Alex Roy demonstrates how to curse in French
If you dont know the name Alex Roy, you should. His feats of high-speed endurance driving are the stuff of legend, and hes known to many as the leader of Team Polizei of Gumball and Bullrun Rally fame. He holds the record for the fastest semi-official run from New York to Los Angeles (32 hours, 7 minutes), yet enjoys a perfect safety record on the events he runs. To Roy, meticulous planning for the event is as important as the event itself.
If you know the short film titled Ctait un Rendezvous, you know what a high-speed run through the streets of Paris looks like (if you dont know the film, you should watch it its fantastik). Roys latest endeavor is like Rendezvous in spirit, but much, much slower and, oddly, entirely legal. Instead of terrorizing the early morning streets of the city at triple-digit speeds, Roys latest effort involves lapping the Arc de Triomphe as many times as he can over 24 minutes.
If you think this is no big deal, youve never seen or driven in Paris traffic. As far as risk goes, wed equate this to a lap of the Nrburgring in a Porsche 930, in the rain, on slick tires, while tripping on LSD. While speed isnt a factor, the constant danger of collision with trucks, busses and inattentive drivers is what makes our sphincters pucker.
Roys record now stands at 6.2 kilometers in 24 minutes. Were not going to attempt to beat that anytime soon, but were pretty sure someone will.
Via: Alex Roy Brings You The 24 Minutes Of Paris: Video
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