Channel: THE DRIVE

Category: Autos & Vehicles

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Description: We look back at how Ai Design outfitted Alex Roy's E39 Polizei BMW M5, in which Alex set the previous record in 2006, with tech that's now 13 years out of date. The quest for the coast-to-coast driving record is the subject of a new APEX documentary. [TECH LIST BELOW] APEX: The Secret Race Across America is set for release in April, 2019. Ai Design aidesign.com More at The Drive: thedrive.com Team Polizei M5 Tech List: 2000 BMW E39 M5 Kelleners Sport Exhaust Kelleners Swaybars Uniden PRO520 XL CB Radio in custom overhead mount Specterguard Anti-Photo License Plate Covers (Front and Rear) Dinan Stage 1 Chip Brembo GT Brake Kit (Front and Rear) L3 “Night Driver” Thermal Camera (Front Bumper) with twin Alpine 7″ displays custom installed for driver and co-pilot V1 Laser/Radar Detector with concealed Display Blinder M40 Xtreme Laser Jammers (Front and Rear) with display integrated into V1 concealed Display 3x Antennex Custom-Tuned Scanner Aerial 2′ long each 1x Antennex CB Aerial 4′ Long UUC Short Throw Shift Kit Garmin 2650 GPS Unit with Dead Reckoning and Roof Mount Antenna Garmin 2730 GPS Unit with XM Radio NavTraffic, Roof Mount Antenna and Internal XM Antenna Nav-TV Integrated in OEM-Dash display Whelen Pro Siren/Lighting Control Panel 2pr Whelan LED Strobes (Front Bumper) (Red/Blue/Green/Yellow) 4 corner Whelan White Strobes (headlights/brake lights) 2pr Whelan LED Strobes (Rear headliner) (Red/Blue/Green/Yellow) 14 12V power outlets (8 Front, 6 rear) Uniden BC796D Digital TrunkTracking Scanner (Dashtop) Uniden BC396D Digital TrunkTracking Scanner (Handheld) with “Close Call” Proximity Alert Uniden BCT8 Analog TrunkTracking Scanner (Dashtop) Rear Floor Mounted Fire Extinguisher Mount for Air-Ground Handheld Radio Dash-mounted speedometer GPS-verified and slaved to wheelspin SPEC Racing Clutch & Flywheel Recaro Seats with 5-point harnesses Scanners: Uniden BC796D w Digital Trunking, 1000 channels manually programmable BTC8, Analog Trunk Tracking with 250 channels manual programmable, and built-in highway patrol frequencies, searchable by state, and with audible and visual alert BC396D handheld, 6000 manually programmable frequencies and Digital trunk tracking, and “Close Call” Proximity Alert All three have external trunk mounted antennas, custom tuned for maximum reception range using Antennex brand antennas.