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As featured on Netflixs Bad Sportthe highoctaneSeabiscuitmeetsScarfacestory of how Randy Lanier became a 1980s international sports star soaring through the ranks of car racing while holding a dark secret he was also one of the biggest pot smugglers in American history

As a kid Randy Lanier dreamed of achieving fourwheel glory at the Indianapolis 500 but knew hed never be able to afford the most expensive sport on earth That all changed when he bought a speedboat and began smuggling pot from the Bahamas Fueled by what would become a historically massive smuggling operation he started racing cars and became an overnight sensation For Randy and his teammates money was no object and bigger hauls meant faster cars At every event they attended they were behind the wheel of the best machinery flaunting their secret in front of huge crowds and live television cameras But no matter how fast they drove they couldnt outrun the law As Randy came ever closer to reaching his dream of highspeed glory one of the biggest drug scandals ever to hit the professional sports world was about to unfold

Set in the 1980s Florida ofMiami Vice this is the unbelievable unforgettable unparalleled story of an ordinary guy whose attempts to become famous doing the thing he wanted mostbecome a world class race car driverdevolved into a youcantmakethisup tale of one of the biggest crime rings and drug scandals of the 1980s Now with the help ofNew York Timesbestselling author AJ Baime Randy tells the whole truth for the first time ever a gripping narrative unlike any other a sports story for the ages and shocking a true crime epic