This is an unbelievably bad idea. I have no problem with them racing but they put all kinds of people in mortal danger. It has to be the stupidest stunt I can imagine.
Yes I used to race when I was a kid. I was stupid at the time. I also thought I was invulnerable.
I do remember two guys from maybe Motor Trend magazine, drove cross country around 1966 in 54 hours. I forgot the car, maybe an American Motors or maybe a Renault.
Anyway they said it would have been hard to beat their record without breaking speed limits.
They weren’t just bombing along. They had spotters and air escort as well as all kinds of electronic spotting gear. Still plenty dangerous though.
Of course, they were right. Still, the legend of Cannonball Baker was immortalized by Brock Yates and Dan Gurney in the first "race" and lives on today.
Here is a good first hand history
While it may be dumb, the fact is that when there is a recognized record in anything, there will be someone who wants to break it.
Back in 1977 when I was in my late 20s, I drove from Boston to Ohio, on day one, spent the night in a cheap motel, then drove from Ohio to Denver the second day (about 18 hours), spent the night in Denver, woke up to a broadcast on the radio that Elvis had died, then drove to California on the third day. It was exhausting!