Posted On : May 30, 2018 Posted By : Racing the Telecom Car with the Trailer / Camper, Personal Notes from Ian McAlister, Car 93, Thanks for Helping Us Record the 1994 Cannonball Run. The movie also covered the history of the Cannonball and subsequent underground US Express races of the ‘70s and early ’80s. [9], On April 23–25, 1975, Jack May and Rick Cline drove a Ferrari Dino (05984) from the Red Ball Garage in New York City in a world record time of 35 hours 53 minutes, averaging 83 mph (134 km/h). "[1], The race was run four more times: November 15, 1971;[2] November 13, 1972;[3] April 23, 1975;[4] and April 1, 1979. I also outfitted the car with a garage sale CB radio ($30) and CB antenna ($15). [25][26], Decades after the last official Cannonball in 1979, issues raised and revival possibilities interested some motorists. This is where we would find out the starting grid and times. Registration is on a first come first serve basis and spots are limited. We also ran 2 GPS units affixed to the windshield, one for any re-routing and one for the overall stats of the trip. The C2C Express was an organized event that was created by Ben Wilson of New Zealand and Eric Propst of Michigan. Cars were slated to leave in 30 minute intervals but no one knew the starting grid. I choose the cheapest vehicle I could find not only to fit The 2904 budget but in preparation to use the car for the actual 24 Hours of Lemons the following year. That’s when the announcement was made who the special guest was and what he was driving. The next available time slot was 3:00 am. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the latest information that comes to hand about this website, please drop us an email. The event was intended to be limited to pre 1980 automobiles that cost under $3000. Doherty won the first U.S. Express with co-driver and famous game designer Will Wright at the wheel of a Mazda RX-7. Please remember, the estimated number of Calories is just a guide and the actual number of Calories burned may vary depending on other factors such as weather and terrain. I almost fell out of my chair. If so, you’re in the right place.” I was accepted! Drivers would punch a clock at the Red Ball Garage on E. 31st Street in Manhattan and cross the finish line at the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles. Named for the distance between Manhattan and San Francisco, The 2904 is a cross between the 24 Hours of Lemons ($500 car endurance race series on closed road courses) and the Cannonball Run. The Northern and Southern routes for the Cannonball. Alan Moffat. I had no idea but my plan was to be the most prepared team they’d ever seen on The 2904. The consensus of almost everyone at the party was to take the Southern route of I-40. The cockpit of the P-71 Blackturd Crown Vic. Ed Bolian’s 2002 S55 AMG for The 2904 next to his record holding 2004 CL55 AMG. Back roads and hidden gems are not easily come by, that is why we run about 13,000 miles each year planning our route, leaving nothing for chance. [5][12], After the original Cannonball races, Car and Driver sponsored legitimate closed-course tours, the One Lap of America. After speaking with a Cannonball Run celebrity (to be named later) the organizer, John Ficarra, decided to make one last event and run it on the classic Cannonball route from the Redball Garage in Manhattan to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach California. Filling up the dual fuel inlets on the 55 gallon cell. We then combine this with your weight and the estimated duration of the activity, taking into account the length of the route and the hills involved, to estimate the total Calories burned. It appeared to me to be the only real Cannonball-type event in existence. When it came to choice of car; I knew I wanted (or at least the best car for the job and the budget). Whilst we have tried very hard to make sure this website is as accurate as possible, we know that we may make the odd mistake. When we recalculated the level on the gauge it would stay reading “full” up until we had 40 gallons left. Gurney said, "At no time did we exceed 175 mph [280 km/h]." This was the the paperwork handed to the drivers and navigators of each car. He and Brock Yates as co-driver took 35 hours 54 minutes to travel 2,863 miles (4,608 km) at an average of approximately 80 mph (130 km/h) while collecting one fine. route scouting Scouting the best roads in America is an all year round process as the Cannonball collective strives to bring you the best driving possible. Plotted with the plotaroute.com route planner. [7][6][8], In 1972 the team of Steve "Yogi" Behr, Bill Canfield, and Fred Olds won in a Cadillac Coupe deVille, the first American car to win a Cannonball. After some negotiating we settled on $225. Since I first saw Cannonball Run movie, I knew it was something I had to do. We have lots of detailed guides to help you get the most out of plotaroute.com. Nothing was specified as to the route, type of vehicle, number of drivers or crew, or maximum speed permitted. John replied “Are you the guy with the Bluesmobile, A-Team Van and the world’s fastest Hearsee? CNG sticker added to throw people off. After doing some research as a young lad, I learned the movie was actually based on a real event. The initial cross-country run was made by Yates; his son, Brock Yates, Jr.; Steve Smith; and friend Jim Williams beginning on May 3, 1971, in a 1971 Dodge Custom Sportsman van called the "Moon Trash II. If you have any other photos that you think should be put up, please email them to us and we will add them in. Check out the very bottom of the Race Day page. [22] The 1980 U.S. Express ran from Brooklyn, New York, to the beach in Santa Monica. The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, unsanctioned automobile race run five times in the 1970s from New York City and Darien, Connecticut, on the East Coast of the United States to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California. [19] Two sequels, Cannonball Run II[20] and Speed Zone, also known as Cannonball Fever,[21] followed. I had a logo designed and put it on black flight jumpsuits we would wear as part of our theme. He had somehow resurrected a 12 owner, twice salvage titled, 2002 Mercedes Benz S55 AMG! The Compendium idenitifes the relative energy cost of undertaking various activities compared with doing nothing. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the latest information that comes to hand about this website, please drop us an email. In mid October 2015 everything was coming together and I was confident we had the most well put together car ever to be in The 2904. Sorting out fitment problems of the custom fuel cell. One unique road hazard in the 1981 run was an early snowfall that closed the Donner Pass for several hours to vehicles without chains just as the U.S. Express cars approached. It includes the following events: Half Marathon, 5k Run/Walk, Marathon, Half Marathon - Virtual, Marathon - Virtual, 5K - Virtual, Double Down Challenge - Real 5K + Virtual Half Marathon, and Double Down Challenge - Real 5K + Virtual Marathon. I figured parts are really cheap for these cars, so pending any catastrophe we should easily come within budget. I remember at about 10 years old reading about a black C4 Corvette which had been outfitted as the ultimate stealthy Cannonball car. With traveling at a high speed for a long distance I was sure it would improve fuel economy over the long haul. The run was intended both as a celebration of the United States Interstate Highway System and as a protest against strict traffic laws coming into effect at the time. Yates began working on a screenplay to be entitled Coast to Coast but was scooped by two "unofficial" films in 1976, Cannonball[17] and The Gumball Rally. Little did I know I’d be searching for the real Cannonball Run decades later…, 1980 Lamborghini Countach LP400S from the 1981 movie “Cannonball Run”. When we met up with all the participants at the Brooklyn Bridge, it really sunk in that we were going to be part of history. Posted On : May 30, 2018 Posted By : Racing the Telecom Car with the Trailer / Camper, Thanks for Helping Us Record the 1994 Cannonball Run. The size of the event gave Wilson and Propst the idea to run their final coast to coast event from Darien, Connecticut to Portofino Inn located in Los Angeles. If that’s you…. From the Brooklyn Bridge photoshoot, we headed to Work’s Engineering for the pre-party and driver meeting. The Cannonball Run is an unsanctioned speed record from New York City's Red Ball Garage to the Portofino Hotel in Los Angeles, a distance of about 2,800 mi (4,500 km). A few years passed and I stumbled upon “The 2904” event somehow on Facebook. We have all the days except Day 4 Route Instructions PDF’d and up online for you to view. Current record holder Ed Bolian? You have to buy a car, pay for fuel, tolls, food and tickets for less than $2904. Any modifications or repairs to the cars drivetrain count against the budget as well. I guess my reputation proceeded me! Zone 4. The Cannonball Run races have additionally inspired numerous contemporary efforts by independent teams to set the record time for the route, known as the Cannonball Run Challenge. Zone 5. Was it former Cannonball record holder and rally personality Alex Roy? A distance of nearly 3,000 miles. It didn’t follow the classic Cannonball Route but it was close enough for me and could surely give me the sensation of what those interstate scofflaws of the ‘70s had felt. This would also work for trucks as they’ve been known to use their CB radios to alert other truckers to block the way if they’re upset about an aggressive car passing by. Some of The 2904 competitors arrived early for a quick photoshoot in Dumbo Brooklyn. Indian leg wrestling. Trail Map. It was pure bliss and torture all the same to me. This was the the paperwork handed to the drivers and navigators of each car. The original 1970s Cannonball organizers son Brock Yates Jr.? [6] That article was reprinted to represent the 1970s on the magazine's 50th anniversary in 2005.