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New Record: Driving Across the US in Less Than 29 Hours
ABCnews.com ^ | 10/31/2013 | Russell Goldman

Posted on 10/31/2013 6:25:00 PM PDT by oxcart

Three men, a souped-up Mercedes, 2,813 miles of American roadway, a bedpan, and a dream.

Ed Bolian, and his team, obliterated a cross-country driving record this month, racing from New York to LA in a heart-pounding 28 hours 50 minutes.

That’s 11 hours faster than Google maps says it should take, and nearly 3 hours faster than the previous record set in 2006 of 31 hours and 4 minutes.

“Honestly, I was so shocked at how much we had beat our target and previous record,” Bolian, a 27-year-old Lamborghini dealer from Atlanta told ABCNews.com.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cannonball; mercedes; record; speed
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1 posted on 10/31/2013 6:25:00 PM PDT by oxcart
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3086103/posts


2 posted on 10/31/2013 6:27:19 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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There’s many a Trooper wishing they would have been at the right place at the right time....


3 posted on 10/31/2013 6:28:33 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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I think with a few extra diapers Lisa Nowak could best that time.


4 posted on 10/31/2013 6:28:56 PM PDT by BlueStateRightist
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Geez, they didn’t even stop for a speeding ticket. 97+ mph average?


5 posted on 10/31/2013 6:29:00 PM PDT by umgud (2A can't survive dem majorities)
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To: oxcart

Were they running blocker for 400 cases of illegal Coors?


6 posted on 10/31/2013 6:29:22 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Be seeing you...)
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7 posted on 10/31/2013 6:31:19 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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2,813M/29H = 97M/H

Averaging 97MPH...

So I’m convinced I’ve got something wrong.


8 posted on 10/31/2013 6:31:56 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: oxcart

They shared a bedpan???


9 posted on 10/31/2013 6:32:26 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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Gumball!!


10 posted on 10/31/2013 6:32:43 PM PDT by mike70
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gumball


11 posted on 10/31/2013 6:32:59 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: lightman

Electronic countermeasures...heh heh heh

http://www.guysoflidar.com/july-2008/laser-jammer-test.html


12 posted on 10/31/2013 6:33:14 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: oxcart

This is the most American story I’ve seen in ages.

Just think how the nannies and carbon-footprint weenies must be fretting.


13 posted on 10/31/2013 6:34:55 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)
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Blatant idiocy.


14 posted on 10/31/2013 6:35:53 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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Love it!

That guy with the lawn chair and helium balloons could do it if he hit the jet stream.


15 posted on 10/31/2013 6:41:43 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: nascarnation; Admin Moderator

Apologies, I did check before I posted


16 posted on 10/31/2013 6:45:39 PM PDT by oxcart (Journalism [sic])
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To: Forgotten Amendments

Love your post. Amen brother!


17 posted on 10/31/2013 6:45:48 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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They need to run this race, but with an RV attached. I’m in.


18 posted on 10/31/2013 6:46:15 PM PDT by ToastedHead
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The first long distance driver was a woman:

Bertha Benz Memorial Route
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Benz_Memorial_Route


19 posted on 10/31/2013 6:46:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ted Cruz/Sarah Palin 2016)
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“Blatant idiocy.”

How so?


20 posted on 10/31/2013 6:46:40 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Under the Democrats; the Lincoln Memorial is closed; but the southern border is open)
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