The Real Story of the Illegal Street Race across America
This story covers the 120-year story of the secret, illegal, transcontinental race across the country, the Cannonball Run. From New York to California, drivers have employed all kinds of creative tactics to maximize speed while minimizing run-ins with the police and traffic.
Mistakes in the video:
-The Ferrari pulled over 3 times within 5 miles was a Ferrari 308*, driven by Mark Pritch and Bill Cooper
If you want to learn more, these are some incredible resources!
Books (Brock Yates - Cannonball!, Alex Roy - The Driver, Ed Bolian - FOR THE RECORD)
Docs (32 hours 7 minutes, APEX - The Secret Race Across America)
Youtube (VinWIKI, Tedward, Arne's Antics, switchcars, and so many others!)
Music:
HOME- We're Finally Landing
HOME - Abandon Plant
HOME - Chicken Soup
Fred Mug - Effort
HOME - The Moment Before
Chris Doerkson - Next In Line
Amie Waters - Superposition
Fred Mug - Troublesome
Fred Mug - Social
Fred Mug - Mints
HOME - Puzzle
Fred Mug - Agility
Chris Doerkson - Night Running
HOME - Still Life
HOME - Head First
Chris Doerkson - Spacebound
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 The Early Days
02:00 Erwin "Cannonball" Baker
03:14 A New Challenger
03:42 The Cannonball Run
19:24 The Movie
21:01 The US Express Races
23:16 Alex Roy
33:08 Richard Rawlings
37:01 Ed Bolian
39:42 Arne and Doug
42:57 Captain Chaos
44:35 Retaking the Record
47:31 Other Records
48:03 Legacy
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