[tlozo]

Fred Ashmore rented a Mustang GT, crammed it full of fuel tanks, and drove from New York City to Los Angeles in under 26 hours, shattering the solo Cannonball record.

[Rebelbase]

I watched a video about this a couple of nights ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvQFDtJUdHw

[Pearls Before Swine]

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.

[Graybeard58]

“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.

[dangus]

Waiting for someone to try this by swapping out Tesla Roadsters batteries.

[rfreedom4u]

Cannonball run?

[Blueflag]

Where is the personal relief tube????

[ltc8k6]

How much did they benefit from less traffic due to Covid-19?

[Clay Moore]

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.

[zeebee]

That’s an average speed of 107 mph

[CincyRichieRich]

How did he never get pulled over?

[HamiltonJay]

I can believe this right now is a great time to travel. Little traffic and easy to get and maintain speed without worries of being pinched in or blocked for any length of time.

Traveled to NC a few weeks back and averaged 70mph the entire time, normally I end up averaging around 60 mph during the entire trip. Could have easily averaged 100mph or more if I had wanted to try it. Cruise the entire way and thing I actually had to hit my breaks because I could not pass slower traffic maybe 10-20 times at most and only for a few minutes total.

[UB355]

Things that will never be done in an electric car for $200.00

[StAnDeliver]

This boob left so much money on the floor by not papering that Mustang with video. I tried to watch the youtube upthread and after 2 minutes of yak he reveals, “oh no video i didnt want to mess with it.” So it’s just stills of a motionless Mustang sitting in a garage you gotta be ——— kidding. Dude you could have iphoned live multi-cam video into the cloud for less than a grand and kept them powered for 25 hours easily.

[Gay State Conservative]

Figuring 2,600 miles he'd have to average 96MPH without stopping for a *single* second.

Sorry...I refuse to believe it.

[Gay State Conservative]

I watch the Crime Channel a lot (yah,I know!) and once saw a story about a guy who drove something like 1,000 miles to,and from,the spot where he killed someone.In order to “establish an alibi” (that he couldn't have been anywhere near the scene of the crime when it happened) he drove those miles wearing some kind of diaper or urine leg bag (can't recall which) so he wouldn't have to take bathroom breaks.

[Tucker39]

I WANT to believe this story, except for a few little factors; police and speed traps, for openers. To average 107 one would have to hold speeds of 125 and more for much of the time, to make up for only doing 85 in a 35mph zone. I can see the willingness and desire. But I cannot see conditions allowing it. I’ve had too many experiences of trying to make up lost time by going a measley 20 or 30 over the posted limit, but being hampered by other traffic, etc. Nope. Can’t see it.

[zeestephen]

It is a cool, exciting concept, right up to the moment when you kill some completely innocent person.

If you are driving 100 mph, that will be First Degree Manslaughter, and you will do serious hard time.

[abb]

Gumball.

[MarDav]

Was the guys name Kowalski by chance?

[Vaduz]

Well we know he isn’t a smoker or a stoner.