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Originally posted by 89911
Isn't the "One lap of America" based on this?...
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According to the
One Lap site, yes.
Brock Yates, creator of the Cannonball Run, "set out to create a motorsports event that was accessable to the average Joe while capturing the excitement, lunacy and romance of the Cannonball without the threat of being called to testify in front of a Senate sub-committee. And so, in 1984, the first Cannonball One Lap of America was run with the start/finish in Darien, Connecticut. That year, the format was simple: circumnavigate the lower 48 United States and "guess Brock's mileage." The team that came closest to Brock's distance won. Brock is the first to admit that this format had its flaws and expected 1984 to be the first and last One Lap. To his dismay, he was flooded with inquiries requesting entry in the following year's event. A kinder, gentler successor to Cannonball had been born."
It is now the
Tire Rack Car and Driver Cannonball One Lap of America.
Also according to their website, there was a "Cannonball Classic" run in 1999 and 2000. Maybe this was why USA network thought they would cash in with a reality series in 2001.
I'm gonna need a new radar detector.....