RE: Someone has done the Cannonball in 27hrs 25mins
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This is really bad for the reputation of anyone that enjoys driving quickly, and many of us don't want further draconian anti-speed messaging and enforcement caused by these idiots. I'm all for driving to the conditions and pressing on, but driving at an average of 103mph over that length of time isn't impressive, it's the behaviour of a sociopath.
There is a point at which very high speed becomes *really* dangerous for other road users. Just because some old Doris isn't a driving legend (like so many here like to think they are) doesn't mean she deserves to have the s
t scared out of her by a car passing over 100mph quicker. That's how innocent bystanders get hurt. Just because they didn't smear themselves and some unwitting member of the public over a wide area doesn't mean it was safe. It wasn't.
As for those of you suggesting it's somehow effeminate to disapprove of this, you need to get in the fking sea.
There is a point at which very high speed becomes *really* dangerous for other road users. Just because some old Doris isn't a driving legend (like so many here like to think they are) doesn't mean she deserves to have the s
t scared out of her by a car passing over 100mph quicker. That's how innocent bystanders get hurt. Just because they didn't smear themselves and some unwitting member of the public over a wide area doesn't mean it was safe. It wasn't.As for those of you suggesting it's somehow effeminate to disapprove of this, you need to get in the f
king sea.Edited by JADCampbell on Wednesday 4th December 16:40
I am flabbergasted at some of the comments from members of this “Pistonheads” Forum. It is clear that somewhere like Mumsnet would be more appropriate for these people, than this forum.
I would imagine that many of these people are the same people campaigning for Schools to ban Tag or Stuck in the Mud, in case little Billy or little Priscilla gets hurt....
Amazing achievement by these guys and being part of that crew on that drive would have been an absolute blast of fun and adrenaline pumping excitement. Love stories like these.
I would imagine that many of these people are the same people campaigning for Schools to ban Tag or Stuck in the Mud, in case little Billy or little Priscilla gets hurt....
Amazing achievement by these guys and being part of that crew on that drive would have been an absolute blast of fun and adrenaline pumping excitement. Love stories like these.
addz86 said:
I’d be fking amazed. I spend most of my day going up and down the M1 and I struggle to average 40 because I’m usually sat bd still for most of it
That or stuck behind the increasing army of ****S that for some reason still unknown to me refuse to move from the outside lane of the motorway and allow faster moving traffic to get on peacefully with their day.king amazed. I spend most of my day going up and down the M1 and I struggle to average 40 because I’m usually sat bd still for most of it Managing to travel across the UK at anything approaching the posted speed limit is an achievement these days, such is the level of ignorance, incompetence and sanctimony. The end truly is neigh.
I can see people being torn by the actions of the individuals taking part in the Gumball Rally (I know I am) But the fact that a thread like this causes the extreme and violent reactions from so many on an enthusiast forum such as Pistonheads further reinforces my concerns for the future of the petrolhead and the performance car as a whole. People really need to take a more balanced and pragmatic view on these things and everything in life for that matter.
mstrbkr said:
The stats and car modifications are pretty interesting. They did only FOUR stops for fuel for instance.
I wonder if a powerful diesel (M550d or Alpina D5 for example) with large fuel cell could reduce the stops to 3 or even 2?
The stops weren't really an issue, they only stopped for 22.5 minutes in total!I wonder if a powerful diesel (M550d or Alpina D5 for example) with large fuel cell could reduce the stops to 3 or even 2?
They seem to have used the standard 21 US gallon (80 litres) plus a 45 US gallon (170 litre) tank in the boot.
That suggests the pumps are filling the tanks at 50l a minute on average.
If they used every drop of fuel on the run, that's 1250 litres including the starting load. Ignoring that carrying more weight would affect the MPG, that would mean to do it in 3 stops they'd need to carry 312.5 litres in the car, which would take 6 minutes 15 seconds per fill, they'd have saved less than 4 minutes at the end.
- IF* they used all that fuel, it's 8.5 US MPG (10.3 UK) average, I'm not sure a D5 or M550d would be any better at those speeds and I'm not sure it would even do 193mph.
Mackofthejungle said:
Itsallicanafford said:
Galsia said:
These guys shouldn't be celebrated, they should be in prison.
+1 from me, what a stupid thing to do. I am really surprised that PH has given this publicity.kerism these days. Some guys sped their way over America. Well whoopty doo. tts the lot of them. king whinging Brake aficionados sum up everything that is wrong with gen Y snowflake-hipster eco-mentalism today and quite frankly winey pussy accounts like this deserve banning.. I am glad for one that this legendary race lives on, anyone who can maintain an average speed of 100+ mph for over 24hrs in the face of ever encroaching idiotic health and safety speeding laws is fully deserving of our respect.Also, there is already another thread running: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Making speeding socially unacceptable... Feck off...
832ark said:
This is literally the place where speed matters (mattered?). Perhaps mumsnet would be a better forum for you.
Its pretty strange how this is admired yet a few weeks ago this was universally condemned:https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/moment-porsc...
I wonder if it would have been on the PH front page if he didn't die...
It's odd that incredible speed on public roads is what marks you as a motoring enthusiast. In all my time knowing car enthusiasts, from BRC car builders to AMG engineers, none of them has driven like a dick on public roads, nor thought it sensible to do so. Perhaps they're not car enthusiasts?
In any case, some people are just very simple in the head and think that the consequence of an action is what defines it's sensibility.
If you drive at 190mph on a public road and no-one gets hurt it's all good fun and you're a proper petrolhead.
If you drive at 190mph on a public road and you kill a family of 5 then you're outrageously irresponsible and naturally you're not a real driver.
In any case, some people are just very simple in the head and think that the consequence of an action is what defines it's sensibility.
If you drive at 190mph on a public road and no-one gets hurt it's all good fun and you're a proper petrolhead.
If you drive at 190mph on a public road and you kill a family of 5 then you're outrageously irresponsible and naturally you're not a real driver.
fblm said:
Estrogen levels are high in here today!
Outstanding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA3_NV7cPM&fe...
Got goosebumps watching that again. Cheers. Outstanding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA3_NV7cPM&fe...
jodypress said:
fblm said:
Estrogen levels are high in here today!
Outstanding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA3_NV7cPM&fe...
Got goosebumps watching that again. Cheers. Outstanding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA3_NV7cPM&fe...
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