The Real Story of the Illegal Street Race across America 

I love how you used the same intro song as Summoning Salt uses for his speedrun videos, really fitting considering that CanonBall is literally a speedrun of America

Those were the shortest 50 minutes of my life, fantastic content dude, keep it up !

My run in ‘79 was what it was. I am in awe of the guys taking the bit in their mouths and perfecting the run beyond our 34:07. Thanks for compiling this video. I attended this past summer’s Cannonball get together in Long Island, as did you, I presume. We’re real proud of our little moment of civil disobedience, and especially that it was done safely with no accidents or anyone hurt. I always slowed for a pass, and only once had to shut off all the lights and pass a couple self righteous truckers on the right shoulder.

As a fan of Steel Ball Run I love that it was based on a real race with so much history behind it

As a Polish person, I find the "pole position" joke amazing

With all the Vinwiki attention that cannonball culture gets, I am always looking forward to learning more about it.

Considering all the data they have been releasing about the pandemic in the past year its dumb that people complained about people doing the run during the pandemic. Especially considering they called it "unsafe" when there had literally never been a more safe time to recklessly speed

The fastest known speeding ticket was issued in May 2003 in Texas. The driver was operating a Koenigseggs CCR, a super sports car made in Sweden, and was allegedly going 242 mph (389 km/hr) in a 75 mph zone.Aug 22, 2009

My father used to do a thing he called “cannonball run”, he would drive from our town in higher B.C. All the way down to Vancouver island, it was a 12-14 hour run and they’d try to do it in 8-10 (him and my uncle) and they succeeded multiple times!

This is true American history. Saying "Why the hell not?" and just going for a mad dash across the country with abandon to everyone else. I doubt another event will be like this again (especially considering how shitty some drivers have gotten), but I love that it did happen.

My main gripe with "Good drivers should be allowed to ignore speed limit" idea is that most of the people who wish to ignore speed limits are, in my personal experience, terrible drivers. Also: The pole position joke made my day.

I love the rebellion of the original race. Even more, I love the gall of people willing to do such a run and document it carefully. It's a wonderful thing. Especially with all of the tech which law enforcement have at their dispense nowadays. I love that this thing still exists, and that there are people such as Alex Roy and his co driver, Ed Bolian and his mate, and Doug and Arne, the guys in the smashed E class.. I totally dig what they have achieved.

What an amazing video! The Cannonball is definitely one of my favorite topics to this day! Also, if you want to stick with street racing for the next video, check out the history of the Black Ghost Challenger.

Thank you for your commitment to accuracy- excellent job telling the entire history of transcontinental/Cannonball records. Very well done.

This was honestly one of the best documentary type videos that I've ever seen. I've never been this invested in my life. I hope you can continue to find these thrilling and adrenaline filled stories so you can turn them into documentaries.

Instant subscription. I love when I see content of this quality only to look down and see just how small the channel is. You've got a ton of potential man.

As a Cannonballer, I'm stoked to watch this when I get home.

The first time I found out about Cannonball Run was in the early 2010's thanks to a certain racing game, NFS Hot Pursuit. There was DLC called "Lamborghini Untamed Pack" and had a Gauntlet Time Trial named "Cannonball" Lamborghini Countach was the vehicle used

This video was amazing - I was glued to my seat the whole time. A great look at a really fascinating race, and I loved the additional movies and books you included at the end so your audience can do more research. Fantastic touch!

I have watched about 5 VinWiki videos on the Cannonball this week - and this was better researched and put together than all of them combined! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Back in 1979, a friend and I got wind of the upcoming Cannonball and made plans to enter. We'd also seen a small spot in Corvette News about a guy and his 1963 Corvette claiming to be the "fastest Corvette in the world" due to a time somewhere around 41 hours. With both our racing backgrounds, we figured we could beat it and take that title, even if we didn't get close to the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Run record. Our plan was to eliminate fuel stops by having "inflight refueling" by having a few pickup trucks along the way with gas tanks, booms, and hoses that could be swung over to us and the navigator crawl over the decklid to fuel the Corvette while driving down the road. Even at reduced speed during this for "safety", it was clearly faster than pulling into a gas station, stopping, refueling, and then pulling back out on the road. We figured it would save at least an hour. In the end, our projected budget was going to be enormous, with gas for 6000 miles roughly for the Corvette, gas for the pickup trucks to get in position, hotels for everyone, food, and other expenses. Trying to round up enough friends to be as crazy as us, after all one would have to drive a pickup while another was in the bed swinging the boom to us and operating a pump, all going down the road at 55 (or more) mph. We figured we'd need about 10 gas stops and that at least 5 needed to be inflight refueling to make it worthwhile. Clearly we didn't fall into the rich enough to throw money away like this would have been. My Dad had even suggested that due to West Coast Corvette prices at the time, when we got there, sell the car and fly home to offset some of the costs. And by 1979, getting out of tickets wasn't nearly as easy plus they counted for more than simple fines. In the end, that much money paid for almost two seasons of road racing.

I really really like how Ed single handedly brought back the true spirit of Cannonball.

I've just sat and watched all your videos in one day, absolutely fantastic. Your channel will blow up if you keep posting content like this. Thanks for making my day a little less boring whilst I'm trying to find new work.

I had this video on my "watch later" list for months and decided to finish the video at work, my God this was a beautiful video. Such beauty & elegance ! Perhaps top 3 videos I've seen on ur channel to date ❤

Holy shit. I was wondering about when you would upload next. I wasn't expecting a 50 minute documentary! I can't watch it now, but I had to give you a like and impressions. I can't wait to listen to the story!

Another killer upload man! So much work and prep! Awesome info and stories!

One or the best coverages I have seen. Good Work. Best to you Scott Whitmire 🏁

This was superb! Thank you so much for producing this!

Watched it from start to finish, sucked into the screen - what a treat! Your thorough and chronological narration is always very enjoyable to watch and it never gets dull Would love to see your take on Targa Florio or Mille Miglia, Targa Florio especially has a rich history and went absolutely bonkers in the later years

I remember '20. People who criticized others for going outside.....in their own cars. Karens what can you do... If you ask me, doing a run while fuel prices were low and highways were clear was the optimal way.

Oh my - I think we're going to be seeing a LOT more from this creator. I just subscribed and liked but I was amazed to see you had not YET hit 1 million subscribers. Content like this - will soon change that! Well done.

This was really well made and I enjoyed it. It’s a strange feeling because I’ve never watched a documentary before on a subject that I proactively kept up with in real life. So many “oh yeah I remember that” moments, surreal feeling.

My old man introduced me to the 1981 movie when I was 11 years old, and I loved it so much, I watched it at least once a day for a few weeks. It's wild what a legacy this has, especially as I got older and saw more of its history when I got internet access. Fantastic documentary!

The way you pieced this story together made 50 minutes fly by. Keep these long videos coming!!

Insane Video, time flew by like nothing! Please never stop making these documentaries.

This was an epic video man. I love the story. This is the sort of esoteric history knowledge I love to hear

Beautifully executed storytelling, you're one of the few RU-vidrs who keeps me sticked to the video from start to finish. Well done, looking forward for the next one

After nearly every video i watch from you it leaves me with tears in the eyes and goosebumps all over, this was no different. Please continue documenting these lesser known but absolutely enchanting stories about legendary cars and their drivers. Now i can finally share knowledge (and learn a ton!) about these things to my younger friends in a better way then obscure forum posts and word of mouth stories. Thank you.

Great production. I was a tremendous fan of Car & Driver in my youth and have followed the developments of the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash since its inception. Thanks for putting this together.

Phenomenal video mate! Never knew all the details! Keep creating man, you rule 🤘⚡

I knew a lot about this run before this video but you did a great job showing the timeline and history. Learned even more. Great video!

I've always loved the idea of these races and am always enamored by anything about them, finding this documentary of yours was seriously something I didn't expect but was so happy I did. There was actually a lot in here I didn't know and honestly the most interesting bit to me was the fact that Will Wright took part in it. I wanna thank you for putting the time and effort into making this, I've already sent it to someone to watch. Keep up the great work!

GREAT VIDEO!! You did a excellent job putting it together, thank you!

I love this video, I've watched it about 5 times now. The stories, the characters, the cars, its all great. Keep it up!

Every time I get notified of a new video you posted, I just can't wait to get started watching it - I was always fascinated by the Cannonball run and your depiction of its story is truel captivating ! Well done 👏🏽

Absolutely love the vids you provide and the topics you select within the car community. So fantastic and always super excited to see what you provide/pick for next topic!!! Keep up the phenomenal work and it's much appreciated.

Man i watch/listen to youtube pretty much all day long. I sat down for this one. Sbould be on netflix. Amazing storytelling. Got goosebumbs several times. Thank you for making this

RIP Brock Yates. I met up with him every year later in life during One Lap of America when I was in my teens and 20s, and am lucky enough to have called him a friend. He was my idol when it came to automotive journalism, a field that I dreamed of getting in to. He was always kind, helpful, and absolutely fascinating to talk with.

this is an incredibly well done video. i had heard of the cannonball before this, but had only very basic information on how it started. the amount of research and how deep you went into this part of american car culture is astounding. thank you!

i cant even explain how much i enjoyed this video.. thank you for all the time you spent working on this

I grew up a few miles from Highway 54, which was sometimes called "The Cannonball" locally because it was the route of the old Cannonball Stage Line. There was a railroad track next to it which had been the route of the Cannonball train line, but it didn't keep a nickname from that. We got drivers coming through on several of these races when I was a kid, whose arrests and/or evasions always made the news and local gossip. Truckers in particular absolutely hated these guys. I always thought the race was named after the highway. Or the cannonball railroad line, which had run next to the highway.

well done on all the REAL history , the pics and logos and everything you gathered up is awesome - How mad is it seeing those old cannonball baker cars from the early days , and all the details n old logos etc ..... THATS REAL HISTORY - TOP VIDEO

Hiya awesome video, I ran the C2C from 2015 to 2019 and John Ficarra ran the 2904 and the musketball, and he has some awesome stories!

I never realized the race was actually real. I was really young when I saw the movie The Cannonball Run but it is still one of my favorites. Thank you so much for making this video and providing so much info. Thank you also to the people who helped get the max speed changed in some areas, I have to agree that if you know how to drive the faster speed limits should be an option. Maybe someday someone will figure out a system that would help get competent drivers the support needed for higher speed possibly with no limit....Anyways great documentry!!

HUNTER!!! I’ve been watching your videos since your second video, I really love your content! The song you use for your into is starting to become popular on tiktok so it’s all over my page and it always reminds me of your videos! 😊

The amount of effort you put into this made it more interesting than I thought it was going to be. Great work.

Very comprehensive video. I grew up watching the old cannonball movies. I often thought what an awesome event to be a part of.

Absolutely loved this video. You did an awesome job of explaining it's history and current times and people. Keep up the great work brother, God bless

such a great story - thank you for documenting it so well.

That was awsome Dude. I loved every minute of it. Cheers

Love the videos, covering a very interesting niche of every car culture in every video. Keep it up man!

Gumball 3000 next?!! Love that you took time to make the video and thoroughly went through cannonballs history in detail. 50min did it justice! Thanks!!!

Great video! i knew little bits of this but this is the whole picture. really well done with detail.

Really enjoyed this. Very informative. Will watch it again that's for sure.

wow amazing amount of effort put into this video i can see, the production quality and research is outstanding, keep it up man

There's a great episode of TheSmokingTire Podcast (Alex Roy & David Morse (Record breakers! Autonomous cars!) - TST Podcast #498 ) with a sit down with David Morse. He was the winner of the 1982 US Express and competed in some of the following events. He pointed out that the reason he knew to bring snow chains was because he had been on that route before in the winter. I highly reccomend this episode!

Excellent video. Really appreciate your effort to document this amazing history. Thanks

loved the video! as an American, Cannonball has always interested me for the sheer variety of cars and strategies used to run it

Awesome breakdown of Cannonball history.👏 I Grew up on those films and love hearing about all the real race stories.👍 Much appreciated.

Man... So inspired! I could have have a video double this length. Very well researched

Still one of the best channels in the community. Always gotta love a good historian

This was an absolutely brilliant documentary. Always loved the film when I was a child so learning about it is always a plus. Thanks for the content 👍

Brock Yates' Cannonball book is a fantastic read. Many participants contribute their stories, it's like being there.

I really, really enjoyed the video. Knew some of it; but, not all the Finish Times, Attempts, Tactics, Gear, & Recruited Spotters. GREAT JOB !!!

The Cannonball Run was the inspiration behind the Norwegian movie "Børning", which features a race across the country, from the south (around Oslo), to the very north (North Cape)

I was going to save this for watch later until I saw who posted it I love the way you narrate and how you make your videos

I love your videos. Great narration and editing.

wow what a banger video. i had no idea iv been sitting here for almost an hour. love these videos man

Great documentary! Its nice to get accurate accounts on this! Thoroughly enjoyed your vid!

I just saw this masterpiece of a movie and now Moon's video, the timing is IMPECCABLE!

Thank you! That was a long, thorough and very entertaining video!

Thank you for making this! Very fun to watch

idk why I keep on watching your videos instead of like car throttle or donut media, maybe because of the these interesting car stories, keep the good work bro

Fantastic video keep the good content coming and I wish you all the best

Thank you for making this. It was well done

Loved this video, and loved your music choices! HOME is one of my favorite artists of all time, and it really fits the vibe of the historical footage!

Absolute banger of an upload! As others have said, it never really gets boring despite being fifty minutes long. Your videos had me hooked since I stumbled upon the 2 Red Pigs, so all I can say is keep up the great work! Also, I have a question: is there any relation between your channel name and a song of the same name by the band Ghost?

I would love to see another video on all the specific stories from the cannonball run, would be really interesting.

Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing

Thank you for making this documentary. I grew up in the 80s and the Cannonball Run was like an echo from the past just before my time. It was almost mythical and I even remember the Hotwheels cars I had that were painted up with it's namesake. Your work is appreciated!

Never clicked on a video so fast. Nice vid Hunter's Moon. Was excited for your next vid.

anypercent speedrun across america with the montana trail glitch, the sumoning salt music was good, nice video, always saw the vinwiki videos on cannonballs but never knew the origin of it

Thanks, Great Job! Many of the movies, and articles, you mentioned lead my to my love of cars ( and motorcycles ) and going fast.

Wow, 50 minutes of your amazing and interesting reserch, tysm

nicely done! It's kinda shame, that we don't have that much information (apart from storys and legends) about runs of the past, but anyway - well made video!

Great documentary. Thorough content, story, video along with narration. GREAT JOB! Thanks..........

The stories in this video are hysterical, thank you so much! :D

The pandemic ones are way more valid to me than the use of planes or nitrous oxide! The definition of using bare minimum upgrades and succeeded beyond a shadow of a doubt

Amazing storytelling as usual! ❤

I was fascinated by this race, after reading the tale of Brock Yates and Dan Gurney doing the trip in a Ferrari Daytona back around 1971. interesting story, IIRC in Car & Driver magazine. It's what made that Ferrari the ideal car to tens of millions of auto enthusiasts for the past 50 years, and it remains, for most of us, still the most desireable car of all time.