THE world’s most infamous Audi R8 – codenamed “Blackbird” – is for sale by one very discreet owner. If I could afford it, it’s availability would never have been made public, as the owner was kind enough to call me before putting it on the market. Without a doubt, the Blackbird is one of only three cars Team Polizei is aware of that matches or surpasses our own Polizei M5 144A or B. With aftermarket work – both mechanical and electronic – installed by our very own good friends at AI Design, anyone interested in owning something with very unique and rare capabilities should contact the owner at agentr8@gmail.com.
The full gallery can be seen here.
The infamous video of my first inspection of the car is here:
Continue reading ‘THE Audi R8 Blackbird. For Sale. Behold.’
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:
Continue reading ‘VIDEO: Alex Roy @ Google – The Technology, Business Model & Secrets Behind A 21st Century Cannonball Run’
"We’re very well aware of it and we’ll be monitoring what’s going on."
That’s what one California Highway Patrol spokesperson told the LA Times…and yet Day 1 of the 2008 Gumball 3000 – which ran from San Francisco to Buttonwillow Raceway Park to Hollywood, CA – ended last night with what appears to be one of the slowest, lowest-ticketed grids in Gumball 3000 (if not modern "rally") history…at least according to our friends and allies actually on it.
Track the 2008 Gumball 3000 via our Google Map.
God bless Gumball 3000 2008′s Team Arbuckle, who’ve proven their professionalism by arriving first at the Buttonwillow Checkpoint with an astounding lead over the rest of the field.
More to follow…or check out the coverage over at GT Spirit.
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Geotegic, Team Polizei’s mapping consultancy, which has been providing detailed 2d Google Maps for Piaggio’s "No Age Limit Ride" since the June 13th, just recently published a 3D Google Earth map that gives viewers a greater sense of the terrain and landmarks along Buddy & Bob’s epic ride. It’s free to download, you just need to install the Google Earth program, which is free, too.
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.
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Here it is. Above? The World’s Most Infamous Google kml map file, exported from Earth into Maps. (WARNING – you MUST download Google Earth in order to view the .kml file!) Entitled "Infographic & Validation (V.9)" – this is the same .kml we and Wired.com posted in October 2007 when "The Driver" was released, and shows various milestones our 31:04 Cross Country Run. Enjoy this…just a little tiny taste of what’s coming soon. Very soon, and I’m not merely talking about "32 Hours 7 Minutes"…
Continue reading ’31:04 In Google Maps!’
If you added up all the "Most Dangerous Roads in America" lists compiled by all the journalists who seem to enjoy the annual ritual of compiling "Most Dangerous Road" lists, even a search as brief as mine yielded some controversy among "Most Dangerous Road" experts.
Start your survey of American "Most Dangerous Roads" with Forbes and their fine gallery, then go deep with MSN’s searchable database (excruciating demarcated by County), then move beyond the US with an International Top 5 starting with Bolivia’s "Road of Death", then check out USAToday’s seemingly well-researched but yet un-linked International Top 23, then move onto the hardcore knowledge…
Continue reading ‘The 10 Most Dangerous Roads In America. Or The World. Call it 23. Or 31. Or 74-’
"The Driver" Book Tour will hit San Francisco on Monday, November 26th with a stop @ Enigma Motors in Dublin, California. That’s the East Bay, FYI. We’re going to start at 6PM, and I will be reading, showing off Team Polizei’s BMW M5 144B, showing video from Cory Welles‘ "32 Hours 7 Minutes" and demonstrating my implementation of Google Earth as part of our planning and validation of our record-setting 31:04 US Transcontinental Run.
You must RSVP, as space is at a premium!
(A million thanks to man-about-SF-town Kai Chang, uber-blogger Tim Ferriss & old friend Andrea Zurek, each of whom have bent over backwards to make this happen…)
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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.)
