175mph From NYC to LA (Without Getting Caught)
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Hi Albon
At 4:02, the source you cite about the EV range issue only applies in -20F weather. March is not producing that low of a temperature in the US. The COLDEST states during the entire cannon ball run will only be at a LOW of like, 40F in March, well within the operational temperature for an EV. Come on man. You tried to claim unbiased research to get out of that too.
Fantastic video and great ad placement.
@@scottlefaux yup, thats how you get a sponsor plug done
@X D like who and why ? What is your problem with this ?
53 hours...in 1933? Now that's impressive!
Yep when there were barely any proper roads
@@maverickphantom005 That means by record standards of today, he would've averaged 60 miles an hour with no technology, no gps, and yeah, barely any road network. Both he and the car would've looked like a hot mess at the finish!
Them nascar boys fast as a mf fr. Top G told me.
@@franko8572 “top G told me” - 👶🏻
@@Pierre-so7xu Why you mad?
Whoever gets the record time down to under 24 hours is going to be a legend. Imagine driving from NYC to LA in under a day
120 miles per hour non stop to make it in 24 hours. More realistically 140ish mph with pit stops.
....we have planes.. driving that far in 2023 is stupid
@@Poppa_Silky_Paper it’s about pushing the limits of cars lmao obviously we have planes but people wanna see what is possible on the ground
@@Poppa_Silky_Paper i bet your fun at parties
@@Poppa_Silky_Paperdid you not watch the video? How is it stupid to be the first man to cross America by car in one day?
Just finished my modified 1981 Delorean. If i get it up to 88mph, i should make the run by yesterday.
what dude
man, you already beat my modified 1967 chevy impala that i painted black and attached a giant turbine engine to the back of.
Best comment
@@user-vh7nq8dh1ndo you really not get it🫠
@@user-vh7nq8dh1n dude have you ever even seen back to the future
You caught me good in that smooth transition into the AD spot. A very relevant AD in the middle of the video bringing more context to the content instead of completely ruining the video and the train of thought! This is the only right way to do mid-video sponsors! 👏👏👏
Seriously! @ 4:15 it was so smooth it became the only AD I’ve ever screenshotted to look into further
Came here to say the same
Did they say,”Free?”😅
I hear a lot of the covid runs will not necessarily count or be footnoted as such... But it's unlikely those runs will be beat until the next pandemic
You mean Plandemic
they should be
Until the next pandemic?? 😮😮😮
@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT He is right, because when the roads are empty you can set incredible record and you can't beat it in the normal days even with Ferrari while there is a mindnumbingly big traffic. It is just not possible.
THERE’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE?!
imagine spending hours preparing for the cannonball just for a leased audi A8 to beat you💀 edit: How does this have 10k likes💀
nvm mb
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hours?
@@cuy50 yea, preparing for the car as well as actually doing the race
@@tomp_ that’s just an odd time measurement to use. You mean weeks?
You have done a great job narrating the history of the Cannon Ball Run , well worth a listen. Thanks
The narration is good, oddly the subtitles have additional interesting information that was apparently cut out
i watched cannonball as a kid with my dad, ive always wanted to drive NYC to LA under 24 hours. But damn such an insane run which probably wont be toppled for a few years
The speeds you need to go on the long straight-aways are actually wild. 160 being the minimum its insane.
@@jestershyper exactly, maintaining 160 for that long is just mind boggling to me
Lol it could've been done since the 80s and certainly during the 90s, but none of those who have embarked on the challenge have gone further than lightly modifying mass production cars. It's all about power to weight and they keep choosing the heaviest cars possible.
3200 miles / 24 hours = 133mph average. But, when you get stuck in denser traffic, you'll have to make up all the time spent below 133mph on longer straightaways. And these days, with as much traffic as we have now, I'd say that those records likely won't be broken.
I don't know, maybe if there's another lockdown(probably won't be). They got stuck in traffic, like... they never heard of traffic cams?
Literally NFS The Run.
@@MayoTheNnaise ah fuck, sorry.
The Run was inspired by the Cannonball Run, so yeah, the story of the game was purposely made to imitate it. In the main version, you can even see your average speed in each event (according to reviews and footage, i only played the Wii version) EDIT: i played it recently and yes it does show average speed + a timer that shows your collective time of all stages, meaning that you can set times for the entire run, even though it's broken into chapters and stages
Yeah there is a connection there. But NFS The Run is Cannonball Run but with a different storyline.
@@maverickphantom005 we can only imagine if somebody makes it happen in real
What console was that on? I don’t remember that on PS2 I thought I had all of them
Say what you will about the Pandemic but I miss how open the roads were. As a car enthusiast and someone who genuinely feels more at home behind the wheel, it was awesome basically having the roads to yourself at times.
4 o clock in the morning, roads are empty
wdym by car guy/girl 💀 choose one .
@@sigmamale4147 ah so you're the guy hitting 9k rpm in a civic at 4am 😂 Sigma grindset
@@printedprops8730 fr i mean roads are free
That was only only time my 5 liter got 20mpg 😂
I remember the first Cannon Ball, it was the year I graduated high school. I always wanted to do it too..... Excellent video man. Very well thought out and documented, I loved every minute. Thanks for all the hard work and posting it !
What a good and smooth transition to that AD. Best I've seen so far.
One thing I’m surprised no one is talking about is how the cars didn’t break down at high rpms for that long
Ngl them German cars were made to work better when the full potential is being pushed then jus normal driving
@@FatBoiiDaniel1600 yeah I have a bmw e60 530 I wonder how long it could last at like 5k rpm’s 145 mph
The E63 actually went on limp mode cause of bad gas.
Because they’re proper machines, not the so called automobiles they produce in america lmao
In Germany there are highways without speed limits. You can go how fast you want and the cars for that market ... they need to survive those kind of rides. So no worries about that, German's car can handle top speed drive for a really long time and no break down.
I’m kinda glad this isn’t a super popular thing. Not because it’s a cool thing to know about, but because this truly is one of the most dangerous things you could do. Obviously if you’re trained professionals and are good at what you do, you’ll be much safer. Being said, I could see too many amateurs trying this and ending before making it to the finish line. Worse yet, ending someone else’s life.
How does one even become a trained professional at cannonball driving?
@@sartorialdriver6528 rally driving? Race car driving? Elite driver training perhaps? I think the comment means, just your average driver who thinks they’re a great driver but makes all kinds of tiny mistakes without even knowing it. Now the how to hold your piss that long, or not take a shit for 2 days is another question of training 😄
@@citythink I used to race against pro Indy drivers and I hardly think any motorsports skills would translate into being a better cannoball driver. I think the skills here lie in coordinaiton, intuition, communication, and technology rather than any advanced level of driving skill.
@@sartorialdriver6528 Don't forget stamina. Going that fast for that long leads to tiring out quickly or, worse, not giving appropriate attention to your surroundings.
It's really rather immaterial how well trained a driver you are when you are operating in an environment chock full of absolutely unskilled, unconcerned, clueless drivers and wildlife.
what a video! i rarely find creators who can make this level of educational content and still make it really entertaining to watch.. subbed!
I believe it. I wouldn't do it again but I did 130 MPH from Dallas, Texas to Denver, Colorado in about 4-5 hours (normally ~12 hour drive) back in like 2017.
wat kind of car?? 😂
@@johnnyjohnathon7381 audi A4
I’m scared to go 10 over for more than 10 minutes how tf did you go 130 for 5 hours
@@featheroml xanax and an AWD audi with a turbo 😅
@@au8111 😂😂 that’ll do it
We need to get Clarkson, May and Hammond to do this challenge! It would be the greatest video on the internet.
Facts
Just pure 25 hours of unadulterated 3 guys bickering, I would watch that any day.
cannonballers are younger bc it takes quick reflexes to maneuver around traffic
Yessss
They are actually still governed by laws and production so it won't be a "race" since they won't be speeding for that long, unfortunately
Jeremy was right. The fastest car in the world is a rental, close enough tho
Or company's car
I normally don't like these kinds of videos but this one is really good. you are so underrated I am 100% subscribing.
what history! crazy to see the progression of how fast people have done this
Guess that’s where the inspiration for NFS the run came from
And it actually WAS
But in NFS they went backwards
Best Nfs ever
@@lucasmotto2090 no in the run they did it the correct way LA to NY like the guy who inspired the cannonball to begin with
@@0Heeroyuy01*SF to NYC
that sponsor part was smooth, you caught me off guard!
One of the best ive seen in a while
There was a sponsor?
ikr I was about to say how nobody noticed it, it was so smooth
Proper advertising
It's not good, it's deceptive. You don't even know you're being advertised to...
that was a smooth transition to the ad, hats off to you🙌
Bro, im not even complaining here, the transition into the sponsor was so smooth i didnt realize it until you said where to find it
Accurate history, great clips, and interesting story telling. Awesome job man. Thanks for getting it right.
a few mistakes were made. I listed them above
I still want to do a German version of this with a twist: Going from Kiel to Munich as fast as possible - WITHOUT breaking traffic laws. Large stretches of no speed limit should make this easier, but it would be its own little challenge.
lol easy mode....do it with police and speed cameras in place that's actual cannonball run
The issue is that the more developed European countries are full of speed cameras and other speed limit enforcing tools. I'd recommend trying something like this in Eastern Europe instead.
@@fatfalcon3434 However, they are easy to avoid as they are usually tracked by other drivers and you can find out their location via an app, radio or the internet. The only danger might be an unmarked police car, but they are easy to spot. A cannonball run on a Sunday in Germany would be unfairly easy because there is almost no traffic due to truck restrictions.
Yes sir, this would be a lot of fun. Especially if German police latches onto you! 😃
I want to see a European version where they go from the top of Europe to the bottom of Europe. Or from the far west side of Europe to the far east side of Europe, but that would be hard to do with the war.
Damn what an insane story and such a fun watch, AMAZING story telling, really well done , great stuff!
i’m subbing just for the simple fact of how smooth the transition into the ad was. I genuinely did not realize i was watching an ad till you said it at the end. extremely well put together and informative video.
it sounded kinda luke an ad and i looked in the description
You want to be tricked into watching ads?
How does that boot taste?
3:05 watch the steering wheel. After the truck hit it, the car was pushed left and then it self corrected by turning the wheel hard to the right in order to get it back to the side of the freeway. Incredible!
Awesome observation
I noticed that too! That was crazy! The technology in cars now is so impressive
It’s called German engineering get in a pos Japanese or Korean car you’ll spin out and crash when your ball joint snaps
Isn't that just a proper alignment?
@@FreshieAlbanianis German engineering why there always in the shop?
Man your channel brings stories i have never heard of. thank you for the education you put out there for new drivers.
I was just expecting footage from the team and then blasting at 175mph, but this was even better! Great vid
New subscriber…you are very easy to listen to when narrating. Plus, you are not a bot! Keep up the great work. 🇺🇸
The only way that a sub 24hour run could be achieved would be by hiring out sections of the highway where the most traffic accumulates so that the car could blast through those sections (but it’s too expensive and complicated to do)
Honestly id call that cheating though
The biggest traffic areas would be leaving Manhattan, and entering LA. If you leave Manhattan at 3 AM (midnight in LA) you would hypothetically get to the outside of LA around 11 PM which would greatly reduce traffic in those areas.
@@ollelundin3701There's never a rule stating it has to be "authentic" conditions with traffic, roadwork, idiots, etc. It's "who can take a car across the country the fastest". Sure, "unsportsmanlike" maybe, because it would make the record untouchable, but well within the rules.
cones and roadwork signs, or who knows? as much will go in to navigating/manipulating a route as the car itself
If you’re rich enough like Bezos rich you could pay everyone in NY & LA to stay home for one day lmao 😂
man you're an amazing story teller. had me hooked the entire time!
I did Massachusetts to San Diego, which is slightly longer on both ends, but otherwise a similar trip, in right around 72 hours back in 2001, three days after 9-11. By myself, with no technological assists, superfast car or excessive speeding. Just lots of focused driving in my '95 Pontiac Grand Am, and typically 1-2 hour naps day or night, whenever I got too tired to continue.
Lol you were slower than the two way record.
@@JorgeChavez-du5vm congratulations, you completely missed the point.
@@Mechaneer Lol do you work in a movie theater because if you don't you should consider it since you're very proficient at projecting.
Amazing video, great production, very well presented. Thanks
The Covid lockdown was something we probably won't experience for another 20 years, it was definitely the time to do any records. I remember ripping down the the highway up here in Minnesota, swear I was going 140 for about an hour, there wasn't a single vehicle the whole time.
You mean the stupidest thing in modern history will happen again in 20 years ? Holy shit I hope I'm dead by then.
I spent majority of the pandemic going 120-130 home from work at 4-5am. I would get home in 15mins versus 30+ if I was to drive normal. But now I have a 2 year old and I can’t see myself driving that fast anymore. The most I do now is maybe 90-100 for a short period or if I’m going on a long trip.
For another 20 years? Hahahahaha
@@RougeSanta Schwab, Gates and the WEF will decide when.
@@RougeSanta hoohhohoho...ho...ho.
I gotta hand it to you Albon you have the smoothest add transitions ever keep up the good work man
i still remember your Supra mk4 build from wayyy back and you seriously look in way better shape, so hats off to you
Out of the countless videos on the cannonball run yours was by far the most entertaining and enjoyable and extremely easy to learn from!
Incase anybody was wondering about the solo run with a guy in the rental Mustang GT, it's proven (or highly probable) that he faked or doctored the evidence of his actual time
yeah, I was expecting some kind of a mention of this...
This is really well made. Great, accurate, informational video.
As a German who absolute loves Audi S6 this makes me really proud and I enjoyed your cannonball story time very much!
Thanks so much for putting public saftey at the bottom of the list, very impressive.
As usual awesome video bro ! Cheers !
Awesome storytelling then got confused with the timeline jumping back and forth then amazed by the storytelling again. This is amazing work! Keep it up!
Clean sponsorship clip, I actually didnt skip it this time
That and he kept it short and to the point!
I used to be a valet @ the Portofino Hotel in Redondo and loved seeing all the guys pulling in after Cannonball runs!
Wow this was very interesting, thank you for your time and energy that went into this video, it was great
( 14:10 ) imagine seeing the interior of this car with a "🔥x5" appearing on the screen lol
wow that was way more entertaining than I thought it would be. well done
I have never heard of the Cannonball Run. Awesome video!
You are a good story teller my friend. ❤❤
Well done, you really did your research! Enjoyed the video
Thank you Arne! I've always been genuinely impressed with the level of detail you put into the cars and the runs! Good luck in all your future endeavors!
yooo the legend himselff!!!
i just gotta say that sponsorship was clean and seamless bravo
That was the smoothest transition into an add I had ever seen. I didn't know it was one until the last few second.
Wow, what a superb job telling the story while weaving in the history of the cannonball! Bravo and Thank you!
4:16 My god, that sponsor bit was so smooth!
that sponsor part was smooth, you caught me off guard!. man you're an amazing story teller. had me hooked the entire time!.
where was the sponsor ?
Only in the US someone could come up with such an idea and make it happen. I love it.
im from brooklyn new york and i even go to family trips in PA, i cant imagine crossing the whole country in just one trip. real dedication
Not that far.
Philly is an hour and a half away lol
Thats a a good one philly is 45 min away
they said PA not philly but yeah thats like one state over lol
@@tylerstwertnik6693 sheesh idk how I instantly read that as Philly 😳
Cannonball is nuts one thing that makes my brain tingle though is the solo cannonball record. That’s the real wild card
Bros never heard of waze
Had the same thought haha
There needs to be at least 1 or 2 ppl to be asked to report a cop. There was a handful of cars on the road only 1 of them probably had waze and the chances of him reporting a cop car or even using the app is even lower bro
@@Webcoreinteractive There needs to be at least 1 or 2 ppl to be asked to report a cop. There was a handful of cars on the road only 1 of them probably had waze and the chances of him reporting a cop car or even using the app is even lower bro
thank you for covering their cannonball videos. That guy has the slowest speech in the world
the storytelling in this video was great
The AI generated thumbnail clickbaited me but god damn I don't regret it, great video!!
The reason I clicked the video was to see if he would mention the thumbnail lol
sick thumbnail though
I really hope they replace it tbh. It's going to stand as a clumsy monument to this specific point in history where people thought weird first-gen Midjourney outputs were cool, and it will look less and less okay as time goes on.
There will always be a special place in my heart for driving the city streets during that first lockdown period. We'll never see it again. Nobody on the roads, no police in sight.
Always loved the Cannonball, a combination of skill, gear, power and huge cojones. That last one's going to rest for a while. At the end, the advert for another video...is that Michelle Mouton next to an inverted Audi Quattro? She's a professional rally legend. And she's up next! Thanks for great vids, Albon.
Hey! Absolutely love your videos, I find it enormously interesting and informative as a car enthusiast. If you can, can you please make a video on the Lancer Evos since they have long history of everything as well. Please 🙏!
12:10 That M5 was on display here in NYC BMW Dealership in 2020. Was super cool. It had a sign that said “Cannon ball car! Yes it’s cool! No, do not touch it!”
I just saw that car and briefly talked to those guys this past Sunday at the Autoabahn County Club, there is a lot going on in that car, was awesome how it does look like a cop car
Amazing storytelling and pacing 🤩
Drove between NC to CA 3 times in a 128i, wasnt racing but was still fun!
Bro that was the slickest ad I’ve ever seen I didn’t even realize it was one 💀
one of the smoothest ad segues ive seen tbh
This is a masterpiece. this is a hidden gem, which whill not appear ever again. Gotta appreciate the work, the moment, the time we live in. Bravo! in an era when there is nothing like this in the public domain and everyone is drowned for aggressive driving only on tracks, this is just the juice. what can I say, I saw the preview and thought it was a computer game
I have never seen a more convincing advertisement for German super sedans than this masterpiece of entertainment. Never
@@markusweichsel5494 yeah I kinda want a S6 rn, S4 would be fine too
nah bro you need an rs6 doing 300kph at the autobahn@@ananastudio
What a smooth transition into the ad.
0:17 Lol I went to college with Dunadel - this doesn't surprise me at all 😂
Hello to a juror in the future watching this in a courtroom!
HAHAHA LOL 12:34 that is pic taken by me, and that day I was driving the Polizei w/ Alex in the copilot seat. To the left is my friend's Lenny's M5 in silverstone. We drove to Lenny's with Alex because we needed a TV to see the draft cut of Apex: The Secret Race Across America ... though back then, the documentary had no official name. 12:46 is also my pic. Note how Dave Maher and Corey Welles is not pictured in this team picture, but you can see their names in the rear view mirror, which are stickered on the rear window of the M5.
Alex used to park that thing in a garage in Lower Manhattan, a friend of mine would send me pics of it many times... Then Alex went on to promote his book at local BMW dealerships, and we met at one of these gatherings. It was cool to sit in the car and see all the gear...we partied a few times in the city. Fun times. Another fun fact - Alex was the first to have this crazy idea to do a lap around Manhattan.
Awesome video man great job
this video was super interesting loved the narration
Obviously I don't condone trying to beat this record but I definitely appreciate how far they went just to get somewhere fast
Yeah Utah was busier than ever during the pandemic. I worked at a restaurant in Zion canyon at the time and we were busier than ever. Packed house pretty much every night
I had no idea Utah was open then, and glad to hear they did not accept the narrative.
lmao the thin blue line merch to make pullovers go smoother 🤣
The transition into the sponsorship was flawless.
Very entertaining!! Love the details that go into a run! Thanks!
How cool would a modern cannonball movie be
awesome in depth story, thank you
That advertisement was very slick and well-placed
Quite incredible story. Cool history as well. I wonder: How will this work with EVs? The charging times will greatly affect the desired record time, even with faster charging. Unless a car manufacturer of EVs makes a battery swappable car? Or a car with multiple batteries In it? All that is assuming if people are going to continue this awesome competition.
In the 60’s the NY State Freeway had no speed limit, just 40mph min. If you kept a safe distance from the car in front of you, state troopers left you alone. If was nice to do 100mph in a good car. I borrowed my father’s MGB.
Can someone point when and what car was going 175 MPH? thanks.
• thanks for sharing sir albon •
15:46 - Wait, why does the E63 have a "plane crash avoidance system"?! As in that was a standard feature on the car that these guys repurposed for detecting police aircraft? How often do planes crash into cars? 😲
Let's risk the life of people. Such heroes.
I'm all for competition but this is crazy ... One death imagine how many people would be scarred for life. 😢
I gotta say, that was the CLEANEST ad placement and transition I have ever seen and I actually enjoyed seeing it how you did it
He said "traffic light changer". I want it!!!
I got the opportunity to meet Arne. He is one of the most humble people I’ve ever met. For sure god sent. Some bad ass cars too. Glad to see the recognition.