Cannonball Run new record

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ogreene

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A buddy of mine just informed me there was a new record time for the cannonball run (NY to LA in a car) of 27 hours 25 minutes whereas google maps says it should take 41 hours of driving. As someone who has driven cross-country 6 times, I find this incredibly amazing. You guys should check out the link to the article: https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a30085091/these-guys-just-drove-an-e63-amg-across-america-in-a-record-27-hours-25-minutes/





For those of you who have driven cross-country what are your fastest times? Got a buddy who did it by himself in 2. Mine, with two drivers, is 3 days.
 
The record holders have a number of videos that were just released detailing the car, the strategy, etc. This is the most impressive sporting accomplishment of the year in my opinion. 103 mph average with a top speed of 193. Maintained for over 27 hours. On public roads.

This wasn't like the sub-4 "marathon" where every possible variable was controlled. This was a by-fair-means record that pushed the Cannonball record average above 100 mph. Major props to those guys!
 
Basically flat out for over a day in a 700hp Mercedes that low key looks like an accord, total stopped time like 25 min or some shit. So bad ass. Imagine your foot to the floor from coast to coast, insane. Mad props to these guys
 
topic:ogreene said:
For those of you who have driven cross-country what are your fastest times? Got a buddy who did it by himself in 2. Mine, with two drivers, is 3 days.
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Around 47 hours. Just me and I got a hotel room in Nebraska for a bit.
 
So cool. One modification that I loved was the kill switches that they had for the headlights and taillights (independent of eachother). I can only imagine that this was for running from the cops at night.

Imagine being a cop and seeing a Silver "Honda Accord" fly by at night. You light them up, only to see their taillights go dark and you hear the 700hp AMG V8 while it disappears.
 
14084351:iFlip said:
The record holders have a number of videos that were just released detailing the car, the strategy, etc. This is the most impressive sporting accomplishment of the year in my opinion. 103 mph average with a top speed of 193. Maintained for over 27 hours. On public roads.

This wasn't like the sub-4 "marathon" where every possible variable was controlled. This was a by-fair-means record that pushed the Cannonball record average above 100 mph. Major props to those guys!
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How "lucky" are the racers in this run? Is it possible for the same team to replicate this same strategy with about the same time or did they just happen to luck out on traffic and route this time?
 
14084637:TRVP_ANGEL said:
How "lucky" are the racers in this run? Is it possible for the same team to replicate this same strategy with about the same time or did they just happen to luck out on traffic and route this time?
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I'm sure 'luck' in traffic involved a lot of passing on the shoulder

100+ average for 27 hours is absolutely nutty.
 
14084608:Willgum said:
So cool. One modification that I loved was the kill switches that they had for the headlights and taillights (independent of eachother). I can only imagine that this was for running from the cops at night.

Imagine being a cop and seeing a Silver "Honda Accord" fly by at night. You light them up, only to see their taillights go dark and you hear the 700hp AMG V8 while it disappears.
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I get chills thinking about how badass it would feel to haul ass from the cops going 140 in the middle of the night lights off stealth as fuck.... with 700 horsepower
 
Never heard of this stupid challenge before. But anyway, sureeeeeeeee bud lol......

"Toman maintains the team never put any other drivers at risk. "There was no close calls at all. We don't pass people at a high rate of speed, simply because it's dangerous, and if we were to do that, to drive recklessly, they're just going to call the police, and then we're just going to have police waiting for us."
 
14086584:BST_Police said:
Never heard of this stupid challenge before. But anyway, sureeeeeeeee bud lol......

"Toman maintains the team never put any other drivers at risk. "There was no close calls at all. We don't pass people at a high rate of speed, simply because it's dangerous, and if we were to do that, to drive recklessly, they're just going to call the police, and then we're just going to have police waiting for us."
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OK, Gen Z'er
 
[tag=135482]@TravelingCircus[/tag] should try this when they get their new van. Drive from Sugarloaf to Mammoth during the summer, might make for a good episode running from the cops.
 
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