S1 Ep137: Randy Lanier: The Racer With A Talent For Drug Smuggling
Past Gas
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4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Randy Lanier was one of the most exciting race car drivers of the 80’s-- but he also had a secret life as a drug smuggler. How did these two pursuits intertwine in the psyche of an adrenaline junkie? Was Randy a better smuggler, or a driver? And just how did a young guy from Virginia turn into a drug kingpin? All this and more on today's episode of Past Gas…
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's up my name is Nolan and I'm from the PastGas podcast. |
| 0:04.6 | The second most popular automotive podcast out there this week we're talking about the |
| 0:08.3 | Baja 1000. |
| 0:09.7 | The Baja 1000 is an arduous 1000 mile drive through remote and desolate Baja Peninsula. |
| 0:15.7 | For many it wasn't a question of when you finished but if you'd finished it all. |
| 0:20.3 | The route is treacherous and so is the weather and if one breaks down and gets injured the |
| 0:24.9 | journey might cost the driver their life. |
| 0:27.3 | How did a publicity stunt organized by a Hollywood stuntman grow into such a prestigious |
| 0:31.8 | race? |
| 0:32.8 | What has kept drawing racers back to the Baja 1000 for the last 55 years and what makes |
| 0:37.2 | the race one of the most treacherous events in the world? |
| 0:40.0 | Well this week on PastGas it's a story of the Baja 1000. |
| 0:43.0 | It was a riot to record. |
| 0:45.1 | I hope you listen very soon. |
| 0:46.4 | It's a lot of fun. |
| 0:47.7 | You don't have to like cars to like our show. |
| 0:49.5 | You just have to like great stories. |
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| 1:04.2 | The blue skies of the Bahamas melt into a warm orange as the sun sinks into the ocean. |
| 1:10.6 | For most bidding farewell to the day with the view of the Caribbean horizon would be relaxing |
| 1:15.7 | but this particular sunset was anything but relaxing for one man. |
| 1:20.2 | Randy Laneier |
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