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Nah, it's because it was a 27 year old who doesn't understand the reason patience is a virtue.
Kudos to them though, pretty awesome accomplishment, even if it won't be in anyone's record books, and might have the police knocking on their door eventually. Either way, it's still pretty cool.
There was an article in Automobile magazine a few years back, with a run from Manhattan to Miami racing a fed ex package...was a cool read...and i enjoyed this "cannonball" run read just as much as the article mentioned above.
I didn't know until reading it (or had forgotten) that Brock Yates has Alzheimer's. From the remark it sounds like he must be too far gone to understand hearing about a new record.
Totally irresponsible IMHO. It's one thing to speed 10-20 over here and there, but it's an entirely different kettle of fish to average 98mph for 28+ hours.
Nothing really to brag about anyway. Go set a new lap record at the many, many road course tracks in the US. Then you'll have something worthy to brag about. Anyone can go fast in a straight line...
I didn't know until reading it (or had forgotten) that Brock Yates has Alzheimer's. From the remark it sounds like he must be too far gone to understand hearing about a new record.
Oh that's very sad.
Didn't one of the original Cannonball Run winners in the 70s do it in a Coupe DeVille? I remember reading that somewhere...
i think a good car for an upcoming attempt would be a TDI Audi...large fuel capacity, and fantastic fuel economy capable of high speeds...would be an all around winner, and cut down on 1 fuel up if done right Maybe 2....ooooh, heck. The TDI Passat can already go 800 miles on the standard 18 gallon tank (driven at reasonable speeds)...up the speed, add the extra tanks, and we might have something worth while...except the requirement for the active suspension.
It's not necessary to have a car that already comes with an active suspension. There are plenty of different types of aftermarket airbag setups that can be bolted into pretty much any car on the road, plus you can even set them up to be auto-leveling as well.
Because earlier, I posted info about (in 1954) a full-sized Chrysler averaging 118 mph for 24 hours.
The reason for using the Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird should be obvious.
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Maybe 2....ooooh, heck. The TDI Passat can already go 800 miles on the standard 18 gallon tank (driven at reasonable speeds)...up the speed, add the extra tanks, and we might have something worth while...except the requirement for the active suspension.
