Cannonball Run!

[escapefjrtist]

Not that I'd encourage this...but these dudes did it right!

Quite the accomplishment, Coast to Coast "Cannonball Run".

--G

 

[Bounce]

We're still trying to figure out what "record" they broke since no sanctioning body does that any more for public roads.

 

[BigOgre]

Speaking of . . . heard Hal Needham just passed.

 

[SeattleTy]

Wow, 28 hours 50 mins and 30 seconds coast to coast, what a ride and record

 

[juniorfjr]

I could never condone exceeding the speed limit.

 

[airboss]

Followed the original series in Car and Driver magazine. So a record of sorts has been established and published, there were official time keepers.

 

[Bounce]

The question is do they remain?

A claimed time without validation against standing records would be more like Hoka Hey than Bonneville Speed Week. It's one thing to claim a time. That's not the same as "breaking a record".

The cost of spoofing the tech would be less than the claimed cost of the vehicle and the logistics in the article.

 

[Hudson]

The article claims they had validation by using tracking gear monitored by a third party shipping company. It's not quite the receipts and photos of the Iron Butt.

 

[Bounce]

I'm still not making my point clearly enough. I don't mean like the IBA. I was actually thinking Bonneville; not IBA. Without some sanctioning body there's no "record" to "break". There's an event that was done. Great as that might be (or not given the speeds needed and it being on public roads) there's no "record" without a "record keeper".

 

[wheatonFJR]

Sanctioning body or not, if they have a gps tracker that confirms their story...then that would be good enough for me.

Would it be good enough for the courts?

 

[Bounce]

So they did a route or they spoofed the tech. Without a record no record can be broken. Right?

 

[airboss]

No sanctioning body, but there is a history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Baker_Sea-To-Shining-Sea_Memorial_Trophy_Dash

 

[wheatonFJR]

No sanctioning body, but there is a history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Baker_Sea-To-Shining-Sea_Memorial_Trophy_Dash

Yeah, there will never be a sanctioning body(same reason no IBA sanctioned SS1000 on the Dragon)...but that doesn't mean people don't do it and keep track of times by various methods...evidently, the latest by a gps tracker.

 

[TripperMike]

That's a pretty impressive run, and I'd agree it would be a pretty cool feat to hang your hat on.

BUT.....real men do it from Dead Horse to KW, AND one person per vehicle. Let's see Mr. I-own-a-Lamborgini-dealership try that.