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Team Polizei 144 Daytona practice video

January 30, 2010

Long time readers know that Alex Roy, he of the Gumball 144 BMW, has been a friend of The Garage for some time now. Alex has been a little bit quieter than he was a couple of years ago, now that he has gone legit and is fielding his own Grand Am series Porsche.
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Thunderball Rally to run London to Monaco and back

May 5, 2008

If you’ve ever wanted to get involved in a Gumball style road rally but can’t find your way into the scene, now may be your chance. The folks at Thunderball Rally are planning what looks like a classic event in September 2008. Fantastic cars. A fantastic route. Costumes! That’s right, for a whopping 50 pounds, [...]

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Is Alex Roy planning to take over the world?

February 14, 2008

One might think so as he amasses an ever growing fleet of E39 M5’s. This latest squad car comes complete with a roll cage and what looks to be a track suspension set up. Even more interesting is the suggestion that 144R may be used in combat some time soon.
So much for Roy’s retirement!

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Video: Alex Roy und zee Lambo hit zee vall

November 16, 2007

Those of you who have read your copy of The Driver already know that Herr Roy suffered more than a little embarrassment when he planted a brand spanking new Lamborghini into a wall. I’m sure that the sting has subsided a little in the past 3 years, but this video I just came across must [...]

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Images from across the pond: MPH 07

November 6, 2007

Last weekend, in Earls Court, the folks from Top Gear hosted the incredible MPH 07 show and what a show it looks to have been. With stage events being hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, a car show, vip hospitality stuff and more, it sounds like this may have been the car [...]

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Christmas comes early: The Driver arrives

October 23, 2007

As a pimply faced preteen, I sought out any and every shred of automotive knowledge I could get my hands on. With “childhood” memories of cruising the Tyrol in a Dino and having a best friend that lived in an air cooled mecca, I had to get more knowledge. I had to know everything about [...]

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Alex Roy sets new record for crossing United States on wheels

October 15, 2007

With all the hype regarding his upcoming book, The Driver, Alex Roy has chosen now to release details of his secret transcontinental record attempt that happened over a year ago. Just one thing. This wasn’t an attempt, it was an all out assault, planned with the military precision one might expect from Herr Roy and [...]

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Team Polizei offers up some cool wallpaper

October 8, 2007

While things here in The Garage are heating up as Gary Faules prepares to do battle at La Carrera Panamerica, friend of The Garage Alex Roy has some stuff heating up in New York City. First off, Alex has launched a series of new wallpapers of the infamous number 144. Now the obvious reason is [...]

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More details from Nick Morley

June 12, 2007

Yesterday we received a comment from the family of Nick Morley. In it, a good chunk of the haze surrounding the crash that occurred in Macedonia during the Gumball event has been cleared up. I thought it was worth posting on it’s own, as it’s too valuable to be lost in the comments section.
As we’ve [...]

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Driver of crashed Gumball Porsche, Nick Morley released

June 9, 2007

Nick Morley, driver of the Porsche that was involved in a tragic accident that killed 2 people in Macedonia has been convicted of dangerous driving causing death. In a strange twist, officials have given his a 2 year suspended sentence and will be allowed to leave the country. The whole case appears to have been [...]

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