Why You Need a German Sedan to Break the Cannonball Run Record

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26 points·caseyf7··9 comments

Seems to me that it's largely also just luck.basically can you break laws for 30 hours straight. Roll of the dice both on public safety (ie risking others without their consent) and just the jail part. Hard to condone that.

The technical aspect as per article is interesting but I don't think this deserves the positive publicity its getting

Racing on public streets means being willing to permanently disable or kill others.

It’s despicable.

Gfy

Driving at all carries risk. Are all drivers dispicable? At what level of preperation and care does it change?

Oh come on.

Are you also arguing that there is no difference between warm and cold because “at what level does cold end and warm start?”?

Besides, there are traffic rules. They should be followed.

No brightline is and always will be a horrible argument. If your entire purpose of a trip is to go as fast as possible while disregarding safety of other and the law, I think one can consider it to be despicable.

Take a close look at Arne Toman's Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. Those rear lights normally scan easily as an MB product, but Arne masked them to match the rear quarter panel, which at a distance makes the E63 look like a... Honda Accord. Now that's what I call a disguise.

This gets repeated ad-nasuem, but it does not, even when squinting at a distance, resemble a honda. Poetic licence at best.

If you’re curious about the current record holder’s vehicle, see https://youtu.be/ZWqpYHHNgXA.

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