Book description
On his deathbed, Alex Roy's father dropped tantalizing hints about
the notorious Cannonball Run of the 1970s, the utterly illegal
high-speed non-stop races from New York to LA. Inspired by his
father's dying words, and against the advice of his friends, Roy
enters this mysterious world - trying both to find himself, and to
locate 'The Driver' - the anonymous organizer of the world's ultimate
car race.
In this riveting memoir, Roy straps you into his highly modified BMW
M5, takes you on a terrifying 120 mph lap of Manhattan, then tackles
the Gumball 3000 and the Bullrun - the two most infamous road rallies
in the world. His bogus Polizei Autobahn Interceptor sticks out among
the Lamborghinis and Ferraris driven by millionaire playboys, software
moguls, Arab princes, movie stars, leggy Czech supermodels, gearheads,
and tech whizzes. Armed with myriad radar detectors, laser jammers and
police scanners, and his trunk crammed with a variety of fake
uniforms, the obsessively prepared Roy evades arrest at almost every
turn, wreaking havoc on his fiercest rivals and gaining the admiration
of police forces around the globe.
Filled with insane driving and Roy's quixotic quest to win both for
his late father and himself, The Driver is the tale of one man's
insatiable drive beyond life in the fast lane.
Alexander Roy has been driving in international road rallies since
2003 and finished first in the 2006 Gumball 3000. With his shaved head
and ability to out-think his fellow rally participants, he is known as
the Dr. Evil of the road rally scene. Roy is producing and will also
be featured in the upcoming movie 32 Hours, 7 Minutes, about the
legendary fastest drive from New York to LA in 1983, and Roy's effort
to discover the truth behind the legend. When he is not racing around
the world he lives in New York City.
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