New Cannonball Run record!

[Kaido]

Whoosh! That Car That Just Soared by Might Be Heading for the Coast (Published 2020)

With far less traffic thanks to coronavirus-induced quarantines, drivers are pushing down hard on their accelerators. Tickets, and records, are the result.

www.nytimes.com

Averaging more than 100 miles per hour over nearly 3,000 miles of the nation’s epically uncrowded highway system, the car arrived at an oceanside hotel in Redondo Beach, Calif., less than 27 hours later.

 

[amrnuke]

Still incredible even if the roads were artificially cleared by a pandemic. To average over 100 miles an hour is much more palatable with fewer families on road trips cruising around in other cars. Say what you will about "if they had crashed, it would have pulled resources" but overall, safer this way IMO than the typical runs.

 

[WhiteNoise]

I drove from El cajon, California to clarks summit pa, PA (3000 miles) in less than two days myself. I averaged 100 mph, got one speeding ticket in Arkansas and slept two hours during the drive when pills were not keeping me awake any longer. I only stopped for gas, a speeding ticket and that one 2 hour nap. I peed in a bottle while I drove. I had the passenger seat filled with food and just ate while i drove. It was insane and I would never do it again.

 

[ultimatebob]

One guy recently beat the solo Cannonball record in a rented Mustang GT with a time of under 26 hours:

Man Claims He Drove NYC to LA Solo in 25 Hours, 55 Minutes (Updated)

Fred Ashmore rented a Mustang GT, crammed it full of fuel tanks, and claims to have driven from New York City to Los Angeles in under 26 hours, shattering the solo Cannonball record.

www.roadandtrack.com

He then took that same car and beat the "Bandit Run" record with it a week later