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I agree with you but in this case it wasn't about racing. It was about breaking a specific record. [EDIT] To all the people who are downvoting; I am pointing o

I agree with you but in this case it wasn't about racing. It was about breaking a specific record. [EDIT] To all the people who are downvoting; I am pointing out that I agree that it was a stupid thing to do but just saying "go on a race track" is pointless because he wanted to do something that cannot be done on a race-track. It is like telling someone to go to a climbing gym instead when they really want to conquer Everest.

aaren 13y ago
It is a time-trial, a race against the clock. From an aesthetic point of view I really like the cannonball. From a practical point of view I suppose doing it does make you a bit asocial.
- Xylakant 13y ago
  > From an aesthetic point of view I really like the cannonball. I can relate. It's the kind of stuff that movies are made of. But one important property of being a responsible adult is that we're able to distinguish between fact and fiction and keep everything that's fiction safely on that side. So let's keep cannonball and all those other races on public roads where they belong: in the movies. If you really think a race across the states on public streets is great I guess you can get those roads blocked by the police - which would be totally fine with me. I really enjoy watching the Tourist Trophy.
Robin_Message 13y ago
I wonder how much it would cost to get enough roads closed/with police cars as a rolling roadblock to make a proper race legal? I expect the city start and end would be tricky.
Xylakant 13y ago
That's no excuse. If breaking the record involved endangering others, leave it. Break another record if you have to. Do a higher jump than Baumgartner or swim across the atlantic, I don't mind - just don't race a car on public roads and use "I made it as safe as possible" as a pathetic excuse.
- rurounijones 13y ago
  I am not offering it as an excuse and like I said I agree with you. However your suggestion will not help because he was not after the experience of a race track, he was after the experience of breaking the record of the canonball run.

aaren 13y ago

It is a time-trial, a race against the clock. From an aesthetic point of view I really like the cannonball. From a practical point of view I suppose doing it does make you a bit asocial.

Xylakant 13y ago
> From an aesthetic point of view I really like the cannonball. I can relate. It's the kind of stuff that movies are made of. But one important property of being a responsible adult is that we're able to distinguish between fact and fiction and keep everything that's fiction safely on that side. So let's keep cannonball and all those other races on public roads where they belong: in the movies. If you really think a race across the states on public streets is great I guess you can get those roads blocked by the police - which would be totally fine with me. I really enjoy watching the Tourist Trophy.

Robin_Message 13y ago

I wonder how much it would cost to get enough roads closed/with police cars as a rolling roadblock to make a proper race legal? I expect the city start and end would be tricky.

Xylakant 13y ago

That's no excuse. If breaking the record involved endangering others, leave it. Break another record if you have to. Do a higher jump than Baumgartner or swim across the atlantic, I don't mind - just don't race a car on public roads and use "I made it as safe as possible" as a pathetic excuse.

rurounijones 13y ago
I am not offering it as an excuse and like I said I agree with you. However your suggestion will not help because he was not after the experience of a race track, he was after the experience of breaking the record of the canonball run.