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https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/the-cannonball-run-record-has-been-obliteratedAll the pearl-clutching about the morality of performing a Cannonball Run during a global pandemic seems to have been for nothing, with Ed Bolian reporting America’s most illegal record has been beaten seven times in the span of just five weeks. According to Bolian, who has been in contact with the new record holders, the time to beat is now less than 26 hours. A sub 28-hour Cannonball Run was once unthinkable. While he has not disclosed the exact time, that frame of reference means the drivers would have had to achieve an average speed of at least 173km/h (107.4 mph) for the 4507km journey. Accommodating for fuel stops, the team’s peak and cruising speeds are probably far in excess of that figure. Bolian states that the new record holders averaged 193km/h(120 mpg) when crossing “several” States. It is unknown what car the new record holders used. What is known is that they were well prepared, with over 30 spotters littered across the country, along with a heavily modified vehicle. According to Bolian, its not just the outright record that has been broken, with the solo-driver, diesel-powered, and coast-to-coast-to-coast Cannonball records all tumbling – the last of which having almost 20 hours shaved off the previous record time. This new flurry of record attempts follows a team of drivers who took advantage of empty roads that had been created by the coronavirus lockdown to set a cross-country time of 26 hours and 38 minutes. This unknown team used an Audi A8 for the record, with large marine fuel tanks strapped into the boot. The Cannonball Run is a simple, and highly illegal, record that despite having no governing body, is infamous within car culture. Bolian is a former competitor, record holder, and now somewhat of a defacto adjudicator on the record. To set a Cannonball Run record, you must traditionally start at the Red Ball Garage in Manhattan, then traverse the entire United States of America as fast as possible to finish at the Portofini Inn in Redondo Beach, California, Modern technology, and ultra-prepared teams, have resulted in the record falling to unthinkable levels in recent years, with teams maintaining crazy speeds on public roads to secure their place in motoring infamy. The new record holders are reported to be preparing a documentary to accompany their official record announcement.
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That is getting it done cross country.....
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That’s getting right with it.
Wonder what would happen if they hit a deer?
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If this is true that's pretty bad ass.
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Fame, fortune and no concern for the welfare of people along the way.
I am..........disturbed.
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Pretty wild. It figures they could make better time with the lack of traffic on the roads. Wasn't the late Brock Yates, of "Car & Driver" magazine, one of the early guys involved in that ? Now that I'm older and a little wiser, it looks reckless and dangerous. But back in the 1970's I naturally thought it was pretty cool.
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The bicycle crowd is pi$$ed https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a30156034/cannonball-run-car-culture/Cars are the apex predator in a transportation system where menace and aggression are literally built into the grills.Surprisingly low body count with this race apparently or else Mr Spandex-shorts-in-a-twist surely woulda mentioned one.
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Why is he not disclosing the time?
I smell bs
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I grew up around my grandfather's bike shop. I love bikes, but have to admit, today's bikers are some of the most selfish, self-important, road-hog azzholes I've ever seen.
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I grew up around my grandfather's bike shop. I love bikes, but have to admit, today's bikers are some of the most selfish, self-important, road-hog azzholes I've ever seen. So true
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Why is he not disclosing the time?
I smell bs it's in the story 26 hours and 20- 30 something minutes.
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I grew up around my grandfather's bike shop. I love bikes, but have to admit, today's bikers are some of the most selfish, self-important, road-hog azzholes I've ever seen. Yeah, thats not all that new.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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Considering the extreme lack of traffic, it was the perfect plan and very tough act to follow!
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Why is he not disclosing the time?
I smell bs it's in the story 26 hours and 20- 30 something minutes. Nope, It’s under 26 hours now. A few weeks ago it was dropped to 26:38, but that’s been eclipsed.
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I did it myself from here to our place on the ocean. I used a radar / scrambler and set the cruise on 115. Roads were empty, not one cop on the way down. 515 miles in 6:45 minutes. I’ve got the video proof. 1 stop for gas and one stop to piss. If my wife wasn’t with me the cruise would be on 130.
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That's hauling. I take big slices of road trip every year, 1100 mile days are long and hard, but that tops the cake.
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Imagine having beers with the guy that wrote that article. LOL What a clam.
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