The Driver
True Life Adventures of an Underground Road Racer
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2009
Summary
Jeremy Clarkson meets Danny Wallace in an outlaw road-race adventure.
On his deathbed, Alex Roy’s father dropped tantalizing hints about the notorious Cannonball Run of the 1970s, the utterly illegal high-speed non-stop races from New York to LA. Inspired by his father’s dying words, and against the advice of his friends, Roy enters this mysterious world – trying both to find himself, and to locate ‘The Driver’ – the anonymous organizer of the world’s ultimate car race.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091924904 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091924901 |
| Author: | Alexander Roy |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 126mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Absolutely riveting
A thoroughly entertaining read, the book is made all the more compelling by Roy’s articulacy and honesty in describing his own emotions and his motivation to race * Boys Toys *
The Driver is a cracking read * The Observer *
Absolutely riveting – Simon Hills * The Times Magazine *
Alexander Roy
Alexander Roy has been driving in international road rallies since 2003 and finished first in the 2006 Gumball 3000. With his shaved head and ability to out-think his fellow rally participants, he is known as the Dr. Evil of the road rally scene. Roy is producing and will also be featured in the upcoming movie 32 Hours, 7 Minutes, about the legendary fastest drive from New York to LA in 1983, and Roy’s effort to discover the truth behind the legend. When he is not racing around the world he lives in New York City.
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