Alex Roy - Wikipedia. Alex Roy. Born(1. November 2. 3, 1. Employer. Europe by Car. Known for. Rally racing, transcontinental driving record. Alexander Roy (born November 2. American rally race driver who has won the Spirit of Gumball trophy and has set or broken multiple endurance driving records, including the Transcontinental "Cannonball" driving record across the United States in 2.

On April 1, 2. 01. Roy announced that he had completed the transcontinental driving record across the United States in 2. He subsequently revealed it to be an April Fools hoax intended to highlight the lack of fact checking in online media.[2]Driving career[edit]Roy distinguished himself on the Gumball 3. Bullrun rallies with a modified BMW M5, and later a Bentley Continental GT comically decorated as Canadian, German, Spanish, Swedish, Italian and Bahamanian police cars (complete with lights, sirens, and an inflatable sex doll) for Team Polizei 1. He won the Gumball's 2. Spirit trophy for his car, eccentric costumes, and mock French or German interview replies.[3] In 2. Disney science fiction film Tron, winning the Style trophy.[3]Roy meticulously prepares for rallies with the goal of avoiding police stops,[3] using maps, GPS navigation, and spreadsheets.

During the 2. 00. Transcontinental "Cannonball" record[edit]A prior record for crossing the U. S. from New York City to Los Angeles of 3. David Diem and Doug Turner during the US Express, an unofficial successor to the Cannonball Run. The record was unofficial and never documented or confirmed.[4] When documentary filmmaker Cory Welles called it to Roy's attention, he decided he should be the one to break it.[5]Roy and co- driver Jonathan Goodrich, his longtime friend, completed a practice run in December 2.

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A subsequent attempt in April 2. M5's fuel pump ended the run in Oklahoma. On October 7 of 2. Roy and replacement co- driver David Maher, a New York investment banker (who was also his 2. Gumball co- driver), embarked on another run.

On this, the successful 3. Roy claims 2,7. 94 mapped miles and 2. The run took place over Columbus Day weekend so as to meet minimal traffic, in part for safety; they also avoided any type of reckless driving such as tailgating, although they reached top speeds of 1.

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Roy's route, which hit only four toll booths, three or four red lights, and only one close call with the highway patrol in Oklahoma, ended at the Santa Monica Pier.[6]. Alex Roy's Team Polizei 1. BMW M5. The record was witnessed in part by Davey Johnson and Mike Spinelli, contributor and managing editor of the automobile blog.

Jalopnik.[5][1] The time was recorded by a time clock which was punched as they left New York and flown to California before they arrived.[6]Another rally driver team, comprising Gumball veterans Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins, claim they beat the record in May 2. Roy did not "stick to the route" of the original Cannonball Run. Alex Roy, on the other hand, claims that almost every year's route was different, and that the only rule was total time point- to- point.[7] The 3. The originator of the Cannonball Run, Brock Yates, does not acknowledge any records or sanction races due to his concern that "somebody was going to get killed".[5] Roy expresses similar concern with regard to anyone attempting to break his claimed record.[6]In October 2. Roy published a book on his racing career, The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World (Harper Collins, ISBN 9. Information on the record- setting run was withheld until publication.[5]Roy's transcontinental record was later broken in October, 2.

Atlanta- native Ed Bolian in 2. Electric Vehicle & Semi- Autonomous Driving Records[edit]In 2. Roy set another Transcontinental Record, or Cannonball Record, in the electric car class, with a time of 5.

L. A. to N. Y. C., besting the previous time of 5. Roy was with Carl J Reese and Deena Mastracci, who had set the prior 5.

They used a Tesla Model S and its autopilot feature to set the 5. From August 2. 4th- 2. Roy and teammates Warren Ahner & Streetwars founder Franz Aliquo broke the Electric & semi- Autonomous Cannonball Run records again, driving a Tesla Model S 9. D 2,8. 77 miles from the Portofino Inn to the Red Ball garage in 5. Tesla Autopilot was engaged 9.

GPS data and video evidence was captured using both a US Fleet Tracking device, and Comma. Chffr video logging software.[1. Another record was again set on July 9th, 2. Tesla Model S in a record time of 5. Record Manhattan Lap[edit]On September 1.

Roy set the record for fastest driven lap around Manhattan. The loop on OSM.) With a time of approximately 2. New York driver's license suspended 7. He used a route that would allow him to skip the most northerly and heavily policed sections of the city. Starting at the World Trade Center, Roy drove through the Battery Park Underpass, up the Franklin D.

Roosevelt East River Drive, across the George Washington Bridge Interchange, down the Henry Hudson Parkway which turns into the West Side Highway finally ending back at the World Trade Center. Though he discusses the lap thoroughly in his book, the video footage has never been released.[4]In October 2. You. Tube showing Roy's record being broken. The participants in the video are shown taking the same route (though the Battery Park Underpass is saved for the end) and achieving a time of 2. In August 2. 01. 3, Adam "Afroduck" Tang, a Canadian national, set a new unofficial record time of 2.

Manhattan in a manual 2. BMW Z4 3. 0si, filmed it, and put it on You. Watch Expose Online Hollywoodreporter. Tube with the title "Fastest Lap of Manhattan 2. He began the loop out at 1.

St and stopped at all but one of the six red lights along the way.[1. Professional Motorsport[edit]In April 2. Alex Roy announced that he has signed on with Grand- Am Series team TRG, aka The Racer's Group, to sponsor a 2.

Porsche GT3 in the Grand- Am event on May 1. Mazda Raceway Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California.

Henri Richard and René Villeneuve took the wheel for Team Polizei. Business career[edit]Roy was president of Europe by Car, a car rental company based in New York City that his father Henry Roy started in the post- war era by negotiating deals with European rental and leasing car companies. He worked with the You.

Tube show Fast Lane Daily in a segment known as "Road Testament". The show covered driver safety, track day guides, road rallying, and more.[1. Both Roy and Road Testament have since moved to the DRIVE network, where Road Testament has different hosts (usually Mike Spinelli) and Roy hosts a new show, "Live and Let Drive," and occasionally appears in other DRIVE programming.

Roy is currently Editor- at- Large for Time, Inc's automotive portal, The Drive. Autonocast, a podcast focused on the future of transportation, and co- host of /DRIVE on NBC Sports. Personal life[edit]Roy is a regular at youth charity balls, formerly chaired the board of New York City's live storytelling series The Moth, and in 2. British reality television series, The Ultimate Playboy.[3]References[edit]^Fast. Lane. Daily (November 2. Gran Turismo 5 Review, Part 1 - Road Testament".

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And The End Of Automotive Journalism". TTAC. April 2, 2. Retrieved 2. 01. 5- 0. George Gurley (June 2. Road Trip! Fueled by testosterone, alcohol, and God knows what else, the 2.

Gumball 3. 00. 0 raced their Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, and other assorted vehicles out of Paris on May 5, 2.