Posted on 06/27/2020 4:59:03 AM PDT by tlozo
You'll be forgiven for stifling a yawn as we delve into the details of yet another Cannonball record. And although the overall New York City-to-Redondo Beach, California record has allegedly been broken again by some folks who have not yet emerged from the shadowy world of hearsay and conjecture, that's not the one we're going to tell you about today. What we're here to talk about is a record that's so stupid it's brilliant, and so crazy it's just about what we've come to expect as the elapsed times on these ill-advised adventures have crept ever closer to the 24-hour mark.
We're talking about a solo run. One man, one car, a whole lot of gasoline, and an alleged 25-hour, 55-minute elapsed time. That’s an average speed of nearly 108 miles per hour.
If you've been following our coverage, you'll know that a lot of people got excited last November when Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, and Berkeley Chadwick destroyed a coast-to-coast time that had stood since 2013, behind the wheel of a superbly prepared, blisteringly fast 2015 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG sedan that carried them across this nation in 27 hours and 25 minutes...
Fred Ashmore, 44, of Hancock, Maine, rented a Mustang GT, removed its passenger seats and other interior accessories, strapped in enough extra fuel tanks to bump the car's capacity to around 130 gallons, and made the trip from the Red Ball garage in Manhattan to the Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach with only one stop for fuel.
"The Mustang GT will not go any faster than 159 miles per hour," he told Road & Track. "Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying."...
(Excerpt) Read more at roadandtrack.com ...
I wonder how the car rental company feels about this, LOL.
I remember being told, years ago, “Nothing goes over bumps like a rental car.”
Same idea.
“The Mustang GT will not go any faster than 159 miles per hour,” he told Road & Track. “Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying.”...
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If you’re carrying more than a thousand pounds of fuel maybe.
I don’t know actually, not a big Mustang fan.
Waiting for someone to try this by swapping out Tesla Roadsters batteries.
Cannonball run?
That’s good all the way through. The punchline caps it.
Top speed in a straight line is not affected by weight. The time it takes to get there, yes.
Where is the personal relief tube????
How much did they benefit from less traffic due to Covid-19?
Weight is a factor in acceleration (F= m x a) but not in top speed. For a given amount of power, top speed is all about aero.
Quite a bit. Course the traffic is coming back closer to normal.
Reminds me of the stories of people renting the Hertz Shelby Mustangs and welding in roll cages and racing them and taking them back Monday morning.
Yup. And the only true off-road vehicle is a rental car.
It’s a hilarious movie that couldn’t be made in today’s environment. Actually, it’s an illegal race across the U.S.
Reminds me of the stories of people renting the Hertz Shelby Mustangs and welding in roll cages and racing them and taking them back Monday morning.
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I read a story recently, don’t know how true it is but this guy needed new tires for his car, so he rented a car with same size tires, then he switched them, took the rental back the next day.
New set of tires for $39.95.
Computer limit.
That’s an average speed of 107 mph
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