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Sadlonelygit
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Cannonball double run

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Some American loons did a cannonball, then turned around and went straight back....in just under 62 hrs.
That's an average of 90+
I knew Neal Champion who held/holds the LEJOG record at 8-ish hours GPz750 turbo (78 AVE) and remember him saying that 130 down the hard shoulder started to get a bit risky, and that in retrospect it was a foolhardy thing to do!
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Re: Cannonball double run

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And?
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Re: Cannonball double run

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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2024 10:53 amAnd?
I'm sorry, I forgot you regularly drive 5000+ miles averaging 90+
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Re: Cannonball double run

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To put it into perspective, Le Mans winners do about 2500 miles in 24 hrs, on a closed circuit in a full on race car!
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Re: Cannonball double run

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

Sadlonelygit wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:04 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2024 10:53 amAnd?
I'm sorry, I forgot you regularly drive 5000+ miles averaging 90+
I've driven across the USA, vast parts of it have straight, empty roads.