NY to CA auto record set... - Page 2

cockerpunk · 11-01-2013, 08:17 AM

yeah, he needs to have waited out the statute of limitations like all the other record breakers have done before going public. im pretty sure his ass is grass right now. Roy waited over a year to make his claim.

IIRC the max speed was actually only like 158 mph, which im surprised by. other record holders have said things like "at no point did we exceed 200 mph" in reference to there top speeds on the run.

afterburn 549 · 11-01-2013, 08:20 AM

I know nothing most the time and can prove it........But, would not witness be required anyway?
(5th amendment)

cockerpunk · 11-01-2013, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Says he's a Lamborghini sales director and they used two laser jammers. It's possible he used one front-facing and one rear but "two laser jammers" might be code for "one laser jammer and one radar jammer" so he's not admitting to running afoul of any laws (FCC regs). When you read the story he's really not said or admitted to anything that can get him nailed - he doesn't say exactly which states he went through and even if he did, let's say Kentucky wants to charge him - all he has to say is "funny thing, we did the exact speed limit all the way through Kentucky and made up our 98 mph average in other states - prove me wrong".

Cool story.

with real time GPS records, which evidently exist, this is easy to do.

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

Exactly.... If I was a DA I'd be filing multiple subpoenas to get those records... For example our local DA could probably hit him hard, he says he traveled I40 for much of the trip, so it would be safe to assume that by Western OK he was pouring it on...

Dudes ass is grass, its just a matter of time.

afterburn 549 · 11-01-2013, 08:32 AM

I read it was used in court to prove speed tickets wrong, but now can be found to be tampered with, (Read slower then real time ) so not usable anymore.
Can they use it one way and not the other? ( as evidence)
If one side can screw with it, can not the other ?

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

Hmmm... It will be interesting to see what happens... But I'm betting someone will at least try to toss the whole book at them! Prolly a west Tejas DA.. They have to be pretty bored, and they are always running speed traps on I40 out there

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

I found another article about this today, which DOES mention some specific routes and cities he passed through. Apparently he used "scouts" in different places along the route to check for potential hazards, cops, etc. shortly before they came through in the AMG. Also a lot of electronic assistance stuff - reminds me of the Japanese team in "Cannonball Run":

Atlanta man shatters coast-to-coast 'Cannonball Run' speed record - CNN.com

It'll be interesting to see what the panties-in-knots, uptight bureaucrats try to do - if anything.

rcooled · 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

He claims Roy's record is not legit because he did not follow the route of the original Cannonball.

If I recall correctly, the original Cannonball runners did not follow a set route. Part of the strategy was picking a route that would yield the quickest time. First car to arrive at the Portifino Inn won...no matter which way you went.
Roy admits to hitting a 158MPH top speed in the Merc on his run for the record. The winners of the second Cannonball, Brock Yates & Dan Gurney, claim to have pushed their Ferrari 365GTB to nearly 175MPH somewhere in New Mexico on their 35h 54m run back in '71.

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Originally Posted by afterburn 549

Glad he did it, We need more rebels, not lock step thinkers !

Right on!

afterburn 549 · 11-01-2013, 08:57 AM

WOW.......I think i would be keeping a lower profile .
Do the Gumball rally folks run a set course?

scottmandue · 11-01-2013, 09:13 AM

A) I'm surprised they didn't use a smart phone/radar detector.

B) I'm surprised this group is so supportive of glorified street racing, if an Innocent gets killed or injured in a street race we all condemn the driver(s), but somehow these guys are cool rebels?

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

They had 3 radar detectors, and numerous smart phones and tablets...

dad911 · 11-01-2013, 10:16 AM

Sorry, a few mph over the limit is one thing, but I can't glorify someone that shatters the speed limit on public roads. If you want to break a speed record do it on a race track.

If I was Lamborghini I'd fire him, hope the police obtain the GPS tracking records and prosecute him. Maybe that will keep other nuts from doing this.

ski wagen · 11-01-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cockerpunk

with real time GPS records, which evidently exist, this is easy to do.

Except there were 2 drivers, so, absent additional evidence such as an eyewitness that doesn't take the 5th, or a photo, how does a prosecutor prove the specific defendant was driving at any given moment?

scottbombedout · 11-02-2013, 09:58 AM

The most incredible aspect of this whole story is the fact that a previous record holder was a Jag XJS.

That it managed to run at high speed for over 30 hours is an achievement on its own.

afterburn 549 · 11-02-2013, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by scottbombedout

The most incredible aspect of this whole story is the fact that a previous record holder was a Jag XJS.

That it managed to run at high speed for over 30 hours is an achievement on its own.

LMAO so true.( Not to knock Jag, but they are finicky. Esp. the Prince of Darkness electrical sys

Gogar · 11-02-2013, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by widgeon13

Can't catch a car crossing the country at avg 100 MPH but we can give a person a ticket for wearing google glasses. Crazy world.

I think the wearing of Google glasses in general should be immediate grounds for arrest and a good Pimp-Slap.

widgeon13 · 11-02-2013, 11:40 AM

Meter maids should give those tickets though, not real LEO.

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

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Originally Posted by afterburn 549

LMAO so true.( Not to knock Jag, but they are finicky. Esp. the Prince of Darkness electrical sys

Bet they did a Chevy V8 conversion.....

afterburn 549 · 11-02-2013, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Bet they did a Chevy V8 conversion.....

I was thinking that, LOL

cockerpunk · 11-02-2013, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Richard Rawlings, the Gas Monkey Garage guy claims to have the record at 31 hrs 59 minutes.

He claims Roy's record is not legit because he did not follow the route of the original Cannonball.

the cannon ball never had a set route. even back when it was run in the 1970s. it is a point to point race, the route is not important.