New Cannonball run record... NY to LA in 27 1/2 hours

[jdc]

Three guys you've probably never heard of recently broke a speed record most people don't care about—the New York to Los Angeles run referred to colloquially among aficionados as the Cannonball. Unlike most speed records and races, there's no sanctioning body or official rules. That's because setting a Cannonball record invariably involves breaking multiple traffic laws. In other words, it's illegal. But that doesn't stop people from doing it.

These Guys Just Drove an E63 AMG Across America in a Record 27 Hours 25 Minutes

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture...cial-media&utm_campaign=socialflowTWRAT&src=socialflowTW&utm_source=twitter

[hal]

SO GLAD that it isn't a race from NYC to San Francisco - that would mean that exhausted people driving too fast and have been up for over 24 hours would be going right through town.

from art: a total of 2825 miles—Toman and Tabbutt were able to maintain an overall average speed of 103 mph. That's including stops for fuel

I wonder if that garmin data can be used to throw these guys in jail.

[mattkime]

They clearly did not travel on the highways around me where the left lane is often reserved for those overtaking the right lane at 1.5 mph.

[cbelt3]

Woah.

[DavidS]

During medical school, I drove from Denver to Atlanta by myself. I stopped for 2 hours in St. Louis to convince a friend that I was fine and did not need to stay over, then an hour nap at a rest stop in KY. Overall, it took 23 hours door to door.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

How many here would go out and scan a 300 mile stretch of road for a fellow member to make sure it's free of law enforcement... that is sort of what Waze does, so using Waze and having your own personal spotters helps a huge amount. Waze and being a good police spotter has kept me from getting tickets since 2014.

miley-shocked003: Top Speed - 193 !

[N-OS X-tasy!]

27 hours to travel 1800 miles from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, to Albert Lea, MN. Sadly, this works out to an average of just 67 MPH. It would have been much higher... if I hadn't lost quite a chunk of time by getting myself arrested in Utah for passing a cop at 106 MPH.

[jdc]

Had to miss a storm... twice.

first leg: left Chico, CA @ 9 PM for Mission Viejo, CA -- lots of rain, so couldnt go super fast... got to parents house around 5 am, 8 hours. Next morning Hwy 5 over grapevine closed... only alternate route was down coast, 3+ hour detour. So beat the storm...

Second leg: Storm still coming, so in 30 minutes ate, gassed up, got back on road at 5:30 AM -- Headed to Flagstaff, AZ... was snowing by the time I reached Cajon pass on HWY 15 (towards Las Vegas). Big rigs stopped everywhere on the hill... went to the shoulder and followed some guy in a Jeep slowly to the top, slipping and sliding the whole way. One over the summit -- perfectly sunny.

Normaly a 7 hour drive, but the snowy summit added 2 hours. 9 Hours to get there... snowed all night once I got there.

nearly 17 hours straight. Took a short nap, partied all night. Ahh to be 25 again...

[S. Pupp]

DavidS wrote:
During medical school, I drove from Denver to Atlanta by myself. I stopped for 2 hours in St. Louis to convince a friend that I was fine and did not need to stay over, then an hour nap at a rest stop in KY. Overall, it took 23 hours door to door.

Good training for residency.

[Carnos Jax]

Video on what they used equipment-wise:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWqpYHHNgXA

laser jammers, gyro stabilized binos, infrared cams....crazy stuff!