# The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 17, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124 "2007-10-17T07:02:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/1 "2007-10-17T07:02:34Z")
Damn. 2,795 miles in under 32 hours?! Where do I sign up! > **[The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory](https://www.wired.com/2007/10/ff-cannonballrun/?currentPage=1)** > > And so the clock starts and the taillights flare, and they're off again, strapped ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/2 "2007-10-17T07:36:16Z")
shit man, no guts no glory. i read the first few pages and the last page or so. great story ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/3 "2007-10-17T07:41:25Z")
that’s an awesome article. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/4 "2007-10-17T07:41:46Z")
Shit I thought i was cruising when i made it to NYC in under 5 hours… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/5 "2007-10-17T07:42:06Z")
yeah its written really well. too bad i dont have time to read the whole thing right now edit: drove my folk’s benz on a few long road trips. It had the trip computer which tells you what your average speed is. Its quite intersting how difficult it is to get your average speed up. The longer you travel, the harder it gets. It kept me entertained for a long time trying to hit a certain goal(although I cant remember now what that was). ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/6 "2007-10-17T07:47:06Z")
[quote=“boardjnky4,post:5,topic:37124"”] Its quite intersting how difficult it is to get your average speed up. The longer you travel, the harder it gets. [/quote] ummm duh… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/7 "2007-10-17T07:55:56Z")
[quote=“ILCisDEAD,post:6,topic:37124"”] ummm duh… [/quote] yeah i realize that, its common sense, but when your actually in the car, and your averaging 60, and your 5 hours into a 7 hour trip and you want to hit that 65 average and your pushing the limit to get it there, you realize just how hard it is and how true the calculations are. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/8 "2007-10-17T09:33:56Z")
Very good read. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/9 "2007-10-17T09:41:41Z")
Great read I love seeing new stuff from Alex Roy, he is a madman. I averaged 69mph cross country this summer on AKA and I can tell you we were booking it. But lots of stops, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/10 "2007-10-17T09:53:59Z")
Great read :tup: When does the movie come out, or is it out? ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/11 "2007-10-17T09:54:56Z")
Dave Maher said on rennlist that the guys who released 32 Hours 7 Minutes are doing the DVD release for this also. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/12 "2007-10-17T10:23:19Z")
Most excellent reading. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/13 "2007-10-17T10:24:53Z")
Me and Treads4heads Greece to orlando 19 hours, 4 stops ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/14 "2007-10-17T10:25:48Z")
19 hours isnt even really booking it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/15 "2007-10-17T10:31:53Z")
With 4 one hour stops, thats not drive time, total time. Take out the stops 15 hours ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/16 "2007-10-17T12:04:17Z")
badass ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/17 "2007-10-17T12:37:28Z")
Why don’t these guys ever drive diesels? Less fuel stops = faster. ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/18 "2008-01-18T18:41:41Z")
Just finished reading “The Driver,” by Alexander Roy. I recommend it. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/19 "2008-01-18T20:58:13Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > Me and Treads4heads Greece to orlando 19 hours, 4 stops Buffalo to Cocoa Beach 16.5 ---
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124/20 "2008-01-19T01:04:36Z")
yea buffalo to west palm in 18 hours with only gas stops. and philly to west palm in 14 with more stops. in an suv. i would LOVE to do something like this… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-pedal-to-the-metal-totally-illegal-cross-country-sprint-for-glory/37124.md?page=2)