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That's right: Alex Roy's familiar cross-country driving record, set in his now-famous LeMans Blue 2000 BMW M5 during the fall of 2006, no longer stands. It was allegedly broken by a three-man team consisting of Ed, a co-driver, and a passenger, in a 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG.
Awesome.. unbelievable 98mph average.. that is going to be pretty much unbeatable.
I read the book Brock Yates wrote about his ride alonge with Dan Gurney in one of the Cannonballs. Great book and as much fun as it sounds I'm sure it's not at all.
I read the book, as well. Freshman year of high school when it came out, I believe. Great book. And the trials of driving back then were understated. They didn't have the benefits of GPS, Google Maps, Waze/Trapster or radar detectors back then.
Nice to see people are still managing to do it without injuring anyone.
Well, to my knowledge.....it's been an American car only once, on the very first run, when Brock Yates and his son did the trip with Steve Smith and Jim Williams in a Dodge Sportsman van in just under 41 hours.
After that, the first car was a Ferrari Daytona driven by Brock Yates & the master himself, Dan Gurney, then a Ferrari Dino (Jack May & Rick Cline), and finally, a Jaguar XJS (Dave Heinz & Dave Yarbrough)
Then in the 21st-century it was Alex Roy in his 2000 BMW M5 & now, just a weekago, Ed Bolian in his 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG.
So it's really almost never been an American car that's had the record.
Maybe I should have a crack one day in the future. It seems fun. I would do it in an American car though. The CTS-V sedan or wagon comes to mind. Maybe a Charger SRT8 and that's a big maybe.
Awesome.. unbelievable 98mph average.. that is going to be pretty much unbeatable.
I read the book Brock Yates wrote about his ride alonge with Dan Gurney in one of the Cannonballs. Great book and as much fun as it sounds I'm sure it's not at all.
That was a great book!
I remember the book mentioning them being pulled over by a sheriff somewhere out west who made a comment about how fast their Ferrari Daytona could go. He let them off without a ticket. After getting out of his view, they proceeded to take the car up to around 170 MPH.
You have to be a pretty skilled driver to handle not only the high speeds, but endure such a long trip.
I don't see anyone beating that unless they somehow do it officially with police permission and escort or something. Which means, it ain't never happening.
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