31 Hours, 4 Minutes.

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In 1983, the record time for the cross-country Cannonball Run was set with a time of 32 Hours, 7 Minutes.

The 2,795 mile has stood unbroken for 24 years, until now.

And it's been shattered.

It's a feat of idiocy, undoubtedly. But I think it's damn cool.
 
V1P3R
Some how I'm not impressed...
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I would like to see you average a speed of 90 across the entire country.

Anyways this is an amazing feat and it's pretty cool someone broke the record. Is it dangerous? Sure, but so are a lot of things.
 
toyomatt84
Wreckless, but interesting to look at.
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Thank goodness it was Wreckless, but it's still rather reckless.

A wise and dedicated co-pilot makes it less irresponsible, in a way.
 
Pupik
A wise and dedicated co-pilot makes it less irresponsible, in a way.
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I can guarantee they were concentrating infinitely more than most drivers on the roads they travelled. Speed does kill, but general poor quality driving kills more. Speeding motorists are an easy target unfortunately.
 
M5Power
The most recent record, which they were attempting to break, was set in a Jaguar XJS.
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They were trying to break this one
Roy is attempting to break a legendary cross-country driving record known to most people as the Cannonball Run. The time: 32 hours, 7 minutes, set in 1983 by David Diem and Doug Turner.
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Do a search on those names, and you'll find out that they were in a Ferrari 308
 
TheCracker
I can guarantee they were concentrating infinitely more than most drivers on the roads they travelled. Speed does kill, but general poor quality driving kills more. Speeding motorists are an easy target unfortunately.
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Indeed. It was a very epic effort.
 
I so want to do that :drool:

But honestly, I'm not that rich and I'll happily settle for a regular XC drive with just a few hours of speed.
 
I thought I was reckless for making Fargo, ND to Kansas City, MO in 7:30..

:eek:

A good read indeed.
 
M5Power
The most recent record, which they were attempting to break, was set in a Jaguar XJS.
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Don't worry, thats what I would have assumed as well. As I recall after reading Cannonball!, that was the fastest time.

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Either way, I love Alex. Hes still my favorite Gumballer. Still my friend on MySpace. And he still hammers the "S" out of that M5!
 
I'd highly suggest reading the book Cannonball! by Brock Yates which covered the original Cannonball Run races as told by the drivers themselves. That would be a good way to begin to understand Alex's story...
 
I really liked watching Gumball 3000 when it was broadcasted. Great show :)
 
ITS NOT COOL. ITS STUPID AS HELL!!!!!

fatigue has been proven to be just as bad if not worse than drunkeness for situational awareness and operation of a vehicle.

they took turns driving, thats smart. they prepared. thats smart. they had continengency routes and a spotter plane. thats smart.

its a hell of an accomplishment. but dumb. and dangerous.
 
Most links I pass on taking the time to read, But this one...was awsome! Dangerous yes...Blah Blah Blah. It seems as they calculated the risks and did their best to minimize them.
 
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.
 
Well, if your worried about the safety of their driving, Team Polizei 144 has traveled over 25000 miles in cannonball races alone without a crash or death. They are statistically the safest cannonballers yet (in the 1999-2007 races)
 

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