31 Hours, 4 Minutes.

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The most recent issue of Automobile has a blurb in its front about the record just being set in a Ferrari 550 Maranello - 31h, 59m. I guess it was beaten twice in a narrow span.
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Keeping in mind that anything along these lines that's posted is likely several months old, so that people can't be ticketed, fined, or jailed after an article is published. I believe it's to do with the statute of limitations... I don't know the details, but the authorities have a certain window of time with which they can charge you with a crime. The window of time varies with the crime/offense committed, but after the window has run out, I believe you're immune.

I think.
 
Slicks, you are correct, I believe that Roy waited almost a year before the story went public since he broke several hundred laws in many states.
 
Kinda reminds me of Vanishing Point really. I know he wasn't alone in the car, you know, at all. But it's still the same concept. Overall the man gains no real credibility, he just walks away with the satisfaction that he's the fastest mother****er yet.

Might I suggest "The Gumball Rally" for a watch. Infinitely better than any of the canonball movies IMO.
 
If I were to attempt this journey, my car of choice would be a Cadillac STS-V. Fast enough, comfortable enough, and not ostentatious and showy to the point of being ticketed. I can't understand how someone could average 90mph in a Ferrari 308 for a day and a quarter. Those things are traffic stops waiting to happen.
 
Great article, great story, great read and all that.

But I have a problem with this in one of the final paragraphs:

... The curve and acceleration is a physical sensation in the gut, and now the city is 10 miles out, now 8, and the turbos spool up and kick and Maher says, "Cop! No — taxi!" while Roy hits 117 past Cloverfield Boulevard ...
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Turbos?
 

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