RAWLINGS & COLLINS BREAK COAST TO COAST RECORD - BULLRUN 2007
Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins discuss their record breaking journey from New York City to Redondo Beach in 31 hours and 59 minutes. They flew back to the rally today and their car will be delivered in the early hours of Wednesday.
Before you view the videos, here is some information they gave me when we met this afternoon in Savannah, GA.
FACTS:
(1) Richard drove back from Montreal while Dennis rested.
(2) They pulled all Bullrun stickers off of their car in NY.
(3) They acquired an EZ-Pass from Tri-State area limo driver.
(4) Date and time confirmations were captured by Bullrun cameramen.
(5) Cameramen shot coverage of the car, liscence plate, odometer and VIN # at both the start and finish.
(6) They have receipts for all EZ-Pass and gas fill-ups.
(7) The had roughly 48 gallons in their tanks after stops.
(8) They used computer programs to calculate pace as well as GPS for positioning.
(9) The lost the drivers side windshield wiper very early in the run.
(10) It rained in Pennsylvania, but was clear the rest of the run.
(11) They took the southern route.
(12) Their wives and a camera crew met them when they arrived at the Portofino Inn. The camera crew, again, shot the car, the plates, the VIN number and odometer.
Interview videos:
PART 1 of 4
PART 2 of 4
PART 3 OF 4
PART 4 of 4
Well done guys!
When can we expect to see parts 2-4?
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Well done guys!
When can we expect to see 2-4??
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For those of you interested in giving the Cannonball a try, I have developed an Anniversary Race series. We just had one that ran May 3rd to the 4th, and we have another one coming up on November 15th. Red Ball to Portofino Inn, of course. Timing and scoring crews are provided. Check out http://www.myspace.com/cannonballbaker for details
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