31 hours 4 min - new coast to coast cannonball record
Car Videos of Alex Roy and co-driver Dave Maher accomplishing a record-breaking 31 hours, 4 minutes run from New York to Los Angeles …. last year - on October 9th 2006. Hence beaten Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins in a Ferrari 550 of who claim to have done it in 32:07 on May 14 2007 … (whithout knowing Roy done it in 06). Confused? 
- well, it seems Alex brilliantly decided to wait a year before releasing his book - the Driver - and videos documenting his record breaking trip. Why? ohh we might be arrested couple times over … :).
Alex’s inspiration came from the greatest car video - rendezvous.
we have few video previews for ya today!
Bottom line - new Transcontinental Record is 31:04 hours and it was set in a 2000 BMW M5 armed to the teeth with CB radios, GPS units, radar jamers & detectors, night vision cameras, etc!
close call in Oklahoma:
So … to re-cap this confusing history of East coast to West coast cannonball records:
32:51 - David Heinz and David Yarborough do the original, 1979 Cannonball Run from New York City to Los Angeles
32:07 - David Diem and Doug Turner clocked in a Ferrari 308 during the 1983 US Express run
31:59 - Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins in a black Ferrari 550 - 2007
[reads: wired (must read!), jalopnik, The Maps, The History]
more car videos - Rain Driving | Will Wright discusses his 1980 US Express Victory | 32 hours, 7 Minutes - Trailer [movie website]
related: new NY to LA by car record - entire interview | 31 h 59 m record “break” of 2007
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You know, when I was younger, I did some stuff like this for an hour or so every once in a while. I’m willing to assume the risk that when I pull out onto I70, there may be some kid like me doing the same thing once in a while, but to think that these 2 guys who should know better, are drivng across my state between 90 and 160 miles per hour as I get on the freeway with my 6 year old Son makes me want to kick their ass (and that’s something money can’t buy either)
Ohio Dad - October 17th, 2007 at 8:31 am
1st intelligent comment i’ve seen about this story ohio-dad
yep, my personal record is NY -> Killington, VT in 3.5 h. but that’s only 278 miles = “only” 80 mph, but let me tell you … i did 120 most of the way.
& now … yes, older, wiser - and insurance is damn expensive as is …
Car Vids Nut - October 17th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I once made it from the oregon border to San francisco in 3 hours flat, and reached a top speed of 150. damn that was a rush of a lifetime.
Rob - November 6th, 2007 at 7:00 am
Excellent ideas, thanks for putting this together.
Home Builder - October 4th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Fantastic site. Plenty of useful information here. I’m sending it to some buddies ans additionally sharing in delicious. And obviously, thank you in your effort!
rocky mountain radar - October 19th, 2011 at 6:37 am