Friday, September 6, 2013

AfroDuck claims fastest lap of Manh on 2006 BMW Z4

The first illegal, dangerous, record lap of Manhattan we know of was Alex Roy's 27 minute run in 2001. In 2010, a group called CBC broke that with 26:03. Now a new driver claims 24:07. But what exactly is a lap of Manhattan, and how do you set the record?
The new fastest laps claims to be set by the elegantly-named AfroDuck Productions. The run supposedly took place just a few days ago on August 26th, 2013. The car is a stock 2006 BMW Z4.
So what's the route? The driver starts on FDR/East Side Drive at 116th Street, just outside of Harlem. They tear down under the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges, then shoot through the Battery Park Tunnel around the downtown tip of the island. After that there are the red lights of West Street/West Side Drive, which finally opens up in Midtown by all of Trump's buildings.
The course then cuts off the northern tip of Manhattan, turning right by the George Washington Bridge in Washington Heights. From there, the driver gets across Manhattan at one of its narrowest points, turns back onto FDR/East Side Drive and runs to the start/finish line.
It's about 26.5 miles in total. That makes the average speed only something around 66 miles an hour. As you can tell by watching the video, the real time saving comes from managing traffic.
Time lapse video after the jump. I have a hunch this video is not going to be up long.
Sorry you missed it.



Fastest Lap Around Manhattan 2013




12 comments:

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

The story includes an interview with the guy claiming to be AfroDuck who claims to have broken the record... allegedly.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

In the interview AfroDuck says he was always in total control.

From what I could tell, however, he did come close to hitting somebody, just one time.

NYPD is asking for assistance...

virgil xenophon said...

That was some trip..

JAL said...

Like Virgil -- I was just going to say, well, what a ride!

JAL said...

And how exactly is Kelley going to catch him? Or indict him?

Isn't the dash cam self incrimination? Like inadmissable?

Palladian said...

If this person was only endangering himself, then I'd be all for it. But having been nearly killed by assholes like this, the charm drains out of it.

YoungHegelian said...

Apparently, the NYPD tracked the driver down via surveillance camera footage & arrested him.

virgil xenophon said...

@YH/

You know they have both a spray clear film and specially ground lisc-plate glass covers either of which serve to obscure the lisc # to red-light cameras? I'm surprised he didn't utilize either one..

Palladian said...

Apparently, the NYPD tracked the driver down via surveillance camera footage & arrested him.

I don't agree with that either.

Too bad both the NYPD and DaffyAuk can't be punished.

Palladian said...

You know they have both a spray clear film and specially ground lisc-plate glass covers either of which serve to obscure the lisc # to red-light cameras? I'm surprised he didn't utilize either one..

None of those things actually work. The only way to beat speed cameras is to travel faster than about 170 mph.

Birches said...

That was really interesting. Though I'm sure I'd be really pissed if I saw someone doing it, it looks really cool on video. What time of night can you accomplish such a feat, without attracting the cops?

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