Camryder. A name that shall live in infamy. Discovered by The New York Motor Club’s Matt Farah and yours truly in a deep, dark corner at SEMA 2007. Brought to you by Garage 419.
Enjoy. Actually, you won’t. But we did.
(El Jefe de Jalopnik Ray Wert also blogged this, and even included some pictures, but somehow omitted what had to have been an…emotional response. Ray?)
I love this pic so much, I’m using it again. It’s Roy, Farah and Bullrun TV show veteran/All-Around-Good-Guy-Despite-His-Nickname Michael "Mr. Angry" Musto today. 2PM. Eastern. On Sirius Maxim RPM.
@ Mr. Angry, send a pic where you don’t look angry - even if you are - and I’ll post it.
Alex Roy isn’t crazy. I just thought I’d throw that out there, because when most people meet him and find out what he’s done, that’s their first reaction. I mean, only an insane person would dress up like a foreign police officer and drive around really fast in a fake foreign police car in a rally where the prize is nothing. Most people would say that doing just that one time is a crazy thing to do. How about eight times? Have we reached crazy yet? What if he then decided to break the long-standing Cannonball record by driving from New York City to Los Angeles in less than 32 hours? Would that be crazy? According to most people, yes it would.
From the creators of Fast Lane Daily and VOD Cars comes the newest, the illest, and the hottest car debate show on the internet: Garage 419. Starring Polizei Kommandant and author Alex Roy, Polizei Ober-pilot and NYMC Kapitan Matt Farah, and Car news guru Mike Spinelli. Debates rage, antics are plentiful, tears will be shed, and laughter will ensue. The first two episodes are up, and new episodes will air every Tuesday and Thursday. Welcome to the next level…..
Lelouch would be…er…not proud.
Okay, so it’s in Vegas, which means it’s the New York, New York Casino to the Paris Casino. But it’s still a race…with no mercy. The New York Motor Club’s Matt Farah & I - on Rascals - racing down the Vegas Strip on the last night of SEMA 2007.
Don’t ask why. Ask why not. It was legal…and I was wearing safety equipment. As for why the police showed up, it had nothing to do with the race itself. I swear.
Today. For one day. I and the Team Polizei M5 - the very car used on the historic 31:04 US Transcontinental Record Setting Run last October - will make a special one-day appearance at the Miami Auto Show today - from 11am to 10pm - as part of the first leg of "The Driver" book tour.
New York Motor Club President Matt "One Cup" Farah - an amazing driver, a man with a terrible sense of humor and Alex’s fantastic co-driver on the run down from the NYC - will join him for a surprise announcement sure to upset the authorities in several states, especially one particular new friend in South Carolina…
If you don’t already own "The Driver" in hardcover, we will have copies for sale…which I’ll be happy to personalize and autograph. I will also be giving tours of the M5’s gear, and insulting anyone who drives a car costing more than mine.
If I’m not standing beside the M5, I’ll probably have run off to visit old friends Noah and Rob of Gotham Dream Cars and Super Speeders respectively, whose booth is just a few minutes away inside the convention center. I won’t be gone for more than 15 minutes, so come back and you’ll find me.
We will be prominently positioned in front of the main entrance facing the parking lot and valet. Come introduce yourself, but make sure to mention your screen name, as it is the latter we are more likely to recognize.
We look forward to seeing you!
0025hr EST - Team Polizei Temporary HQ - Somewhere in Miami Beach
Speed: 0mph
New York Motor Club Jefe Matt Farah and I finally made it to Miami late Thursday night, after a longer-than-expected two-stage/two-day drive from NYC. Our planned stop in Charleston, South Carolina was cancelled due to fatigue induced by Washington DC’s wretched traffic…not to mention a 90 minute stop to visit my old haunting grounds around the Georgetown and American University campuses.
An unplanned stop in Columbia, SC - new territory for the top brass from Team Polizei and The New York Motorclub - demanded a visit to Columbia’s best watering holes. That story can’t be told now due both to moral and time restrictions, but two hardy Polizei fans made it there to see us:
Continue reading ‘Book Tour Update #4 - (Columbia-Miami Recap & Pre-Miami Auto Show Prep)’
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Alex Roy & Matt Farah will depart NYC in the Polizei M5 this morning and head south on Day 1 of "The Driver" Book Tour.
First Stop? Charleston, SC…halfway to the Miami Auto Show starting Friday, November 10th! Keep your eyes open for Team Polizei when they make a ONE(!) day appearance on Saturday, November 11th at the Florida International Auto Show in Miami!
ETA Charleston SC - 11/7 - 2300hr
Location - TBD
ETA Miami Beach FL - 11/8 - TBD
South Beach - TBD
Google Maps & Earth will be used for tour updates and tracking. Video will be accumulated. Technology will be deployed. Laws will be obeyed. Patience will be demonstrated. Friends will be visited. Foes will be avoided.
If you’re interested in convoying with Alex & Matt southward, or meeting them late at night on November 7th in Charleston SC, please post your interest here in the comments. They and Polizei HQ will be posting progress and tracking feedback. Or…this might all be a ruse in their effort to go somewhere else altogether….
(Travel and Appearances notwithstanding…Alex will do his best to respond to non-tour related inquiries, which may have to wait until next week.)
"The Driver" wll be released on Tuesday, October 16th, so unless Jeremy Clarkson invites me for a private reading, or unless I’m arrrested for acts to which I confess within its pages, I’ll be reading excerpts and showing related videos this Thursday at a secret location to my friends at The New York Motor Club. It’s a private event, alas, as NYMC boss Matt Farah runs a tight ship and only accepts new members by referral. I’m not even a member, but hope they still accept my application after my reading…after which I’ll be showing the trailer from "32:07" and doing some Q&A about the upcoming film.
A little bird told me the following rumors:
1) Jon9 may join me.
2) The all-new Team Polizei Interceptor - 144B - may be unveiled. Maybe. If it’s ready.
To all NYMC members reading this - I look forward to meeting you.
