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Geek and Gadgets Set Cross-US Speed Record

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the breaker-breaker-need-a-bear-check dept.

Brikus writes "And you thought your car had gadgets. In this story from Wired magazine, we hear about Alex Roy and his quest to break the record time for a cross-USA road trip. One of the biggest roadblocks to breaking the record: highway patrol officers, about 31,000 along the way. So Roy decked out his E39 BMW M5 with a thermal camera, radar/laser detectors, GPS devices, police scanners, and other high-tech gadgets and toys."

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  1. Re:How stupid... by 427_ci_505 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Alex Roy is essentially the man behind Team Polizei: http://www.teampolizei.com/ Does Gumball rallies and such. This sort of thing isn't new to him. And no matter what, his M5 kicks some serious ass.

  2. Re:Makes sense by eklitzke · · Score: 5, Informative

    He waited for the statute of limitations to expire on all of the traffic violations before having the story published, so he's no longer in risk of being prosecuted for them.

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  3. Re:How stupid... by rs79 · · Score: 5, Informative

    To be fair:

    1) The couple the racers hit ran a stop sign and were hit by a porsche going 6 miles over the limit
    2) The man had a heart atack when hit and died. His wife died a few days later (not sure why)
    3) The family of the deceased pleaded with the court to let him go. And they did.

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