Which Trike Do You Like?
The perennially shy Alex Roy took delivery of his Morgan Trike last year and has dutifully operated it under all conditions, including during the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. There’s something awfully...
View ArticleScenes From An Autonomous Record Lot
I got the call at about 6 p.m. last night. It was Greg Ledet, one of the fellows who partnered in our infamous April Fools’ Day cross-country hoax. “I’m heading out to meet Alex Roy at a Tesla...
View ArticleLos Angeles to NYC in 38 Hours, On A Six-Cylinder Beemer
It was a pain in the ass — literally. “I spent two years training my ass,” Carl Reese tells me via phone, shortly after his announcement of YACCR (Yet Another Cross Country Record). “I was serious...
View ArticleTTAC Goes To The Movies: APEX: The Story Of The Hypercar
I tend live my life by a rather loose set of rules and codes, but there are a few maxims to which I always adhere. The first and foremost of them? When Alex Roy invites you to something, you go. No...
View ArticleCannonball Run Record Shattered. Related: the Cannonball Run Is Still a Thing...
I had forgotten all about coast-to-coast Cannonball Runs. Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker was the first, of course, going from the East Coast to the West Coast in 53.5 hours in 1933, driving a Graham-Paige...
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