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[Shackeng]

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cannonball-run-drive-new-record/index.html

What took them so long.

[Varche]

Some achievement even with all the detection equipment known to man!

These sort of records will become harder and harder to beat given traffic levels, speed restrictions and so on even with better vehicles.

[TheBoy]

The tree huggers and snowflake providers will be going mental. Excellent.

[YZ250]

103mph overall average speed, what a bunch of lightweights. 

[TheBoy]

103mph overall average speed, what a bunch of lightweights. 

I know I've managed 70mph average coming back from Ipswich in rush hour Friday evening traffic, including a long stretch of average 40mph, and stopping for fuel. That's in a car with a realistic top speed of 145mph and British traffic.

[Rangie]

When I was in the London Ambulance Service (1983-1989) we had a premature baby run with a Police escort , I was driving the Ambulance a Bedford CF automatic, covered 45 miles in 36 minutes which is an average speed of 75 MPH the front wheels were smoking when we eventually arrived at the receiving unit , but it was one of the best experiences of my life.

[biggriffin]

 All I will say is, I use to do a job, every week, a distance of 855km,and complete it in 9hr 55min.  I was stopped at a check twice, upon inspection, all legal,, Traffic Constable said, be keeping an eye out for you, as lots of them roads you use have speed limits. .

[STEMO]

All I will say is, I use to do a job, every week, a distance of 855km,and complete it in 9hr 55min.  I was stopped at a check twice, upon inspection, all legal,, Traffic Constable said, be keeping an eye out for you, as lots of them roads you use have speed limits. .

54mph average, you rebel.

[biggriffin]

All I will say is, I use to do a job, every week, a distance of 855km,and complete it in 9hr 55min.  I was stopped at a check twice, upon inspection, all legal,, Traffic Constable said, be keeping an eye out for you, as lots of them roads you use have speed limits. .

54mph average, you rebel.

Not in a car. I may add

[STEMO]

All I will say is, I use to do a job, every week, a distance of 855km,and complete it in 9hr 55min.  I was stopped at a check twice, upon inspection, all legal,, Traffic Constable said, be keeping an eye out for you, as lots of them roads you use have speed limits. .

54mph average, you rebel.

Not in a car. I may add

I guessed that.

[Nick W]

103mph overall average speed, what a bunch of lightweights. 

through several large cities, across the Rockies, and long stretches where the highway patrols use aircraft?

[YZ250]

103mph overall average speed, what a bunch of lightweights. 

through several large cities, across the Rockies, and long stretches where the highway patrols use aircraft?

My reply was tongue in cheek Nick.    I'm well aware of how good an average speed that is, having set a slightly lower than that average on a long journey for family reasons.    But, mine was on a very early hours of the morning run on two lane bypasses and motorways.... err I mean autobahns. Every junction, every holdup has to be recovered by hitting very high speeds. To put it in to perspective, at the end of each week, my commute average speed is 27mph, and I don't hang about where I can cover some ground.
So yes, I was only joking. 

[Doctor Gollum]

I would wager that you didn't post a subsequent 'How to' on the internet afterwards...

[YZ250]

I would wager that you didn't post a subsequent 'How to' on the internet afterwards...

Quite right.   
That was another tongue in cheek post from me. It didn't really happen as I'm not like that. 

[TheBoy]

I would wager that you didn't post a subsequent 'How to' on the internet afterwards...

Quite right.   
That was another tongue in cheek post from me. It didn't really happen as I'm not like that. 

Because, like me, you are a reformed character following your speed awareness course

We are model citizens when it comes to driving