Polizei 144B has once again been freshly, er, refreshed by the Polizei stalwarts at Ai Design, Roy and Johnson are fueled on a cocktail of caffeine, their trademark manic banter and the Mission of Burma DLC for Rock Band (“That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate” being a deceptively tough track.) We’ll be overnighting in Oklahoma City with 2008 Gumball US champion Jack Wheeler, meeting up with Rene and then setting off for Los Angeles.
Why, you ask? Along the way, we’ll be testing numerous cutting edge GPS/logging/tracking hardware & software, starting with some very interesting gear from Team Polizei’s new allies over at EveryTrail.com, along with a lot of new and as-yet unrevealed gear and tactics.
We’re just on vacation, of course, and we’ll be sharing much more in the hours to come. Tonight. Live tracking. Video. Real-time logging and content. Trapster. Convoys….
Five names that shall live in Polizei infamy, for were it not for last minute Polizei Draftee KartPiloten James Vagios & Zach Skolnick - whom I inducted onto Team Polizei and christened Polizei 6 mere minutes before the start of the Garage419 Invitational – my own performance would not have been nearly enough to claim anywhere close to 1st place, even with the help of the my brand-new Piloti-supplied “Ingel” racing shoes (above right), personally gifted to me by designer and company president Kevin Beard (above left) only days earlier.
The greatest victory belonged to Polizei 1 co-driver Bill Montana, however, who – as of this post – raised $7000+ on behalf of the Children’s Tumor Foundationand demonstrated driving skills superior to my own.
Bill, Kevin, Zack and James…thanks. As for organizers J.F. Musial and Matt Farah, great job. We’ll get to the others in my event follow-up post.
As for Polizei 2, piloted by the so-popular-he-must-have-a-secretVinny Russo and the automotive world’s Hunter S. Thompson (a.k.a. Davey Johnson), your crimes – well-documented and to be revealed in time – will never be forgotten by those present at GPNY.
Much more – including pics and some hilarious video – will go up later today…
Fresh off his debut on Fast Lane Daily, Davey Johnson sits down with Matt Farah on Garage419 to discuss the new Lotus Evora, the reasons for NOPI’s downfall, supercar fuel economy and hybrid Ferraris.
