The Real Story of the Illegal Street Race across America

As a Polish person, I find the "pole position" joke amazing

I love how you used the same intro song as Summoning Salt uses for his speedrun videos, really fitting considering that CanonBall is literally a speedrun of America

My run in ‘79 was what it was. I am in awe of the guys taking the bit in their mouths and perfecting the run beyond our 34:07. Thanks for compiling this video. I attended this past summer’s Cannonball get together in Long Island, as did you, I presume. We’re real proud of our little moment of civil disobedience, and especially that it was done safely with no accidents or anyone hurt. I always slowed for a pass, and only once had to shut off all the lights and pass a couple self righteous truckers on the right shoulder.

As a fan of Steel Ball Run I love that it was based on a real race with so much history behind it

Those were the shortest 50 minutes of my life, fantastic content dude, keep it up !

With all the Vinwiki attention that cannonball culture gets, I am always looking forward to learning more about it.

The fastest known speeding ticket was issued in May 2003 in Texas. The driver was operating a Koenigseggs CCR, a super sports car made in Sweden, and was allegedly going 242 mph (389 km/hr) in a 75 mph zone.Aug 22, 2009

My main gripe with "Good drivers should be allowed to ignore speed limit" idea is that most of the people who wish to ignore speed limits are, in my personal experience, terrible drivers. Also: The pole position joke made my day.

My father used to do a thing he called “cannonball run”, he would drive from our town in higher B.C. All the way down to Vancouver island, it was a 12-14 hour run and they’d try to do it in 8-10 (him and my uncle) and they succeeded multiple times!

This is true American history. Saying "Why the hell not?" and just going for a mad dash across the country with abandon to everyone else. I doubt another event will be like this again (especially considering how shitty some drivers have gotten), but I love that it did happen.

I love the rebellion of the original race. Even more, I love the gall of people willing to do such a run and document it carefully. It's a wonderful thing. Especially with all of the tech which law enforcement have at their dispense nowadays. I love that this thing still exists, and that there are people such as Alex Roy and his co driver, Ed Bolian and his mate, and Doug and Arne, the guys in the smashed E class.. I totally dig what they have achieved.

RIP Brock Yates. I met up with him every year later in life during One Lap of America when I was in my teens and 20s, and am lucky enough to have called him a friend. He was my idol when it came to automotive journalism, a field that I dreamed of getting in to. He was always kind, helpful, and absolutely fascinating to talk with.

Considering all the data they have been releasing about the pandemic in the past year its dumb that people complained about people doing the run during the pandemic. Especially considering they called it "unsafe" when there had literally never been a more safe time to recklessly speed

Holy shit. I was wondering about when you would upload next. I wasn't expecting a 50 minute documentary! I can't watch it now, but I had to give you a like and impressions. I can't wait to listen to the story!

This was honestly one of the best documentary type videos that I've ever seen. I've never been this invested in my life. I hope you can continue to find these thrilling and adrenaline filled stories so you can turn them into documentaries.

Instant subscription. I love when I see content of this quality only to look down and see just how small the channel is. You've got a ton of potential man.

Thank you for your commitment to accuracy- excellent job telling the entire history of transcontinental/Cannonball records. Very well done.

The first time I found out about Cannonball Run was in the early 2010's thanks to a certain racing game, NFS Hot Pursuit. There was DLC called "Lamborghini Untamed Pack" and had a Gauntlet Time Trial named "Cannonball" Lamborghini Countach was the vehicle used

In America Truckers call the cops. Everywhere else in the world Truckers flash drivers to warn them about police and speed cameras😅

I have watched about 5 VinWiki videos on the Cannonball this week - and this was better researched and put together than all of them combined! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽