Apparently:
That's right: Alex Roy's
familiar cross-country driving record,
set in his now-famous LeMans Blue 2000 BMW M5 during the fall of 2006,
no longer stands. It was allegedly broken by a three-man team consisting
of Ed, a co-driver, and a passenger, in a 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG.
But we'll get to all that.
First,
we should address the term "broken." When I think of a record that's
been "broken," I imagine beating something by a second, or a minute, or
maybe a few RBIs. If what Ed says is true, the record wasn't broken: it
was shattered. In 2006, Alex and company completed the transcontinental
journey in 31 hours and 4 minutes. Two weeks ago, Ed and his crew say
they managed to do the deed in 28 hours and 50 minutes. Google says it
takes 40 and a half.
They averaged 98 miles an hour:
The run was over, and the watches were stopped. According to those
involved, they all said the same thing: 28 hours, 50 minutes. The team
covered 2,813.7 miles at an average speed of 98 miles per hour. They
stopped for fuel just three times. Based on that number, Alex Roy's
31:04 record had been beaten by two hours and 14 minutes.
That is nuts, but it sure would be fun to try.
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