New York to L.A. in 31 hours and 4 minutes - New Record announced today.

yourk · October 15th, 2007, 02:21 PM

http://jalopnik.com/cars/speed-recor...ord-310735.php

WIRED magazine also has a story in the November issue.

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 02:33 PM

well, that proves he was speeding A LOT through N states.

Kebab gud · October 15th, 2007, 04:18 PM

Alex Roy kinda rocks..
he is the most fun guy is ALL the Gumball documentaries images/smilies/tongue.gif

yourk · October 15th, 2007, 04:53 PM

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efoolution · October 15th, 2007, 05:11 PM

... and he used an BWM 5 Series ... Diesel ?

Diesel r0ckz. images/smilies/tongue.gif

epp_b · October 15th, 2007, 05:12 PM

^ Is that what he was driving or are those gumball pictures?

yourk · October 15th, 2007, 05:17 PM

Those are the actual photos from the start line. THAT is the BMW M5 that broke the coast to coast record. Buy Alex's Book that is released today... It tells the WHOLE story of their attempts.

www.Gumball144.com

IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 05:41 PM

Who puts racing stripes on their car SIDEWAYS? Is that for faster paralel parking? images/smilies/blink.gif

Buba · October 15th, 2007, 05:49 PM

i#m glad he used the m5 and not the the crap bently...

Blind_Io · October 15th, 2007, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceBone

Who puts racing stripes on their car SIDEWAYS? Is that for faster paralel parking? images/smilies/blink.gif

We all know BMWs are more fun when they are going sideways!

GraemeH · October 15th, 2007, 06:03 PM

I'm glad he done it. Those two idiots in the 550 claimed they set it not long ago with absolutely no proof. Alex called their bullshit. And now he's beat it, with proof.

osabros · October 15th, 2007, 06:21 PM

what's that in average speed?

MadCow809 · October 15th, 2007, 06:31 PM

what is the distance between LA and NY?

No Boss · October 15th, 2007, 06:50 PM

Yeah... well I'm friends with Alex Roy on facebook. So who wants to touch me!?

/I said WHO WANTS TO TOUCH ME!

HOKUM · October 15th, 2007, 07:16 PM

Touch you where? images/smilies/tongue.gif

The_Finn · October 15th, 2007, 07:46 PM

well lets see Google Maps says it is 2791 miles

and he did the run in 31 hours and 4 mins

lets gets a single incrament of time so first

convert 30h1m into mins (31*60)+4 = 1864m

devide our distance traveled by total time in min

2791/1864 = 1.4973176 miles per min

multiply miles per min by 60 to get mph

1.4973176 * 60 = 89.839056

so basically he did an avg of 89.84MPH which doesn't sound all the impressive until you factor in time for refueling traffic out of manhattan and into santa monica

also i am totally gonna buy that book

yourk · October 15th, 2007, 08:06 PM

The stripes on the top of the car were used to help the Aircraft spotter plane spot the vehicle in traffic.

the car can average close to 700 miles to the tank thanks to the extra fuel cell in the trunk.

Ilpav · October 15th, 2007, 08:11 PM

It was done in an M5, not a 5-series diesel.

http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2007/10/medium_1576507701_b7a63693e3_o.jpg

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IceBone · October 15th, 2007, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

We all know BMWs are more fun when they are going sideways!

Haven't thought of that. Brilliant!

jayhawk · October 15th, 2007, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceBone

well, that proves he was speeding A LOT through N states.

And you can, and I bet most it was through Nebraska, the most boring state to drive through.

October 15th, 2007, 02:21 PM	#1
yourk Fast Lane Daily Joined: Jul 11th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 81 Rep Power: 10	New York to L.A. in 31 hours and 4 minutes - New Record announced today. http://jalopnik.com/cars/speed-recor...ord-310735.php WIRED magazine also has a story in the November issue.

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IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 02:00 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,660 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 70	well, that proves he was speeding A LOT through N states. __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

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IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 02:00 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,660 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 70	Who puts racing stripes on their car SIDEWAYS? Is that for faster paralel parking? __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

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October 15th, 2007, 05:17 PM	#7
yourk Fast Lane Daily Joined: Jul 11th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 81 Rep Power: 10	Those are the actual photos from the start line. THAT is the BMW M5 that broke the coast to coast record. Buy Alex's Book that is released today... It tells the WHOLE story of their attempts. www.Gumball144.com

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The_Finn Joined: Feb 7th, 2005 Last Online: 03:43 AM Location: Worcestersheshershire MA Age: 27 Posts: 2,407 Car: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX / 1997 Saab 900s Rep Power: 31	well lets see Google Maps says it is 2791 miles and he did the run in 31 hours and 4 mins lets gets a single incrament of time so first convert 30h1m into mins (3160)+4 = 1864m devide our distance traveled by total time in min 2791/1864 = 1.4973176 miles per min multiply miles per min by 60 to get mph 1.4973176 60 = 89.839056 so basically he did an avg of 89.84MPH which doesn't sound all the impressive until you factor in time for refueling traffic out of manhattan and into santa monica also i am totally gonna buy that book __________________ Proud owner of a 1988 mazda 323 GTX: The ~~poor~~ rich mans evo... “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” ~Ernest Hemingway~ It's all about having the right priorities. You can sleep in your car but you can't race your house -\|- Basically i go accurately and on special lines Last edited by The_Finn; October 15th, 2007 at 07:54 PM..

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October 15th, 2007, 08:06 PM	#17
yourk Fast Lane Daily Joined: Jul 11th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 81 Rep Power: 10	The stripes on the top of the car were used to help the Aircraft spotter plane spot the vehicle in traffic. the car can average close to 700 miles to the tank thanks to the extra fuel cell in the trunk.

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