Didn’t they make a sequel?
Actually I do believe they made a sequel right after the first one, but was not as good. Might as well make another one in 2007 that really stinks. lol.
Two sequels, actually. Cannonball Run II and “Speed Zone” which was originally supposed to be CR III, but got renamed at the last minute. (Jamie Farr is still in the film as the Shiek though.)
Plus, the USA Netwrok did a Cannonball Run reality show as well. 6 teams with 2 people and random cars. The catch was that the two people teams had a third person added to the team during the first episode, designed to cause trobules with the team. (A team of two Playboy bunnies had a seminary student added to their team, for example. And a dating couple had the guy’s ex added to the team.) It suffered due to USA not allowing the contestants to speed.