![]() This record has since been broken three times by Model 3s once by Roy and co., then twice on the same day.Īlex Roy features in The Secret Race Across America, but he's a younger, less sagacious Alex, and he's engaged in a much more antisocial effort. And a few years back, we told you the tale of Alex Roy reaching Los Angeles from New York in record time in a Tesla. ![]() Earlier this year, Gareth Jones tried to set a new record across England and Scotland in an electric vehicle. We've delved into the world of coast-to-coast speed runs before. That's the subject of Apex: The Secret Race Across America. Like the people who race from coast to coast, just to see who can do it faster. It's a broad church of a sport, encompassing everything from big-factory racing programs to like-minded people hanging out at weekends, often in the middle of nowhere, frequently with beer afterward.Īnd then there's the unofficial side. Humans (some of us, at least) are like that we see someone going somewhere, and some urge-a voice deep down inside you-says, "I think we need to get there first." This urge predates the car-Romans were partial to chariots-and it will survive into a post-automobile mobility future. There's a joke that the first motor race was held shortly after the second automobile was built. ![]()
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