The New Record for Fastest Lap Around Manhattan 10.29K Remy Stern 06/29/11 12:01PM Filed to: Stunts Stunts Republished byline=Jalopnik byline=Johnny Freepost When speed racer Alex Roy circled Manhattan in 2001, he reached speeds of 144mph and set the record for the fastest time at 27 minutes. He never released the tape, but now someone new has done it in 26:03. [Jalopnik]