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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.
Thats 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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posted on
10/31/2013 6:25:00 PM PDT
by
oxcart
To: oxcart
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:27:19 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
To: oxcart
There’s many a Trooper wishing they would have been at the right place at the right time....
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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.)
To: oxcart
I think with a few extra diapers Lisa Nowak could best that time.
To: oxcart
Geez, they didn’t even stop for a speeding ticket. 97+ mph average?
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:29:00 PM PDT
by
umgud
(2A can't survive dem majorities)
To: oxcart
Were they running blocker for 400 cases of illegal Coors?
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:29:22 PM PDT
by
cdcdawg
(Be seeing you...)
To: oxcart
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:31:19 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
2,813M/29H = 97M/H
Averaging 97MPH...
So I’m convinced I’ve got something wrong.
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:31:56 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: oxcart
To: oxcart
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:32:43 PM PDT
by
mike70
To: oxcart
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:32:59 PM PDT
by
Crim
(Palin / West '16)
To: lightman
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:33:14 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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.
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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.)
To: oxcart
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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.)
To: oxcart
Love it!
That guy with the lawn chair and helium balloons could do it if he hit the jet stream.
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:41:43 PM PDT
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: nascarnation; Admin Moderator
Apologies, I did check before I posted
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:45:39 PM PDT
by
oxcart
(Journalism [sic])
To: Forgotten Amendments
Love your post. Amen brother!
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:45:48 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
To: oxcart
They need to run this race, but with an RV attached. I’m in.
To: oxcart
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posted on
10/31/2013 6:46:15 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Ted Cruz/Sarah Palin 2016)
To: clee1
“Blatant idiocy.”
How so?
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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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