“We’re raising money to combat leprosy.”
Here’s to you, Rob Feretti, for keeping a straight face while telling a Colorado police officer that the 2010 Bullrun was raising money to eradicate leprosy.
I don’t know if I could have done it.
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Bill Wu is my kinda guy: creative, aggressive and a little nuts…but whoa, he’s really done it this time. Wu – veteran of the real Bullrun and winner of the 2010 Bullrun Reality TV show – is running what has to be the most comprehensively well-equipped rally car of all time in the 2010 Bullrun, which starts in my hometown Saturday morning at 0900hr.
And it looks just like a real Police car. An American Police car. In America.
Let’s be clear about what this means.
Continue reading ‘Team Wu vs. Impersonation Laws On 2010 Bullrun Rally?!’
Graphic, controversial and not quite what anyone was expecting, here’s a little video of our road trip to Montreal for F1 last week. Jason Thorgalsen and Josh Vietze join JF and I for this episode of The Road Testament.
The Battle of Rome continues. Last week we released Part 1. Here’s Part 2.
You may read the full story in the most infamous chapter of “The Driver“…
…for neither video tells the full story.
I retired from such events years ago, with good reason.
See you at Lemons. Or Grand Am. Or Targa. Or Dakar.
Or…somewhere up North.
Far up north.
Or east…
Polizei 144B @ Quantico FBI Academy
The FBI. That’s The Food & Beverage Institute to some. But not to others. Of course, like BMW and several other fine organizations I’ve addressed, they don’t condone some of the things in Team Polizei’s past, but they – just like us – have more than a vested interest in driving. And it just so happens Team Polizei has some unique knowledge pertaining to some very specialized driving. And driving technology.
Alas, that’s all I can say.
But I thought you’d like the above picture.
Oh yeah, and there are some great people there. Real car guys.
But that’s all I can say.
Alex Roy, J.F. Musial, and Josh Vietze depart from Mission Control in NYC, piloting the legendary Polizei Interceptor 144A to Homestead Raceway in Miami. After 22 leisurely hours, 14 coffees, 67 law enforcement sightings, countless Black & Mild Wood Tips, 2 Waffle House Aprons, and 4,435 photos, we bring you this video.
Upstate NY morning scenery as seen through the rearview of 144A.
This morning has been filled with uncertainty and unexpected events. Overnight storms and wet weather has been threatening today’s NASCAR race, and many of us are having flashbacks to The Bog. As Kommandant Roy was navigating up River 17…sorry, I mean Route 17 to Watkins Glen, he was flagged off the road by our friends in blue. All of us at Polizei HQ East and West checked under our matresses for bail money when we awoke to this text message from Roy, ‘This cop is curious and not a NASCAR fan.’ Leave it to Roy to find the only Trooper in NY who is NOT a NASCAR fan only miles from the track on raceday!
To our relief Roy is back on the road and ready to rendezvous with Andy Lally and the rest of team TRG at Watkins Glen. The track is drying out and order seems to be restored to the kingdom. Our live race webcast featuring Master Pilot Rene Villeneuve, and the most feared man in Forza 2, John Morley, will be broadcasting soon…
The unbelievably titled Russian newspaper Argumenty i Fakty reports that Brad Pitt inspires sufficient fear among speeders that…well…you better read this for yourself.
The ultimate irony of Team Polizei’s existence – if not the reason for its survival, if not growth – is our popularity among law enforcement.
I don’t mean popularity as in speeding tickets…I mean actual popularity, which is why Team Polizei hereby invites ALL members of law enforcement – on or off-duty, uniformed or plainclothed – to come join us @ The Rolex Grand-Am Race this weekend at Watkins Glen. If we’ve met, you know who you are. If not, come anyway. We’ve got a lot to talk about.
And if you’re coming, let us know via e-mail.
Er…and if you’re interested, we sure wouldn’t mind a police escort – for our own safety, of course – anywhere along the route from NYC to Watkins Glen…say…Friday…
Are cool GM police interceptors gone forever?
It is a sad day in the automotive world as GM files for bankruptcy, but while everyone worries about its stock price, restructured debt obligations and fire-sale prices for its subsidiaries, we at Polizei HQ are sad for another reason, because GM’s passing marks the end of the era of cool police interceptors. Sigh.
Today, Team Polizei salutes the two finest police vehicles GM ever produced; the 1992 F-body CHP IROC B4C RS interceptor, and the 1996 LT1 Caprice 9C1 police cruiser…
Continue reading ‘Requiem For The IROC B4C RS: Farewell to GM's Legendary Police Interceptors…’