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- ChromaVita, on 10/25/2007, -1/+20Stickers add like 50 horsepower *****.
- nvisi0n, on 10/25/2007, -1/+14Man, I wish I had a spotter plane for when I'm speeding, ***** awesome.
- cuoops, on 10/25/2007, -1/+12one page - http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-1 ...
- jeremyfohferemy, on 10/20/2007, -3/+13Dugg for amazing array equipment used.
- JustinHorne, on 10/24/2007, -0/+9They're called sponsors.
- inactive, on 10/17/2007, -3/+11No. But zaibatsu submitted this. And he HAS to "win" Digg. So he gets all his circle jerk friends to digg anything he submits. That will make his life complete.
- ghostfish, on 10/17/2007, -4/+11Driving fast != driving dangerously
- Grimdotdotdot, on 10/17/2007, -0/+7Buried all of you for not spelling it über.
- Vexxer91, on 10/17/2007, -0/+5Right... So the story was published on 10.16.07 at 12:00 AM and was submitted and dugg two days before that? Interesting...
- leftcoastfunk, on 10/17/2007, -2/+7fast, dangerous, stupid. whatever you call it, the dude's got some gargantuan balls to be doin that. wonder if he has special custom seats in the car because of that?
- TheHayze, on 10/17/2007, -1/+5These guys were, in the artical, described as professional drivers. The pilot had done this run a number of times, plus tons of racing experience on, and off private tracks. The co-pilot had similar experience. However, only in Europe. These two drivers are both very good drivers, and know how to handle speed. They're not your average Joe Schmoe out for a country drive in his 30,000 Pontiac. These guys were driving a rare, easily, 100+k car with a lot more horse power, torque, better shocks and breaks; modified everything just about. These guys knew what they were doing, and using the best tech out there to aid them. I'm 100% positive that they knew how to handle a crash, or a bad situation if one would have arose. (None didn't, if you bothered to read through it.)
- pjsturm, on 10/25/2007, -5/+9This was dugg yesterday, and then the day before as well.
Buried. - insonh, on 10/17/2007, -1/+5Gumbally Rally was better and first!
- pdevries, on 10/17/2007, -1/+4Insane. Also very well written. One of the best Articles I've read online recently.
- inactive, on 10/24/2007, -1/+4Things were _way_ different in the early 1970s. There was less traffic (at night the roads were virtually deserted), no moving radar (IIRC), airborne bears were a rarity limited to Ohio (and perhaps a few other places) and the speed limits more generous. The biggest legal dangers were the optical speed calculators used in MD (or was it Delaware?) and flyboys, so I always drove at night when I needed to make time. I once averaged slightly under 100 mph from NH to NC, but it was more typically at or slightly under 80 mph over the same route.
In today's high density traffic, such a run is far more dangerous to innocent bystanders . . . but as much as I want to condemn this guy for that, my outlaw side is cheering. - Tenlow, on 10/17/2007, -1/+4Um this was a "real life" cannonball just like all of the other "real life" ones.
- Grimdotdotdot, on 10/17/2007, -1/+4Shouldn't you be hugging trees?
- TrevorBelmont, on 10/17/2007, -0/+3So, we're doing this every day now?
- Grimdotdotdot, on 10/24/2007, -1/+4Speeding seems to be taken much more seriously in the USA than the UK. Here I (and plenty of other people on the motorway) think nothing of cruising along at 100+mph (the limit is 70).
- astrotrain, on 10/17/2007, -0/+2Rather leave the Cannonballing to the movies.... nothing like seeing Jackie Chan in his early days in a knight riderish Pinto.
- JD52, on 10/25/2007, -8/+10Nothing says "Yes I'm SPEEDING!" Like a ***** mobile covered in stickers. Way to go.
- inactive, on 10/17/2007, -5/+7buried you for using the word "uber" in your comment.
- inactive, on 10/17/2007, -0/+2Death Race 2007?
- pjsturm, on 10/17/2007, -0/+1Sorry, my mistake:
The announcement of the cross country record was on 10.15.07. The story posted here was dugg on 10.16.07. It's now 10.17.07. - Mariasha, on 10/17/2007, -7/+8***** Awesome!
- edzilla, on 10/17/2007, -2/+3That's stupid. The guys are driving for 32 hours straight, you can't pay attention correctly to the road after 32 hours without sleep. Plain and simple.
- LiquidLeopard, on 10/17/2007, -0/+1man why did you mess it up...?
- ArtificialAnus, on 10/17/2007, -0/+1*ahem*
"The wisdom of crowds" - crache, on 10/19/2007, -0/+1Maine to Florida > 28 Hour Drive. I had no trouble paying attention "correctly". It all depends on how one handles fatigue. And they had all of those energy supplements! It's only a day or two. I've stayed awake for days on end before, and I'm sure many others have too.
- chevyorange, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Seriously funny how someone can digg down facts. Sad but true, look it up.
- y2kc0wb0y, on 10/17/2007, -0/+0^^^^ DR 2006..
- youareanidiot, on 10/18/2007, -0/+0buried for use of the umlaut in your comment
- tbom, on 10/17/2007, -1/+1no, it's been on the front page 2x already in the last three days. great job guys...
- chevyorange, on 10/17/2007, -2/+2The "real life" Cannonball was in the 70's. Brock Yates of Car and Driver fame. It was banned as a sanctioned act, and while this is in the spirit of those Cannonballs, it is far from "THE Real" Cannonball.
- alex199, on 10/17/2007, -1/+0Great fun. Have always wanted to do my own Cannonball since seeing the movies as a kid.
- sailadayaway, on 10/17/2007, -2/+1Cannonball Run was based on a race like this. So the real Cannonball Run happened years ago.
- hisXenocide, on 10/25/2007, -9/+8this was on the front page like a day ago. has the world run out of news.
- satlan, on 10/25/2007, -2/+0it's cool, but how many times do i have to see this on the frontpage?
- knuckles, on 10/25/2007, -3/+1I agree, I drove from Montreal Quebec to Whistler BC in 22hrs. I Think that's about an extra ~400mi further than them. And I have 2hrs of my trip on tape as proof, and although I was driving like a bat out of hell - it wasn't a race. I was helping a friend move to Whistler from Montreal.
When I first read the article I figured the journalist got something wrong, the numbers are totally off. I've only done 2 roadtrips in my life, BOTH took 22hrs.
Montreal to Whistler BC
Montreal to LA
The distances are different but the trip to Whistler was on the Trans Canada which had very little traffic and no traffic lights so I was able to drive for hours without stopping. But still, 32hrs is just not impressive. They must have broken a really really old record. - sdonahoe, on 10/25/2007, -5/+3Whatever dude. I did it (Santa Cruz to DC) in 35 hours in my girlfriends' Volkswagen with no tech, two dogs, a cat (with litter box), a stop at Cracker Barrel and a Loves Truck Stop and a stroll in Pennsylvania.
These guys are lame. - LiquidLeopard, on 10/17/2007, -8/+5buried you for using the word "uber" in your comment.
- TheSwagger, on 10/25/2007, -9/+5This breaks my heart having read Brock Yates book on the real Cannonballs of the 70's. Money can really buy anything these days. Still I give the guy a lot of credit to drive that fast for that long.
- Nazuel, on 10/17/2007, -14/+9Buried for using the word "uber" in the title.
- sirlancelot88, on 10/24/2007, -7/+2Shooting into a crowd != hitting anyone
- ShadowXOR, on 10/25/2007, -11/+5This is only a few pages away, it was on the front page yesterday. Not to mention this article never should have made it up in the first place since these guys are morons endangering peoples lives. Some people are selfish and never grow up.
- inactive, on 10/17/2007, -13/+2Its adding to global warming. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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