I feel like the lower 48 record will stand for a long time just because no one wants to even attempt it again.

@lthlpsi09

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to make this attempt but can hardly find people to do a cannonball let alone do all 48 states

@wingracer1614

Жыл бұрын

@@lthlpsi09 I would actually prefer to do this. Cannonball has gotten so fast that beating it requires pretty reckless speeds. This could be done at fast but not quite ridiculous speeds with good planning.

@gradyleno911

Жыл бұрын

It requires the ability to turn off the misery part of your brain for 4 days!

@joshriles84

Жыл бұрын

I would if i wasn't poor

@JnixMarshel

Жыл бұрын

I'd 100% give it a go but can't afford to. Honestly the only thing holding me back.

My take a away here is, hurricanes are no big deal. However Atlanta must be avoided at all costs! 🤠👍

@redstonerelic

Жыл бұрын

just drove thru Atlanta, and even late at night on a weekend, its packed.

@threadtapwhisperer5136

Жыл бұрын

It is known. Lmao

I like this guy. You can tell he's a humble deep thinker that didn't let the logical side of his brain get in the way of doing something crazy.

@foadrightnow5725

Жыл бұрын

Road Dog - Well said and much agreed!

@BennettBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Grady is one of the best humans on the planet!

@jss455

Жыл бұрын

Todd Heckel is a pretty awesome guy as well. (We’re related…)

@papagunit

Жыл бұрын

Logic won't stop you from doing crazy shit, it'll just help you do it better 🤣

I would love to see the mapped route taken for this.

@bedlambikes

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Its like the coolest part of the story!

@logansimpson6372

Жыл бұрын

that’s like leaking the krabby patty formula

@SupremeShuckle

Жыл бұрын

He says it at 0:21 . “Data scientist figures out shortest route for best road trip”

@SupremeShuckle

Жыл бұрын

@@bedlambikes He says it at 0:21 . “Data scientist figures out shortest route for best road trip”

@gradyleno911

Жыл бұрын

That article actually plotted a loop through all the state capitals, which is a very different solution than "touching" each state as fast as possible. That's where I started to get intrigued trying to figure out the absolute fastest (not geographically shortest) route...

His mom was wholesome. Saw the chance and took it, just to wave hi and bye.

What an eloquent man Had my attention the whole way Very good story telling

This guy had a great story and he presented it real well Hope he has more stories

This is one of the best Story Telling Interviews you guys have ever done in this channel. Definitely top 3, thanks. This guys is very methodical, well spoken one tone type of thinker, perfect to plan a heist. Bravo - Zulu to you sir.

I feel like a cannonball video game would be pretty cool. Evading police and getting tickets, timed runs, car upgrades, etc. I'd buy it, lol Edit: If done correctly, that is.

@codyshields92

Жыл бұрын

Need for speed the run

@cooperastro2690

Жыл бұрын

​@@codyshields92 😂😂

@codyshields92

Жыл бұрын

@cooperastro2690 not the best but I enjoyed the game 🤷‍♂️

@cooperastro2690

Жыл бұрын

@Cody Shields I had completely forgot about that game never got to play 😂

@moiv8

Жыл бұрын

Would be a nice mod in AC

Do you realize that road you pulled off on that exit in Washington was Coffin Road literally the end lol

"We hit Atlanta at 4:30" Me who lives in the metro: I am so, so sorry

Atlantan here...I can't count the number of times I've heard from Midwesterners and Northerners who were headed to Disneyworld in particular or Florida in general and got stuck in Metro Atlanta traffic for hours on their way down.

@wydopnthrtl

Жыл бұрын

When headed north / south through Atlanta I 100% trust waze.

Sheer will and determination. Awesome job you guys.

Fantastic achievement. Congratulations, and welcome to the Long Distance/VINwiki club!

Happy birthday Grady you awesome dude, so nice to see you here. The lower 48 is a fantastic achievement.

I love hearing about the unusual races

Great presenter. Perfect choice with the S-class. Fast, comfortable, nice interior

Listening to all the long drive videos they all have the same thing in common. The drivers al have a very reserved in a way attitude. No one is ever screaming telling a story with excitement. It’s all reserved and mellow. The exact attitude it takes to do this drive in the first place.

@Diabolos1

Жыл бұрын

You would think that Alex Roy is the outlier but once sat inside a car he is laser-focused. Otherwise he could be described as eccentric and flamboyant.

Driving on the loop in atlanta right now is miserable. In my 18 wheeler at 10:30pm took a few hours…

Such a great story! What an incredible drive by some incredible guys!

IT'S PENUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!

@lo1bo2

Жыл бұрын

I'm a fancy eater, so I only make peanut butter and preserves sandwiches.

“It’s all about the journey” not the first time we all have heard that! Excellent job guys! Bucket list stuff for a lot of us!

Great story and congrats on the record! Thanks for sharing Grady and VINwiwki.

Great Adventure and result. The bar is raised so who's next? Cheers 🇨🇦

Ed, you find the best story tellers!

@RustyZipper

Жыл бұрын

Except the one guy with the solo “record” rental Mustang , he’s pretty full of himself 🤫

1:19 What is that cup-holder tablet-holder thingie? I want one!

Who else started searching for the road out of south dakota?

Great closing statement there! The whole put your mind to it and you can do it!!!! Awesome story and experience I’m sure💪🫡👍

Great job ! ! ! Congrats ! ! !

“48 state record” yeah I WAS TOTALLY EXPECTING THEM TO GO TO ALASKA AND HAWAII.

@heathj7794

Жыл бұрын

I chuckled when he said lower 48 states

@bubbleman2002

Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the time a girl in one of my classes asked if there was a bridge to Hawaii.

@aliabdallah102

Жыл бұрын

@@bubbleman2002 no but there was a bridge to Tirbithia(?)

@deekamikaze

Жыл бұрын

​@@bubbleman2002 could you imagine driving or maintaining that? I bet the speed limit would be like 140mph just so you don't have to spend 3 days on it

@bubbleman2002

Жыл бұрын

@@deekamikaze It would be quite a marvel of engineering, for sure.

I bet when you got to Maine you crossed the bridge, U-Turned and left like everyone else should do.

@RustyZipper

Жыл бұрын

😆 My father and I went to Maine last fall on a 🍋 Lemon’s Rally, we drove about 5 minutes in, took a picture of some roadside attraction, stopped at the Welcome center on the way back, made a healthy deposit and quickly departed the state!

Nothing better than a vin wiki notification

Drove home from Florida. Made it to Georgia and then the two double stack blue dolphins kicked in... and then it started raining and I had to stop because it was soo much I couldn't even see

This guy is awesome! I love his stories

“Gravel to loose gravel” Fun stuff to drive on!

RIP the Benz BBQ Birds

"Me quito el sombrero" as we say in Spanish. Tip of the hat to you, that's a lot of driving.

that bbq spot in white river junction is a reaaaaallly good place to eat.

Modern day adventures going on a quest. This is cool, also inspirational!

My dude gives big Marty Byrde vibes

What is the longest road trip you have been on?

@a.k.7397

Жыл бұрын

7000 km - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France (toured the country), Monaco, Italy, Germany (now toured the country) Poland, Lithuanian, Latvia and finally Estonia. 17 days. Record straight drive was 18.5 hours, covering 1800 km, yes, we were speeding a lot. This was 2012. Austria and Switzerland was also were we drove but straight threw.

@Good-Intentions

Жыл бұрын

Melbourne Victoria to Queensland Cape York back through Arnam land into the Simpon desert back through border Track VIC/SA then Robe along the south coast until the end of the Great Ocean road and Back home to Bundoora. Can't remember how much but well over 5000km and after Cape York it was mostly off road. It was a simpler time back then. Just have a great idea, rough plan, and a simple goal. And let life surprise us wherever it would choose. Good, bad, everything in between and it was all fun as heck. I miss the good times.

@calalos

Жыл бұрын

Málaga-Valencia (Spain) - Nimes (France) - Geneva (Switzerland) - Austria - Munich - Lyon - Tortosa (Spain) - Malaga. 5200 Km total including driving around in Germany.

@lthlpsi09

Жыл бұрын

From Atlanta to Milwaukee to pick up an audio receiver and amp turned around and made it back to bowling green before my wife decided she needed an actual bed. I drove the entire way.

@lthlpsi09

Жыл бұрын

So roughly 1300 miles

Shout outs from a New England RI resident

I live on the south side of Metro-Atlanta. I have to pick up my kids on the north side every other Friday and go to my house in Stockbridge. I leave work at 15:30 and it's about 19:30 before I get home. Just to go 30 miles each way.

@TurboJThomas

Жыл бұрын

That’s insane

@Peelster1

10 ай бұрын

You average 15 mph for 4 hours. It's only every other week, but with something like that I would consider moving.

Shout out from DE!

“The bridge was out…“ Hal Needham would’ve been proud.

I once did 111 miles in 1hr 3mins. I did stop for fuel for like 2-4 mins. Was Sunday morning, great weather, motorway only……I didn’t feel like I dropped below 130mph whole journey…..all in a stock 98 spec JDM Integra Type R……hit the rev limiter in fifth twice at 151 mph on the GPS, 160 on the speedo. Anyone keeping up that kind of pace with normal roads and traffic included for 1000’s of miles deserves so much more respect that most could imagine.

@bigdawg77

Жыл бұрын

Wish I had the balls and money to do that. I want to do a 100 mile time at least once in my lifetime, just have to be in a position in my life where I don't particularly mind my car getting impounded and being arrested. For an hour you must've felt like the freest man alive.

@TheJfizzle11

Жыл бұрын

I feel like you went about 110 mph

@seshelbow336

Жыл бұрын

@@bigdawg77 I was definitely running on part adrenaline.

@seshelbow336

Жыл бұрын

@@bigdawg77 I was definitely running on part adrenaline.

@seshelbow336

Жыл бұрын

@@TheJfizzle11 and funnily enough to do that it felt like I hardly dropped below 130. Obviously the odd tight bend or bit of traffic can slow you to well below the average. And the 4-5 minutes I refuelled at 0mph knocked a good bit off the average too. Calling it doing 110mph doesn’t really put it into perspective.

Great story!

Glad to see Atlanta made it memorable

Awesome Congratulations!!!!

Sounds amazing!

Good morning Road Warriors 🏁

Hit a bird going so fast in a 01 Wolfsburg Jetta once it literally went through little gap in front of hood and went completely underneath the thick hood pad those cars have if any of you know they are tight against hood. The whole thing was crazy the entire angles and no blood to be found nothing but me and my buddy know I hit it cause it made a good thud at 140+. We popped hood and saw one little feather sticking out so we looking around for this bird still for a moment and we both realize no way yep.. large robin fit through 1/4” gap in hood and hid under my damn pad on purpose clearly cause no blood anywhere… never did figure that out and the robin was a real party pooper he wouldn’t stop hiding even though we clearly found him. Eventually had to pull him out and leave him behind😂

God I hate living in Georgia sometimes lol, Atlanta traffic is literally the thing I dread the most sometimes

hah, no way!! You guys started a half mile from my office!!!! :)

Sometimes the journey really is the destination- love this guy

Did anyone notice the article saying “50” not “48”? Wake up people! Alaska and Hawaii aren’t real!

Can't agree any less: "The journey is the destination".

I have an idea that the Cannonball purists might not be interested in, but it would be interesting. Has anyone ever attempted the C2C route in an electric vehicle? Obviously it would not be for a speed record, but to see how fast an electric car could make the crossing without any breaks, except for charging, would be interesting. It would be a test of strategy, choosing the best vehicle for the attempt - sedan or crossover SUV? Can you install an auxiliary power pack like an extra fuel tank in a petrol car? Would putting a solar panel on the roof help extend range? Do you make the attempt in the Summer, or Spring or Fall to avoid having to use the air conditioning or heat that would use extra power? Figuring out where to charge (can you find a super charging station in the middle of Kansas?). Maybe you wouldn't need three drivers, since you'd have to stop for at least a couple of hours every 300 or so miles. Also means you could take civilized food and bathroom breaks, and both could sleep at the same time some of the time. It would probably take at least double the time of a gas-powered Cannonball run. Just a thought.

@vincasvosylius6045

Жыл бұрын

This was actually done already:

@paulw.woodring7304

Жыл бұрын

@@vincasvosylius6045 Do you know how long it took them?

One of the worst/most delegated to newbys job at the airport is opening the door on a longhaul (8+hrs) flights.

I ride my motorcycle for 1-2 hours and I doze off like there's no tomorrow... These guys swapped and lived in a moving car for 4 days dude!

@wydopnthrtl

Жыл бұрын

Had my 10yr old daughter on the back of my bike on the tail of the dragon. She fell asleep twice... and I wasn't cruising for pleasure!

If you had a 1.9 Liter TDI with a custom tank, you'd never have to stop for gas! That engine is the most reliable you can buy. But I know Americans don't like Diesel and don't even know that engine exists. 😉

I’m from Vermont and stumbled across this video and literally live 5 mins from white river junction where your started. But side note, wicked awesome bbq ISNT ICONIC and it’s not very good. Lol

@JustinGadue58

7 ай бұрын

Whoot Whoot! Got another Vermonter, Lmfao. Glad to see I'm not the only one. I love when people talk about our state only because most don't know where it is. 😂🤣.

Cornelius Would Be Proud.🙌🏻

Congratulations.

I did not see a map of the route in the video. You should really include one. I would be fascinated to see the route. I can't really imagine how it goes.

Could you imagine someone doing this in a 7 series? It would be clapped out before it got out of the north east.

Is there a run for the Atlantic coast / 13 Colonies?

Marty Bird in person

didnt know what happened to david borreanez

Im a dork but it'd be interesting to see an oil analysis after a run like this

@bigdawg77

Жыл бұрын

I love that idea. To be more extreme I'd love to see a virgin engine after a run like this, full teardown video, checking the wear on everything.

That's Elkhart, KS lol

great vid cool guys!

Congratulations

Did they go to maine

This was a cool story but I can't wait for Shmee tomorrow or Doug

7:10 and 10:00 Why does it look like a quad-cluster LED array facing the inside of the car from the bottom center of the windshield? What is that?

@gradyleno911

Жыл бұрын

Internally facing camera...those are infrared lights for night recording. I think the photos pick up the infra lights

@thisIsSomeShite

Жыл бұрын

@@gradyleno911 That makes perfect sense. Thank you, Grady!

I'd like to know the route

Have any of you tried to do make a route made by shrooms??? Like how the Japanese subway was made.. It'll route it for you using Mushrooms!

@mitchdroese84

Жыл бұрын

Think that was slime mold, not mushrooms, but I get the idea.

@patrickharper9297

Жыл бұрын

Never wanna let shrooms into my road trips… shrooms are for a whole other trip

how do i track these runs ?

What is the route

Has this type of thing happened in Australia 🇦🇺

Everyone knows to avoid driving 75 through Atlanta 🤣🤣

I'm honestly confused why such a smart guy would have even attempted going through Atlanta during rush hour? I guess he just didn't know how bad it can get. Literally 100miles out of your way is quicker.

greats story ! nice guy

The car guy Nathan Drake lol

I would say you probably could cut off 4 hr good weather and no traffic

W221!

route?

Had to keep turning up the volume. Not very good sound...

This video should be able to be used to charge you with crimes for any state in which you broke traffic laws. Which was probably all of them.

what 221 s class is he driving? 500?

@gradyleno911

Жыл бұрын

W221 2012 S550, purchased it used just for this trip and now I daily drive it!

8:59 What was going on here?

@gradyleno911

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, good eye. We almost wrecked in in the 2nd day when a truck blew its tire and the whole interstate did emergency braking. We weren't driving all that fast but a bunch of cars had to leave the roadway to avoid accidents.

@TheBrokenLife

Жыл бұрын

@@gradyleno911 I thought that's what it looked like but I wasn't positive. Thanks! 👍

I spent almost an hour calculating my best route... 8,240 miles

I like this guy lol

Because ed and vinwiki i know cannonball run and make me exited went everybody broke some new record and tell the story 🔥🔥🔥 Send love from indonesian 🇮🇩

It would take me 86 hours to hit 48 COUNTIES

Hmmm. I want to see if I can make this happen.

So incredibly inspiring , it makes me thing doing a complete cannonball across Canada one day may be possible with the right people and well selected and prepared vehicle.

@dhruvpahwa5724

Жыл бұрын

I wanna do that one day maybe not a canon ball but coast to coast for sure

I see this and all I can think is "This is a great story but that poor engine man.... Running continuously for 4 days!!"

lol @ the nutrition and sleep