31 hours 4 minutes Coast-to-Coast

[tony barnhill]

'nuff said: https://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun?currentPage=all

 

[Steve_S]

Sure does glorify someone who could have killed any of our loved ones, and still may. What a jerk.

 

[vping]

That's insane. Can't they still be prosecuted if this is a documented offense?

 

[Stewart]

If he's dumb enough to post video somewhere I'm sure some sherrif out there will nail him to the wall.

 

[TR6oldtimer]

That's insane. Can't they still be prosecuted if this is a documented offense?

Nope, he waited for the statutes of limitation to run before announcing his deed.

 

[ccougill]

they used to do this every year, I think it was sponsored by Brock Yates and Car and Driver Magazine. They punched a timeclock in New York and punched another in LA for their official time. Low profile cars like black cadillacs seemed to do better than Ferraris for some reason.

 

[rick_ingram]

And....don't forget that great series of Cannonball Run movies!

Dean Martin - Sammy Davis Jr - Dom DeLouise - Burt Reynolds...et al!

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[anthony7777]

and they had sponsorship? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazyeyes.gif