Cannonball Run

[Doyle]

• Atlanta native breaks record for driving from New York to Los Angeles by two hours
• GPS company says Ed Bolian and team made trip in 28 hours and 50 minutes
• Team needed laser jammers to foil police, bedpan to cut down on pit stops during trek
• Souped-up Mercedes reached speed of 158 mph, averaged speed of 98 mph

Great article if you have the time to read.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/us/new-york-los-angeles-cannonball-speed-record/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

 

 

 

[Hawk]

just saw that elsewhere...crazy!  damn near 100 miles per hour average!

[Scrumtrilescent]

If Dom DeLuise wasn't in the car, it doesn't count.

[pstall]

For years some buddies and I have talked about doing the Gumball Rally.

[Happy Panther]

Cool.

 

A distant cousin of mine was trying this a few years ago.

 

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun?currentPage=all

 

Part of this is skill but also luck. Too beat the time by 2 hours you have to have a perfect run. No traffic, no weather, perfect pit stops.

 

I note the bedpan, I wonder if they had souped up gas tanks. Will read the article.

[Doyle]

Not to mention it's lucky that they didn't get pulled and thrown in jail.