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10-15-2007, 11:55 PM
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5th Gear Member
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BMW M5 -- Man Drives From NY to LA in 31 hours and 4 minutes
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cars/man-...ped-311140.php
http://gumball144.com/alex-roy/
Alex Roy was just recognized as the record holder for driving from NY to Santa Monica pier in 31 hours and 4 minutes, besting the time set by "David Diem and Doug Turner clocked in a Ferrari 308 during the 1983 US Express run" of 32 hours and seven minutes. That's 89MPH for over 31 hours. What's made me especially proud is that Alex wrote about automotive laser jammers and radio scanners for Gizmodo under a previous regime. The seven time world rally champ avoided cops and found his way with a dash full of gadgets, including multiple scanners, jammers, detectors, and other mods on his BMW M5. Equipment is documented in the video above, but one thing not emphasized is that the guy had a plane spotting police activity en route.
The actual time was verified by gas station timestamps on credit card receipts and by Jalopnik editors who witnessed the start and finishes, but Guinness won't have anything to do with verifying illegal acts. The actual race happened a little over a year ago, but Alex couldn't tell anyone of his exploits until the statute of limitations was up in all states he drove through. Congrats to Alex for his spectacular performance. For all the details, there's more at Jalopnik
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Last edited by digiital; 10-15-2007 at 11:58 PM.
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10-16-2007, 12:28 AM
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Trinational 951
Join Date: Jun 2002
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he's canadian isn't he?
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10-16-2007, 12:55 AM
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6th Gear Member
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Location: Toronto
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Thats awesome.... well done!
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10-16-2007, 10:25 AM
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6th Gear Member
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Location: Schwarz Wald
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i recognize that guy from teh gumball movies!
i need one of those radar detectors 
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10-16-2007, 10:42 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bramladesh!!
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Stunt driving............take away his liscene and impound his vehicle ASAP!
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10-16-2007, 10:45 AM
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JUICY J CAN'T
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: T.
Posts: 17,010
Car: S54 titties
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he had a plane flying above him to tell him if there's cops around?
sorry if i think this is gay. Either speed, and deal with it, or just fly there and you'll be there in 3 hours.
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10-16-2007, 10:53 AM
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4th Gear Member
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Location: Mississauga
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Anyone have a torrent for 32 Hours 7 Minutes?
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10-16-2007, 10:56 AM
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Boots, not boost
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Brampton
Posts: 11,118
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He's a good driver. His team always dresses up their cars like foreign police vehicles.
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Originally Posted by propr'one
he had a plane flying above him to tell him if there's cops around?
sorry if i think this is gay. Either speed, and deal with it, or just fly there and you'll be there in 3 hours.
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He wasn't speeding just to get there. He was speeding to break the record.
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10-16-2007, 10:57 AM
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JUICY J CAN'T
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: T.
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you'd think you of all people would've learned that there's no excuse for speeding
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10-16-2007, 11:14 AM
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Boots, not boost
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Brampton
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I know. 
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10-16-2007, 11:37 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Milton, ON
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I think it was a cool achievement til I read he had a plane helping him.
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10-16-2007, 12:25 PM
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6th Gear Member
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Location: North York
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rather interesting regardless of which side of the fence you sit on.
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10-16-2007, 02:22 PM
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is BMW crazy
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thornhill
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AWESOME! I WAN THAT CAR! ITs got all the strobes too.
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10-16-2007, 04:34 PM
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E90 n00b
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Brampton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by propr'one
you'd think you of all people would've learned that there's no excuse for speeding
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wait... Kev got a ticket for speeding? What color did the cop say the car was 
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10-16-2007, 04:43 PM
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Boots, not boost
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Brampton
Posts: 11,118
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim .E.
wait... Kev got a ticket for speeding? What color did the cop say the car was |
Believe it or not, she ****ing hassled me about that too.
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