Cannonball Run challenge

Red Ball Garage in New York on East 31st Street
The Portofino Hotel (bottom right) in Redondo Beach, California

A Cannonball Run is an unsanctioned speed record for driving across the United States, typically accepted to run from New York City's Red Ball Garage to the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach near Los Angeles, covering a distance of about 2,906 miles (4,677 km).[1] As of October 2021, the overall record is 25 hours 39 minutes, with an average speed of 112 miles per hour (180 km/h), driven by Arne Toman and Doug Tabbutt.[2]

An 'electric cannonball' is a new twist on the original race above, but is completed without burning any traditional petrol/diesel fuel in the race vehicle, and requires the battery capacity, charge-locations, charge-durations and vehicle state-of-charge at each 'start/stop' as part of the 'evidence' to support the record attempt.

The average speeds achieved in reported runs are far in excess of speed limits anywhere in the United States. Successful record attempts have employed a variety of tactics for evading traffic law enforcement.

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