@@jo_clarke1960Thinking someone „sells their soul“ because they take sponsors that you can skip through in order to provide completely free content is insanely dumb
Bring back actual Cannonball runs - group of participants, same start time, same driving conditions, etc. The covid runs only taught us that comparing runs made in different months or years isn’t really a direct comparison. 35hr might be an amazing run time if there was a snow storm, fires in CA, checkpoints in Ohio, etc. My 500 mile drive to college (from home) varied from 7 1/2 hours to a staggering 13 hours when there was a freak snow storm the weekend after Thanksgiving. Felt good to hear that a friend with a similar drive back to school took him 15 hours that day. I knew my 13 hour time was “quick” for the conditions!
There is a lot to organize, but they do happen, US Express by Taylor Hull most recently, Musketball by John Ficarra, Ben ran the C2C events. One reason you don't see much with modern cars is the speed of 20+ running all out modern car speeds would very likely taint the perfect safety record of Cannon Ball.
You are thinking of “Gumball” not “cannonball” 😂 the first is a fully organized event. The latter, an illegal race, like your collage runs. Hence why the video is about proving times.
Lawyer joke: it’s a good thing proving your time only requires a preponderance of the evidence standard since a criminal prosecution requires beyond a reasonable doubt
At the runs get faster and faster and more people try and do it, having a "standard" becomes ever more important. What a great video that will hopefully help somebody's future run be validated
I will vouch I had a Mercedes blow by me doing well in excess of the speed limit in Central Missouri at a time that matches what was released of your run.
Great video Ed, good explanation on how it all works for a lot of people that watch it see it hear it but don't realize what it actually takes, so to give the backstory on the process was outstanding, having done one myself I know what it takes, with that said once you do one you want to do another just gets under your skin in a good way and you want to try it again and better yourself, that's in the plans for me down the road, once again hope all is well, congratulations on the Vinwhiskey talk to you soon
Very interesting and informative! I’m enjoying learning more about what’s involved in Cannonballs. Nice choice of shirt, Ed. Liberty of London prints are some of my absolute favorites!
It is now required to make a song relegating any and all actions made during the run. Song form can be of any genre and cameo singers are bonus points. 🎶
Thanks for sharing, Ed. I've been preparing for a Cannonball across Australia (Westernmost to Easternmost) and I've been curious about what methods were used to verify times and keep track.
@@MrRhino10 correct. But like the original runs in the US in the 1970s it was a race, not a properly timed run. Denham to Byron Bay is the current metric.
It’s been really interesting watching how we prove runs evolve and how after previous incidents, we are much more skeptical. For how often we all break the law, we all sure do keep a lot of evidence
You have to catch someone speeding. I could show a cop a video of me doing a 140 pull down main street... If he didn't see it and catch me, he can't do shit.
@@discordye4825 there have been instances of people posting video of them speeding online with clear landmarks in the background and they have been charged
@@discordye4825That’s not how that works. If there’s enough evidence, you can be convicted of many crimes after the fact. It’s been like that for years.
As i dont have the time or the finances to attemp a cannonball I have fun doing a short trip across 4 counties in Ohio, (a drive i do at least once a week) changing the day, time of day and the route that i run and even the vehicle that i use. Road conditions that change with the weather (rain and snow) also factor into these times. It's my own personal challenge, i have fun on the drive as i try each time to shave a little bit more time from the run. (No traffic laws are broken on these drives 😉)
Ed, I'd love to know more about all the assorted paraphernalia behind you when you make these videos. Are we able to get a walk-through of where all these items came from and what they signify?
Has no female ever successfully completed a Cannonball? If I wasn't so old and tired, and if I could convince a couple friends to do it with me (not my sister ... she drives too slow LOL), I'd love to give it a shot.
Just be very thankful for the freedoms every American have in here. In my old home country Finland, some over jealous Finn would have called cops 500 miles away and cops would waiting you at home. Given you massive ticket and towed your car away. No lawyer would have saved you.
Dumb question but something I’ve always wondered is how is the 3 hour time difference calculated. Does the time go from when you left ny and arrived in la or is it just straight hours calculated
@@alexperry06anyone using an advanced combustion engine will get far better than 30mpg, but folks who settle for yesterday's tech can surely get 10mpg. The math still works regardless, eh? By the way, I'm an inventor who has developed a 2/3 efficient engine. 50mpg during an insanely fast run is reasonable. If you want to know how, just let me know. If you want to spout about how it is impossible because you refuse to learn, well, that isn't you, so you won't do that.
I think I have an idea for a sub 24 hr car. Seriously having watched your videos for some time now, there may be something that would work. Two person run. (Maybe solo sub 24) But it's going to take some doing.
This is the same period when we thought that smoking and drinking and driving was no big deal. It’s fun to think about this stuff until you consider how many people could have been killed when trying to race across country on public roads day and night given the fatigue involved. Anyone caught doing this in the modern world should go to prison!
To me, cannonball runs lost all their luster when it stopped being a direct competition. These races for times are boring, reckless, and should not be considered part of the record.
