Alex Roy, Runs Coast to Coast… Again.

Noteworthy ex-Gumball 3000 participant Alex Roy, of Team Polizei 144, hit the road for a cross-country jaunt after being semi-retired from endurance driving for the past two years.

In 2006 Alex and David Maher set a new transcontinental record from NYC to L.A. with their nonstop time of 31:04 averaging 91MPH. Saturday morning Alex Roy, Davey G. Johnson, Tim Ferriss, and mid-point addition Rene Villeneuve; set out on a less aggressive assault across the continent lasting approximately 41 consecutive hours, and averaging about 67MPH.

With the E39 BMW M5 fully stickered, like NASCAR meets German Police car, it’s no wonder that Alex was pulled over and detained for several hours entering Oklahoma. December weather also threw its icy curveball at the crew as they entered Thoreau, NM where a police detour and ice-jammed front fender (in need a beating) further delayed their progress.

With their arrival in L.A. one can only wonder what’s up? Could they be at a final screening of Cory Welles’ upcoming film they contributed to “32 Hours 7 Minutes”, or just visiting family for the holidays?