[achiam]

This Is Manhattan Speeder Christopher Adam Tang/Afroduck In Custody (http://jalopnik.com/this-is-manhattan-speeder-christopher-adam-tang-afroduc-1262951622)
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Christopher Adam Tang, better known as Afroduck, never showed his face, voice, or any other identifying characteristic in the video of his very illegal 24 minute record run around Manhattan. But here he is in handcuffs.P

ABC 7 News was on hand to see Afroduck get taken into custody early this morning at the 25th Precinct in East Harlem. They report that Tang is 30 years old. He gives no comment to the reporters, and he smiles.P

ABC 7 News reports that the NYPD charged Tang with speeding, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, traffic device violation, moving from a lane unsafely, and following too closely. They impounded his British Columbia-registered blue BMW Z4.

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24 mins

http://www.getdigital.de/images/produkte/t4/t4_sticker-challengeaccepted.jpg

[AAnthony]

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[Bouncing Bettys]

GTA4 with Sultan RS :alonehappy:

[4444]

And where is said video?

[radioman]

Look at the news story on Jalopnik (link provided) They speed up his "run"

[murd0c]

That's pretty fricken awesome, lets see him do that in the day time tho :awwyeah:

Fastest Lap Around Manhattan 2013 - YouTube

[Gumby]

People do this shit because it's a cool story to tell your kids...

[cdizzle_996]

And not one cop?


You can't drive more than 15sec around Vancouver without seeing one lol..
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[MindBomber]

The BMW Z4 is a sporty car, not a sports car. The Porsche 911 C4S is a sports car.

As a sports car, Marco911's C4S is among the quickest of cars in British Columbia. In contrast, Afroduck's Z4 is merely an above-average car in the demographic.

Marco911 in his C4S could thus lap Manhattan more quickly than Afroduck in his Z4, undoubtedly scoring a sub-twenty minute time.

Timpo in a Nissan GTR - a venerable sports car - could score a sub-fifteen minute time.

[AAnthony]

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[Tr1ll]

If he didn't post that video on YouTube he would have gotten away with it
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[Manic!]

Should have waited till the statue of limitations ran out before posting the video.

You guys need to watch 32 hours and 7 minutes doc.

32 Hours 7 Minutes: Trailer #1 - YouTube

[kwy]

Running a fast lap around Manhattan isn't so much about the car..it's more about planning, some driving skill, and luck. Alex Roy set the first lap time with an s4 iirc. Then the record was broken by a different group in a Saturn sky. The average speed required to make the 24-27 min mark is "only" around 66mph.

[Vale46Rossi]

Try pulling that shit in Vancouver.... Left lane hoggers will block you in so you can't even pass them.

[stewie]

hes watched one to many ghost rider/getaway in Stockholm clips lol

[Gucci Mane]

Should have waited till the statue of limitations ran out before posting the video.

You guys need to watch 32 hours and 7 minutes doc.

32 Hours 7 Minutes: Trailer #1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY_7ofmgdh8)

now that would be a very fun road trip. obviously not at the speeds they were going but still going fast enough.

[AzNightmare]

lol, discussing about what's a sports car and what not is irrelevant point.
These aren't professional drivers pushing the cars to the max to shave time.

These kind of "street racing" runs is like 10% car, 90% balls/stupidity.

Unless the guy in the video is ripping it 300km/h+,
then OK, I guess you'll need a "supercar" to hit those speeds.

[duy-]

at least he waits for the red lights... lol. or at least the first one, didnt watch the whole clip
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[jello24]

at least he waits for the red lights... lol. or at least the first one, didnt watch the whole clip
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He stops on all of them.

I still can't believe he managed to drive through that entire lap without running into a single cop. I can't even drive to Scott Road station without seeing a single RCMP car or Delta Police SUV driving the same road as me, let alone lap an entire district.

But putting other drivers in danger just so you can get your 15 minutes of fame? Pretty irresponsible.

[FerrariEnzo]

inb4 Timpo says :yuno: use GTR

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inb4 Timpo says :yuno: use GTR

Timpo already used the GTR... some say he's a myth, and that his facade is completely made up by the underpants gnomes.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/c26f0a9ea611a3548410d2023661c491/tumblr_mobti16mjO1qaohcmo9_500.gif

[J____]

hmmmm I think I need to head out and do a fastest time to lap Shanghai video...

[evil_jigglypuff]

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[TatsuyaKataoka]

Try pulling that shit in Vancouver.... Left lane hoggers will block you in so you can't even pass them.

I'd bet $20 that one of the left lane hoggers is in a car much faster than a Z4 :troll:

[evil_jigglypuff]

How was he able to drive his car out of bc with no insurance decals on his plates without getting caught?
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[twitchyzero]

The BMW Z4 is a sporty car, not a sports car. The Porsche 911 C4S is a sports car.

As a sports car, Marco911's C4S is among the quickest of cars in British Columbia. In contrast, Afroduck's Z4 is merely an above-average car in the demographic.

Marco911 in his C4S could thus lap Manhattan more quickly than Afroduck in his Z4, undoubtedly scoring a sub-twenty minute time.

Timpo in a Nissan GTR - a venerable sports car - could score a sub-fifteen minute time.

I don't see how this argument has any bearing on the news or video.

I'd classify a RWD 2-seat roadster as a sports car

[iEatClams]

at least he waits for the red lights... lol. or at least the first one, didnt watch the whole clip
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I respected that he stopped for all the red lights, especially since some them came quick and he braked hard.

[marksport]

Doesn't seem like he's driving excessively fast and he doesn't blow thru red lights.

[Marco911]

That record can easily be broken. I had my C4S with BC plates in NYC also, and the Porsche swallowing potholes are what slow you down!

[Marco911]

I don't see how this argument has any bearing on the news or video.

I'd classify a RWD 2-seat roadster as a sports car

Sporty car. The chassis on the Z4 is like jello.

[AzNightmare]

I don't see how this argument has any bearing on the news or video.

I'd classify a RWD 2-seat roadster as a sports car

It is... It's all relative though.
There's always going to be some guy in here with the mentality that anything less than an expensive exotic/supercar is not considered a "sports car"

:derp:

[Harvey Specter]

How was he able to drive his car out of bc with no insurance decals on his plates without getting caught?
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I was thinking the same thing...

[Marco911]

It is... It's all relative though.
There's always going to be some guy in here with the mentality that anything less than an expensive exotic/supercar is not considered a "sports car"

:derp:

Semantics. It's not a purpose built sports car with a racing heritage like the 911, Corvette or the Viper. A Z4 is a sporty car, like a Corolla GTS or a Cadillac CTS-V.

[Redlines_Daily]

Semantics...

Exactly. Soo..insto-facto, it's a sports car.

[Yodamaster]

That's pretty fricken awesome, lets see him do that in the day time tho :awwyeah:

Fastest Lap Around Manhattan 2013 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_4ghLXaEVM)

Skrillex - Bangarang (Full Album) AUDIOSURF - YouTube


I've seen worse/ more irresponsible driving at 50kph, don't see the issue here.

[FishTaco]

i watched the whole video and kinda enjoyed it hah. Catchy song with a quick tour of NYC.. I know its illegal and blah blah blah but who wouldnt love to do this?

[Marco911]

Exactly. Soo..insto-facto, it's a sports car.

If that's a sports car, what do you define as a sporty car? Chevy Malibu with chrome wheels?

[maxx]

Z4M peeps

[twitchyzero]

Semantics. It's not a purpose built sports car with a racing heritage like the 911, Corvette or the Viper. A Z4 is a sporty car, like a Corolla GTS or a Cadillac CTS-V.

If that's a sports car, what do you define as a sporty car? Chevy Malibu with chrome wheels?

GT3 :fulloffuck:
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/0001.jpg

[mb_]

Z4 not a sports car :fulloffuck:
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[Bouncing Bettys]

Z4 is a sports car in my opinion and a nod to the old british and italian sports cars from the 50's to the 80's.

A VW Golf GTI is a sporty car.

[godwin]

NEW YORK — New York City police have arrested the driver who they say posted an Internet video of himself speeding around Manhattan in just over 24 minutes.

Police have charged 30-year-old Canadian Christopher Adam Tang with reckless driving, reckless endangerment and other charges. Police also seized his 2006 BMW Z4.

The video was posted on Aug. 28. A camera mounted on the dashboard shows the car travelling along the 42.5-kilometre loop, while stopping for six red lights.

Electronic dance music provides the soundtrack as a stopwatch superimposed on the screen keeps time: 24 minutes and 7 seconds.

The New York Post newspaper identified Tang as a University of British Columbia graduate who majored in economics. In a Sept. 6 news story, the newspaper said Tang worked as a legal assistant and moved to New York City two years ago. Tang’s wife works at the Whitney Museum.

They said Tang’s blue 2006 BMW Z4 roadster with Canadian plates was seized on Sept. 5, two days after NY Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had promised to nab the anonymous driver.

© Copyright (c) The Province
UBC graduate arrested after posting dashboard camera video of ?record loop? around Manhattan (http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/graduate+arrested+after+posting+dashboard+camera+v ideo/8884634/story.html)

[Everymans]

does vancouver have any illegal competitions like this? the fastest sea2sky record? or the fastest to get from west van to surrey? Or white rock to richmond? Apparently that route is notorious for fobs in their parents cars ripping it up.

[entrax]

does vancouver have any illegal competitions like this? the fastest sea2sky record? or the fastest to get from west van to surrey? Or white rock to richmond? Apparently that route is notorious for fobs in their parents cars ripping it up.

or up and down the entire aberdeen parking lot :accepted:

[ae101]

lol i bet if larry chu was around u can beat that record with in his s2k easily :troll:

[The_AK]

stupid fkn track overlayed in the video

[Marco911]

Z4 is a sports car in my opinion and a nod to the old british and italian sports cars from the 50's to the 80's.

A VW Golf GTI is a sporty car.

That was an era where sports cars were mainly all open top convertibles. Times have changed. A Z3, though it meets your definition of a "sports car", drives like a 3 Series that's been in a bad accident.

[stewie]

does vancouver have any illegal competitions like this? the fastest sea2sky record? or the fastest to get from west van to surrey? Or white rock to richmond? Apparently that route is notorious for fobs in their parents cars ripping it up.

we should have a fastest sea2sky record!

quickly, wait till 10pm, jump in your car, then start recording! afterwards post it up on youtube/here for us to view your time!! :p

[RRxtar]

does vancouver have any illegal competitions like this? the fastest sea2sky record? or the fastest to get from west van to surrey? Or white rock to richmond? Apparently that route is notorious for fobs in their parents cars ripping it up.
43ma

[GLOW]

The New York Post newspaper identified Tang as a University of British Columbia graduate who majored in economics. In a Sept. 6 news story, the newspaper said Tang worked as a legal assistant and moved to New York City two years ago. Tang’s wife works at the Whitney Museum.

They said Tang’s blue 2006 BMW Z4 roadster with Canadian plates was seized on Sept. 5, two days after NY Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had promised to nab the anonymous driver.


is it REALLY necessary to ID where his wife works as well? seems kind of a scumbag move IMO...