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For those who complained about weird video formats…here’s my Forbes interview, now on Youtube. Don’t make fun of my appearance. I thought it was going to be radio, and I don’t do cosmetics.
Here’s the original post. Thanks again, Jim.
Congratulations to Team Polizei alumnus, 31:04 chase car driver/logistics planner and old friend J.F. Musial on graduating to the…er…pinnacle of automotive journalism…ok, ok, I love Autoblog as well, and TTAC.
But yes. J.F. has agreed to be a rare contributor on Jalopnik. Once home to Davey Johnson and recently departed Mike Spinelli - both good friends and witnesses to our 31:04 record run - new Editor-In-Chief Ray Wert was wise enough to ask Mr. Musial to join up.
Congrats, J.F. Here’s his first story.
Wired’s Charles Graeber was with us on every step of our quest, from research to planning to driver auditions and the final run. I’m stunned at how far Wired has gone to document and show every aspect of our journey.
Charles, thanks. I hope he likes how I depict him in "The Driver" just as much.
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The day has come. Book tour details will be made available. Soon. Within days. More to follow. Sign-up above & right for our RSS feed and/or mailing list for active updates.
Polizei HQ out.
Above: Team Polizei Master Piloten David Maher’s Pavlovian response to "The Driver" surprises none aware of his depiction within. Below: AI Design Owner Matt Figliola & "32 Hours, 7 Minutes" Director Cory Welles also react as expected.
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| Team Polizei Co-Pilot Jon "9" Goodrich expresses shock and surprise upon his depiction in "The Driver" |
Team Polizei Logistics Chief J.F. Musial expresses delight at the full-color nude centerfold of the Polizei M5 |
The first galleys of "The Driver" arrived at my apartment Friday, and after distributing my handful of copies to Team Polizei’s highly literary staff…well…the reviews are best summed up by the pictures above.
See for yourself when it ships on or about October 22nd. Pre-Order it here.
The last day of the Londino Rally has brought some of the best driving on some of the best roads in the world. Here’s what Alex has to say:
Departure Geneva 0945hr local. First picture taken, Harbor crescent statue in port of Ouchy, Lausanne. Past town of Brig, 1pm… Past Simplon pass in mountains at 1:20pm. Past border into Italy at 1:40pm. Headed toward lunch checkpoint at Stresa. Arrived second at checkpoint, now departing early for special detour. Dep Stresa 3:15hr… now 102mph southbound on A26 Autostrada. Although Final stop at portofino is 220km, todays task includes taking ten pictures of the theme of "style", therefore we are taking detour to town of Serravella to Londino Sponsor "Palzileri" clothing store - there to acquire items more stylish than the white outfits we are now wearing that have accumulating dirt, spilled drinks, Italian and Swiss chocolate.
Day two, Paris to Geneva
Michael Ross decided he wanted to make a few new friends today while on the Londino. Those new friends? The Police Officers of the elite French Highway Patrol Unit driving Subaru WRXs. Thats right. Alex and Michael got pulled over just shortly after leaving Paris this morning on the A16 south near Auxerre. So what does this mean? Well, Michael Ross official now has the first ticket ever given to a Londino participant. 191km/h in a 130km/h zone.
Master Piloten Ross is banned from driving in France for two months, but no worries, Switzerland is only a few hours away and Alex is at the wheel of the BMW Z8. The good news is that Alex and Michael made great friends with the officers who pulled them over. The officers were amazed that they pulled over Alex and Michael; it seems Polizei team members are the catch of the day for highway patrol officers around the world. The officers of the elite unit even invited Ross and Alex to dinner when the rally is over. Alex and Michael wanted me to point out that the Londino doesn’t deserve this. Michael feels terrible and shamed for bringing the first ticket ever to the event.
Otherwise, the event seems to be well organized and lots of fun. On a side note: I’ve never heard Alex so happy on a rally before, it really is a vacation for them.
Mobile Update from Alex Roy:
Gas stop and unnecessary big mac chasers at Auchan shopping center 25 miles from Paris. 12 minutes lost… from vacation clock. alas. Now entering A15 south towards paris. Unknown Position, but, like going to the beach, you don’t need to sit by the water to catch the sun.
N49 02.283
E 002 11.884
Have shifted garmin waypoint to Arch of Triumph for mobile driveby picture opportunity (eta 0638hr) then proceed east on Champs Elysees for driveby shot of Obelisk at Place de La Concorde, then east to Place Vendome and Rit final checkpoint of the day.
