Alex Roy has repeatedly attempted a record that almost no one would ever consider. NYC to LA in less than 32 hours, which would break a record set over 20 years ago. Avoiding cops, traffic, and using the latest technology to get as many miles under the BMW M5 as quickly as possible is just part of the world of outlaw racing.
I read about Alex in Esquire last week, he has a new book coming out, The Driver, which I plan on purchasing as soon as I can. His pursuit for speed across America was inspired by movies such as Vanishing Point and the real life Cannonball Run of the 70s.
Alex doesn't only race in the US, he also races in the Gumball 3000, a rally that takes place all over the world for the last half dozen years or so. Unlike his dash across the USA, this race (or rally) features many other exotic cars.
For those of you who are interested in hearing more about this modern day daredevil, and quite possibly the purest racer in the US, here are some more links:
Wired article, very detailed and well written, is HERE
youtube copy of the video that inspired Alex, is HERE
I read about Alex in Esquire last week, he has a new book coming out, The Driver, which I plan on purchasing as soon as I can. His pursuit for speed across America was inspired by movies such as Vanishing Point and the real life Cannonball Run of the 70s.
Alex doesn't only race in the US, he also races in the Gumball 3000, a rally that takes place all over the world for the last half dozen years or so. Unlike his dash across the USA, this race (or rally) features many other exotic cars.
For those of you who are interested in hearing more about this modern day daredevil, and quite possibly the purest racer in the US, here are some more links:
Wired article, very detailed and well written, is HERE
youtube copy of the video that inspired Alex, is HERE
2 comments:
That is interesting and pretty damn cool.
do you happen to know why some flags were at half-mast this past weekend in washington, d.c. and others were not? just wondering. we kept asking around, but no one knew.
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