Fastest Lap Around Manhattan: Driver Sets New Record
- Posted on June 29, 2011 at 8:52pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Back in 2001, “speed-racer” Alex Roy set the fastest record for circling Manhattan in 27 minutes, allegedly reaching speeds of 144 mph. Apparently he never released the tape due to legal reasons.
Roy’s record however, has now been beat and by about one entire minute. The new record holder clocked in at 26:03.
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The video below purports to be from the Corporate Broadcasting Company, which is some sort of anonymous quasi-anarchist global collective dedicated to “IDEAS MEDIA PEOPLE.”
They open their attempt by paying homage to “the great Alex Roy” and his record-breaking Manhattan run, as well as his record-breaking Transcontinental Run. Also, symbolically, Claude Lelouch‘s C’etait un Rendezvous, which infamously recorded the director’s illegal run through the streets of Paris one morning.
Though they’ve chosen to remain anonymous, they’ve shared numerous details about their journey. They can be seen driving a Saturn Sky convertible.
(H/T: Jalopnik)
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Comments (64)
pazzo242
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 3:14amThis is all BS. The car they drove was Saturn Sky. To match the same time as Alex Roy they also had to reach speeds of 144 MPH—-sorry a Saturn Sky is fun to drive but cannot reach 144 MPH with that 2.4L engine. I think its a bunch of hooey.
Report Post »The Bagginator
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:58pmWhy’d they need such a sporty-worty, fasty-wasty little vroom-vroom, zoom-zoom car to do it in?
Couldn’t they have just as easily done it in a Silverado pickup?
Report Post »Jim
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:24pmYawn!
Report Post »NeoKong
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:18pmWhy even stop for the red lights if you are speeding…?
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:02pmWhat’s the loop distance and speed limit? He averaged 56+ MPH. It sounds like another day on the job for me. My work vehicle does not get the top speed that he hit, but I can see averaging the same MPH. And he did it at night with little traffic.
I am not disputing his victory, but alot of risk for very little reward.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:45pmWHY would you want to? Seems like its just a waste of time to me. But then again I guess if you don’t have any evidence of doing it.Then I could make it in 20 minutes.
Report Post »TexOkie
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:42pmBoring!
Report Post »ipsphxaz
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:36pmwhat a wast
Report Post »ipsphxaz
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:35pmwhat a wast of time and video!
Report Post »lonewolf57
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:32pmA Saturn.Completely plastic piece of junk.I hope this video doesn’t encourage young people to drive them.A Toyota FT-86 could beat this dog.
Report Post »frustratedwithgovt
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:26pmHow does this stop the Muslim threat? It doesn’t – next…
Report Post »DEConservative
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:15pmWhat a bunch of old fogey’s….no one got hurt, thank God for that…beyond that…had they gotten caught, pulled over and thrown in prison (and they would have if they had been caught) I would be saying kudos to law enforcement for their actions…the did not, and I am willing to appreciate the feat..yeesh…so testy.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:08pmSpeed isn’t dangerous if you know what you are doing and are driving a vehicle that can hold beyond that tolerance. Ever wonder why the guys going 16000 mph in orbit don’t hit one of the 200,000 piece of junk up there? They aren’t morons. You drive with a big mac in your face. They don’t.
Report Post »ozzie
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 3:02amI agree that speed is not what makes driving dangerous, if anything, people driving fast are very aware of their surroundings and pay much more attention than most drivers on the road. The car does have to have a few things though— good brakes and a suspension that can keep the car grounded and maneuverable.
Soccer moms in a 2 1/2 ton SUV and talking on their cell phones are more of a threat than a guy going 80mph. Situational awareness and manners when driving will help all drivers stay safe….keep out of the left lane unless passing, and look before you change lanes.
Report Post »19RANDY59
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:59pmAfter all the crazy driving I did as a kid, drinking, racing, crashing, it finally caught up to me. When I was 48, I was hit by a sober driver, while I was sober, and doing under the speed limit. I lost my leg. Does anyone keep the stats on how many alcohol related fatalities are caused by the sober driver? You just never know.
Report Post »Pattondog
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:51pmthat music is annoying, i was going to say gay but, it is NY and dont want to explain that if’s just a figure of speach.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:45pmCool.
Report Post »chris3
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:38pmI could be a old man and say“ these damn kids”,but part of me still remembers doing150+ on 2 lane in the old classics,69 roadrunner,now that was a hunk of detroit steel! 68-70 chargers,about anything we could get our hands on, and no not all of us lived to tell about it,god rest their souls,although none were killed in a race,alcohol and speed doesn‘t mix well with teen’s. for you young’ins,things were different in the 70-80′s
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:44pmChris I totally agree! Some people have just never lived and it makes me sad for them. Too many 4Th of July’s without firecrackers and bottle rockets I guess…
Report Post »Mauser KAR98K
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:32pmCool run!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:22pmThey should hunt these guys down and toss them in jail.
Report Post »I have to drive across Manhattan almost every day and it’s crazy enough as it is.
The FDR isn’t safe at 40mph in daylight, and these clowns‘ callous disregard for the local drivers’ safety is criminal.
randy
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:17pmYeah all fun and games until someone gets hurt you moron.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 10:57pmIt looks pretty tame to me, I mean, they even stopped for red lights without cross traffic. I feel very certain that I’ve covered more ground in less time on my non-sporty motorcycle on the CA-74 &76 through twisty valleys and blind corners. This was tame and just a little lame. I seriously doubt that anyone was in immenent danger.
Report Post »burned at edges
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:15pmTea!
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:15pmThanks to union regulations you can get away with just about anything in Manhattan during graveyard lunch hours…
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:25pmExcept them orange barrels.
Report Post »Wdawg
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:13pmlove it! reminds me if Initial D !!!!!
Report Post »GadsdenPatriot
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:10pmAll these lefty tards know is breaking all the laws THEY claim to love so much.
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:33pmThe laws are for thee, and not for me. (Lib silent claim.)
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 7:25amSo…we are speeding at what, 90 mph, but we are worried about running a red light? LOL.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:09pmWell, some people are having fun!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:24pmVery cool. And I think they play too much gta :)
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:27pmSo what would they be saying if someone got hit and killed?
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:42pmThis is not the work of an anarchist, it is the work of a competitive driver. I have raced cars for 40+ years and I understand the mental competition. This same thing was done in Paris in 1967 with an un-named F-1 driver in a Ferrari 365 GTB-4. and it was taped Doing something like this is the absolute rush of a lifetime.
Report Post »Wdawg
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:48pmthey do seem to be pros and not amateurs.
Report Post »KA-BAR
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:48pmI could do it faster on my bike, I think I have a new addition to my bucket list.
Report Post »bhamr50
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:50pmJD CARP “This is not the work of an anarchist, it is the work of a competitive driver. I have raced cars for 40+ years and I understand the mental competition. This same thing was done in Paris in 1967 with an un-named F-1 driver in a Ferrari 365 GTB-4. and it was taped Doing something like this is the absolute rush of a lifetime.”
Report Post »———–
Sorry to bust the bubble, but that was actually a camera mounted on the front of a Mercedes 450SEL, sped up and overlapped with audio of a Ferrari 275. There is a pic of the camera car out there somewhere.
bhamr50
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:52pmHere is that pic..
Report Post »http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EWY1PJsPzBA/SwlAxhMiM0I/AAAAAAAAAek/ca-5UWwF19E/s1600/lelouch-rendezvous-mercedes1.jpg
banjarmon
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 12:21amHere come the copycats and real dead people.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 1:58amDON’T TRY THIS AT HOME… OR ANYWHERE
That was an awesome lap, amaszing they didn’t get in an accident.
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Report Post »Theleftisda
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 3:37amIn a GS
Report Post »my car plus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mEirkQN8o&feature=player_detailpage
205 limiter is a joke
212 no problem!!!!!!!!!!!!
CatB
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 5:17amWow .. they removed my post about driving around another big city at night .. cruising in a sports car. Nothing was wrong with my most … I guess they just don’t like people enjoying themselves on The Blaze .. really is getting sad on here with what they remove — and yet they leave the trolls alone.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 5:26amthats what i want for christmas.
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 8:17amLove it.
i can’t drive 55 either
Report Post »SgtHenick
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 8:42amSorry to bust the bubble, but that was actually a camera mounted on the front of a Mercedes 450SEL, sped up and overlapped with audio of a Ferrari 275. There is a pic of the camera car out there somewhere.
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That is correct, he blacked out the edges more and more the faster he went to give the appearance of hitting a much higher speed and dubbed in the sound of a Ferrari 275 GTB 4-cam (keep in mind though that that Mercedes 450 SEL station wagon had a gigantic V8 in it…6.8 litter I think…and he was still hauling arse) ….still one of my favorite videos of all time, have prob. watched that thing 5000 times lol… here it is if anyone hasn’t seen it yet here it is—> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eidtc55ZqoU
Report Post »jackbauer2012
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:35amThat is pretty awesome. However I find it a little hypocritical that he would wildly break the speed limit . Yet they are very strict in observing the traffic light laws. I would think it would be just a stop and situation. Especially with a record on the line.
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