents. The system was
installed right before the last Gumball without
thorough testing. The smoke screen works by spraying a oil propellent
directly into the exhaust headers. The propellent
then burns up to create ALLOT of smoke. Read More about Smoke Screen System |
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Rear
light KILL switch
Ability
to kill our rear lights during night driving. When
driving at night through hosting countries the
TORK GT is virtually unstoppable! You can not pull
over
what
you can
not see!!
If
for any reason we do try to get pulled
over, especially at night. The COA (course
of action)
will be to first hit the smoke screen and then
immediately kill the lights. You then
speed (if not already) up to a Gumball
speed of 160+
and take the first exit you see. Since you already
have alternate routes entered in your GPS you
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Radar
Drone
K band radar drone - Normally
we would keep this top secret to keep other Gumballers
in the dark. However I don't feel many
other Gumballers will read this tech section.
If they do, cudos to them. There is a front
& rear radar emitter running on K band installed
on the Tork GT. The smart Gumballers who know
what frequencies are
being
used in the countries they are in will be able
to figure this out. Most others will not. Read More About our Radar Drone |
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Rear
brake light kill switch
Ability
to kill only our brake lights. Why
do you ask would we want to kill our brake
lights? Of course we would only do this
when safe to do so. As you may/may not
know, team Tork is a Gumball Trophey winner
for safety. Safety is our #1 priority. Read More about our Rear Brake Light Kill Switch |
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Photo
Jammer
VF2 Photo
Jammer We run a VF2 Photo jammer above
the rear license plate of the GT. The photo
jammer blinds any pictures taken by fixed
photo speed traps or red light traps. The
jammer detects the flash from the hostile
photo unit and in mear mili seconds sends
out an additional flash directly on the plate.
The picture is then absolutely over exposed
We got stopped by a road block on the 2006
Gumball in Belgium. The police asked about
our photo jammer and we nearly told him it
was our "license plate light" which in fact
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CB
Uniden CB Radio - We
run a Uniden CB to keep in touch with other Gumballers
in close range that also run CBs. This comes in very
handy at times.
During the US leg of the 06 Gumball, the CB was
used extensively for Bear checks and speed traps.
It worked out very well.
During team Tork's first place run
to Vegas and first place (tie with team Polizei)
run to the finish line on Rodeo Drive, not once
were we
clocked
for
speeding
during the entire US
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Scanner
Uiden Scanner While
in the US we run a Uniden scanner to keep tabs on
what is happening around us. Very handy in the US,
not at all usefull oversees in non english speeking
countries.
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LED
warning lights
Hi Intensity LED warning
lights. The LED Visor lights we run are
much more for safety then anything else. When running
rallies such as the Gumball it is very help full
to have a warning system in place just as extra
percaution. The nice side effect though is that
civilians on the road clear a path so you
may proceed completley unhindered
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Siren
200 watt Siren- To
complete your road going safety system, it is necessary
to run a siren to complement your lights. Not to
pull other rally participants over, but to warn
other civilians that you are getting close and to
clear
a
path. The
undercover siren we run is 100 watts & has Wale,
Yelp, Horn, & Phaser.
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MIRT
Mobile Infrared Transmitter- Gumball
is normally sanctioned by the countries we are traveling
through. Therefore in order to increase safety and
our rally times, we run a Stealth MIRT (Mobile Infrared
Transmitter) in order to change the traffic lights
from red to green. Not many countries use this technology
so normally we see no benefit and have to rely HEAVILY
on good spotting, hand signals, flashing lights,
and a very loud siren to clear intersections and
let others know of our presence,
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