Maggie’s 26 hours to drive from NY to LA?

[hermosabeach]

Bored?
No traffic in the US

why not do a cannonball run?

Jerks Use Coronavirus To Break Illegal Cross-Country Cannonball Record — Jalopnik

It was just November the last time the cross-country Cannonball run record was broken by three guys in a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. Considering nobody is traveling at the moment, it presented an opportunity for the record to allegedly be broken again, this time in an Audi A8.

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One of the cannonball run issues is traffic... how do you time your start to avoid traffic jams?
How do you avoid “Karen’s” from calling 9-1-1 as you blast past them at 190 MPH

26:38 was run NY to Redondo beach.

 

[NaciremaToirtap]

Mother of god that is fast.. it probably took a good share of luck, but you’d have to plan that really well. If you can figure out the fuel problem, a bike is the way to go. It avoids any unforeseen traffic or construction delays, plus you a way greater chance of avoiding cops. I did Daytona to Bismarck in 23 hours once, but everything went right. That’s a 30 hr ride, and NY to LA is probably 40, so it’s possible for anyone who understands what they’re doing. I drove truck otr for a while too, and can say that solid planning on traffic and fuel stops make a world of difference.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

That's an average of 105 mph!!! Holy fuck!

Google Maps is saying 41 hours on toll roads, 42 without at the normal speed limit.

 

[NaciremaToirtap]

Yeah you’ve gotta move. Just plan for fuel and avoid traffic. Pass on the shoulder or split lanes. That’s even crazier he did it in a car

 

[brianf]

The crazy part is the barely beat the old record that was set a few years ago during normal times

 

[Carlos Danger]

Let's go!

 

[GBMaryland]

I’d try it my tesla, but when you go 145 the battery seems to drain pretty quick.

it took 26 hours to get there, and 18 hours to charge the car.... bahahaha

 

[Awag1000]

whats even more fascinating is the fuel systems on these cannonball cars. fuel cells with 2-4 ports meaning you can fill these huge fuel cells using more than one gas pump. There is so much going on with these runs, its incredible the amount of perfect timing and communication that goes into a feat like this.

 

[NaciremaToirtap]

whats even more fascinating is the fuel systems on these cannonball cars. fuel cells with 2-4 ports meaning you can fill these huge fuel cells using more than one gas pump. There is so much going on with these runs, its incredible the amount of perfect timing and communication that goes into a feat like this.

Check out the Hoka Hey. I followed a dude that used to compete in that every year, and the shit they do and the training they endure to do that is insane.. Huge fuel cells, big water tanks, they use catheters, stay up for 70 hours running 125 average, sleep for just a couple hours over the course of two weeks, mechanics following them in airplanes.. Absolutely nuts

 

[Awag1000]

Check out the Hoka Hey. I followed a dude that used to compete in that every year, and the shit they do and the training they endure to do that is insane.. Huge fuel cells, big water tanks, they use catheters, stay up for 70 hours running 125 average, sleep for just a couple hours over the course of two weeks, mechanics following them in airplanes.. Absolutely nuts

Endurance racing (in this case coast to coast runs) is super interesting to me. people always thinking of new ways to beat already (almost) impossible times.

 

[NaciremaToirtap]

Endurance racing (in this case coast to coast runs) is super interesting to me. people always thinking of new ways to beat already (almost) impossible times.

So interesting. Terry, that guy I wrote about, had all sorts of details planned, and I specifically remember him explaining how we would time it to be at the top of Beartooth Pass right at the time it opened so that he knew for sure there would be no oncoming traffic for thirty minutes, so that way he could use all lanes, making corners tighter and doing that stretch faster than anyone else. Dude crashed three times and finished with a broken leg and cracked ribs. Totally crazy.. He also has “Ride to Die” tattooed across his throat.

 

[Awag1000]

So interesting. Terry, that guy I wrote about, had all sorts of details planned, and I specifically remember him explaining how we would time it to be at the top of Beartooth Pass right at the time it opened so that he knew for sure there would be no oncoming traffic for thirty minutes, so that way he could use all lanes, making corners tighter and doing that stretch faster than anyone else. Dude crashed three times and finished with a broken leg and cracked ribs. Totally crazy.. He also has “Ride to Die” tattooed across his throat.

sounds like an absolutely wild time.

 

[WestDesertPRS]

Sound a little like fun to me. In my younger days I made a drive from Camp Pendleton up to central Oregon (about 900 miles) in around 10.5 hours. I went through most of California with my cruise control set at 120 (highest it would set). A buddy of mine was getting married in our home town so I went to the wedding. Didn't have any leave to burn so I drove all night Friday, wedding on Saturday and drove back to base on Sunday. Those were the days when I could sit in a car for 2 days without being crippled.

 

[Awag1000]

Sound a little like fun to me. In my younger days I made a drive from Camp Pendleton up to central Oregon (about 900 miles) in around 10.5 hours. I went through most of California with my cruise control set at 120 (highest it would set). A buddy of mine was getting married in our home town so I went to the wedding. Didn't have any leave to burn so I drove all night Friday, wedding on Saturday and drove back to base on Sunday. Those were the days when I could sit in a car for 2 days without being crippled.

wow, that's quick. 700 miles in ~8.5hrs is the quickest I've gone. I want to do a Cannonball but I'm not sure my 30 year old Toyota wants to.

 

[WestDesertPRS]

wow, that's quick. 700 miles in ~8.5hrs is the quickest I've gone. I want to do a Cannonball but I'm not sure my 30 year old Toyota wants to.

I know what you mean. The car I did that run in was a Taurus SHO. These days I drive a 20 year-old Tahoe that's lucky to get up to 75. I've had a few close calls in my life and gotten lucky more than once and don't drive all that fast anymore.

 

[hermosabeach]

evidently at least 5 more people broke the record

all under 27 hours

 

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[Lesch]

I would be stooped and taken to jail about 10 minutes in to the run.......that's how my luck rolls

 

[brianf]

This is the second or third mercedes that has beaten the record...

Next time you hear a bmw vs mercedes commercial or article and the bmw wins...

Fake news

 

[edub1309]

This is the second or third mercedes that has beaten the record...

Next time you hear a bmw vs mercedes commercial or article and the bmw wins...

Fake news

As a BMW owner I can say that that AMG is no joke! Test drove one of the new ones and they’re pretty insane! Still prefer my BMW though

 

[brianf]

Read last night it was just beat by a Audi again..lol

But again not by much.

I guess it’s getting to the limit of road conditions, fuel storage

 

[hollowoutadime]

I drove just over 4600 miles last week, roads were full of highway patrol. You have to be awfully lucky .

 

[NaciremaToirtap]

I drove just over 4600 miles last week, roads were full of highway patrol. You have to be awfully lucky .

There are so many ways to avoid law..