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I think it's interesting that the community which supports and follows the Cannonball Run appeared to be mostly against the first 26 hour run (the Audi pictured

I think it's interesting that the community which supports and follows the Cannonball Run appeared to be mostly against the first 26 hour run (the Audi pictured in the article). At least the most vocal part. My question is, do you actually PREFER that people reach reckless speeds in more crowded conditions?

alwayseasy 6y ago
The risks are different. This type of drive can divert law enforcement ressources when the country is fighting a pandemic.
- perl4ever 6y ago
  It seems doubtful that it does. I mean, the people driving at high speed can't be making up for, numerically, the people who aren't driving?
jpmoral 6y ago
How about not driving at reckless (your word) speeds on public roads? I'd be happy to see sanctioned events but I doubt that would happen.
- VectorLock 6y ago
  Thats pretty much what RoadRally is. https://www.scca.com/pages/what-is-roadrally https://www.scca.com/pages/what-is-roadrally
  - serf 6y ago
    as someone who has participated in roadrally (and other scca events), 'Gumball' style road-rallys are nothing like the sanctioned events. SCCA roadrally events are about pace-setting and arriving just on time, not fast OR slow. Because of that, the setting is much more about clinical analysis, and less about having the worlds' fastest cars and the highest speeds. Very little about SCCA RoadRally is anything like any other motorsport, actually. It's closer to a scavenger hunt most of the time.
- ian0 6y ago
  It does happen! Rallying [0] and motorcycle road racing [1].. 0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COvnSjLLw4&t=201s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COvnSjLLw4&t=201s 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q
- jpmoral 6y ago
  Ah, I meant it's unlikely we'll have a sanctioned event for the Cannonball Run, but thanks for the interesting links!
- perl4ever 6y ago
  "The fastest road race in the world is the Silver State Classic Challenge held on Nevada's Route 318, with a record average race speed of 353.48 km/h" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_State_Classic_Challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_State_Classic_Challenge

alwayseasy 6y ago

The risks are different. This type of drive can divert law enforcement ressources when the country is fighting a pandemic.

perl4ever 6y ago
It seems doubtful that it does. I mean, the people driving at high speed can't be making up for, numerically, the people who aren't driving?

jpmoral 6y ago

How about not driving at reckless (your word) speeds on public roads? I'd be happy to see sanctioned events but I doubt that would happen.

VectorLock 6y ago
Thats pretty much what RoadRally is. https://www.scca.com/pages/what-is-roadrally https://www.scca.com/pages/what-is-roadrally
- serf 6y ago
  as someone who has participated in roadrally (and other scca events), 'Gumball' style road-rallys are nothing like the sanctioned events. SCCA roadrally events are about pace-setting and arriving just on time, not fast OR slow. Because of that, the setting is much more about clinical analysis, and less about having the worlds' fastest cars and the highest speeds. Very little about SCCA RoadRally is anything like any other motorsport, actually. It's closer to a scavenger hunt most of the time.
ian0 6y ago
It does happen! Rallying [0] and motorcycle road racing [1].. 0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COvnSjLLw4&t=201s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1COvnSjLLw4&t=201s 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q
jpmoral 6y ago
Ah, I meant it's unlikely we'll have a sanctioned event for the Cannonball Run, but thanks for the interesting links!
perl4ever 6y ago
"The fastest road race in the world is the Silver State Classic Challenge held on Nevada's Route 318, with a record average race speed of 353.48 km/h" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_State_Classic_Challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_State_Classic_Challenge