Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 'Cannonball Run' record repeatedly shattered as US highways empty during coronavirus lockdown’ A driver, calling him – or herself – Captain Chaos got the journey time down to 26 hours and 38 minutes in an Audi 8 – at an average speed of 106 mph. Now there are unconfirmed reports of at least one motorist – or team - completing the journey from the Red Ball Garage in Manhattan to the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, California in under 26 hours. Ed Bolian, a former Cannonball Run record holder, described the speeds reached by the latest teams as "unreal". "Certainly, we had some over 110 mph averages through states, they were over 120 mph through several states." https://news.yahoo.com/cannonball-run-record-repeatedly-shattered-153815257.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s pump Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Meh, I get that average most weekends going to Jackman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, s pump said: Meh, I get that average most weekends going to Jackman ahh no although you may be the only person i've ridden with as reckless as i used to be. Edited May 26, 2020 by Angry ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 IMO the record doesn;t count, traffic and cops are part of the process and have been since the start, doing it with no one on the roads cheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s pump Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: ahh no although you may be the only person i've ridden with as reckless as i used to be. Don't be scared...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Angry ginger said: IMO the record doesn;t count, traffic and cops are part of the process and have been since the start, doing it with no one on the roads cheating. I don't know. I kind of thought the same thing, but it was just the set of circumstances they were fortunate enough to run under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted May 27, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 27, 2020 4 hours ago, racinfarmer said: I don't know. I kind of thought the same thing, but it was just the set of circumstances they were fortunate enough to run under. I agree. A situation was created and some resourceful individuals took advantage. These records stand. Hard to imagine covering that distance in just over a day. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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