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OT: Another Cannonball Record Set

JohnInCarolina
JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,481
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I always find this kind of thing fascinating for some reason:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOWn1WSYhVQ

Maybe it's because I've driven across a good part of the country myself, sometimes at speeds that might exceed the local limit.  Hypothetically.

But the planning that goes into it appeals to me too.  All the thought that goes into rigging the car, planning the route, getting help from spotters, etc.   And then there's always a wrinkle or two that comes up that they didn't anticipate.  

Anyway, things have come a long way since these guys:


"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,196
    Oh.  :blush:
     

     

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    - Lin Yutang


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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    That's so very cool. I have done a few beach runs like that in the wee hours but never anything like that. 168 on the open road is a rush for sure.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    I 40 was a blast when they were still building it through Wake county.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    frazzdaddy said:
    I 40 was a blast when they were still building it through Wake county.
    In 1964, I was on the HS track team. We went for a run one day and happened on an access road to I-95. Not yet complete and the workers had gone home for the day. We enjoyed running right down the middle of what is now one of the busiest interstates in the country. We were slower than 168. Still a blast though. =)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,251
    Kind of crazy how many Cannonball records that have been broken lately. 

    I'm not sure how deserving these actual titles are during the pandemic with less traffic/law enforcement, but still impressive nonetheless. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    That'd be a total blast as I love to drive fast.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,251
    I'm not sure if you've seen the Vinwiki episode where they interview the guy who beat the cannonball record in a rented Mustang but worth the time if you haven't. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,481
    WeberWho said:
    I'm not sure if you've seen the Vinwiki episode where they interview the guy who beat the cannonball record in a rented Mustang but worth the time if you haven't. 
    I think that’s just the solo record, right?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • keener75
    keener75 Posts: 397
    edited October 2020
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    St Marys, Ontario, Canada  LBGE
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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,410
    edited October 2020
    WeberWho said:
    Kind of crazy how many Cannonball records that have been broken lately. 

    I'm not sure how deserving these actual titles are during the pandemic with less traffic/law enforcement, but still impressive nonetheless. 

    I am with this.  For sure impressive but, during covid times all such runs perhaps put into the books with an asterisk.
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,251
    JohnInCarolina said:
    WeberWho said:
    I'm not sure if you've seen the Vinwiki episode where they interview the guy who beat the cannonball record in a rented Mustang but worth the time if you haven't. 
    I think that’s just the solo record, right?
    Yes. 

    https://youtu.be/EvQFDtJUdHw 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,481
    WeberWho said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    WeberWho said:
    I'm not sure if you've seen the Vinwiki episode where they interview the guy who beat the cannonball record in a rented Mustang but worth the time if you haven't. 
    I think that’s just the solo record, right?
    Yes. 

    https://youtu.be/EvQFDtJUdHw 
    More impressive in many ways.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    edited October 2020
    Ironicaly, not the first time the mustang has been used in that way. 

    https://www.hertz.com/blog/automotive/rise-of-1966-shelby-mustang.

    Rent it and take it to the drag strip.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,854
    Great thread- reminds me of the following:
    "The moral of the story is when you are young, speed and adrenaline seem to be great. But as you get older and wiser, comfort and peace are not to be despised either."
    I haven't completely bought into the second sentence, yet.  B)  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • McStew
    McStew Posts: 965
    edited November 2020
    Portofino Inn is about 3 blocks from my house and I wasn’t able to see a single car finish.  I missed the E63 by five min.  It’s so hard to time when they will be arriving, if you even catch wind of it from the neighbors.  
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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