As a Polish person, I find the "pole position" joke amazing

I love how you used the same intro song as Summoning Salt uses for his speedrun videos, really fitting considering that CanonBall is literally a speedrun of America

My run in ‘79 was what it was. I am in awe of the guys taking the bit in their mouths and perfecting the run beyond our 34:07. Thanks for compiling this video. I attended this past summer’s Cannonball get together in Long Island, as did you, I presume. We’re real proud of our little moment of civil disobedience, and especially that it was done safely with no accidents or anyone hurt. I always slowed for a pass, and only once had to shut off all the lights and pass a couple self righteous truckers on the right shoulder.

As a fan of Steel Ball Run I love that it was based on a real race with so much history behind it

Those were the shortest 50 minutes of my life, fantastic content dude, keep it up !

With all the Vinwiki attention that cannonball culture gets, I am always looking forward to learning more about it.

The fastest known speeding ticket was issued in May 2003 in Texas. The driver was operating a Koenigseggs CCR, a super sports car made in Sweden, and was allegedly going 242 mph (389 km/hr) in a 75 mph zone.Aug 22, 2009

My main gripe with "Good drivers should be allowed to ignore speed limit" idea is that most of the people who wish to ignore speed limits are, in my personal experience, terrible drivers. Also: The pole position joke made my day.

My father used to do a thing he called “cannonball run”, he would drive from our town in higher B.C. All the way down to Vancouver island, it was a 12-14 hour run and they’d try to do it in 8-10 (him and my uncle) and they succeeded multiple times!

This is true American history. Saying "Why the hell not?" and just going for a mad dash across the country with abandon to everyone else. I doubt another event will be like this again (especially considering how shitty some drivers have gotten), but I love that it did happen.

I love the rebellion of the original race. Even more, I love the gall of people willing to do such a run and document it carefully. It's a wonderful thing. Especially with all of the tech which law enforcement have at their dispense nowadays. I love that this thing still exists, and that there are people such as Alex Roy and his co driver, Ed Bolian and his mate, and Doug and Arne, the guys in the smashed E class.. I totally dig what they have achieved.

RIP Brock Yates. I met up with him every year later in life during One Lap of America when I was in my teens and 20s, and am lucky enough to have called him a friend. He was my idol when it came to automotive journalism, a field that I dreamed of getting in to. He was always kind, helpful, and absolutely fascinating to talk with.

Considering all the data they have been releasing about the pandemic in the past year its dumb that people complained about people doing the run during the pandemic. Especially considering they called it "unsafe" when there had literally never been a more safe time to recklessly speed

Holy shit. I was wondering about when you would upload next. I wasn't expecting a 50 minute documentary! I can't watch it now, but I had to give you a like and impressions. I can't wait to listen to the story!

This was honestly one of the best documentary type videos that I've ever seen. I've never been this invested in my life. I hope you can continue to find these thrilling and adrenaline filled stories so you can turn them into documentaries.

In America Truckers call the cops. Everywhere else in the world Truckers flash drivers to warn them about police and speed cameras😅

Thank you for your commitment to accuracy- excellent job telling the entire history of transcontinental/Cannonball records. Very well done.

The first time I found out about Cannonball Run was in the early 2010's thanks to a certain racing game, NFS Hot Pursuit. There was DLC called "Lamborghini Untamed Pack" and had a Gauntlet Time Trial named "Cannonball" Lamborghini Countach was the vehicle used

Instant subscription. I love when I see content of this quality only to look down and see just how small the channel is. You've got a ton of potential man.

I have watched about 5 VinWiki videos on the Cannonball this week - and this was better researched and put together than all of them combined! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

As a Cannonballer, I'm stoked to watch this when I get home.

Another killer upload man! So much work and prep! Awesome info and stories!

This video was amazing - I was glued to my seat the whole time. A great look at a really fascinating race, and I loved the additional movies and books you included at the end so your audience can do more research. Fantastic touch!

I've just sat and watched all your videos in one day, absolutely fantastic. Your channel will blow up if you keep posting content like this. Thanks for making my day a little less boring whilst I'm trying to find new work.

What an amazing video! The Cannonball is definitely one of my favorite topics to this day! Also, if you want to stick with street racing for the next video, check out the history of the Black Ghost Challenger.

I really really like how Ed single handedly brought back the true spirit of Cannonball.

Summoning salt vibes

One or the best coverages I have seen. Good Work. Best to you Scott Whitmire 🏁

Back in 1979, a friend and I got wind of the upcoming Cannonball and made plans to enter. We'd also seen a small spot in Corvette News about a guy and his 1963 Corvette claiming to be the "fastest Corvette in the world" due to a time somewhere around 41 hours. With both our racing backgrounds, we figured we could beat it and take that title, even if we didn't get close to the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Run record. Our plan was to eliminate fuel stops by having "inflight refueling" by having a few pickup trucks along the way with gas tanks, booms, and hoses that could be swung over to us and the navigator crawl over the decklid to fuel the Corvette while driving down the road. Even at reduced speed during this for "safety", it was clearly faster than pulling into a gas station, stopping, refueling, and then pulling back out on the road. We figured it would save at least an hour. In the end, our projected budget was going to be enormous, with gas for 6000 miles roughly for the Corvette, gas for the pickup trucks to get in position, hotels for everyone, food, and other expenses. Trying to round up enough friends to be as crazy as us, after all one would have to drive a pickup while another was in the bed swinging the boom to us and operating a pump, all going down the road at 55 (or more) mph. We figured we'd need about 10 gas stops and that at least 5 needed to be inflight refueling to make it worthwhile. Clearly we didn't fall into the rich enough to throw money away like this would have been. My Dad had even suggested that due to West Coast Corvette prices at the time, when we got there, sell the car and fly home to offset some of the costs. And by 1979, getting out of tickets wasn't nearly as easy plus they counted for more than simple fines. In the end, that much money paid for almost two seasons of road racing.

I remember '20. People who criticized others for going outside.....in their own cars. Karens what can you do... If you ask me, doing a run while fuel prices were low and highways were clear was the optimal way.

I had this video on my "watch later" list for months and decided to finish the video at work, my God this was a beautiful video. Such beauty & elegance ! Perhaps top 3 videos I've seen on ur channel to date ❤

Insane Video, time flew by like nothing! Please never stop making these documentaries.

Watched it from start to finish, sucked into the screen - what a treat! Your thorough and chronological narration is always very enjoyable to watch and it never gets dull Would love to see your take on Targa Florio or Mille Miglia, Targa Florio especially has a rich history and went absolutely bonkers in the later years

Hiya awesome video, I ran the C2C from 2015 to 2019 and John Ficarra ran the 2904 and the musketball, and he has some awesome stories!

Oh my - I think we're going to be seeing a LOT more from this creator. I just subscribed and liked but I was amazed to see you had not YET hit 1 million subscribers. Content like this - will soon change that! Well done.

This was superb! Thank you so much for producing this!

My old man introduced me to the 1981 movie when I was 11 years old, and I loved it so much, I watched it at least once a day for a few weeks. It's wild what a legacy this has, especially as I got older and saw more of its history when I got internet access. Fantastic documentary!

Beautifully executed storytelling, you're one of the few KZfaqrs who keeps me sticked to the video from start to finish. Well done, looking forward for the next one

Loved this video, and loved your music choices! HOME is one of my favorite artists of all time, and it really fits the vibe of the historical footage!

Great documentary. Thorough content, story, video along with narration. GREAT JOB! Thanks..........

I never realized the race was actually real. I was really young when I saw the movie The Cannonball Run but it is still one of my favorites. Thank you so much for making this video and providing so much info. Thank you also to the people who helped get the max speed changed in some areas, I have to agree that if you know how to drive the faster speed limits should be an option. Maybe someday someone will figure out a system that would help get competent drivers the support needed for higher speed possibly with no limit....Anyways great documentry!!

The way you pieced this story together made 50 minutes fly by. Keep these long videos coming!!

This was an epic video man. I love the story. This is the sort of esoteric history knowledge I love to hear

I love this video, I've watched it about 5 times now. The stories, the characters, the cars, its all great. Keep it up!

The Cannonball Run was the inspiration behind the Norwegian movie "Børning", which features a race across the country, from the south (around Oslo), to the very north (North Cape)

Still one of the best channels in the community. Always gotta love a good historian

GREAT VIDEO!! You did a excellent job putting it together, thank you!

Excellent video. Really appreciate your effort to document this amazing history. Thanks

loved the video! as an American, Cannonball has always interested me for the sheer variety of cars and strategies used to run it

After nearly every video i watch from you it leaves me with tears in the eyes and goosebumps all over, this was no different. Please continue documenting these lesser known but absolutely enchanting stories about legendary cars and their drivers. Now i can finally share knowledge (and learn a ton!) about these things to my younger friends in a better way then obscure forum posts and word of mouth stories. Thank you.

Phenomenal video mate! Never knew all the details! Keep creating man, you rule 🤘⚡

This was really well made and I enjoyed it. It’s a strange feeling because I’ve never watched a documentary before on a subject that I proactively kept up with in real life. So many “oh yeah I remember that” moments, surreal feeling.

Gumball 3000 next?!! Love that you took time to make the video and thoroughly went through cannonballs history in detail. 50min did it justice! Thanks!!!

I grew up a few miles from Highway 54, which was sometimes called "The Cannonball" locally because it was the route of the old Cannonball Stage Line. There was a railroad track next to it which had been the route of the Cannonball train line, but it didn't keep a nickname from that. We got drivers coming through on several of these races when I was a kid, whose arrests and/or evasions always made the news and local gossip. Truckers in particular absolutely hated these guys. I always thought the race was named after the highway. Or the cannonball railroad line, which had run next to the highway.

I read the Yates book and found it to be a amazing story. Seeing how the run has progressed throughout the years has come along way. I thing the guys using the pandemic to their advantage was a smart tactic and the guys who think it doesn't count only wish they didn't think of it. Yes they should have stayed inside during the lock down but they were in their car and not hurting anyone

Brock Yates' Cannonball book is a fantastic read. Many participants contribute their stories, it's like being there.

idk why I keep on watching your videos instead of like car throttle or donut media, maybe because of the these interesting car stories, keep the good work bro

There's a great episode of TheSmokingTire Podcast (Alex Roy & David Morse (Record breakers! Autonomous cars!) - TST Podcast #498 ) with a sit down with David Morse. He was the winner of the 1982 US Express and competed in some of the following events. He pointed out that the reason he knew to bring snow chains was because he had been on that route before in the winter. I highly reccomend this episode!

The amount of effort you put into this made it more interesting than I thought it was going to be. Great work.

The pandemic ones are way more valid to me than the use of planes or nitrous oxide! The definition of using bare minimum upgrades and succeeded beyond a shadow of a doubt

This was a great video all the time and work you put into it is greatly appreciate.

I have an idea that will speed up the refueling. 😏While filling the tank, the extensions in the trunk could be made to be replaceble. I bet one could swap 3 peaces faster than filling them. Also the car could be modified to be refilled from both sides. 😏

Very comprehensive video. I grew up watching the old cannonball movies. I often thought what an awesome event to be a part of.

Absolutely love the vids you provide and the topics you select within the car community. So fantastic and always super excited to see what you provide/pick for next topic!!! Keep up the phenomenal work and it's much appreciated.

Really enjoyed this. Very informative. Will watch it again that's for sure.

omg the music, the editing style, the way of speaking! love it, completely stole it but it's 100% perfect! 10/10 will allow

I knew a lot about this run before this video but you did a great job showing the timeline and history. Learned even more. Great video!

Every time I get notified of a new video you posted, I just can't wait to get started watching it - I was always fascinated by the Cannonball run and your depiction of its story is truel captivating ! Well done 👏🏽

Man i watch/listen to youtube pretty much all day long. I sat down for this one. Sbould be on netflix. Amazing storytelling. Got goosebumbs several times. Thank you for making this

Great video! i knew little bits of this but this is the whole picture. really well done with detail.

I just saw this masterpiece of a movie and now Moon's video, the timing is IMPECCABLE!

I've always loved the idea of these races and am always enamored by anything about them, finding this documentary of yours was seriously something I didn't expect but was so happy I did. There was actually a lot in here I didn't know and honestly the most interesting bit to me was the fact that Will Wright took part in it. I wanna thank you for putting the time and effort into making this, I've already sent it to someone to watch. Keep up the great work!

HUNTER!!! I’ve been watching your videos since your second video, I really love your content! The song you use for your into is starting to become popular on tiktok so it’s all over my page and it always reminds me of your videos! 😊

Great production. I was a tremendous fan of Car & Driver in my youth and have followed the developments of the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash since its inception. Thanks for putting this together.

i cant even explain how much i enjoyed this video.. thank you for all the time you spent working on this

Never clicked on a video so fast. Nice vid Hunter's Moon. Was excited for your next vid.

That doctor earned more than a few beers with that "cabin pressure" line, that's some quick thinking on your feet.

Love the videos, covering a very interesting niche of every car culture in every video. Keep it up man!

wow amazing amount of effort put into this video i can see, the production quality and research is outstanding, keep it up man

such a great story - thank you for documenting it so well.

Fantastic video! I was hooked the entire time! I’m going to go do a Cannonball Run now!

this is an incredibly well done video. i had heard of the cannonball before this, but had only very basic information on how it started. the amount of research and how deep you went into this part of american car culture is astounding. thank you!

Great job! The part Alex wrote about him learning of his dad and the Cannonball, he created for dramatic effect. He already knew about it, there was no tearful unveiling, but he needed create some motivation at the start of his book. It was a good idea and worked well for it.

I remember cannonball run 2001 was on tv and I loved it. Wish they brought it but I remember it only one year maybe in vh1. A fond memory from childhood

well done on all the REAL history , the pics and logos and everything you gathered up is awesome - How mad is it seeing those old cannonball baker cars from the early days , and all the details n old logos etc ..... THATS REAL HISTORY - TOP VIDEO

I always wanted to do this when I was young. Watching the movies pumped me up, but finding a team that was as crazy or crazier than me was pretty hard. Had to put the dream to rest after many many speeding tickets. Great video!!

Awesome breakdown of Cannonball history.👏 I Grew up on those films and love hearing about all the real race stories.👍 Much appreciated.

Really great work… I’m one of the producers of the upcoming feature documentary “Cannonballer”. This rich history & the drivers who broke the mold are the stuff of legends!

wow what a banger video. i had no idea iv been sitting here for almost an hour. love these videos man

Absolutely loved this video. You did an awesome job of explaining it's history and current times and people. Keep up the great work brother, God bless

I was fascinated by this race, after reading the tale of Brock Yates and Dan Gurney doing the trip in a Ferrari Daytona back around 1971. interesting story, IIRC in Car & Driver magazine. It's what made that Ferrari the ideal car to tens of millions of auto enthusiasts for the past 50 years, and it remains, for most of us, still the most desireable car of all time.

Thank you for making this! Very fun to watch

That was awsome Dude. I loved every minute of it. Cheers

I would love to see another video on all the specific stories from the cannonball run, would be really interesting.

anypercent speedrun across america with the montana trail glitch, the sumoning salt music was good, nice video, always saw the vinwiki videos on cannonballs but never knew the origin of it

I made it once from Arlington, VA to Lower Lake, CA., DRIVING SOLO, in 3 days, about 2900 miles~ averaging 15+ hours per day, not including stops..... and routinely passed by longhaul truckers. Needless to say I was tired when my head hit the pillo.....😴😴😴

You just don’t miss, I love this channel

Great documentary! Its nice to get accurate accounts on this! Thoroughly enjoyed your vid!

10:32 One of the janitors at my school had a friend back when he was young, who swapped a 350 small block Chevy and a Powerglide 2-speed auto into a Vega, but he didn't change the rear end (A little 8-bolt that's made of glass), which he blew to pieces as soon as he got on the gas. After that, he put a positrac rear end from some other Chevy in it, and had a lot of fun surprising people at stoplight races, before eventually crashing it.

As soon as I heard the summoning salt music I knew it was gonna be good