Alexander Roy is bald and he's an outlaw in the road rally racing world. Here's what the NY Times had to say about him:
"Roy, the 35-year-old president of Europe by Car, a high-end car rental agency based in New York, has achieved fame in automotive circles for participating in road rallies like the Gumball 3000 and Bullrun. Those events are successors to the 1970s Cannonball Runs that inspired the movie franchise.
The events are usually weeklong affairs that do not officially sanction racing but involve teams speeding from checkpoint to checkpoint.
A relentless self-promoter with a shiny bald head, Roy became known for driving in a mock German police car dressed as an officer. He reasoned the outfit could help keep him out of jail and win style points with judges and notoriety with fans. His co-driver, Maher, 28, works in banking and races in Porsche club events on weekends. " (
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Roy recently came out with the book, “
The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
,” which describes a subculture of illegal endurance racing and efforts to break transcontinental records set in the 1970s and ’80s.
Thanks to our member, ChallengeMe, I found this NYTimes.com article on Alexander Roy
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