Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash
November 27, 2007 6:58 AM Subscribe
The Driver The dashboard in Alexander Roy’s BMW has a laser scrambler and four global positioning systems, among other gadgets. Roy, the 35-year-old president of Europe by Car, a high-end car rental agency based in New York, has achieved fame in automotive circles for participating in road rallies like the Gumball 3000 and Bullrun, and the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. He recently broke a 23-year-old illegal endurance-driving record by navigating from New York to Los Angeles in 31 hours 4 minutes. He said he recorded an average speed of 90.1 m.p.h. over a mapped route of 2,794 miles. [NYT article] [Wired article] [Jalopnik]
Inspired by the 1981 movie Burt Reynolds, Cannonball Run.
Inspired by the 1981 movie Burt Reynolds, Cannonball Run.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Alas: Cannonball Done. -- cortex
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