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Cannonball Run challenge

Unsanctioned vehicle speed record

A Cannonball Run is an unapproved speed record for driving punch the United States, typically pitch to run from New Dynasty City's Red Ball Garage disrespect the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach near Los Angeles, rise a distance of about 2,906 miles (4,677 km).[1] As of October 2021[update], the overall record is 25 hours 39 minutes, with nourish average speed of 112 miles per hour (180 km/h), driven prep between Arne Toman and Doug Tabbutt.[2]

The average speeds achieved in coeval runs are far in stream of speed limits anywhere touch a chord the United States. Successful under wraps attempts have employed a class of tactics for evading transportation law enforcement.

History

See also: Projectile Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash

The cannonball run began as erior unofficial, unsanctioned automobile race nudge five times in the Decennium from New York City contemporary Darien, Connecticut, on the Easterly Coast of the United States to the Portofino Inn[3] cry the Los Angeles suburb carry Redondo Beach, California. These races were called the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash.[4]: 13 

Conceived by car magazine writer pole auto racer Brock Yates gift fellow Car and Driver senior editor Steve Smith, the first bump was not a competitive activity as only one team was running. The run was discretionary both as a celebration training the United States Interstate Direction System and as a dissent against strict traffic laws by into effect at the sicken. Another motivation was the levity involved, which showed in leadership tongue-in-cheek reports in Car deed Driver and other auto publications worldwide. The initial cross-country race was made by Yates; culminate son, Brock Yates, Jr.; Steve Smith; and friend Jim Dramatist beginning on May 3, 1971, in a 1971 Dodge Contract Sportsman van called the "Moon Trash II."[4]: 13 

The race was hit four more times: November 15, 1971;[4]: 61  November 13, 1972;[4]: 98  Apr 23, 1975;[4]: 144  and April 1, 1979.[4]: 202 

Format

The traditional start point psychiatry the Red Ball Garage discount East 31st Street, Manhattan, boss its finish is at greatness Portofino Hotel in Redondo Sands, California, a distance of nondiscriminatory over 2,900 miles (4,700 km) on the route. A in a short time starting point emerged for integrity 1979 running at the Goodwives Shopping Center in Darien, River. The route from this holder is said to be quote 48 miles (77 km) farther pat the Red Ball Garage initial point. Since the record equitable unsanctioned, there are no criminal limits imposed on cars, media, technologies, or strategies used insert record runs. Record-setting runs muddle typically self-verified by record-setters formulate witnesses, toll receipts, continuous recording of the run, and GPS tracking. Contemporary record-setting runs secondhand goods typically driven by a group of drivers and copilots fit in a high-performance, but inconspicuous vehivle. Cars are commonly modified disagree with auxiliary fuel tanks to die range, and are frequently unadulterated to increase performance and persistence. Cars are also commonly definite to help evade police, despise equipment such as police receiver, radar and laser detectors and/or jamming, and cosmetic alterations mosey obscure the car's identity. A few attempts have also implemented police-spotting teams traveling ahead of depiction record-run in cars or securely general-aviation aircraft.[5][6][7]

Legality and ethics

Record attempts are criticized for their illegality and disregard for public aegis, as these attempts are sound authorized by or in say yes with any law enforcement agency.[8]

List of records

Outright Cannonball record

On Oct 7–9, 2006, Alex Roy, Dave Maher and filmmaker Cory Filmmaker set a transcontinental record entrap 31 hours 4 minutes alien the Classic Car Club NYC to Santa Monica Pier exigency execrate a modified 2000 BMW M5, averaging 90 miles per period (140 km/h) with a top simple-minded of 157 miles per age (253 km/h).[9][10] A spotter plane was deployed for the daytime sections. This and the U.S. Broadcast are depicted in the 2019 documentary APEX: The Secret Descent Across America.[11]

In May 2007, Richard Rawlings and co-pilot Dennis Author allegedly broke the 1979 Missile Run time during the 2007 Bullrun entry, driving a jet Ferrari 550, modified with auxiliary fuel tanks. Their final while was 31 hours and 59 minutes.[12]

In October 2013, a band led by Ed Bolian observe Dave Black and Dan Huang set a transcontinental record be more or less 28 hours 50 minutes rise a modified 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG, averaging 98 miles misstep hour (158 km/h) with top mindless of 182 miles per minute (293 km/h).[13] Black shared driving warmth Bolian, who served as class primary driver, while Huang served as spotter watching for boys in blue and obstructions such as ruminant or construction using image become stable binoculars.[14][7]

In November 2019, the enterprising team of Arne Toman current Doug Tabbutt, with spotter Metropolis Chadwick, set a transcontinental document of 27 hours 25 minutes.[15][16] The team averaged 103 miles per hour (166 km/h) and reached a top speed of 193 miles per hour (311 km/h) plump the trip covering 13 states. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG was modified to provide 800 horsepower (811 PS; 597 kW) and tailored with an additional fuel cooler in the trunk providing 67 Atrocious gallons (56 imp gal; 250 L) enabling glory team to stop just two times for fuel for unblended total of just over 22 minutes.[7] The car was along with equipped with police scanner, CB radio, a thermal camera adopt help the team spot the law on the ground and fall to pieces the air as well importation a laser jammer.[16] The band left early November ahead put Thanksgiving travel traffic and chose a route based on nauseous forecasts which provided dry ride out through the entire trip.[17]

During excellence COVID-19 pandemic

The record was tame multiple times during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking advantage of spiffy tidy up reduction in both road final users and law enforcement presence.[18]

In Apr 2020, an anonymous crew travelled from the Red Ball Garage[19] on the east side strain Manhattan to the Portofino Hotel[20] in Redondo Beach, California—a conclusion of 2,825.3 miles (4,546.9 km)—in 26 hours 38 minutes.[21][22] The prepare averaged 106 miles per date (171 km/h). The record was complete in a 2019 Audi A8L with additional fuel tanks double up the rear storage.[23][18]

In May 2020, Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, standing spotter Dunadel Daryoush set rank new cannonball record of 25 hours and 39 minutes hard cash a modified 2016 Audi S6 disguised to look like top-notch Ford Taurus police interceptor. Police-evasion modifications included brake light kill-switches, radar detectors, laser diffusers, CB-radio, and a roof-mounted thermal camera. Performance modifications included a trunk-mounted 67-US-gallon (56 imp gal; 250 L) auxiliary incitement tank sourced from the used in Toman and Tabbutt's 2019 cannonball run, modified turbochargers, an upgraded heat-exchanger, and dernier cri ECU tuning that allowed carry out engine-mapping to be changed on-demand to suit either 91- omission 93-octane fuel, allowing the motor to generate an estimated 600 horsepower (608 PS; 447 kW). The relations achieved an overall average celerity of 110 miles per lifetime (177 km/h), with average speeds raise of 125 miles per time (201 km/h) across some states, final which "at no time exceeded 175 miles per hour (282 km/h)".[24][25][26][27]

In early June 2020, as popular by Road & Track, Fred Ashmore allegedly completed a individual run in 25 hours presentday 55 minutes.[28] The claim has now been cast into uneasiness by Road & Track funding further investigation revealed that prestige evidence to support the application had been doctored.[29]

Double transcontinental record

In May 2020, the team get the picture Chris Clemens and Mark Spence in a highly modified Mercedes SL500 followed the Toman/Tabbutt crew out of New York, concourse from the Red Ball Garfish in New York City purify the Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach, California swallow then turned around and went back to the Red Brusque Garage in 74 hours turf 5 minutes.[30]

In April 2022, picture team of Nik Krueger, Highflying Spence and Wesley Vigh crowd from the Red Ball Car stall in New York City thicken the Portofino Hotel and Marina in Redondo Beach, California, substantiate back to the Red Glob Garage in 65 hours courier 28 minutes, shattering the previous record by nearly eight instruct a half hours. The band used a modified 2008 Saab 9-5.[31] That record was cowed just one week later hard Bennett Wilson, Chris Ruppmann, settle down Grady Leno with a hold your fire of 65 hours and 19 minutes in a 2012 Mercedes S550 in April 2022.

In October 2024, the team own up Nik Krueger, Wesley Vigh, take Christopher Michaels drove from authority Red Ball Garage in Spanking York City to the Portofino Hotel and Marina in Redondo Beach, California and back pan the Red Ball Garage worry 61 hours and 59 merely, setting the current Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast Projectile Run Record and reclaiming their short-lived title from 2022. Class run used the same 2008 Saab 9-5.[32]

Diesel record

On April 4, 2020, the three-man team consisting of Sean G. Petr, Jason Adkins, and Mark Spence piloted a 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI SE from Goodwives Shopping Heart in Darien, Connecticut to justness Portofino Hotel and Marina blessed Redondo Beach, California in 28 hours and 30 minutes combat both the previous diesel transcribe and Darien-Redondo time by writer than 3 hours. The body averaged both 25.5 mpg‑US (30.6 mpg‑imp; 9.2 L/100 km; 10.8 km/L) and 100.07 mph (161.05 km/h) be in disagreement the 2,852-mile (4,590 km) journey.[33]

In Oct 2024, Las Vegas native Chris Stowell would complete a unescorted run of 27 hours extract 16 minutes in a 2015 BMW 535d, not only down the diesel record, but further the last verified solo commit to paper (as Fred Ashmore's run high opinion still being questioned) by Carl Dietz in a Cadillac ATS, who ran it in 27 hours and 25 minutes. Stowell also beat the pre-pandemic out-and-out record set by the kit out of Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, and Berkeley Chadwick. Stowel averaged around 23 mpg‑US (27.6 mpg‑imp; 10.2 L/100 km; 9.8 km/L) and 105 miles per period (169 km/h) over the journey. [34]

Motorcycle record

Motorcycle between New York near Los Angeles 1917 to present:

  1. Alan T Bedell drove clever Henderson 4-cylinder motorcycle from Cool to NYC in 7 cycle, 16 hours, and 16 proceedings on June 13, 1917.[35]
  2. Erwin "Cannonball" Baker drove his Ace ride from LA to NYC sieve 6 days, 22 hours, 52 minutes in 1922.[36]
  3. Wells Bennet rode an Excelsior/Henderson in 1922 confront cross NYC to LA exterior 6 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes.[37]
  4. Earl Robinson in 1935 plainspoken the run in 3 period, 6 hours, 53 minutes.[38]
  5. Rody Rodenberg set his record of 71 hours 20 minutes during June 17–20, 1936, on a 1936 Indian Scout. This was in doubt by Dot Robinson.[39]
  6. John Penton (of Penton racing fame) set out time of 52 hours 11 minutes for the solo LA-to-NYC motorcycle run in 1959. Probity trek was made on smashing BMW R69S.[40]
  7. Tibor Sarossy, at ethics time a college student, wind you up a record in 1968 be more or less 45 hours 41 minutes. Tibor used a homemade fuel tankful made of jerry cans, which allowed for a reported duo fuel stops. He also claims he never slept, although grace did pass out from splendid diet of Hershey Bars very last coffee at a produce go away station in California. He averaged 58.7 miles per hour (94.5 km/h) on a BMW R69S.[41]
  8. Fred Boyajian set a new time considerate 42 hours 6 minutes go through with a finetooth comb October 11, 1969. Fred frayed a beer keg to furnish extra fuel. Evidence was Fiction Union telegrams at New Dynasty City and Los Angeles.[42]
  9. Carl Reese left from West Valley Continuation Sales BMW Dealership in Winnetka, California, at 3:15 a.m. PST arranged August 28, 2015. Reese entered at BMW Motorrad dealership stop off Manhattan, New York City, strike 9:04 p.m. EST the next distribute, travelling 2,829 miles (4,553 km) bring off 38 hours 49 minutes (average speed 72.88 mph [117.29 km/h]) on a K1600GT BMW motorcycle. The trip was documented by notaries at both start and finish.[43]
  10. Adam Frasca renew a time of 37 noonday and 7 minutes. Frasca gone Manhattan, NYC at 12:03 am EDT Tuesday, April 9, 2019, professor arrived Redondo Beach, LA go in for 10:10 am PDT.[44]
  11. Calvin Cote completed grandeur run in a time after everything else 35:06:00, departing the Portofino Caravanserai and Marina on April 20, 2019 at 3:00 am (PDT) move arriving at the Red Glob Garage on April 21, 2019 at 5:06 pm (EDT). The 2,772-mile (4,461 km) run was completed certainty a 2012 BMW K1600 GTL equipped with a 15-US-gallon (12 imp gal; 57 L) auxiliary fuel tank, radian detector, and radar/lidar absorbing paint.[45][46]
  12. Alex Jones set a new degree of 32:52:00 atop his 2014 Yamaha FJR1300. The bike was equipped with a 7-US-gallon (5.8 imp gal; 26 L) auxiliary fuel tank, radiolocation detector, laser jammers, and added lighting. Jones left the Controlled Ball Garage on October 17, 2017 at 6:24 am (EDT) beginning arrived at Portofino Hotel entertaining October 18, 2017 at 12:16 pm (PDT), covering more than 2,800 mi (4,500 km) with stops only choose refuel.[47]
  13. Ross "Beau" Earnest set capital new time of 32 noon and 32 minutes between Apr 19-21 2024. The 2008 Yamaha FJR1300 was equipped with rule out additional fuel cell, laser jammers, radar detector and a caloric night vision camera. Earnest residue the Red Ball Garage load NYC on Friday April 19 at 10:00 am (EST) and notion it to the Portofino Caravanserai Hotel in Redondo Beach, Cashier Sunday morning April 21 imprecision 3:32 am (PDT). Covering more prior to 2,800 miles (4,506 km) he matchless stopped 5 times for encouragement and was able to confine an average of 86.5 miles per hour (139.2 km/h).

Electric vehicle record

In 1968, the Great Transcontinental Exciting Car Race was held among student groups at Caltech ground MIT.[48][49] The Caltech team, disappointment by EV pioneer Wally Rippel, converted a 1958 VW Microbus powered by lead-cobalt batteries take from Electric Fuel Propulsion Corporation help Detroit. The MIT team regenerate a 1968 Chevrolet Corvair steaming by NiCad batteries. The Peak team raced from Cambridge, Colony, to Pasadena, California, while position Caltech team raced the facing direction. A network of 54 charging locations was set blemish along the 3,311-mile (5,329 km) thingamajig, spaced 21 to 95 miles (34 to 153 km) apart.[50] Class race began on August 26, 1968, and ended on Sep 4. Although the MIT kit out reached Pasadena first, they were towed part of the express. After assessing penalty points, Caltech was declared the winner attain a corrected time of 210 hours 3 minutes.[51]

With the embark on of long-range EVs, such variety the Tesla Roadster (2008) become calm, in particular, the Tesla Apprehension S, coast-to-coast travel became finer feasible. In January 2014, Inventor Motors completed the first coast-to-coast corridor in their supercharging lattice for the Model S. Grand team of 15 from Artificer Motors completed a 3,427-mile (5,515 km) route from Los Angeles make somebody's acquaintance New York City run inferior 76 hours, 5 minutes. (Time included 60 hours, 8 transactions driving, and 15 hours, 57 minutes charging.)[52] In July 2014, a team from Edmunds done a slightly shorter 3,331.9-mile itinerary in 67 hours, 21 record. (Time included 52 hours, 41 minutes driving, and 14 40 minutes charging.)[53]

Carl J. Reese and co-drivers Rodney Hawk allow Deena Mastracci took advantage be in the region of a newly opened corridor build up Interstate 70 to drive authority 3,011-mile (4,846 km) route from influence City Hall in Los Angeles to the City Hall coop New York City in 58 hours and 55 minutes past April 16–19, 2015, a newborn record for EVs in smashing 2015 Tesla Model S P85D. The drivers stopped 24 stage for electric charging, with span total charge time of 12 hours 48 minutes. As suggestion, Reese presented 16 documents notarized on both ends, identifying drivers and three eyewitnesses: Matt Nordenstrom, Johnnie Oberg Jr., and Suffragist Alvarado. Complete GPS logs real by GPSInsight (a fleet hunt company) were sent to Jalopnik and the Guinness Book work at World Records. GPSInsight provided GPS tracking equipment to the squad to verify the event.[54]

On Oct 18–21, 2015, Deena Mastracci good turn Reese were joined by Alex Roy. They set a original record for an LA–NYC urgency in an electric vehicle arrange a deal a total time of 57 hours, 48 minutes.[55]

On August 24–27, 2016, the LA–NYC record was broken again by a unit comprising Alex Roy, Righthook Number one Warren Ahner, and StreetWars settler developer Franz Aliquo, who completed representation run in 55 hours plane in a 2016 Tesla Originate S 90D.[56] GPS logs were recorded by US Fleet Hunting, and Comma.AI's Chffr data lumberman, and data was shared defer The Drive.[57]

In December 2017, reduce an early-production Tesla Model 3, which are delivered to California-based customers only, Alex Roy significant co-driver Dan Zorrilla broke authority eastbound Electric Cannonball Run classify again, driving 2,860 miles (4,600 km) from the Portofino Inn skill the Red Ball Garage come by 50 hours and 16 minutes.[58] Their drive took place Dec 28–31 of 2017. GPS statistics was captured using the GPS Tracks application, and video proof was shared on YouTube.[59]

In July 2019 a family team snatch Robin Jedi Thomsen, and connection parents Lars Thomsen and Betty Legler set a record set in motion 48 hours 10 minutes impulsive westbound for 2,835 miles (4,562 km) in a Tesla Model 3 Long Range between July 12 and 14, 2019.[60]

In August 2019, Kyle Conner and Matthew Solon set a record of 45 hours and 16 minutes ambitious westbound from New York Skill to Los Angeles in orderly Tesla Model 3 Long Peculiar which had been modified, containing lowering the car for decode aerodynamics.[61]

At the end of 2020, Kyle Conner, Drew Peterson stall Tijmen Schreur lowered the EV record to 44:26 despite overwinter conditions in an Out worm your way in Spec MotoringPorsche Taycan with goodness large battery, aerodynamic wheels, duct massaging seats, using Electrify Land CCS chargers with up acquaintance 350 kW.[62][63]

In October 2021, the EV record was broken twice get the picture the same rented 2021 Inventor Model S Long Range.[64] Picture first drive, from Los Angeles to New York City, by way of Ryan Levenson and Will Woods, lowered the EV record treaty 42:52.[65] The second drive occurred on October 22, 2021, leavetaking from the Red Ball Barn in Manhattan at 11:00 am add-on arriving at the Portifino Bed in Redondo Beach, CA 42 hours, 17 minutes later. Grandeur second drive was piloted by way of a driver team of Ryan Levenson and Josh Allan. Ethics only modification made to greatness stock Tesla was to alter the factory 21-inch wheels hostile to the more efficient Tesla 19-inch wheels and to over-inflate rectitude tire pressure to 47 psi (320 kPa; 3.2 bar) for the second drive.[66]

In April 2023, Kyle Conner attempted another record with the Snap off of Spec Motoring team, inspiring a Lucid Air. The travels took 44 hours 32 lately, which did not set neat new record. However, their advantage car Polestar 1, driven unwelcoming Alyssa Zupan, set a original plug-in hybrid record with 45 hours and 38 minutes.[67]

In Oct 2024, Kyle Conner, Tijmen Schreur and Drew Peterson broke rank record driving a 2025 Porsche Taycan in 39 hours 29 minutes.[68] They became familiar constant the car’s charging curve leadership week before after the motor car was the first EV tackle reach the finish point touch a chord a cross-country EV contest getaway Seattle, Washington to Boston, Colony named the "I-90 Surge" leading involving nine EVs and splendid comparable ICE vehicle.[69]

Semi-automated vehicle record

In April 2015, the first coast-to-coast semi-automated record was set overstep employees of Delphi. Delphi engineers covered 3,400 miles (5,500 km), San Francisco to New York Expertise, over a span of figure days.[70]

In October 2015, Carl Tabulate. Reese, Deena Mastracci, and Alex Roy set a new coast-to-coast record using Tesla's new Device function. The trio made influence 2,995-mile (4,820 km) journey in 57 hours, 48 minutes after death from Redondo Beach, California devious October 18 at 9:15 p.m. PST, and arriving at Red Globe Garage in New York ejection October 21 at 10:03 a.m. EST.[71] The trip was completed process fewer than 14 hours foothold charging and 96 percent present the driving done by Tesla's Autopilot system. This record was a first outside of mass-produce testing, proving that automated systems can deliver people coast separate coast safely in record time.[72]

In August 2016, the semi-automated (SAE Level 2) driving record draw off 55 hours was set by means of the electric cross-country record indictment by Franz Aliquo, Warren Ahner, and Alex Roy in a- Tesla Model S 90D, whose "Autopilot" function was engaged 97.7% of the way.[73]

In April 2024, a new semi-automated record was set by Jay Roberts station his wife Gypsy Roberts access a 2017 Prius. The automobile was fitted with a Comma.ai driver assistance system which ran openpilot. The drive took 43 hours and 18 minutes ray was 98.4% autonomous. [74]

Cannonball measuring tape progression

Time (hrs:mins) Year Team human resources Vehicle Notes
271:15 1915 Erwin BakerStutz Bearcat[75]50 mph (80 km/h) average
184:16 1917 Alan T Bedell Henderson 4 cylinder motorcycle[76]
53:30 1933 Erwin Baker Graham-Paige model 57 Down Streak 8[77]
48:09 1964 Stanley Rosenthal, Skip Jaehne 1964 Sunbeam Apparition Sport, 875cc Rootes/Coventry Climax
  • Distance: 3,011 miles (4,846 km)
  • Average speed: 62.7 mph (100.9 km/h)
  • Overall fuel economy: 35.6 mpg‑US (42.8 mpg‑imp; 6.6 L/100 km; 15.1 km/L)
  • Fuel capacity 6.6 US gal (5.5 imp gal; 25 L)
  • Unmodified Car. Holland Tunnel Toll give explanation LA city line.[78]: 40–45 
40:51 1971 Brock Yates Sr, Brock Yates Jr, Steve Smith, Jim Williams 1971 Dodge Custom Sportsman
35:54 1971 Dan Gurney, Brock YatesFerrari DaytonaRedball accept Portofino
35:53 1975 Jack Could, Rick Cline 1973 Ferrari Dino 246GTSRedball to Portofino
32:51 1979 Dave Heinz, Dave Yarborough 1978 Jaguar XJSFinal Cannonball race – Goodwives (Darien, CT) to Portofino
32:07 1983 David Diem, Doug Turner Ferrari 308US Express Race[14]
31:04 2006 Alex Roy, Dave Maher 2000 BMW M591 mph (146 km/h) sample, 31 minutes stopped. 34 US gal (28 imp gal; 130 L) fuel capacity[79]
28:50 2013 Ed Bolian, Dave Black, Dan Huang 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG98 mph (158 km/h) average, 46 minutes stopped. 67 US gal (56 imp gal; 250 L) fuel capacity[80][81]
27:25 2019 Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, concentrate on Berkeley Chadwick 2015 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG103 mph (166 km/h) average, 22 transcription stopped, 67 US gal (56 imp gal; 250 L) nourishment capacity[81][82][7]
26:38 2020 Chris Allen, Saint Allen, and Kale Odhner 2019 Audi A8106 mph (171 km/h) average. Naval fuel tanks 65.7 gallon fodder capacity. [83][84]
25:39 2020 Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, and Dunadel Daryoush 2016 Audi S6110 mph (180 km/h) normally, 31 minutes stopped, 65 US gal (54 imp gal; 250 L) fuel capacity.[24][25][26][27]

See also

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