'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours

mimo2005 · 11-17-2007, 05:57 AM

Alex Roy, 35, who waited a year to boast about his exploits and remains vague about the exact dates in a bid to avoid any prosecution, said he had blistered across 13 states in 31 hours and 4 minutes, breaking the old record by more than an hour.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071116...t_071116214632

yustr · 11-17-2007, 06:42 AM

Back in 1976 three of us drove from California to New York in 52 hours, including getting held up for 3 hours in beautiful Rawlins, Wyoming in a blizzard - it was June!!! We never even broke the speed limit (well hardly ever

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So this is quick but not startling.

**forcifer** · 11-17-2007, 09:18 AM

thats still pretty cool though...my dad is envious

DonaldG · 11-17-2007, 02:25 PM

Not at all cool. I Bet you dad would not have been impressed if the idiot smashed into your car at an average speed of 95mph.

sinclair_tm · 11-17-2007, 05:31 PM

in a bmw. how sad. i bet i could do better in a vette.

**ashumann12** · 11-17-2007, 05:44 PM

Not bad Y, My record (from SC coast to LA) is 58 hrs in a big truck, stoping only for fuel and snacks until W, texas and got a short nap!

11-17-2007, 05:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours Alex Roy, 35, who waited a year to boast about his exploits and remains vague about the exact dates in a bid to avoid any prosecution, said he had blistered across 13 states in 31 hours and 4 minutes, breaking the old record by more than an hour. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071116...t_071116214632 __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

11-17-2007, 06:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,061 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: 'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours Back in 1976 three of us drove from California to New York in 52 hours, including getting held up for 3 hours in beautiful Rawlins, Wyoming in a blizzard - it was June!!! We never even broke the speed limit (well hardly ever ) So this is quick but not startling. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

11-17-2007, 09:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: 'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours thats still pretty cool though...my dad is envious __________________

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DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,178 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: 'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours Not at all cool. I Bet you dad would not have been impressed if the idiot smashed into your car at an average speed of 95mph. __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

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ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: 'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours Not bad Y, My record (from SC coast to LA) is 58 hrs in a big truck, stoping only for fuel and snacks until W, texas and got a short nap! __________________ Adam Sr.