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I have multiple times gone from Charlotte NC to Fontana California via I-40. I've done it with just one co-driver twice both ways. There is a lot of driver judgement involved. There is also driver endurance. IF you haven't made a cross country drive like this, you may imagine the interstates to just be straight a ways for speed. That may be true of sections, but the eastern and western portions have corner speeds that can be quite challenging. |
Do they still run from the Red Ball Garage to the Portofina Inn?
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Across Nevada road is deserted mostly so easy top speed on the long straight drive to make up the time lost, if you can avoid going to jail. Quote:
Interstate speeds are above 80 routinely, even 90 easily if one is keen to do so. Slow down for the corners to 60-70 of course but make up the time with 130+ blasts in the straightways, which is why the 700hp is there. |
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But later I realized that empty roads are never really empty - an animal could run across the road even in the desert. |
I'm surprised they didn't do refueling on the fly
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An amazing feat, it is impressive. Someone will try to beat the record, of course.
At some point there will be an accident; at those speeds it will be ugly. The response from law enforcement/court system afterwards may be heavy and unforgiving. Following that I imagine a warning will be issued for anyone contemplating the run in the future. |
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IIRC the guys they just dethroned fueled on the fly. I thought I was a badass driving my 1982 911 from my vacation home in NC to my house in Florida in 9 hours, covering 730 miles with only 1 fuel stop averaging 80MPH. Those cats are insane, I thought I was insane, I am humbled. |
If Magnus Walker did this, he would get **** on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmpFRdi0ddo |
NBC Sports ran a film this past October called "Apex: The Secret Race Across America". It documents the 2006 coast-to-coast record run of 31:04 made by Alex Roy and Dave Maher in a modified BMW M5. Very interesting indeed. Not sure if this'll be rerun on TV anytime soon, but it's available for download from iTunes.
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Proud E63 owner here, though they used one of the newer TT models. I can think of no better vehicle for this task.
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I once did a 120 mile door to door trip on a Sunday afternoon in exactly 60 minutes.
I no longer approve of such behavior, so I must admit my transgression and look down upon these guys for what they did. I guess we get wiser with age... |
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Where you wearing linen pants and a pink sport coat Java?
Cue the Miami Vice music |
the on ramp at Bryant St downtown SF to the bay bridge to the off ramp for I-5 in Sacramento, 55 min
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Nope. Pair of Levi’s, some random shirt and some topsiders. Probably had socks, but you never know.
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I will not say I am jealous, because hopefully that is obvious.
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https://www.thedenniscollins.com/wheels/cannonball-run/
I thought I saw the that DB Richard Rawlings, along with Dennis Collins had previously held the record in their 550 Maranello Ferrari. The car has been on the show on earlier "Fast and Loud" episodes. |
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