New Cannonball record has been set

[HoTWire]

I guess emptier roads lend themselves to these records.

Red Bull Garage in New York to Portofino Inn, California in 26 hours is the new record




No more details beyond that video yet.

As this is Retro Rides let's have a look at those that did the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash in 1971 (winning time 35 and 54 minutes)




Read more about the original run here allamericanracers.com/first-cannonball-run/

[Littlepixel]

[mrbounce]

I still have the original theme music including screaming V12 Lamborghini as my ring tone.

Absolutely LOVE the film. And that record is something else.

[twincammy]

amazing! i love this whole concept.

[Ritchie]

May 15, 2020 14:10:10 GMT mrbounce said:

I still have the original theme music including screaming V12 Lamborghini as my ring tone.

Absolutely LOVE the film. And that record is something else.

I have a bit of an obsession with the Cannonball and have managed to get a copy of the book “Cannonball!” Signed by Brock Yates along with a crossed out 55mph sign signed by Ed Bolian who held the record for a while. I think they are probably my most prized possessions!

There is something special about the whole thing and it harks beck to a simpler era where nobody really gave a curse word and just wanted to have a laugh.

How would I go about get the theme as a ringtone? I had a look on iTunes but I couldn’t see it.

[keyring]

Watched the film countless times, and it never gets old!

I'm not sure if it was the above record or not, but was there not one just as lock down began, and they were told it wouldn't be held as official due to the current situation? I could be wrong on that but thought i'd seen it somewhere...

[retrolegends]

May 15, 2020 14:10:10 GMT mrbounce said:

I still have the original theme music including screaming V12 Lamborghini as my ring tone.

Absolutely LOVE the film. And that record is something else.

"Dunn done DU-UH-UHNNNN!!",

[mrbounce]

May 16, 2020 7:12:34 GMT Ritchie said:

May 15, 2020 14:10:10 GMT mrbounce said:

I still have the original theme music including screaming V12 Lamborghini as my ring tone.

Absolutely LOVE the film. And that record is something else.

I have a bit of an obsession with the Cannonball and have managed to get a copy of the book “Cannonball!” Signed by Brock Yates along with a crossed out 55mph sign signed by Ed Bolian who held the record for a while. I think they are probably my most prized possessions!

There is something special about the whole thing and it harks beck to a simpler era where nobody really gave a curse word and just wanted to have a laugh.

How would I go about get the theme as a ringtone? I had a look on iTunes but I couldn’t see it.

I did it Old School. I ran a line out of the TV and recorded it direct to CD using a CD writer I had in my stack system. This was back in about 2004. I then converted it to MP3 and there you go. I am sure you could somehow make a recording from the DVD using computer software these days but I am not an expert by any means. I have never downloaded a song in my life and I have no idea how to use iTunes, Spotify etc.

[strikey]

May 16, 2020 7:12:34 GMT Ritchie said:

May 15, 2020 14:10:10 GMT mrbounce said:

I still have the original theme music including screaming V12 Lamborghini as my ring tone.

Absolutely LOVE the film. And that record is something else.

I have a bit of an obsession with the Cannonball and have managed to get a copy of the book “Cannonball!” Signed by Brock Yates along with a crossed out 55mph sign signed by Ed Bolian who held the record for a while. I think they are probably my most prized possessions!

There is something special about the whole thing and it harks beck to a simpler era where nobody really gave a curse word and just wanted to have a laugh.

How would I go about get the theme as a ringtone? I had a look on iTunes but I couldn’t see it.

Download yourself a youtube audio ripper app and a ringtone creator. The intro is on youtube.



Save the audio , edit with ringtone maker , job done.

[Ritchie]

Vinwiki on YouTube is worth a look for some great cannonball stories.
The Transcon Medivac ambulance was real along with the part in the film where they get pulled and they string a story about the girl in the back.
“Cists, on the walls of her lungs”🤣🤣

[retrolegends]

Try this-

www.televisiontunes.com/Cannonball_Run_%28The%29.html

It’s the great Ray Stevens on vocals, him of The Streak fame.

[generally01]

Am I obsessed with the Cannonball run movie? Enough to go and visit the filming locations for the start line (in a scary part of Decatur, Georgia) and then last year to visit the Portofino Inn where the finish line was.

You can see my pictures if you are interested on my Rewound and found website here;

rewoundandfound.com/the-cannonball-run/

Dave.

[carlb1970]

May 17, 2020 18:25:44 GMT generally01 said:

Am I obsessed with the Cannonball run movie? Enough to go and visit the filming locations for the start line (in a scary part of Decatur, Georgia) and then last year to visit the Portofino Inn where the finish line was.

You can see my pictures if you are interested on my Rewound and found website here;

rewoundandfound.com/the-cannonball-run/

Dave.

That's brilliant Dave

[generally01]

May 17, 2020 19:29:39 GMT carlb1970 said:

May 17, 2020 18:25:44 GMT generally01 said:

Am I obsessed with the Cannonball run movie? Enough to go and visit the filming locations for the start line (in a scary part of Decatur, Georgia) and then last year to visit the Portofino Inn where the finish line was.

You can see my pictures if you are interested on my Rewound and found website here;

rewoundandfound.com/the-cannonball-run/

Dave.

That's brilliant Dave

Thanks carlb, I olso got to visit Smokey and the bandit and Dukes of Hazzard locations on the same trip. Proper childhood favorites. They are on the website as well if you fancy a look.


Dave.

[retrolegends]

May 17, 2020 19:39:17 GMT generally01 said:

May 17, 2020 19:29:39 GMT carlb1970 said:

That's brilliant Dave

Thanks carlb, I olso got to visit Smokey and the bandit and Dukes of Hazzard locations on the same trip. Proper childhood favorites. They are on the website as well if you fancy a look.


Dave.

Just been looking at your videos, fantastic stuff and must have taken hours of research. Hats off. 👍

[dubwarrior2]

Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey fame set the fastest time a few years ago.
Thatd why he has the stopwatch tattooed on his forearm...
(Or at least, thats what he says in his book)

[rodharris83]

May 19, 2020 0:10:06 GMT dubwarrior2 said:

Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey fame set the fastest time a few years ago.
Thatd why he has the stopwatch tattooed on his forearm...
(Or at least, thats what he says in his book)

He did indeed:

In May 2007, Richard Rawlings and co-pilot Dennis Collins allegedly broke the 1979 Cannonball Run time from New York City to Los Angeles of 32 hours and 51 minutes. The two bet rival Jay Riecke they could beat the time in their 2007 Bullrun entry, a black Ferrari 550, modified with extra fuel cells. The final time is 31 hours and 59 minutes. However there is much debate in the legitimacy of this time as the distance and times do not match up. It is unlikely that they actually broke the record. They were the only pair to defeat the 1975 mark by Rick Cline and Jack May in a Ferrari Dino as all other competitors did not leave and arrive at the correct locations or took alternate routes that did not follow the original Cannonball Runs of the 1970s. Even their personal heroes Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in their Jaguar XJ-S that set the 1979 record left from Darien, Connecticut instead of Manhattan.