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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. Honor thy nick by srussia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But regardless of driver training, nothing can prepare you for some idiot coming up behind you at twice your speed.

    I'm sure you've survived many instances of an idiot coming up behind you at an INFINITE multiple (divide-by-zero error) of your speed.
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    Set your phasers on "funky"!