Farkas Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 And he tells a lot of details about how it was done in his GT-R powered Q50 Infiniti lol. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/ny-la-26-hours-28-minutes-gt-r-powered-dual-control-infiniti-q50/ http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_79171-550x550.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Duplicate Steering Wheel/Pedal Set in Front Passenger Seat For On-The-Fly Driver Swaps Holy. Custom Ceiling-Mounted, Electrically-Actuated, Gyro-Stabilized Observation System w/Roof Pass-Through, including Helmet w/FLIR & LL Overlay to Optics For Rear Passenger Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Alex roy is the man. Last time his avg speed was 75mph(?) with the M5. His 2007 book wasn't the greatest so I doubt he'll do one about this run. While it contained a lot of details about the prep & actual run in 2006 it mostly outlined his automotive history leading up to it. Either way + rep for posting this! Edited April 1, 2015 by Sturg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 The 3rd driver is from Columbus: “Greg Ledet was the newcomer. We’d been talking for two years before this run, but we met only once before last week. Once I came to accept Maher’s criticism of my focus on 31:04 on technology and caution, I knew I’d have to put my foot down on the next attempt. I needed a third driver whose expertise today surpassed my own in 2006, and whose experience and judgment was at least as good as my own. That man was Greg Ledet, the unheralded holder of the third fastest cross-country time ever – 31:17 – now the fourth fastest. Ledet, an effusive network engineering consultant from Columbus, Ohio, proved himself the right choice.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 The 3rd driver is from Columbus: “Greg Ledet was the newcomer. We’d been talking for two years before this run, but we met only once before last week. Once I came to accept Maher’s criticism of my focus on 31:04 on technology and caution, I knew I’d have to put my foot down on the next attempt. I needed a third driver whose expertise today surpassed my own in 2006, and whose experience and judgment was at least as good as my own. That man was Greg Ledet, the unheralded holder of the third fastest cross-country time ever – 31:17 – now the fourth fastest. Ledet, an effusive network engineering consultant from Columbus, Ohio, proved himself the right choice.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Fucking Bonkers: The “Spy Hunter” Modification “There was much internal debate about the wisdom of the smoke generator. My former therapist (to whom I’m engaged) brought key insight into the conversation: ‘Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.” I’ve always felt this way about firearms and was instantly convinced, and so ordered installation without informing my teammates. Upon their unhappy discovery of the device, we agreed upon a usage protocol that was satisfactory to all: We would only deploy the smoke dispenser to create a smoke screen if traffic behind us was at least a mile away, in daytime, and a police vehicle was in pursuit, such that we could slow the pursuit and make an escape. Three NORAD-style keyed safety switches were installed, one beside each team member. TWO such switches had to be enabled simultaneously in order to deploy the system. “I budgeted for an oil slick dispenser, but this seemed to cross a moral line beyond even my low and flexible standards. In my mind we would only deploy the oil slick in the event NO civilian traffic was behind us for one mile AND a police vehicle was in pursuit, with no restriction for night-time use. My primary concern was that someone might be driving a Morgan 3-wheeler somewhere behind us. Or worse, a Polaris Slingshot. “The smoke generator was only used once. Effectively.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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airwg2189 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Good God. I hope the car will be on display somewhere within a one-state vicinity this summer. I'd love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 April 1st.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Wouldn't their proof of success also be proof of criminal activity and net them jail time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 April 1st.. Read. Wouldn't their proof of success also be proof of criminal activity and net them jail time? Read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Wow, crazy fast and risky. Seems like an amazing number of things would have to fall in line for this to work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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