Le Mans. Dakar. The Tour De France. The Cannonball Run?
According to Time, yes, and they ranked it among the top ten endurance competitions, and in a flattering and surreal move, they used my picture instead of one of the man who really deserves it: Brock Yates.
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Thanks, Mr. G.
Some things are above politics, so there’s no point asking how this interview came to pass. The G. Gordon Liddy is a car and a bike guy, as in Lingenfelter-modified Corvette and Harley-Davidson. Full on. And he loves cross-country racing. The bad kind. And he loved “The Driver“. FYI, I’m shocked at how few of my friends under 30 know of G. Gordon Liddy’s historic significance. If you’re too lazy to read the aforelinked, buy some old issues of Soldier of Fortune and you might see some of his older work. If that whets your appetite, there was this little historical event.
Most importantly, he had a cameo appearance on Airwolf.
Enough background…my host – a man with great taste in haircuts – was kind enough to have me on his Radio America show. The topic? Let’s just say it involved driving. Here’s the audio clip. My interview starts around 28:00 and change…
Here’s a snippet from the one-page of rules and guidelines that was given to each of the participants in the 1981 U.S. Express. Almost jokingly – and perhaps for the sake of laibility – drivers were encouraged to comply with the laws of the state through which they travelled (speed limits excluded?). For the entire sheet, clck here.
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Adam, assistant editor of 32:07, gives us a brief update on the post-production process. Cory and the edting team believe it’ll be around six weeks before they find out whether or not it was accepted. During the waiting period, Cory says they’ll be going over footage to put together a trailer.
Sand sculptor, Brent Terry, recenly made this sculpture of a hinge with the logo of 32Hours7Minutes etched onto it. According to Terry, “I was trying to highlight precision and exactness amid potential danger, instead of racing at high speeds, and this is the direction I went.” And because of his unusual direction, Terry’s piece generated, “huge public interest.” If you’re anywhere near Harrison Hot Springs, Canada, drop by to take a look.
From storm chasers, to "shambulances" and contaminated NASA engineers, the list of ploys to escape conviction never ceases to amaze, not just for their comedic benefits but also for their ability to work. Read about US Express winner David Morse’s tactics in the comments section beneath the story.
“This is designed to be the best software to defeat that 32:07 record that now stands.” Isn’t the record 31:04? In this video Mark Nicholson of EyePatch Films, introduces a software package that integrates essentially all the systems that were used in 144A, with some new additions, in an attempt to break the Roy/Maher NY-LA record by using a ’07 BMW Z4 M Coupe. We’re not sure it’s particularly wise to announce that you’re going to break the record lest you want to invite surveillance by numerous law enforcement agencies. We’re waiting for the record-breaking announcement and the data and the toll receipts and the witnesses, etc.. BTW, Alex doesn’t believe any of this is real.
Source: Thanks to Troy K. for the tip!
And it worked. George Lloyd and Ron Docie, entrants in the 1981 U.S. Express claimed to be contaminated NASA employees who were told to proceed immediately to Travis AFB in California. This story in the Dec. 14th issue of Autoweek, cites two instances where the police officer let them off the hook…
Balls. "Cannon Ball" Baker had them for the simple reason that he set so many of his early records on a motorcycle. The man pictured here, George Egloff, had them, too. He did one Cannonball and four U.S. Express runs on a motorcycle, four of those five races he did solo. And for him, they were mere warm-ups compared to his other feats of endurance. Click here for the full story and video clips.
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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.
