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They arent exactly carving moutains, most of the guys are just cruising over 100 on the freeways, any car can do it. And any S13 or seven with some power behind it can keep up pretty well with top speed runs.
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And if u do end up at the Cannon ball run, good luck man. U got some serious balls. If u need a another person to roll with u as a co-pilot, I would go with you man. Seriously. Kudos if u enter.Comment
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haha.. You know i'd love to take a r32 out to something like that.... all legal of course....Originally posted by Nismo
And if u do end up at the Cannon ball run, good luck man. U got some serious balls. If u need a another person to roll with u as a co-pilot, I would go with you man. Seriously. Kudos if u enter.Comment
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You said it best "Cruising", when those cats hit 100-110 mph its cruising for them and there cars. There high ends engines can take that punishment. But if u take a 240 or any daily driver car. 100-110 mph isnt really cruising. Your putting a lot of restraint and tention to your engine. You would need one good *Censored**Censored**Censored* tune up before the race in order to stay at that speed with out your ride braking down.Originally posted by nissanguy_24
They arent exactly carving moutains, most of the guys are just cruising over 100 on the freeways, any car can do it. And any S13 or seven with some power behind it can keep up pretty well with top speed runs.Comment
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Hell yeah man,if u had an R32 in that race i would pay for your gas as long as I could roll shot gun with you. Not only gas but also all the munchies.Originally posted by nissanguy_24
haha.. You know i'd love to take a r32 out to something like that.... all legal of course....
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That race would bring the MOSt competitive of people. The ultra rich, super bored people. It would probably bring much the same type of lunacy that the movie did. Seeing as the movie losely follows stories from Brock himself. It would bring those people for one reason: bragging rights, just like you said. And they will pull out all the stops and lay down the cash to make sure that they would win.
But a race like that could never really happen these days unless you ran in the circles that those people do. These days, it's just too risky. The fines and the punishments for extreme speed are alot harsher, there is really no running from the cops and all it takes is a well placed spike strip and your race is over. It's a romantic idea for sure and I can think of nothing better but won't happen. Soon as law enforcement got wind of it, they would either be at the start, tag everyone and hold them in jail soon as they hit the main highways or just figure out who you were and come to your house and bust you for some menial thing so the race won't start. This ain't the 70's, I sure wish it was though.
We live in a police state now, and with 9-11 and the patriot act, they can pretty much raid your underwear drawer, run around with your skivies on their head and slap your mother and not get in trouble for it. Our rights are encroached daily and we sit by and do nothing. Pretty soon, you'll have a microchip in your licenses to track you by. So racing at breakneck speed is a little out of the question. Too bad though, it does sound sexy.Comment
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Not tomention they can jail you for years with out repersentation or charges. All it takes is to call you an enemy combatant. Funny thing is, alot of people who get arrested arent guilty. Thats why they are found innocent. Yet they can arrest whoever they want, call you an enemy combatant and your in jail period end of story. Of course your guilty because the government would never make a mistake... ignore the fact that they pulled that guy out of his house and said he was guilty of the train bombing in spain.. of course it was a mistake, hes never been to spain. If he was middle eastern he would of been in cuba by now on our naval base.
Eh anyways sorry for ranting.Comment
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Thats some funny ish man. "Skivies, slap your mother". Now thats comedy man. That made me laugh in real life, im stilll laughing man. seriously though that was great.Originally posted by Ghost of Duluth
We live in a police state now, and with 9-11 and the patriot act, they can pretty much raid your underwear drawer, run around with your skivies on their head and slap your mother and not get in trouble for it. Our rights are encroached daily and we sit by and do nothing. Pretty soon, you'll have a microchip in your licenses to track you by. So racing at breakneck speed is a little out of the question. Too bad though, it does sound sexy.
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Originally posted by Nismo
I bet u just saw the "Teckademics" video huh?? j/k. Those kinda races man are serious old people who have cash to burn. Those cats roll in Ferraries, vipers, porsches and such. Beleive me no 240 will be able to hack it with the big boys. Im not ragging ur car, shoot i have a lil miata thats slower then a 240. But im just saying that if u cruse down there with one, it will be hard to be at the top 5. Dont get me wrong bro it will be fun, but i think we all in this Forum (not speaking for anyone) would get smoked man. I know i will.
P.S. The only car that i think could hang with those cats would be a FD. Thats my opinion though. Not too sure if it would hack it.
no, I read that book about the original cannonball. but I did rent that teckademics vid a couple of days ago, it's good. although those doughnuts in the middle of the freakin street pissed me off. what a dumbass. it was pretty funny though, how they competed in a rental car and still passed the GT2 and got 6th place overall. badass in my opinion.
rock.
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also, by the time I start this race, my 240Z will have some power to it. remember, a 240Z with a stock L28ET will run 13's, and the L28ET only has a bout 180FHP. when I start the race, I will probably have at least double that. 360WHP in a car that will weigh about 2000lbs, I think I could keep up with a silly little Ferarri
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rock.
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I laughed as well. Ghost is a funny guy.Originally posted by Nismo
Thats some funny ish man. "Skivies, slap your mother". Now thats comedy man. That made me laugh in real life, im stilll laughing man. seriously though that was great.
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240Z's rule. You tell em Hachi Kid. Silly Ferarri's. We squish them like bugs.
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I wouldnt mind having a Ferrari. sh!t i wouldnt even mind with a old school Ferrari the ones with the crank in the front to get them started. lol jkComment
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Hachi Kid, If you are serious about running in a real cannonball e- mail me at: sickdogcycles@yahoo.com. A race will be starting soon and race information will only be given to selected individuals.Comment
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the next cannonball that I know of in the USA is in 2007, going to be run by cannonball run europe www.cannonballruneurope.co.uk entry fee is $10,000.
the One Lap of America that calls it self the true cannonball, is in may 2006
entry fee is $2500 www.onelapofamerica.com
there is the players run, I do not yet know the dates or cost,
www.playersrun.com
next years gumball 3000 is going to start in europe, then china and the to the USA. every night they are going to fly the cars in a custom party jumbo jet to the next location. its going to cost around $70,000
www.gumball3000.com
there is also the cannonball 8000 in september of 2006, london to budapest
cost is around $6,000 www.cannonball8000.comComment
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