This is a great one from some boys in the US Express:
"The sneaky-Pete award went to a last minute entry: George Lloyd from Austin, and his clever partner Ron Docie, from LA. George and Ron left M.Y. with a six-hour-old new rear-end in a Turbo Trans Am."
…but the true purpose of their NASA coveralls wasn’t properly exploited until an Illinois trooper stopped them for running well over the double-nickle. When the officer reached the driver’s window his flashlight shone on the following computer-printed message:
‘Attention: Docie and Lloyd are to proceed immediately to Travis AFB in California for full decontamination treatment. If contacted by civilian personnel, gather full identification for possible secondary exposure.’
The notice, signed by a general at NASA, worked…almost too well. After the officer asked what the contamintation was and Docie gasped: ‘That’s classified information,’ the panicked Illinois trooper radioed ahead to give them a clear highway. In California, a CHP trooper slipped his name and phone number inside the door in order for NASA to contact him - ’So I can return to my family.’
With his conscience beginning to bother him, Docie did call the officer after reaching the finish, and calmly informed him that he had been in contract with ‘Express’, and that his family physician could treat it.
[AutoWeek December 14, 1981]
(1980-1983) U.S. Express, Cars and Drivers
that’s awesome! the storm chaser bit that you guys had as a backup plan was pretty good too.
B
That was one very ambitious trick. When it worked
I’m sure they had the laugh of their life. It was
perhaps inspired by Sensebaugh/Martin/Defty/Gafford
who did the 79′ Cannonball with a fake US Gov. Chevy
Suburban and some Geiger counters (that was during
the Three Mile Island nuclear incident).
Adamon, Thanks for posting our NASA picture of the 1981 US Express. You almost got the facts straight, but the truth is actually more outrageous than you may ever beleive. I wrote a short story about our participation in that 1981 event, and since it’s past the statute of limitations, I can share it if anyone interested, just email me at: express at docie dot com. Ace.
we won the sneaky pete award 1983 US Express…
How’d you do it, Don?