Steel Ball Run

okay but they actually had a very calculated disregard for speed limits?

some of the quick facts:

- average speed of 103mph (165kmh) including the 22.5 minutes of refueling
- reached cruise speeds of 160mph (258kmh)
- 700 horsepower from various upgrades

- built-in Net Radar radar detector
- windshield-mount Escort Max 360 radar detector
- AL Priority laser jammer system
- aircraft collision avoidance system (for finding highway patrol aircraft)

- brake lights and tail lights disabled
- vinyl trim used to make the rear lights resemble a honda accord (and not a race-ready mercedes)
- 2 ipads for additional police tracking
- 2 GPS systems to prove their record

- police scanner
- CB radio
- 18 spotters along the route to watch for police
- and my personal favourite, a roof mounted set of thermal binoculars

And that’s the way to do it.

Kings

I’m amazed they were able to beat the old cannonball record

I bothered to look up the source all the way back and some extra facts:

Apparently, they had cops helping keep the other cops away, they did this by convincing them that they would do it regardless and helping would be safer, and if they set a crazy enough record it would deter other people.

The speed discrepancy between the top speed at almost 200 and average speed of 103 is because they dropped it with other cars nearby, which was also a strategy to not get reported and stopped.

It was not a Mercedes it was an Infiniti Q50 modded with a GT-R drivetrain which was set up for multiple drivers with a MIDDLE seat like a McClaren F1? I cannot find pictures unfortunately.

The original interview says they had a fucking smoke screen if they got chased even. Recommended by his therapist apparently?

I think my favorite part was he is agnostic so he prayed to every god just in case. All of them he could find. Just to cover all the bases.