Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 33 hrs driving time??

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There was a great article in Wired Magazine about this coast to coast run.

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun

Bruce

ken rentiers wrote:

E39 M5 breaks coast to coast record

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cars/man-...ped-311140.php

-=-=-

Alex Roy was just recognized as the record holder for driving from NY  

to Santa Monica pier in 31 hours and 4 minutes, besting the time set  

by "David Diem and Doug Turner clocked in a Ferrari 308 during the  

1983 US Express run" of 32 hours and seven minutes. That's 89MPH for  

over 31 hours. What's made me especially proud is that Alex wrote  

about automotive laser jammers and radio scanners for Gizmodo under a  

previous regime. The seven time world rally champ avoided cops and  

found his way with a dash full of gadgets, including multiple  

scanners, jammers, detectors, and other mods on his BMW M5. Equipment  

is documented in the video above, but one thing not emphasized is  

that the guy had a plane spotting police activity en route.

The actual time was verified by gas station timestamps on credit card  

receipts and by Jalopnik editors who witnessed the start and  

finishes, but Guinness won't have anything to do with verifying  

illegal acts. The actual race happened a little over a year ago, but  

Alex couldn't tell anyone of his exploits until the statute of  

limitations was up in all states he drove through. Congrats to Alex  

for his spectacular performance.

On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:18 AM, philville dejazzd.com wrote:

   I have not documented any "Cannonball" times, but I kinda  

thought that

   36 /37 hrs was about as good as it gets, dooes any one know what  

the

   fastest documented time was and who did it? I know what Gurney /  

Yates

   did but that is all.
   Yes I know I can "Google it", I asked if any one knew.

   Phil
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Tom Corey <ferrariguy [at] verizon.net>
   Date: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:56 pm
   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Suggestions for cross-country trip
   To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Great post. Now I have to talk the Mrs. into taking that trip.

Tom

Sent from my iPod

On Jul 13, 2009, at 5:55 PM, ken rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com> wrote:

Dennis

I'll give you the best way to the west coast, 5 - 6 days is
reasonable as you are talking 3000 miles/48 hours in the

saddle. Even

the Cannonball Run guys took about 33 hrs driving time.

I highly recommend you go southerly as the roads are so much

   better.

Swing around DC through Allentown and Harrisburg. Then run 81 down
through VA to Knoxville and take 40 across. The Interstate is much
better maintained through TN/AR and the great state of Texas. On
through New Mexico, Flagstaff Arizona (don't forget Winona)

and soon

you are able to swing over to Bakersfield, across to San Luis

   Obispo

and up the PCH to Monterey. The route is spectacular the whole

damn

way.

Notes:

1. You have to lose your radar detectors while crossing VA.

You will

be paralleling the Skyline Drive but it is very slow and it is

   high

tourist season. Everything from TN onwards is posted 70. parts

of TX

are posted 80 but not your route.
2. It's all very scenic. TN is very pretty. Stop in Memphis at
Corky's Ribs & BBQ - just off the bypass. Opens at 11. Worth the
trouble.
3. Amarillo is a great place to overnight, since after that

   there's

not much until ABQ. Avoid the Big Texan Steak House - muy

   touirsta.

Go to the Stockman's Restaurant at the stockyards. That's

where the

ranchers eat. Me too. Pulling out of Amarillo heading west

about half

a mile out of town is the Cadillac ranch on the eastbound southern
side. A must stop and take picture place. You'll see it easily.
4. Don't go through ABQ You have time to detour through Santa

Fe and

spend a night there. I can give you explicit routes and

   instructions

if you choose this. Just do it. Better than Monterey. Roads are
fabulous.
5. Grand Canyon - plan on spending many hours getting in and out,
it's WAY off the highway. I would NOT go to Las Vegas unless

you are

happy doubling back. through Barstow or going all the way up

to Reno

and across (400 miles). There are impassable mountains and Death
Valley between LV and the CA coast.
6. From Bakersfield take 56 through Simmler to San Luis Obispo and
Morro Bay. This will be your best drive of the trip. Now my

secret is

out (snif). Overnight in Morro Bay. Reserve now. Then go up

   through

Big Sur to Monterey. GO EARLY IN SUMMER. Leave 20 minutes before
sunup. If you don't you will be following an RV the whole way.

   Slow

to 15. Now Slow to 10. Arrrrgggghhhhhh!

Let me know if you want any more info. I write whereof I have

   been.

ken the inveterate road tripper

On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:55 PM, Dennis Liu wrote:

Howdy, all.  Will be making a cross-country drive in

early August

from
Boston to Manhattan then out to Monterey, CA.  Should

take 5-6 days.

Looking for suggestions/advice on good routes to take.

Will be

four of us
in a convoy, driving some very cool machinery (details to

be

announced
later, he said with a grin).  Possible stops include Las

Vegas, Moab,

Denver, Grand Canyon, Chicago, St Louis, and more.

Basically, want to get as West as fast as possible, as our

   thinking

is that
the more enjoyable parts of the trip would be further west, but
open to
ideas.  Could take the more northerly route through

Chicago and

then Denver,
but a more southerly route is also a possibility.

Places to stop/stay, cool car-gatherings, GREAT ROADS, etc.,

would be

appreciated.  (And, if this works out, we'll probably be

a rolling

car-gathering/cool thing too.)  :-)

Thanks,

--Dennis

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Re: 33 hrs driving time??	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Bruce Hill (bruce.hill1cox.net)
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:12:35 -0700 (PDT)