OT - Cannonball Run record

[Chongo94]

This was actually kinda fascinating to read about ie the souped up car and gadgets they had. I remember the movies from when I was a kid. They did it in less than 28 hours...

Apparently their top speed was 193 mph.


These guys finished a record Cannonball Run from New York to L.A., averaging 103 mph. Here’s how.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/12/06/these-guys-finished-record-cannonball-run-new-york-la-averaging-mph-heres-how/?outputType=amp

 

[gohornedfrogs]

I read that the other day. Great stuff.

Gumball Rally was the better movie, IMO.

 

[netty2424]

This was actually kinda fascinating to read about ie the souped up car and gadgets they had. I remember the movies from when I was a kid. They did it in less than 28 hours...

Apparently their top speed was 193 mph.


These guys finished a record Cannonball Run from New York to L.A., averaging 103 mph. Here’s how.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/12/06/these-guys-finished-record-cannonball-run-new-york-la-averaging-mph-heres-how/?outputType=amp

Hard to imagine they could make it that fast. I drive from California to Arlington and it took me 3 days. Granted I wanted to make a slow trip out of it so I limited my drive time, but 28 hours coast to coast is insane.

 

[Chongo94]

Hard to imagine they could make it that fast. I drive from California to Arlington and it took me 3 days. Granted I wanted to make a slow trip out of it so I limited my drive time, but 28 hours coast to coast is insane.

Agreed, I can’t even imagine. In my younger and far more stupid days I pegged some cars over 100 and even then my grip was vise-like and white knuckled.

I can’t imagine AVERAGING 103 mph for the distance and time associated with their endeavor.

Heck, in undergrad, going the long way, it took me 13 hours to get from Manhattan, KS to West Texas. And that was with me speeding and getting pulled over.

 

[jake102]

Once upon a time I got from the Alpine area to Fort Worth averaging 108

 

[Frog Wild]

Never got the need for speed. Driving from Orlando back to FW tomorrow, it's gonna kill me to do it in two days. Getting out of Florida is a tedious beeyotch.

 

[satis1103]

Am I the only one here who thinks this was an incredibly stupid endeavor?

 

[Double V]

Am I the only one here who thinks this was an incredibly stupid endeavor?

Yes

 

[FrogCop19]

It took me 16 hours to get to L.A....

 

[Mean Purple]

Once upon a time I got from the Alpine area to Fort Worth averaging 108

Flag Staff to Phoenix averaging about 95 is about the fastest I have done for extended distance. And I got passed by quite a few folks coming down the hill.
It was after midnight and that stretch was a speedway back in the 90s.

 

[HFrog1999]

Am I the only one here who thinks this was an incredibly stupid endeavor?