NEW CANNONBALL CROSS COUNTRY RUN RECORD SET

[FL SAAC]

New record set, unfortunately J. J. McClure did not participate in this one...

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/cannonball-run-record-empty-highways-coronavirus

Empty roads set stage for new Cannonball Run cross-country record of 26 hours, 38 minutes
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1127765_empty-roads-set-stage-for-new-cannonball-run-cross-country-record-of-26-hours-38-minutes

[Bigfoot]

I'm torn......
On the one hand it seems like cheating.
On the other hand it's ingenious to do it now.

[2112]

Reading the article, in addition to risking legal action, breaking records like this have become politically incorrect.

[Side-Oilers]

Wow. That's hauling serious azz.  To average 106 mph they'd have to be running upwards of 150 mph much of the time.

I'm surprised that they weren't nabbed by law enforcement somewhere along the way. 

Even with fewer units patrolling the highways, it only takes one.

I'd guess that there are a few on here who've tried similar. Kopec, for sure.

I did the Four Ball Rally (Boston to San Diego) in '82 and it was an experience.

[FL SAAC]

Silly arbitrary rules 

If your not cheating, your not trying 

Accomplish your goals

I'm torn......
On the one hand it seems like cheating.
On the other hand it's ingenious to do it now.

[Bigfoot]

Silly arbitrary rules

If your not cheating, your not trying

Lovely

[gt350shelb]

I'm torn......
On the one hand it seems like cheating.
On the other hand it's ingenious to do it now.

I must be on the same page .... just last week i was saying what a perfect time to  run this !

[FL SAAC]

C.H.A.O.S.  just do it !

Reading the article, in addition to risking legal action, breaking records like this have become politically incorrect.

[FL SAAC]

just wondering what was their best m.p g.

did anyone see if it was mentioned in the articles...

Wow. That's hauling serious azz.  To average 106 mph they'd have to be running upwards of 150 mph much of the time.

I'm surprised that they weren't nabbed by law enforcement somewhere along the way. 

Even with fewer units patrolling the highways, it only takes one.

I'd guess that there are a few on here who've tried similar. Kopec, for sure.

I did the Four Ball Rally (Boston to San Diego) in '82 and it was an experience.

[FL SAAC]

Aaaaah... I see you are a child of the participation trophies era...

Coach always told us:

You can only have one first place  and they call them winners

Second place = 1st losers

Silly arbitrary rules

If your not cheating, your not trying

Lovely

[FL SAAC]

Back to the topic at hand ... them boys kicked a$$ !

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Now would be the perfect time to drag the Yates/Needham ambulance out of mothballs.

[FL SAAC]

The Cannonball genie has granted your wish

Now would be the perfect time to drag the Yates/Needham ambulance out of mothballs.

Here's a shot of Brock Yates's ambulance from the final real Cannonball in '79. The same van was used in the movie 'The Cannonball Run'. This was a great idea. Instead of flat-out speed, Yates was banking on subterfuge. His vehicle was a Dodge ambulance, accurate in every detail, including a patient (his wife, Pamela, actually) on a gurney sprouting intravenous feeding tubes and a genuine medical doctor (a friend of Hal Needham's). Unseen beneath the trappings of their Transcon Medi-Vac was a souped-up Magnum 440 engine and a special suspension that would let the ungainly hulk cruise at 130. The ambulance looked good on paper but no sooner did it leave the Barrel than a sputtering carburettor forced it into the first gas station for an hour's worth of repairs. Still, their ruse worked. Traffic on the Cross-Bronx Expressway parted in front of the ambulance like the Red Sea before Moses. It wasn't until they got into darkest New Jersey that the police stopped them.  Yates and Needham piled out of the van dressed in white uniforms.  '' we got to take this lady to the UCLA medical center" they told the police.  " Plug her in a special heart lung machine ". Why doesnt she take a plane the cop asked? "Cysts on the lungs" Yates  replied " she cant take the cabin pressure" The trooper watched as they sped away. He couldn't hear them cackling inside. "They are the most fascist enforcers around" said Yates "and we flat out bamboozled  them"

[98SVT - was 06GT]

The Cannonball genie has granted your wish

Now would be the perfect time to drag the Yates/Needham ambulance out of mothballs.

Here's a shot of Brock Yates's ambulance from the final real Cannonball in '79. The same van was used in the movie 'The Cannonball Run'. This was a great idea. Instead of flat-out speed, Yates was banking on subterfuge. His vehicle was a Dodge ambulance, accurate in every detail, including a patient (his wife, Pamela, actually) on a gurney sprouting intravenous feeding tubes and a genuine medical doctor (a friend of Hal Needham's). Unseen beneath the trappings of their Transcon Medi-Vac was a souped-up Magnum 440 engine and a special suspension that would let the ungainly hulk cruise at 130. The ambulance looked good on paper but no sooner did it leave the Barrel than a sputtering carburettor forced it into the first gas station for an hour's worth of repairs. Still, their ruse worked. Traffic on the Cross-Bronx Expressway parted in front of the ambulance like the Red Sea before Moses. It wasn't until they got into darkest New Jersey that the police stopped them.  Yates and Needham piled out of the van dressed in white uniforms.  '' we got to take this lady to the UCLA medical center" they told the police.  " Plug her in a special heart lung machine ". Why doesnt she take a plane the cop asked? "Cysts on the lungs" Yates  replied " she cant take the cabin pressure" The trooper watched as they sped away. He couldn't hear them cackling inside. "They are the most fascist enforcers around" said Yates "and we flat out bamboozled  them"

The trans finally died about 100 miles east of LA. They had even dumped engine oil in it to get a little further. They got some kid driving his dad's semi to dump his load and haul them the rest of the way. They were wondering how to get it off the flatbed in Redondo Beach when I said use the boat hoist. Worked great the guy drove the truck under the lift they picked it up and swung it over the water while the guy backed the truck out. Once it was on the dock they drove it the few hundred feet to the parking lot. I've got pictures of the whole thing somewhere.

[FL SAAC]

Good morning!
Well dig those pics up and share them with us
Thanks

The Cannonball genie has granted your wish

Now would be the perfect time to drag the Yates/Needham ambulance out of mothballs.

Here's a shot of Brock Yates's ambulance from the final real Cannonball in '79. The same van was used in the movie 'The Cannonball Run'. This was a great idea. Instead of flat-out speed, Yates was banking on subterfuge. His vehicle was a Dodge ambulance, accurate in every detail, including a patient (his wife, Pamela, actually) on a gurney sprouting intravenous feeding tubes and a genuine medical doctor (a friend of Hal Needham's). Unseen beneath the trappings of their Transcon Medi-Vac was a souped-up Magnum 440 engine and a special suspension that would let the ungainly hulk cruise at 130. The ambulance looked good on paper but no sooner did it leave the Barrel than a sputtering carburettor forced it into the first gas station for an hour's worth of repairs. Still, their ruse worked. Traffic on the Cross-Bronx Expressway parted in front of the ambulance like the Red Sea before Moses. It wasn't until they got into darkest New Jersey that the police stopped them.  Yates and Needham piled out of the van dressed in white uniforms.  '' we got to take this lady to the UCLA medical center" they told the police.  " Plug her in a special heart lung machine ". Why doesnt she take a plane the cop asked? "Cysts on the lungs" Yates  replied " she cant take the cabin pressure" The trooper watched as they sped away. He couldn't hear them cackling inside. "They are the most fascist enforcers around" said Yates "and we flat out bamboozled  them"

The trans finally died about 100 miles east of LA. They had even dumped engine oil in it to get a little further. They got some kid driving his dad's semi to dump his load and haul them the rest of the way. They were wondering how to get it off the flatbed in Redondo Beach when I said use the boat hoist. Worked great the guy drove the truck under the lift they picked it up and swung it over the water while the guy backed the truck out. Once it was on the dock they drove it the few hundred feet to the parking lot. I've got pictures of the whole thing somewhere.