You probably did get lasered by a cop. And then he seen the car and was like oh never mind.

@FakeJeep

15 күн бұрын

Yup...

@AutobahnVault

15 күн бұрын

100% lasered!

@TexasDoctor7

15 күн бұрын

English isn’t your strong suit.

@thespicemelange.1

15 күн бұрын

@@TexasDoctor7 👌

@davidyaroch6622

15 күн бұрын

Proof of concept for using the Taurus.

Cop looking car - check. Cop looking moustache - check.

@encinobalboa

13 күн бұрын

Cop engine chip - check.

@Blue_Flame_Raptor

12 күн бұрын

Cop brakes - check

@jeffk464

12 күн бұрын

I don't think the cop stache is a thing anymore.

@Simplemuch

11 күн бұрын

@@Blue_Flame_Raptorlol I see the joke, don’t worry 😂

@illfingaz210

11 күн бұрын

Moustache = nonce

When a dude named "Sweaty" is your most reliable friend 😂

@danielseelye6005

15 күн бұрын

Hmmm, Sweaty or _Schweddy?_ 😉

@timotheus2003

14 күн бұрын

@@danielseelye6005 Either way

@danmurad8080

12 күн бұрын

It's no sweat!

@ProjectMercuryMarauder

11 күн бұрын

Don’t sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff…😂

@cajampa

11 күн бұрын

I think he said "Sweety" and it is his most reliable "friend".

A police-looking car is probably one of the smartest ways to Cannonball. I'm still impressed by the guys who dressed an Audi up to look like a Taurus Police Interceptor.

@surajbalajr.4016

13 күн бұрын

Doug and Arne were insane lol.

@MrMlbfan6

13 күн бұрын

@@surajbalajr.4016lmfaoooo

@KNRS927

12 күн бұрын

Doug and Arne are just masters of disguising cars.

@jeffk464

12 күн бұрын

Why don't they hook up with pilot and get someone flying out ahead of them to spot all the speed traps? Is it against the rules?

@willmcclard206

11 күн бұрын

i don’t even think this classifies as impersonating an officer either. it’s basically the equivalent of having the same model and color of your county’s police vehicles

The "low oil pressure" warning was probably because your oil temps were far too high for just 5w30 to handle. Next time maybe try 15w50 racing oil or at LEAST 10w40. Keeps its viscosity at really high temps, like on a turbo car when you're cruising at 130+!!

@jamskatelake

12 күн бұрын

Maybe a bigger oil cooler would help?

@Cherokeelion

12 күн бұрын

Run synthetic and a larger cooler, no more worries

@jeffk464

11 күн бұрын

The next owner of this car is probably going to have issues.

@Powertampa

11 күн бұрын

The piston rings are gonna be toast and the journals will have rainbows on them by now. No amount of oil is going to solve the damage that's already done

@gtjack9

11 күн бұрын

Also worthy of note, it’s probably an ex cop car with 100K miles. So it’s probably already had the beating of its life.

We need a video on the car itself 100%

@olikat8

15 күн бұрын

Statue of limitations...

@FakeJeep

15 күн бұрын

​@@olikat8could chop it up like the old tekademics videos or Rob spaghetti's

@tristjohnson9943

12 күн бұрын

@@olikat8statute *

@olikat8

12 күн бұрын

Thanks, yeah, missed the spelling by a smidge​@@tristjohnson9943

@K1llSw1TCH97

8 күн бұрын

​@olikat8 statute of limitations won't hold because they don't have a video of it up.

Not a bad idea. Hide in plain sight.

@GreenLantern814

5 күн бұрын

Makes me think of the opening of Blues Brothers!

I love that a data guy was a huge part of this. So cool to see what can be done with some experience in data parsing.

That semi truck definitely should have seen you. He just didn't look or drove you off the road on purpose. - a truck driver

@joshbrookes6439

14 күн бұрын

Yup probably thought he was a Cop 🤣👍

@lukasreagan9210

12 күн бұрын

@@joshbrookes6439 I’d say he just wasn’t paying attention because running a cop of the road is the absolute last thing you want to do with a cdl in a commercial truck that I repeat will not outrun the law I don’t give a fuck what kinda driver ya thank ya is lol

@NoblePineapples

12 күн бұрын

Right? There is no way he didn't see him there. Especially with the convex mirrors, hard to miss anything with them on the drivers side.

@690_5

12 күн бұрын

@@lukasreagan9210 Not paying attention is still a crime, either way. He should have seen the guy.

@jeffk464

12 күн бұрын

If you are driving a lot faster than traffic people see you but misjudge how fast you're coming up on them. This is one of the main reasons speeding causes accidents. On the Autobahn people are used to it, so its less dangerous. With trucks the blind spot is mostly on the right side.

Several years ago, my buddy had a retired detective Crown Vic and you could do ANYTHING on the road. 130mph and people would get the hell out of the way once they saw that unmistakable front end.

@thatmatty231guy

15 күн бұрын

Lmao that’s crazy 😂👍🏼👍🏼

@DesFTW_

14 күн бұрын

I drive an ex-police taurus, but it is in a lighter blue and no chrome center caps. Most people don't notice at all, just doesn't have the same iconic image as a crown vic in the rear view.

@deekamikaze

14 күн бұрын

Back in the late 00's my friend had one and we used to go park in turn outs or in driveways on the back roads at night with those unmistakable running lights and then when people drove by we would pull out and follow them for a while. My favorite time was when we saw a friend of ours on a busy road and we hit a U-turn so fast that it made a very audible skidding sound and then the poor guy went hard on the brakes lmao. We followed him all the way home. He wasn't even mad, just relieved because he was so stoned

@usaclaimsthemoon4198

14 күн бұрын

Yeah the crown Vic is was something else. There was no other competition, like today the police car market is diluted.

@lancairw867

14 күн бұрын

Now it’s white Ford Explorers

Congratulations. But a fun little factoid, the Cannonballs that were run in the 70’s had less traffic but there were less interstate highways to run on which makes a big difference.

@chuckschillingvideos

15 күн бұрын

That's certainly a mixed blessing. Interstates have higher average speeds but massively more saturated law enforcement presence and nowhere to go should the flashing light come on behind you. Two lane highways commonly have intersections seemingly every mile.

@fmcdomer

11 күн бұрын

less gas stations and less cops, back then you would probably just out run all of them

@TheCannonball79

11 күн бұрын

The infamous Ash Fork exit lead to a very dangerous and long road. It’s where Brock and Dan almost lost it on black ice, if it wasn’t for Dan’s amazing skill they probably would’ve crashed out.

@sirseven3

11 күн бұрын

I did a cannonball in my truck that's in my pfp. I did to southern California in the desert and came in around 8 or 9 and took dirt roads with barely working headlights using my GPS as the guide it was freaking awesome

@xziang

8 күн бұрын

Speed limits were also lower in the 70's too. Granted doesn't impact the cannonballers speed, but you would come up onto traffic quicker etc. 55 saves lives remember. :)

Debadged Ford Explorer ST with interceptor wheels,grill ,and antennas. 400hp twin turbo will cruise at 100mph effortlessly. We have one and it sucks on two lane highways everyone slows down,but it’s awesome on the interstate everyone moves out of the way.

@van.george

12 күн бұрын

It’s great cause it has enough power to pass the slow pokes on the two lane highways as well 😆

@jeffk464

11 күн бұрын

I've kind of heard that cops like to harass people that drive wannabe police cars. My advice would be don't try to make it look like a police car.

I’ve always thought the SHO would make a fantastic cannonballer, I’m happy to hear that you seemed to have proven my thoughts correct

@adamowens5507

14 күн бұрын

i have a tuned 14’ n/a 3.5L taurus with a couple other mods on e85 and it is super comfortable 130 mph + ! i’ve held 140-150 in it for miles through alabama

@adamowens5507

14 күн бұрын

i’ve heard the 2010+ sho’s will do somewhere between 160-170 stock

@Laremy81

14 күн бұрын

Stock they're governed at 135, but tuned they will.

@JonnyBeta9

13 күн бұрын

Why not purchase an actual police pursuit Taurus? My understanding is many are actually just SHO with built in coolers.

@Ddabsolve

13 күн бұрын

@@JonnyBeta9not all are twin turbo. More often they are the n/a 3.5 cause they were a lot cheaper than the twins turbos.

Hope those are some Z rated tires on the steelies haha

Shows the Ecoboost is a proven engine. Ford did the torture test on the F-150 and ran it wide open throttle for 24 hours not including other tests. These Taurus SHO's are beasts! Another idea would be the Ford Explorer ST with cop rims.

@fiehlsport

14 күн бұрын

And this one had 100K miles on it, at least!

@bradnoyes7955

12 күн бұрын

272k miles on my 2010 SHO. I also had an instance of low oil pressure warnings, which ended up just being a bad oil pressure sending unit. Threw a new sending unit on it and warning has returned in >50k. Edit: Oh I also broke my dipstick checking the oil at a gas station. Stupid plastic handle.

@jormungandr9840

12 күн бұрын

So fun fact the SHO and the Truck motor are two different engines. They really just share the same displacement. An example SHO's are not TiVCT only the trucks. Don't get me wrong I have a 13 SHO performance package and an 11 F150 with the 3.5L. Both are beasts in their own way.

@jeffk464

11 күн бұрын

I hope so, I have a 2024 Ranger, I think the 2.3L is pretty established at this point.

@gtjack9

11 күн бұрын

For reference WOT for 24 hours is standard practice for any engine during engineering and development. WOT under load is another story. The company I work for run them for much longer under no load and then strip the engine for analysis.

I had a couple of ex-cop Crown Vic's back in the 90's. They were absolutely the fastest way to get somewhere on the interstate and the absolute worst way to get somewhere off of the interstate. Off the interstate people would do exactly the speed limit and come to complete stops etc. but they were fun though

I’ve been waiting for someone to try this with an SHO

The story really hits home. I used to own a 2013 SHO, i live in Omaha, and have family that live in Hershey. Which is crazy that Hershey got mentioned in this because it’s literally a nothing town

@adamsabatka1352

12 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I'm from Lincoln originally, but in North Platte now. Thought it was cool that Hershey, Omaha, and Nebraska got mentioned, even if it was for a close call with a semi. Seriously, they're lucky they found pumps in Hershey. Probably should have stopped in North Platte or gone on to Ogallala for fuel.

@allbaugh04

7 күн бұрын

I live in Nebraska and I'm not at all surprised you got ran off the road. Worst drivers in the country. Too many country folk try their luck on the interstate.

@herrbrahms

3 күн бұрын

@@adamsabatka1352 As long as they avoided the Phillips 66 in North Platte. They put gasoline nozzles on diesel pumps that get stopped by the diesel safety lockout. They also had no windshield washing juice. That's a no no when you're trying to achieve record pit times.

@arkhsm

3 күн бұрын

Isn't that where Hershey Chocolate is from....don't be calling that chocky nothing, lol !!

@jerrodhysten7775

3 күн бұрын

@@arkhsm no that’s in Pennsylvania

When he said worst State to drive through my immediate thought was Ohio. It's even worse for truck drivers the truck speed is 55 I got pulled over and ticketed for 1mph over the limit. Ohio should be investigated by the DOJ for how they patrol the highway.

@davidmathay7117

15 күн бұрын

Yep. I live near the PA/OH line, just off 80. I can go to Pittsburgh and not see a single PSP car on the whole drive. I can't go 2-3 miles into OH without seeing a couple OHP cars. They watch those highways like hawks.

@TheLongDon

13 күн бұрын

Dude PA police are great though. How is such a great state literally inmediately south of the worst state in the US?​@@davidmathay7117

@ItsJust2SXTs

12 күн бұрын

it's good truck need to be slower, in France they do 90, cars do 130. In Canada truck go 110, car go 100 this is stupid af. I've almost been run over by a truck like he did but in the right lane...

@TheLongDon

12 күн бұрын

@@davidmathay7117 PSP are cool AF even if you do see them. I got pulled in Philly and they let me go after 5 min of waiting, no warning or anything, just said my plate cover was covered

@LazyBoyA1

12 күн бұрын

The two only tickets I ever got are from Ohio, go figure.

Cannonball run content is what this channel was born from, and it makes me happy to see it re invigorated recently

@5:49 "..manageable, but dense" reminds me of my mother in law lol

Late model 'police' Taurus in black was the perfect 'stealth' car.

This guy is rad🤠 But no pliers? Ain't no farmers on that run.😆

I'm just waiting for some madlad to do this in a full blown SVJ or supercar 🤣

@rustler08

15 күн бұрын

Problem is the lack of fuel and traffic. Right now Cannonball cars are not limited by the performance that sedans can do, as the average speeds are well below the capabilities of the cars.

@butterknife_mtb_rc

15 күн бұрын

There’s one on the vinwiki channel that made it part of the way in a r8

@charlesyoung3444

13 күн бұрын

3 issues They're not comfortable They usually don't have room for extra fuel Cops are gonna light your shit up

@adamstacharowski5231

12 күн бұрын

Super car means you have less available drivers to help you. And a smaller overall fuel capacity

@LazyBoyA1

12 күн бұрын

Apart from everything mentioned above, I imagine the whole point of using sedans is to confuse people into thinking they are police cars and not get reported every time they speed by a Karen.

Someone should try it with an Explorer ST equipped with a 200-gallon fuel cell, no stop run with potential for a new record.

I applaud the efforts to get a Ford Taurus to last 31 hours at a 100 + mph.. Thier not a large car for 3 people to stay sane in.. Coolest cop cars I ever saw were some years back in Idaho...Dodge Magnums.. A cop spec Tahoe build...is a idea...

Used to have a 13' SHO with the twin turbos. Sailed it from ny to ca and then back. One time 2 bikers doing wheelies saw me behind them and pulled over, I went flying by thumbs up 😂😂😂

And the water pump held up? Cool 😎

Had the same thing happen to my SHO, tested the pressure and it had plenty of pressure, it was just the sensor, every time it was idling the low oild pressure light would come on.

@keltonchavis5983

12 күн бұрын

That's usually a sign of cam bearings going out when a car will only lose pressure or have the low oil pressure light come on while idling at stoplights stop signs etc. something to do with the engines lower Rpms not being capable of maintaining the needed oil pressure with the out of tolerance cam bearing clearances or wear

@gtjack9

11 күн бұрын

@@keltonchavis5983In the case we see in the video it was almost definitely the oil thinning and the pump being unable to maintain pressure at idle. A better cooler and or different oil grade would make a big difference. Then again the oil pressure sensors on these car seem to be unreliable.

F250 diesel 2 wheel drive crew cab longbed lowered with 3.50 gears, gear vendor overdrive & 200 gallon fuel tank should make it non stop

@alaeriia01

7 күн бұрын

Tricky part would be keeping the bears off your ass.

As somone who daily drives a former Sacramento County DA's office unmarked FPIS, this story makes me warm and fuzzy. Awesome work!

Am I the only one who thinks those Police Interceptor steel wheels look way tougher than those Horrid looking things they swapped out for the Police rims?

I am sorely disappointed that Sweaty wasn’t the “brains” of this operation.

You definitely deserve more recognition for this!

@adams9924

14 күн бұрын

More recognition? For breaking numerous speed and road violations? I’m confused, enlighten me.

@nico.mascio

14 күн бұрын

@@adams9924you must be fun at parties

@Spookypiratez

14 күн бұрын

A woman just gave him recognition. Do you know rare that’s on this channel?

@Donax695

14 күн бұрын

@@Spookypiratez it is a bot, calm down brother

@mikkowus

12 күн бұрын

It's a bot... They get guys to look at their profile and then link back to only fans or something

Not only does he lead the red hot chilly peppers, he also breaks records, and collects odd nicknamed friends: flea, sweaty.... Nice.

Random KA radar was probably police aircraft checking speeds. In those areas thats how they clock your speed. Good story!

@eduardoizquierdo309

15 күн бұрын

Even in the night?

@atlcarguys

15 күн бұрын

@@eduardoizquierdo309 yup, chopper has infrared and radar. Could have easily been a ground unit who just didn’t want the smoke or thought it was another cop

@volvo09

15 күн бұрын

​​@@eduardoizquierdo309 on some highways look at the side of the highway and you will see white lines painted every 1/2 mile or so... Police spotters in a plane or chopper judge your speed based on how long it takes you to travel that distance. My mother got a ticket in Maine by that method... They radio a trooper and tell him what car to pull over.

@BatCaveOz

15 күн бұрын

Police aircraft don't use radar to check speeds o vehicles. They measure a vehicle's time over a known distance.

@volvo09

15 күн бұрын

@@BatCaveOz I posted that but for some reason my post isn't showing in this thread for me... Do you see it?

Awesome story, I had a Taurus SHO and it was one of my favorite cars. Tuned that thing flew and held its own against a lot of other cars you’d think were faster. People definitely move for you on the highway too. Awesome idea to use that for the cannonball.

In my younger days I several times drove at insanse speeds. I was on a new stretch of interstate that hardly anyone used and was going 85 mph in a 70 mph. Of course I see a city cop coming the other direction and decided to go for it. I sped up to 165, which was the max my car would do and pegged the speedo. My father had been following me and said the officer never turned on his light, but made a u-turn and probably did 80 or 90 mph then took the first exit.

What a testament to the Ford Taurus. I have a 2016 3.5L NA with 166,000 miles on it. The only thing I have ever had to replace was a right front wheel bearing. The car was still under the factory warranty. My car has only seen 110 mph a few times, very briefly though.

Bridgestone is a good sponsor. Their tires are actually good. You know who sells shitty tires? Toyo.

That broken dipstick wasn't his fault actually. I've only broken a couple dipsticks and they've all been from that same era Ford V6. They just didn't use a heat resistant plastic.

It was probably the Colorado State Patrol, and they were probably clocking someone else. I get literally 2+ minutes of warning time with my V1 (version 2) out east in Colorado.

Those Covid runs don’t count at all lol. Run it back again in normal conditions.

@volvo09

15 күн бұрын

Yeah, traffic was SO light at the time.

@t20594

15 күн бұрын

22 is not CoviD no asterisks for him

@integrafreak1

14 күн бұрын

@@t20594 Talking about guys like Ernie

@TheTulerie

14 күн бұрын

Oh whatever. It's the same route, they just took advantage of the situation.

@aaronwestley3239

12 күн бұрын

It's not their fault there isn't any traffic, mate. I don't see a reason why runs during the lockdown should be invalidated. Traffic isn't something you control. If you go by that logic then people could also claim other records before the lockdown as invalid because it could be argued that the traffic on their run is lighter than other runs. Which is absolutely ridiculous.

Hey Greg, congratulations on a great run and a great story. I remembered seeing the car at the reunion but i can't remember if we connected. Anyway, i love the "feather in your cap".... that is great!😂

New bucket list goal...Mark my words I will build something that looks identical to a police interceptor and give it my damndest to make a new record. Give me 2yrs.

@colhunt76

12 күн бұрын

Just use an actual Interceptor. They came with the 3.5 Ecoboost. It's a SHO with an HD suspension and some other additional fun goodies that make it perfect for a Cannonball attempt, such as the high-output alternator, HD cooling package, pursuit-oriented StabiliTrak, pursuit programmed transmission, radio hookups in the trunk, accessory wiring for laptops, etc, so on, so forth.

@carlosrodriguez-xt1ug

12 күн бұрын

@@colhunt76 Thanks for the info/tips I greatly appreciate it brother.

Explorer ST or Taurus SHO.

Finally someone gave the SHO some love. I had a 2013 with a tune and it always got slept on.

Fun fact, a Taurus SHO does not come with a spare tire from the factory, just a foam insert where it would be on a standard Taurus. My folks changed that on their 2015 SHO. I am assuming you took that insert out to make room for the fuel cell.

@westlymartin449

11 күн бұрын

Before that SHO, they had a 2004 Mercury Marauder in Toreador Red (Maroon), it was often mistaken for a Cop Car at night, and as y’all know, it could out run a standard Cop Package Vic. But the color and the wheels gave it away every time.

@westlymartin449

11 күн бұрын

And before the Marauder, they had a ‘97 Taurus SHO with the Yamaha V8 in it. But those were not nearly as special as the original SHO, or even the last gen Explorer Based Taurus.

"Utah ended up being our overall fastest state" Hey, Shhhh! Don't ruin it for the rest of us!!

Greg is such an awesome dude! Im honored to call him a friend and Cannonball partner!

I love watching these reports. What an awesome accomplishment.

I looked at that black semi and it didn't have spot mirrors on the front nose of the hood on on the driver side which are KEY for seeing cars that are in the door mirrors blind spots.

Cheers for beating Rawlings and Collins time!!!! Did the motor survive or was it toast!!! Congrats!!!

I was doing buy here pay here and was stoked to buy an SHO, had my fun with it and put it on the lot. Got stolen a day later and the thief led the police on a pursuit from Columbia MO to St Louis MO and ended up crashing over 120mph somewhere near STL.

Time for a caprice ppv to run it

Doing that 32 hours is crazy, but as a German its sometimes a bit funny when they describe having the cruise control at 130+ for 2 hours… like I‘ve done that multiple times but then again the german version of many cars is usually a bit different so it can better sustain high speed for a long amount of time.

Saw the car at the Cannonball Reunion on Long Island

your head does not match your body at all LMAOOOOOOOO i cannot stop laughing

Had a 93 SHO and I loved that thing it was an auto but my GF always said I drove it like it was a racecar 🤣

Love this guys humility. Congrats!

Those spreadsheets really do work!

As an electrical engineer who does a ton of data analytics work, Chris... you're my people

Living vicariously through people like you. Cannonball would be on my bucket list.

"Does the club have a secret handshake or a high-beam flashing signal? 🤣

The clip at 3:50 is my hometown and I work at that exact Kenworth dealership lol. Thats crazy!

@IbbiAhmed

11 күн бұрын

nice must be so cool for u!

@jaredlyon6668

11 күн бұрын

@@IbbiAhmed it is! Get to see all the race truck and trailers going across country since interstate 80 goes all across the US lol

Id be interested in a full list of the stuff you had to change out in order to hold one of those things over 130 mph for hours at a time. Id imagine the stock brake surfaces gotta go and you need some proper tires, to start.

Congratulations to You and Your Team Gregg. ✌️

I guarantee your buddy sweaty hates that name 😅

Someone’s got to do a run with a 1000$ car budget see how fast they can make it there

@the51

10 күн бұрын

Lmao won’t make it one state

Glad to see you partner with Bridgestone … Re-71’s are sick

It looks like the steering wheel has Alcantara.. If so, that SHO is equipped with the PP package. Upgraded intercooler & a few other goodies. Great content! I love my 16 SHO!

I had one exactly like this, i was coming home from back surgery in Charlottesville, VA along I64, was hurting bad and needed to get home. My fiancé was driving and knew I needed to get home, she passed two VA troopers in the medium at 105mph and then 120mph. Both flashed their lights but didn't come after us. Guess they both thought we were cops.

Just to be accepted into “the club” is an accomplishment! Well done! Be proud!! Love to see new successful Cannonball attempts!! Brock Yates lives on forever.

As a Taurus SHO owner this is awsome as hell

I have an idea for how to make a cannonball record. Use a Class C or Class A RV with extra extra gas. Mod it to have dual controls, like some people do for post office Jeeps. They say that it's the stops that mess with your time. So, if you don't need a fuel stop, and if you have beds and a bathroom in the vehicle, and if you have dual controls to let drivers swap off without even a second of having no one behind the wheel, it seems like you wouldn't need to stop at all, so you should be able to get a great run.

@JordanVeinotte11

14 күн бұрын

I like your thinking but I have a “high” powered motorhome for pulling my race trailer and I don’t think that any motorhome would sit at 100+mph for that long

@ItzzzBeamo

12 күн бұрын

If ya got an idea like that, I’d say instead of throwing it out to the internet, find some madlads who want to go in on that with you! Chase that record! Maybe go for an LS swapped winnebago or something 😂

@patrickdahm6822

12 күн бұрын

@@JordanVeinotte11I’d imagine you could get away with a much safer and manageable speed for an RV like 80-85 if you forgo any stopping

@CaptainSeamus

12 күн бұрын

You mean like my 1978 Minnie Winnie (Dodge CB300) with a built 440... we cruise from Kansas to NM to see family, 80 mph, even pulling the grades on I40. Handles like any other dually pickup (van nose) - at 75-80 mph we averaged over 10mpg... and that's loaded with several people and all their luggage - to set it up for a speed run - bolt in a couple hundred gallons of tanks and hit full send... it will definitely do over 100...

@JordanVeinotte11

12 күн бұрын

@@patrickdahm6822 if you run at 80 nonstop that’s like a 36 hour run I think is you got to be up over a 100 average so there’s times when you will have to run along at 110-120 for hours I just think it’s asking a lot of a motor to go that pulling that kind of weight

6:16 That is not a frieghters blind spot. They could see you JUST FINE... If they looked. In most vehicles, Including commercial freight, The only blind spots if you have your mirrors adjusted correctly is JUST behind you and JUST infront of you.

question from someone only mildly educated on the whole cannonball run thing: Wouldn´t a Diesel make way more sense since they easily use around a third less fuel compared to gasoline cars? And also, wouldn´t a smaller sized engine, like let´s say a 2L oder 3L as opposed to a V8 also be way better? German Diesels still easily go 250 and upwards while having a still extremely good MPG compared to gas ones. for example, a BMW 430d will have around 38 MPG while still able to easily cruise at 280

@Swiggityswagger

14 күн бұрын

Diesels do not have good fuel economy cruising at these speeds. Engine load is too high. For the really elite runs the fuel stops don't really matter anyway. The top guys have someone with a fuel trailer and a high flow pump meet them somewhere and are stopped less than 5 minutes.

@heinzketchup4558

14 күн бұрын

@@Swiggityswagger have you driven any modern diesel at those speeds? I drove with a friends 430d, it cruises at 200 km/h with below 10l/100km Thanks to the ZF 8 speed automatic, the rpm isn’t that high actually. (Guess i should mention that i‘m german and thus this is pretty normal.)

@averyw.3939

14 күн бұрын

You would also have the advantage of being able to use the truck pumps to fill a custom fuel cell much faster. I'm not planning on doing a cannonball run but if I were it would be in a BMW diesel, or maybe even diesel swap a Ford Explorer and dress it up to look cop-ish.

Cruise set at 130mph for two hours...*Whew! Question: Is it legal to display red/blue lights *if you don't use them?*

@somenygaard

15 күн бұрын

Retired police officer here and I can say that in the two states where I worked that just having the lights isn’t illegal. Alabama criminal code: “A person commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if he falsely pretends to be a peace officer and does any act in that capacity.”

@LouisSubearth

15 күн бұрын

As long as you don't drive with them on in public roads it should be fine. Private roads or parked and lit up for display is fine.

@commontater652

10 күн бұрын

It totally depends on the state.

As a '15 SHO owner - YES!

I did it in 37 hours in my '64 New Yorker December 23-25 ChrIstmas Morning in 1976 , Solo ! Weed California to Garnerville NY December 23 to December 25.

I used to love the Potenza RE92!

I have an SHO - I've flown by cops quite a few times and they've never approached me or batted an eye.

Before ELDs, truck drivers have been breaking coast to coast records daily. Me: jersey city, Nj to Bakersfield, Ca = about 40 hours

@TheKRL78

4 күн бұрын

That's about a 71 mph average, that's pretty good for a 18 wheeler.

One of the greatest untapped resources for Cannonball is a guy named Jon Rock - he also happens to be the author of Death by Socialism. Rock posted a non-stop (stopping only for gas) 40-hour solo cross-country run back in 2015. I’d love to see him on one of these teams.

Cool build. Nice job guys

Congratulations and congratulations!!

Photo @ 5:47 was taken on Mountain Lion Dr in Loveland, CO. That’s a Breeze Thru Car Wash in the background across the street from Mountain View High School.

All this could make for a pretty sick movie if filmed right.

Congratulations ... Well done!

Black or white OR blue for the police disguise

Cannonball micro records, I like it

The Taurus SHO front grille looks really nice.

green river-salina is just 108 miles of just desert land I live in salina pretty cool he mentioned our little utah town

Another gr8 real life story. Can't make this stuff up. Keep this channel going 👏

I'm genuinely surprised no one else thought of this. It's crossed my mind ever since i heard about the disguised Audi

I'm still surprised nobody has attempted this with a Caprice or Chevy SS, well maybe they have and failed, but that would be my choice.

Chris "rocks".... Love the IT add

I have a 2013 Chevy Impala 9c1 white in color. Before I changed the wheels and took the pit bar off the front I could go anywhere and most cops actually waved to me as I blew past them stopped in the middle or on the right while on the freeway doing around 85-90. Its a strange thing.

You should try for the fastest non-stop cannonball record next.

I hate to tell you this... That semi totally seen you