The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World

The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
by Alexander Roy

The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
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Author: Alexander Roy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 0061374997
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Book Reviews of The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World

Book Review: You'll either love this book or you'll hate it. I couldn't put it down.
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this book on a whim. I was looking for something technical to bring on a flight cross-country the next morning, and the selection at borders was thin. (Sorry Amazon!) This was the book in my hand when the store started to close.

I really enjoyed the story. It was very compelling, and I very much could relate to the author.

Some people won't like this book. Probably if you have gray hair, a perfect driving record, a ferrarri, or children you should probably pass.

Summary of The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World

The riveting memoir of a life lived at the right-hand edge of the speedometer.

Alex Roy's father, while on his deathbed, hints about the notorious, utterly illegal cross-country drive from Los Angeles to New York of the 1970s, which then inspired his young son to enter the mysterious world of underground road rallies. Tantalized by the legend of the Driver-the anonymous, possibly nonexistent organizer of the world's ultimate secret race-Roy set out to become a force to be reckoned with. At speeds approaching 200 mph, he sped from London to Morocco, from Budapest to Rome, from San Francisco to Miami, in his highly modified BMW M5, culminating in a new record for the infamous Los Angeles to New York run: 32:07.

Sexy, funny, and shocking, The Driver is a never-before-told insider's look at an unbelievably fast and dangerous society that has long been off-limits to ordinary mortals.

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