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VIDEO: Alex Roy @ Google - The Technology, Business Model & Secrets Behind A 21st Century Cannonball Run

Want to break the 31:04 cross country record? You’ll need an hour to watch this - my recent talk @ Google’s New York HQ, where for the first time in public I discuss and display Team Polizei’s heretofore totally secret 2-year plan for assaulting the 1983 32 hour 7 minute record. If you’ve been waiting to see our Herculean Google Earth map analysis of speed traps and the electronic countermeasure suite described in "The Driver", you might even love this as much as my new friends at the Food & Beverage Institute down in Quantico, Virginia…where I gave a private talk about details that still haven’t seen the light of day. (Never heard of the Institute? HINT: They love cars. And tech.)

Watch my FULL ONE HOUR Google talk AND check out the most shocking Polizei M5 sighting of all time…after the jump:

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Published in the following categories: "The Driver" (Book), "The Driver" (Tour), 32 Hours, 7 Minutes, Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, BMW M5, Cannonball Run, Countermeasures, Google GEO, Gumball 3000, Law Enforcement, Media - Movies/Film, Media - Video, News, Team Polizei - Garage, Technology and YouTube.

 

Gumball 3000 Live In-Car Seero Video GeoCast! (UPDATED)

Team Polizei’s friends over at the Arbuckle Group are now broadcasting LIVE using Seero.com. Team Arbuckle are the support car for Ashley Van Dyke, allegedly. More to follow, as they are now eading east on I-580 toward I-5. Maybe…

And yes, we know the GPS map function is going in and out…

UPDATE as of 1409hr PST - the car is passing Westley, CA.

Published in the following categories: Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), GPS, Gumball 2008, Gumball 3000, Media - Video, Mobile Video, News, Technology and Too Good To Be True.

 

Night Vision. For Tough Guys. By Tough Guys.

Night vision, the old school way. These guys make Team Polizei look pretty weak. Cory and Adam have the whole story over at the official 32 Hours 7 Minutes blog

Nuts, just nuts.

Published in the following categories: 32 Hours, 7 Minutes, Alex's Favorites, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), Cory Welles, Genius, Media - Movies/Film, Night Vision, Technology and US Express (1980-1983).

 

The iPhoneaMometer. I Mean iMeter. I Mean Dynolicious.

What’s Dynolicious? Thank Gary Grant @ The Garage Blog for letting us know.

The 3G iPhone’s CeoC just jumped to 1.0. A full 1.0. Even though my primary phone is a Blackberry, I love my two old-school iPhones. Don’t ask me why I have two. Just know that I love them. Yes, the keyboards suck while driving, and yes, they lack copy and paste, search and GPS, but I love them because they’re…oh, whatever. I’m just a Mac guy, and even though mine can’t run Dynolicious the way the 3G iPhones can, well, now I’ve got a reason to upgrade to the 3G hardware.

Dynolicious is any serious driver’s dream - a G-meter/performance measurement app that uses the 3G iPhone’s accelerometer to supply you your (and your car’s) performance data…the same data previously only available through various aftermarket single-purpose devices cost $99-500. According to the developer, the app will be downloadable via the Apple’s App Store in July, which means it should already be there…even though it isn’t. Whether you should buy a 3G iPhone just to use this…that’s up to you…

Thanks, Gary.

Published in the following categories: Alex's Favorites, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), Genius, News and Technology.

 

Geotegic. Piaggio. What We’ve Been Up To.

A little taste of just one of the projects we’ve been working on. A small piece. Just wait. Check out Seero.com while you’re trying to figure it out. Johnson’s involved. And a few others. Just a couple.

Published in the following categories: "The Driver" (Book), Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, Books, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), David Johnson, Disinformation, GPS, Google GEO, Media - Print/Online, Media - Video, News, Rallies, Rumors, Social Networking, Team Polizei - Garage, Team Polizei - Miscellaneous, Team Polizei - Special Operations and Technology.

 

Top Gear Du Soleil?

Something HUGE is brewing at Top Gear, and I’m NOT talking about the confusion over at NBC’s we-hope-will-be-even-half-as-good-as-the-UK-version-but-can’t-be US version of Top Gear.

And we’ve seen Top Gear’s smoking gun pitch. Yes. That is, if it’s real. I think it is. Maybe. Probably.

Think Top Gear on ice. Almost. Yes. It’s true.

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Published in the following categories: Adam Carolla, Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, Disinformation, Genius, Huevos Beyond Huevos, Jeremy Clarkson, Media - Print/Online, News, Rumors, Schadenfreude, TV, Too Good To Be True, Unclassifiable and Wikipedia.

 

Team Polizei in Forza Motorsport!

It’s not our E39 M5, but it is eine macht kool Polizei-liveried E36 BMW M3 - as close one can get in Forza Motorsport 2 - lovingly created by Team Polizei ally & friend Schen Photography, who was kind enough to share this video. Schen’s never-to-be-forgotten tribute will now stand alongside those of Team Polizei’s heroic allies gumball113ooo & 13radz.

@Schen: We have much to discuss. I am extending you a personal invitation to Team Polizei HQ. E-mail me your number ASAP.

Published in the following categories: Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, Games, Genius, Media - Miscellaneous, Media - Print/Online, Media - Video, News, Team Polizei - Garage, Team Polizei - Miscellaneous and Wikipedia.

 

THE Car To Buy…When You’ve Nothing Left To Prove.

Ahhhhhh…BMW’s E28 M5 has often been noted for its excellence, and this one’s for sale over at Roadfly for $17,500. I’d buy it if parking spaces in downtown Manhattan didn’t cost $450+/month.

Published in the following categories: Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), Media - Print/Online, News, Team Polizei - Garage, Team Polizei - Miscellaneous, Too Good To Be True, Vehicles and Wikipedia.

 

Alex Roy in England’s Finest News Source - Part 1

The UK’s Finest News Source* - also known as the Daily Sport - published the first of seven excerpts from "The Driver" today, obviously targeted at the very same readership I had in mind when I wrote the book…and that I belong to :-).  I have to say I’m also a big fan of the liquor ad on the left side of my full page spread. If you have to ask (and you’re NOT at work) please click through for The Daily Sport’s homepage. (WARNING - ADULT CONTENT)

* As opposed to America’s Finest News Source

Published in the following categories: "The Driver" (Book), Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, Books, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), Media - Miscellaneous, Media - Print/Online, News, Team Polizei - Miscellaneous and Team Polizei - Press.

 

Alex Roy on CBC’s “The Hour” with George Stroumboulopoulos!

I was a guest last night on CBC’s "The Hour", a late-night Canadian talk show hosted by former DJ/VJ George Stroumboulopoulos. About 50% less political and 80% less scripted than The Daily Show, I wish it aired south of the border, and not just because I was given free reign all day to shoot the most free-wheeling, un-censored series of interviews in Team Polizei history. The best part is, I completely forgot to mention the name of my book or Cory Welles’ movie. The main interview with George aired live last night, and the others - including my un-planned, un-scripted, un-rehearsed nine minute riff on Rendezvous - should go up on their official site within a day or two. (I sure hope my jet lag, quad-shot coffee and cold weren’t too obvious.)

For now, IE, Firefox or Safari users can watch the main interview here. Use Camino and/or Facebook? Click here.

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Published in the following categories: "The Driver" (Book), Alex Roy, Alex's Favorites, Books, Bravery, Cannonball Run, CoEfficient of Cool (CEoC), Gumball 3000, Law Enforcement, Media - Miscellaneous, Media - Movies/Film, News, Races, Rallies, Safety, Speed Limits, TV, Team Polizei - Garage, Team Polizei - Miscellaneous, US Express (1980-1983) and US Express (2006).

 





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