The driver
Subtitle: my dangerous pursuit of speed and truth in the outlaw racing world
By: Alexander Roy
Publisher: Ebury
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780091924898
Subjects: Automobile racing drivers; Biography; Automobile racing
Description: On his deathbed, Alex Roy's father dropped tantalizing hints about the notorious Cannonball Run of the 1970s, the utterly illegal high-speed nonstop race from New York to L.A. that was nothing at all like the one portrayed in the Burt Reynolds movie. Inspired by his father's dying words, and against the advice of his loyal, lifelong friends, Roy enters the mysterious world of road rallies and underground races - trying both to find himself and to locate The Driver, the anonymous organizer of the world's ultimate secret race - neither of which may exist. But in order to get noticed by The Driver, Roy must first become a force to be reckoned with. Full of hilarious, sexy, and shocking stories from a life lived at the right-hand edge of the speedometer, The Driver offers a never-before-told insider's account of the fast, dangerous, and unbelievable society that has long been off-limits to most of us. Filled with insane driving and Roy's quixotic quest to win both for his late father and for himself, The Driver is the tale of one man's insatiable drive beyond life in the fast lane.
Notes: Originally published: New York: HarperEntertainment, 2007.