What cannonball run is this article about?

[ingenieur]

It's a few months old but came up on my newsfeed.

61 hours is not a record... so why has this article been written like this actually happened?

https://www.saabplanet.com/saab-9-5-aero-the-unsto...

According to Wikipedia it took 53.5 hours in 1933.

Also if you look at the list of fastest times nobody ever did it in a Saab.

I'm hugely confused. Please point out the obvious mistake I've made reading this article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Run_chall...

[E63eeeeee...]

Both ways? Otherwise why would there be a changeover at Redondo Beach?

[Truckosaurus]

The first paragraph says it was Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast.

They've just missed off the third 'coast' from the headline/URL.

[ingenieur]

so it's a whole different record then?

I see, they call it the "Double transcontinental record"

and the guys with the 9-5 are the current record holders for that one.

[WilsonWilson]

I saw it when the vinwiki video was released (at the bottom of the article https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VueVLkUQys&ab... ) it brings the story to life better than the article.