New York to L.A. in 31 hours, 4 minutes. A new record set in a BMW E39 M5. - BMW E39 5-Series Forum

Jason · 10-15-2007, 11:33 AM

The statutes of limitation are up, and that means Alex Roy can release the media hounds, revealing a secret coast-to-coast run he says he and co-driver Dave Maher accomplished in a record-breaking 31 hours, 4 minutes last October. That revelation corresponds with a blitz including pieces in Wired and Esquire, and a memoir, The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World, HarperCollins will release this week. The numbers, Roy says, can be verified by a combination of time-coded video, toll and gas receipts, GPS tracking, eyewitnesses and other empirical info, though won't be certified by the Guinness people, who'd as soon down a cold Budweiser as verify an illegal act. All considered, Roy and Maher apparently bested not only an attempt made earlier this year by Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins in a Ferrari 550, but also the famed "32:07" David Diem and Doug Turner clocked in a Ferrari 308 during the 1983 US Express run. The drive was also recorded for an upcoming documentary. More to come, including impressions from Spinelli and Johnson, later today. (Full disclosure: Jalopnik acted as a third-party witness to the run's departure from Manhattan Classic Car Club in New York on the evening of October 7, 2006 and its arrival at Santa Monica Pier on the morning of October 9, 2006, and agreed not to disclose the trip until now.)

http://jalopnik.com/cars/speed-recor...ord-310735.php

Hunter399 · 10-15-2007, 12:22 PM

wow

Sedan_Clan · 10-15-2007, 12:26 PM

Out of curiousity, how many of you would still consider purchasing an E39 M5?

Dammmittt · 10-15-2007, 12:40 PM

That's awesome.

This picture gives me some doubt tho...why take a pic supposedly 3 hrs after you stop?

oneshare325 · 10-15-2007, 12:41 PM

I think that says max speed 150?? Right??

retrodrive · 10-15-2007, 02:04 PM

There was a page in the first issue of "0-60" magazine describing all the toys that are installed in this M5. This is extremely useful guide on how to equip your car in order not to get busted by cops.

Carnage · 10-15-2007, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Out of curiousity, how many of you would still consider purchasing an E39 M5?

I would...just not that one...

ynotony · 10-15-2007, 02:45 PM

Wow that means he must have averaged 85-90 mph. Highest I've ever averaged on a trip is 75mph.

Bubbles · 10-15-2007, 09:04 PM

He used scanners, jammers, V1, police lights

, 2 GPS, extra fuel cell and airplane spotter.
Link Here

阿龍|ah_Long · 10-15-2007, 09:05 PM

was done in a m5 too

Bubbles · 10-15-2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 阿龍|ah_Long

was done in a m5 too

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Spool · 10-15-2007, 09:14 PM

Awesome!

And here some of you cry about your 30 minute commute to work....

Kev · 10-15-2007, 09:18 PM

wonder how many time he has to fuel up since the fuel tank on the M5 is pretty small

阿龍|ah_Long · 10-15-2007, 09:19 PM

crazy night vision on the dash is cool.

RuleTheBends · 10-15-2007, 09:22 PM

Good stuff. Gizmodo ftw!

darkcloud · 10-15-2007, 09:29 PM

I made the 7.5 hour trip from Knoxville, TN to Cleveland, OH in 6.25 hours last weekend. I was driving a E90 330i with ZSP, avg. speed was 86mph

and mpg was 28.6

. I tore it up through TN and KY haha, if the Ohio troopers didn't have planes to run speed traps I would have did waaaay better. Do I win anything?

hl0m4n · 10-15-2007, 09:33 PM

i think you can just do that with a v1 and jammer lol. cool though.

RiXst3r · 10-15-2007, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kev

wonder how many time he has to fuel up since the fuel tank on the M5 is pretty small

thats why he added more "fuel cells" ... which i think is a facy way of saying that he threw a few tanks in the trunk

TurboFan · 10-15-2007, 09:37 PM

Cincinnati to Germantown TN (outside Memphis), 6 hours 4 minutes on the clock. Left Cincinnati at 4am sharp, rolled into Germantown TN at 9:04am (one hour time change). My V1 was my only protection. I feel kinda naked compared to our boy in the OP!

RiXst3r · 10-15-2007, 09:47 PM

that seems like the same car from this video: (gumball 3000 2007)

look at 5:20 in the timeline

Artz 330 · 10-15-2007, 09:58 PM

I think its this guy

hes the m5 polizei lol

Lets get a group together and do it in 30 Hours!!!

TurboFan · 10-15-2007, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artz 330

I think its this guy

hes the m5 polizei lol

Lets get a group together and do it in 30 Hours!!!

You buy, I'll fly!

.....hmmmm.....gonna need a license...

10-15-2007, 11:33 AM	#1
Jason Administrator Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IoT Posts: 13,981 iTrader: (0)	New York to L.A. in 31 hours, 4 minutes. A new record set in a BMW E39 M5. The statutes of limitation are up, and that means Alex Roy can release the media hounds, revealing a secret coast-to-coast run he says he and co-driver Dave Maher accomplished in a record-breaking 31 hours, 4 minutes last October. That revelation corresponds with a blitz including pieces in Wired and Esquire, and a memoir, The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World, HarperCollins will release this week. The numbers, Roy says, can be verified by a combination of time-coded video, toll and gas receipts, GPS tracking, eyewitnesses and other empirical info, though won't be certified by the Guinness people, who'd as soon down a cold Budweiser as verify an illegal act. All considered, Roy and Maher apparently bested not only an attempt made earlier this year by Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins in a Ferrari 550, but also the famed "32:07" David Diem and Doug Turner clocked in a Ferrari 308 during the 1983 US Express run. The drive was also recorded for an upcoming documentary. More to come, including impressions from Spinelli and Johnson, later today. (Full disclosure: Jalopnik acted as a third-party witness to the run's departure from Manhattan Classic Car Club in New York on the evening of October 7, 2006 and its arrival at Santa Monica Pier on the morning of October 9, 2006, and agreed not to disclose the trip until now.) http://jalopnik.com/cars/speed-recor...ord-310735.php
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10-15-2007, 12:40 PM	#4
Dammmittt My favorite sign. Drives: 2007 M Coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Der Autobahnen Posts: 4,327 iTrader: (0)	That's awesome. This picture gives me some doubt tho...why take a pic supposedly 3 hrs after you stop? __________________ 07 ///M Coupe (Premium Package) Black Saphire Ext. Imola Red Int. Best Website EVER!

10-15-2007, 12:41 PM	#5
oneshare325 Brigadier General Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia, NoVA Posts: 4,164 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	I think that says max speed 150?? Right?? __________________ Arctic/Gray/Alum/Step/ZPP/ZCW/Xenon Mods: Interior Xenon/Xenesis Fogs/330 Chrome Exhaust Tips/Rear fog light switch/Blacklines/Charcoal filter removal/K&N Drop in Filter/Smoked Vinyl Overlays/Blackout grill/Pearlescent Hand-Brake/Happy Robot Mod/CF Door Pillars/OEM style Trunk spoiler/CF Splitters/Smoked LED Turn Signal

10-15-2007, 09:04 PM	#9
Bubbles Green Bastard Drives: ZCP-Powered Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bishop Bend Posts: 3,523 iTrader: (3)	Man Drives M5 From NY to LA in 31 hours and 4 minutes (Gadgets Helped) He used scanners, jammers, V1, police lights, 2 GPS, extra fuel cell and airplane spotter. Link Here __________________ Last edited by Bubbles; 10-15-2007 at 09:19 PM.

10-15-2007, 09:14 PM	#12
Spool ****** Drives: A few Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro Posts: 6,165 iTrader: (24)	Awesome! And here some of you cry about your 30 minute commute to work.... __________________ MKIV 6spd 1000hp Club

10-15-2007, 12:22 PM	#2
Hunter399 Major General Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,751 iTrader: (30)	wow

10-15-2007, 12:26 PM	#3
Sedan_Clan Capoeirista Extraordinaire! Drives: AW E92 M3 (prev. an E90 IB M3) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Twilight Zone! Or running your plates... Posts: 4,433 iTrader: (10)	Out of curiousity, how many of you would still consider purchasing an E39 M5?

10-15-2007, 02:04 PM	#6
retrodrive Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,938 iTrader: (8)	There was a page in the first issue of "0-60" magazine describing all the toys that are installed in this M5. This is extremely useful guide on how to equip your car in order not to get busted by cops.

10-15-2007, 02:45 PM	#8
ynotony Private First Class Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 123 iTrader: (0)	Wow that means he must have averaged 85-90 mph. Highest I've ever averaged on a trip is 75mph.

10-15-2007, 09:05 PM	#10
阿龍\|ah_Long Enlisted Member Drives: e90 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: cal Posts: 39 iTrader: (0)	was done in a m5 too

10-15-2007, 09:18 PM	#13
Kev Resident Anesthesiologist Drives: VW bug with a misplaced engine Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 8,821 iTrader: (24) Garage List 2009 Porsche 911 Ca ... [4.75]	wonder how many time he has to fuel up since the fuel tank on the M5 is pretty small __________________ kev { divinum est sedate dolorem }

10-15-2007, 09:19 PM	#14
阿龍\|ah_Long Enlisted Member Drives: e90 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: cal Posts: 39 iTrader: (0)	crazy night vision on the dash is cool.

10-15-2007, 09:22 PM	#15
RuleTheBends Private Drives: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CA Posts: 64 iTrader: (0)	Good stuff. Gizmodo ftw!

10-15-2007, 09:29 PM	#16
darkcloud Colonel Drives: 09 VW JSW Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cleveland, oh Posts: 2,386 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	I made the 7.5 hour trip from Knoxville, TN to Cleveland, OH in 6.25 hours last weekend. I was driving a E90 330i with ZSP, avg. speed was 86mph and mpg was 28.6. I tore it up through TN and KY haha, if the Ohio troopers didn't have planes to run speed traps I would have did waaaay better. Do I win anything? __________________ retired 06 E90 325i New: 09 VW Platinum Grey Jetta Sportwagen 2.0T SEL w/DSG, panoramic sunroof and Ipod adapter

10-15-2007, 09:33 PM	#17
hl0m4n Brigadier General Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY Posts: 4,759 iTrader: (35)	i think you can just do that with a v1 and jammer lol. cool though.

10-15-2007, 09:37 PM	#19
TurboFan Ski bum Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow Posts: 6,208 iTrader: (8)	Cincinnati to Germantown TN (outside Memphis), 6 hours 4 minutes on the clock. Left Cincinnati at 4am sharp, rolled into Germantown TN at 9:04am (one hour time change). My V1 was my only protection. I feel kinda naked compared to our boy in the OP! __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended

10-15-2007, 09:47 PM	#20
RiXst3r Drives: www.p3cars.com Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,445 iTrader: (14)	that seems like the same car from this video: (gumball 3000 2007) look at 5:20 in the timeline

10-15-2007, 09:58 PM	#21
Artz 330 Colonel Drives: Z4M, 335i, 135i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Posts: 2,486 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I think its this guy hes the m5 polizei lol Lets get a group together and do it in 30 Hours!!! __________________

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