The INSANE Solo Cannonball Record Claim!

[@VINwiki]

The claims in this video, while plausible and entertaining, are not supported by the traditionally accepted forms of Cannonball evidence and proof. Please enjoy the story but understand that VINwiki is NOT validating this record or stating it as truth.

[@drip_mg3466]

wack

[@wopalongcassidy]

If it ain't official. why do it?

[@cr4his]

@@wopalongcassidy money and revenue from the video.

[@klausklautgern4870]

People like the Story.

[@dentonthomas5622]

How can someone on a solo run record thier time in a valid way for the record books? I plan on going solo one day.

[@D0GG_]

Jeremy Clarkson was right. The fastest car in the world is a rental.

[@bnr32jason]

@@R9R6R9 a stolen rental car?

[@LCaddyStudios]

@@bnr32jason rental car stolen by a teenager on red bull, the golden trifecta

[@RandomRandomnessKCMO]

They are also the best off road vehicles too!!

[@ChrisLoew]

Be didn’t he leave in a blue mustang and not a silver one? Anyway nothing to see here...

[@TheMattc999]

@@RandomRandomnessKCMO yes they are, as long as you have the insurance.....😁

[@adamstc8]

Rental clerk: Looks down, looks up, looks down again, "What did you do, break a land speed record?" "Yes, thanks for asking."

[@anguselmslie7783]

When they look at the mileage put on it in that time

[@kevindodd4363]

@@anguselmslie7783 How about the fact that the seats are missing?

[@AndrewMalkin]

@@kevindodd4363 They put them back in.

[@tmanepic]

I'm curious how he managed to get fuel from the secondary tanks to the stock main tank without cutting up the car

[@scottnorton4629]

tmanepic running inline fuel hoses to the cars main fuel sender, you can see a picture of the fuel diverter a couple times in the video but it really only looked like he only drilled two holes to fit the valve !

[@dustinlemke1379]

guy does 120 across America no tickets, meanwhile i get a ticket for 7 over going down a hill.. SMH

[@knote4958]

Ticketed for 7 over? Wherever you live, move far away

[@maxcheese382]

K Note that’s standard man if it’s over the flow of traffic and the cop needs to hit quota they will definitely pull people over for 7 over shit even 5

[@franknbeans69]

Damn! Im in sfl and if youre not 11 over they dont bother lol

[@jimbosliceatlanta]

Ed Bolian voice “what you need is the Ticket Clinic”

[@-007-2]

Well, he would have got a ticket but he didn’t stop for the cop. You did, so.... that’s why you got one.

[@FranTyxx]

Former Enterprise employee checking in: him tearing apart a rental to do this and put it back together and have the Rental counter clerk not notice is 1000000% possible. These cars are checked in so fast that if you are not a car enthusiast (like myself) and not conditioned to check EVERY little nick and scratch, they never would've known anything unorthodox had occured with the vehicle. Not to mention, these cars are beat to shit for 40k miles and then sold to Gen Pop. Not saying I believe the guy with no gps tracking or video, but him getting away with what he did to a rental? 1000% believable.

[@DubioserAltschauerberger1510]

I drove 6300km/3000 miles with a BMW 420i rental car once within 7 days. They didn't care about. Mileage was included. Car had always enough oil. But it was in Germany and I didn't drove pedal to the metal from NYC to LA.

[@jebbus1497]

100% agree. i work for enterprise as a car transporter, esentially moving cars to various pariking lots, cleaning, checking etc. but yeah they are rarely throughly inspected and are beat to shit half the time. i've seen them rent out cars that are ticking and scraping so bad when they turn it sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

[@check4v]

Most people who work at rental car companies aren't "car guys" anyway, they're just people who have a desk job.

[@saro6043]

“You know texting a driving is illegal” *proceeds to go +120*

[@DubioserAltschauerberger1510]

Hold my german Autobahn

[@Crosbie85]

@@DubioserAltschauerberger1510Mr.bean? Is that you lol

[@georgechrist2886]

Rental guy: *checks the cruise control speed* Rental guy: Hmmm, that's odd!

[@rawolf1475]

It’s really us Service Agents that see that 😂

[@Aheitchoo]

Next renter accidently hits reset, hhhooooolllyy shit

[@eddyl3748]

@@Aheitchoo 😆😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀

[@66kprdwd]

Rental agent: Why does this car stink of gas????

[@callummclachlan4771]

"Oh well. Just a glitch in the system."

[@EdBolian]

Congratulations to Fred on an incredible run. We always knew that if someone went out and decided not to care about what could go wrong, just about anything was possible. This proved it. Thankfully he made it through safely.

[@sidport965]

"We always knew that if someone went out and didn't give a fuck about other people, just about anything was possible. This proved it. Thankfully he made it through without killing someone through his reckless behavior." .. There ... I fixed that for you!

[@ralpho4942]

@@sidport965 shut up nerd

[@alexperry06]

Sid Port ohhhh fuck offf, if your gonna come here and hate you might as well drag your ass back to law school

[@8SpeedNate]

but did he make it?

[@BigsGaming]

@@sidport965 why are you even here?

[@Kellsboro]

"You know texting and driving is illegal?" says the driver going 155 mph

[@Jsh0w]

That’s the joke!

[@chrisestill8825]

Whenever you are doing something illegal, you need to obey the law. It's the little things that get people caught.

[@2AMinLosAngeles]

as ed once said, never break the law while youre breaking the law.

[@jonathonsmith7694]

159.

[@The2tothe3]

159, not one mph over.

[@CrazyUncleChris]

When this car rocketed past me in Oklahoma I was on the phone with my buddy and as God is my witness I said, "there goes somebody trying to break the cannonball record while the highways are empty." Then I got to educate my friend about cannonball.

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

Hope I didn’t startle you too bad....

[@CrazyUncleChris]

@@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782 Didn't startle me one bit amigo. To be perfectly honest I was wishing I could do the run with you. Congrats on the win.

[@chunkiermango7982]

I didn't see it:( I live in Oklahoma

[@danielstratz3021]

Wait your friend doesn’t know what cannonball?

[@cicirunner]

@@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782 legendary story

[@michaelelliott3559]

I bet he took out the $7 a day rental insurance

[@Long-nd8bq]

Avis charged us $30.71 a day for their full insurance.

[@jonasvalero4940]

@Not The Technician You don't if you have your own full coverage insurance. It all depends on your own policy and risk though.

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

@@jonasvalero4940 This is such a wives tale. Your personal insurance policy covers your liability of what you hit but not what you hit it with. Your full coverage of your personal vehicle doesn't even roll over to the other cars you own... let alone a rental. Sure, you're covered to your limits for liability of what you damage but you're responsible for the rental (and anything above your limits). I can promise you this having been licensed in property and casualty insurance. Get the insurance from the rental company every time.

[@jonasvalero4940]

@@goofballbiscuits3647 Lol, I had an cosmetic accident with a rental and I only gave 10 dollars in my part and told them they can deal with my insurance. Months later, claim was closed.

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

@@jonasvalero4940 Cool story. Some companies do. But, for every one of those, there are myriad others who aren't so fortunate. It probably wasn't worth the litigation fees for them after a cost benefit analysis. If you're with a big box brand, there may have been an agreement between those particular entities as well. Consider this: why would you ever get full coverage on multiple vehicles that you _do_ own if you were magically covered for every car you drive. Liability coverage follows you, full coverage doesn't. Rentals are not as cut and dry as you're making them out to be. Everyone should verify with their agent what is covered with rentals before making a gamble like that. Quit pretending you know an industry because you were a customer once that got lucky and didn't get banged by an indemnity or rental company. Most people do... and dry as ya mama while they do too.

[@akamran01]

Sooooo did they put the car back together and return the rental? Imagine the rental company seeing 2800+ miles on a car after only having it for 3 days lol

[@sd6w7]

They had it for way more than 3 days to do the prep and assemble back...

[@uscitizen7665]

To answer your question, yes it was put back together properly. Fred is my brother and absolutely METICULOUS about his vehicles. He is also a mustang enthusiast.

[@keyboard-commentator]

@@uscitizen7665 did he drive the car all the way back to texas after the run?

[@myes344]

@@keyboard-commentator yea but it took 26 hrs had to pay for extra 2hrs

[@Fab710]

the mustang is currently up for sale with a full interior.

[@viny.u]

This is the definition of "hold my beer."

[@thetechlibrarian]

🤣

[@gewoontimm]

Then i hope you brought a lot of beer for us to hold 🤣🤣

[@raylars752]

He wasn't doing beer

[@wanilimbe]

Marius Ipad your car will be hit from behind and the insurance will make you pay them

[@JGunit]

Ahhh there it is.

[@phillipeclavel750]

This is the most, treat it as a rental, as humanly possible

[@Mufukkkkkaz]

I had a seizure trying to read your comment

[@gewoontimm]

Only thing left is driving and jumping it like the dukes of hazard 🤣🤣

[@phillipeclavel750]

JP Zilla there, commas added

[@LCaddyStudios]

@@gewoontimm thats in next weeks video

[@lukev6818]

Phillipe Clavel quotes

[@jimber1562]

Ford should send him a mustang for this

[@opieg7333]

They'd send him a Mach-E

[@raynic1173]

more like an F40. With a really big fuel tank!

[@CLA82529]

Ford should make a tribute to him lmao.

[@mauricemotors8207]

jim ber I still rather the S8 is comfy af

[@sussolus]

I first had my doubts when he said he drove 26 hours and then decided that getting out of California was a higher priority than taking a piss

[@FanifrischLP]

The Boss of "Don´t be gentle its a Rentle"

[@kevinyech984]

Don’t be smar it’s just grammar

[@KA-vs7nl]

@@kevinyech984 😂

[@ikkeolve]

@@kevinyech984 smar

[@kevinyech984]

Smer

[@ikkeolve]

@@kevinyech984 smur

[@gijswijnberg]

I wonder if someone is going to do a no stop cannonball. Mid air refueling style. Sounds like a blast.

[@cyjan3k823]

Need for speed movie style, while driving

[@excitedbox5705]

not really worth it. you are not gonna do that above 80mph so at most you save 4-5 minutes and it is very risky. I think the only way to go faster is faster cars and luck with the traffic. if he hadn´t hit that check point it would have saved 20 minutes+. that is as much savings as doing 4 fuel stops on a normal run.

[@philipvandebovenkamp23]

Top gear (technicly it was the grand tour) did this once

[@mwall787]

Pretty sure Fred has done that before...in a 63 Ford Galaxy for the 2018 C2C express race

[@laurean5998]

@@philipvandebovenkamp23 bmw has an ad in which they refill an m5 from another m5 while drifting

[@MaxSpeedMike]

A mustang is definitely not the sleeper-like car I was expecting. I like the "No f*cks given" approach here lol

[@VenomClawz]

its so common though they still dont stand out

[@VenomClawz]

it's a "mature" color and not a bright yellow beacon yanno?

[@Vyppaaa11]

Super common though, and if you squint hard enough it could be a Fusion from the front

[@MaxSpeedMike]

@@VenomClawz trueee

[@MaxSpeedMike]

@@Vyppaaa11 LOL wat

[@solngv8]

Rental Agent: Will you be driving this car out of State? Fred Ashmore: Yes....

[@vedantdeshpande8474]

Si

[@Jaybird563]

WE WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RENTAL COMPANY ED! The return, damage, etc... if possible on the video tomorrow.

[@GriotDNB]

Though I think you are a little off when it comes to production lead times, I too love hearing ridiculous rental stories!

[@Jaybird563]

@@GriotDNB absolutely, that video is likely edited and ready to go :(

[@samdufour3874]

@@Jaybird563 check Ed's pinned comment, it'll be up tomorrow 😉

[@JaySaints]

I work for the company that rented this car! Don’t know if anything bad happened. Either way I get to drive these vehicles daily please don’t trash em 😂

[@basithph8958]

“You need to do this” That’s all they ever need to say

[@louisianna01]

BASITH PH if this was in Australia, all someone would need to say, do it for the boys!! You won’t do it!

[@guskipper1194]

This guy is the Chuck Norris of Cannonballing

[@SIXPACFISH]

Not Cannonballing if there's no traffic.

[@yungtooli]

SIXPACFISH oh shut up

[@StellarGale]

@@SIXPACFISH cannonball is a race of the moment. Is 70's cannonball not valid because there were less cars at a time? Anything can happen, even end of the world. Cannonball is Cannonball

[@skiz8848]

@@SIXPACFISH get a load of this guy

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

SIXPACFISH well I have that record of the event too 31:47 so what now ?? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jeffreyoldham55]

GPS: "Recalculating...evade police pursuit..." Holy Cow! I had heard that the guy who broke the Cannonball record was crazy, and Fred IS crazy...like a fox! Congratulations on an absolutely remarkable time, and welcome to the club! Hell...Fred now owns the club, and should be recognized as the rightful & sovereign Cannonball King! Hail to the king, baby! 👑

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

Just a peasant amongst the kingdom of greats...!!

[@Danny-ur4bf]

Rental office checks computer due to excessive tire ware. “Uhh boss he uh drove 159 for an hour plus” 😂

[@brettbilger1390]

Tough week for rental Mustangs on VINwiki

[@ConsensusX]

I think one of the best cars will be a black Dodge Charger with dark tint and a push bar. People will get out of the way, and cops will probably leave you alone.

[@Number1FanProductions]

I wonder if some federal body could sponsor a cannonball run, would be cool

[@bigred3966]

or a twin turbo explorer black with a push bar.....

[@cbush2361]

Big Red Just need to up fuel capacity from the dismal 16 gallons and remove 145mph governor

[@bigmaxcc]

Graepixels you mean a black demon charger

[@DavidMossMGS]

bigmaxcc Demon charger isn’t a thing genius

[@CalebsCars]

I like how a mustang now holds the record

[@DevinEMILE]

To think a GT did this. Imagine if a GT350 or a GT500 did it.

[@RaptorTroll360]

A stock Mustang no less... hoolee fucc

[@bonnellford2434]

I know !!

[@stefanwilliams9626]

Only if he had tune it he would have hit 180 no problem.

[@LCaddyStudios]

definitely fitting that arguably the most american companies car holds the record, similar how in australia our cannonball record was held by two aussie built commodores for about 15 years, Im going to win it back one day

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

It should be a rule that to do a cannonball you have to have a witness to ensure your time is legit. I could go make up a fancy story and say I managed 23hrs no issue.

[@boilerhousegarage]

Yeah, well I did it in 22 : 30.. So there! 😄

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

@@boilerhousegarage see what I meam

[@ethanwolbert6153]

Pretty sure there was a disclaimer at the beginning that addressed this???????

[@PeaceManBro]

You can do whatever you want, but like this guy the real ones know that if its too good to be true and theres no evidence to back it up, take this STORY with a grain of salt.

[@joshwithe7468]

his Ipad and phone both have a history relying on GPS for position, that's good enough for me

[@robinsattahip2376]

Driving cross country is quite enjoyable, it's a shame so few people ever do it.

[@krzykris]

I agree, this country is beautiful and the geoology is diverse. I did it three times: Southern route, central route, and Northern route. All three were with my four-legged best friend as co-pilot. I wasn't going for a record, but I was still making time. First time no authorities, second time a warning, and may have evaded one on the third. All three provided great memories.

[@pkpoints]

@@krzykris what was your favorite route of the 3? Asking for myself in case i ever want to do it

[@krzykris]

@@pkpoints That's a tough call, but I'd have to go with the Northern route. Oregon, Idaho, and Montana provide the best scenery. The Columbia River Gorge is breathtaking.

[@pkpoints]

@@krzykris Awesome mate. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to me! I want to try it just once before I die :D

[@HaloDude557]

Because morons make the road dangerous

[@smokenchoken1736]

Met this guy in person, he's a great fella and a joy to talk to

[@mitchellmeyer4177]

I want to know how the conversation went returning the rental car. I assume there are some scars from part installation, removal, rock chips at 159mph. And the crazy high mileage he put on it

[@lxlphantomlxl3600]

What surprises me is now a days most rental vehicles have GPS trackers, if the car starts going well over the speed limit usually the police are called by the rental company just in case the car is being stolen and taken to a chop shop. Its surprising that he didnt have any trouble with the rental company.

[@PilotJetProductions]

lxlPhantomlxl I worked for a rental car company (a big one) a few years ago and this was absolutely not the case. The people running the place were not car people, actually far from it. They didn’t care where the car had been or what it had done. You might possibly be thinking of an exotic rental car company, they take more serious measures (via GPS and G meters) to make sure their cars aren’t being used on a track. Just from your average airport rental company however, they don’t care one bit what you do with the car as long as it doesn’t return with significant damage

[@Salvaba]

@vinwiki @edbolian could we get a video on this? These are some fair points and could make for an interesting story

[@PilotJetProductions]

lxlPhantomlxl on top of that, I once drove a Dodge Charger that had an alignment issue from one store to another because they had somebody who wanted to rent it. As I got to my destination I informed the manager that the car would need to be aligned. They brought it to the local chain alignment shop and informed the manager that the car had a bent subframe from somebody “most likely jumping it”. They just said “oh well” and moved on. You could get away with murder on those rentals as long as it looked pretty clean when you returned it

[@lxlphantomlxl3600]

@@PilotJetProductions Hm, that's interesting. Maybe it just depends on the rental company. I only mentioned it because I know someone who works for a smaller family owned rental company and they track their cars. I don't know if it's because of prior issues with theft or to simply protect their assets. I guess larger companies have so much money they dont really worry about a car being stolen or anything like that. Plus they probably have really good insurence that will just pay for them to get a new one. I could be wrong but who knows. Either way the idea of doing this with a rental car is just insane to me. Not just using a rental car to drive high speeds coast to coast but at the same time stripping the insides and adding extra tanks? I'm sure if the company sees this video they would be like WTF? Is this what people do with rentals now a days 😂

[@GregariousGiant]

I read about it and was all “How has this guy not been on VINwiki yet?!”

[@fanchonmelcarr9188]

Right I told some one of it isn't on VinWiki it didn't happen. Then boom 🤣🤣🤣

[@GregariousGiant]

Fanchon Melcarr - exactly! VINwiki is its own news source now! Haha

[@AgentLTK]

"Maybe it was the antenna or something that gave me away" Maybe it's the fact he was going 120+ MPH

[@andrewaitken5132]

I met this guy in real life to buy a set of wheels and he is an extremely genuine and generous guy and was also really fun to talk to.

[@jaked5651]

Fred has picked up something I was shipping to Indy for Travis Bell, he really is a cool dude!

[@JTLDEN]

He literally just blocked me because I asked for pictures of something he was selling out of a parts car and he blocked me because I “probably won’t buy it since your car and probably won’t pay for shipping” when it wasn’t even an issue to pay for shipping sounds like a fragile ego dude

[@supershifter4836]

Jeremy Clarkson once said: the fastest car is always a rental

[@tiaanvanwyk8970]

This is speedrunning in real life. The level of forethought, skill and preparation required. Insane.

[@thewiz448]

The officer that lost him watching this: 👁👄👁

[@M0rdFustang]

👀🤣

[@adamstampley7207]

*Pikachu face*😂😂

[@pier-lucgaranddion1527]

I put the votes on thsi comment at 159 guys, please dont like it any more. Not one more.

[@backs8189]

@@pier-lucgaranddion1527 tuff

[@regularCarRescues]

"Didnt see a single cop in ohio, which is unusual for ohio" can confirm this as an ohioan 😂

[@Targetshooterscorner]

Absolute facts

[@fraidykat]

Mandatory Sensitivity Training Day?

[@krzykris]

Blazed through Ohio last week, saw one cop. Across the entire country, Wisconsin, by far, had the most police.

[@Hman9876]

Last month I drove from Phoenix to Cedar Rapids Iowa, and it took me 26 hours of driving to do it. Cannonball record holders are a different breed.

[@jguillot72]

Do you even CannonBall bro?!

[@JoeManLARockinEmpire]

It was the Goats that Blessed The car!

[@mrdavidmitchell]

Goats, Christmas day, it sounds like Frank Capra's, It's a Wonderful Life.

[@gnarshread]

When good ol' boys want to get something done. I've often wondered why people haven't used a bulk tank on a farm truck before.

[@noyoucanthavemyhandle]

Agreed, Just to put 30 gallens in my pickup seems like forever.

[@sethmoyer]

"As the pandemic had worn off..." He must have driven so fast that he's living in the future!

[@dallaswood4117]

yeah pretty funny how he kept mentioning the pandemic winding down or whatever verbiage he was using lol.

[@RWBHere]

True. We're still at the start of the pandemic. 16 million recorded infections in a world population of over 8,000 million. Even if they're off by a factor of 20, that's still only 4% of the global population. 96% to go.

[@kaimyung1]

Ed Bolian: patiently waits for statute of limitations to end in all the states he drove through. This Chad: EFF THE LAW, EFF THE RENTAL COMPANY, I WANNA GO FAST

[@dirtrida274]

Spent all this money on fuel, time, etc and couldn’t put a GoPro on his windshield…..

[@aussieexpat]

Mrmm good point... a dashcam with 512gb card would get it all no problem...

[@jiggingjerks]

Literally thinking same thing. Plus into a USB and provide periodic updates showing date/time on your phone……

[@ElliottAlvis]

Now I feel obligated to attempted this in a Prius.

[@smilyingpanda]

A Prius won’t go over 105mph I can promise you that.

[@DevinEMILE]

With the amount of environment your saving. I feel like I can try to do the humvee run. Top speed is probably like 60

[@ii7317]

@@DevinEMILE the Prius was proven to be less fuel efficient than the E92 M3 around the track, so probably he will not save the dolphins.

[@squeakers27]

Imagine doing it in an LS swapped Prius

[@LCaddyStudios]

@@squeakers27 no one could call 911 on you them: "Hey yea i just spotted a silver prius speeding past me at 180mph" literally anyone else: "bullshit"

[@mikes9756]

He's lucky he didn't have any tire issues, no jack, no spare tire. Jesus

[@ReiCaixa]

But if he lose a tire why would he keep going? Run would be dead anyways, it was all or nothing so it made sense to leave the spare.

[@Long-nd8bq]

I drive cross country a few times a year in my trucks. I don't have spare tires on either of them. I just check them when I stop and so far so good. Knock on wood.

[@fraidykat]

@@ReiCaixa A tire change is 15 minutes tops if it's an inside dually.on a standard 1 ton truck. On a car like that five or ten minute would be reasonable.

[@RevoltingRudi]

statisticly tire failure is very low. and runned with proper pressure, high speeds don´t harm them. i drove german autobahn at 180k (or ~111mph) for hours, checked them tires at a stop and even temperature wasn´t that high.

[@plcwboy]

If you have a flat tire just call Jesus for road service.

[@PRproduct]

"what's your business in California" Seriously they're part of this country why do I have to state my business

[@JimmyRussle]

Maybe because the whole state was in lockdown? Or maybe because he was embellishing his story? Ive been through that checkpoint hundreds of times. They usually dont even stop you. When they do they just ask if you have any fruits or vegetables. Its an agricultural checkpoint to make sure people are not brining in pests that could destroy crops. I have never been questioned about my purpose in the state.

[@JulzOGLoc]

RM1178 facts, you could tell these guys you’re doing something illegal as long as you don’t have any fruits/vegetables or plants they don’t care😂

[@DavisParsons]

That exact check point is 25min from my house. They never stop passenger cars almost ever. Once in a blue moon they ask if you have fruits or vegetables. I’ve never been asked what’s your business in California even in lockdown.

[@LeeFred78]

@@DavisParsons The whole state is full of fruits and vegetables...who cares if you bring in a couple more??? :)

[@trapjohnson]

@@JimmyRussle Texas plate or something closer by? Willing to bet they record plates. Helps them pick out who to stop.

[@watermelons1285]

I just watched a guy incriminating himself for 20 minutes

[@pier-lucgaranddion1527]

could be written off as entertainment. It's just a story, they have no proof.

[@i.cabrera7971]

No officer evidence to prosecute.

[@dandanthetendiemann3012]

he had a blue lives matter sticker on his old mustang... i'm sure they'll let him off the hook just like those "I donated to such and such police fundraiser" stickers do

[@crudboy12]

@@dandanthetendiemann3012 Pretty sure that's exactly why he does that lol. I can't imagine he has too much respect for cops or the law IRL.

[@MumrikDK]

They love doing that here.

[@ChaotiX1]

"The sooner I get outta California, the better" Truer words have never been spoken.

[@somedudeinatunnel3102]

I live in California, everyone here speeds and we hardly have any cops monitoring the highways. Probably the best state to speed in.

[@ChaotiX1]

@@somedudeinatunnel3102 Nah thats Florida. In Florida, the cops speed WITH you. Nobody there gives a shit. I had a rental car there and was doing 85 in a 60mph highway and I was getting passed by EVERYBODY, *INCLUDING* cops.

[@javierriccardi]

Please don’t politicize this. Tired of the BS politicizing OF EVERYTHING.

[@wcdjmase]

Amen to that

[@somedudeinatunnel3102]

@@ChaotiX1 I used to live in Florida too, you're not wrong. But cops are hard to find on the highways. They're busy solving actual crimes.

[@Eli-kr5bm]

I think the biggest advantage is fuel tank size, Ive got trucks always passing me at gas stops

[@sheldonschultz4681]

If his cell phone was on he should be able to validate it with cell phone records from the pings to the phone.

[@PLSZ]

Everyone who attempt something crazy like this.... would make sure the thing is recorded.

[@RustyZipper]

I caught a world record fish last year, didn’t bother taking a picture, I just tossed it back in. Catch and release…

[@berkanozmutlu4993]

There’s definitely someone watching this and thinking yea I can beat that

[@spookytrashpanda7659]

That someone is me...

[@FinnyMG]

If this was in Europe you could beat it in 20h..

[@davidpeterson5930]

But when I go 11 over the speed limit on the highway for 3 minutes, I get a ticket

[@CaptainSeamus]

Time and place - time and place...

[@vrcmf3172]

I feel like this story is full of shit. The fact that he went through all that prep but didn’t get a camera live run-so show the run, get scouts to verify the run. I call BS

[@vrcmf3172]

@@Simon-sf7ng exactly

[@cybyrd9615]

​@@Simon-sf7ng no people want more cannon ball run records they'll have to keep the covid records separate, so if you want a real record you do it now not during covid

[@traxiii]

@@vrcmf3172 Pretty sure he said he was "talking" with his brother.

[@vrcmf3172]

@@traxiii ya talking about how they gonna fake this time lol

[@johnmusshafen2105]

And all it took was a quarantine cause pandemic and cops everywhere under close scrutiny

[@fraidykat]

Turns out Mandatoy Sensitivity Training Days are great for Cannonball runs...

[@jasonrackawack9369]

Years from now someone will be searching the car auctions for the record holding mustang. Wonder what will happen to it.

[@DevinEMILE]

Well assuming it’s a rental. It’s gonna be crashed by some young kid wrecking something.

[@Pangowin]

Typically once a sports car has 20-30k miles on it the rental company will sell it back to a dealership or at one of their own selling lots.

[@magnacars]

It’s for sale right now

[@OnlyDansMusic2112]

@@magnacars link?

[@samekemark9191]

Dan Coakley www.rossdowning.com/VehicleDetails/used-2019-Ford-Mustang-GT_Premium-Gonzales-LA/4467928053

[@ubu852]

Congratulations! This is the punk origin of Cannonball. You saw a chance and took it without spending 100k on equipment or following the rules of the self appointed cannonball hall monitors that seem to have cropped up recently.

[@K8Stuff]

"Texting is illegal" - yea THAT is the issue lol, not 130mph average lol

[@BlazingSun72]

120 is stable af in my 09 vibe, not looking at the road is sketchy af in any car 🤷‍♂️

[@lettersandnumbersuc]

A lot of people told me...”You got to do this...” lol. Judge would love that one...

[@opieg7333]

Judge: "While jail time is optional for reckless driving convictions, a lot of people are telling me, you gotta do it"

[@stephen3164]

Remember when people would wait until the statute of limitations expired on their offenses before admitting to a crime?

[@ptw783]

There were infractions, but no crimes.

[@Mrclean431]

ptw783 wrong. Misdemeanors are crimes. In NC 15-20 over is a misd with required court appearance. Im sure other states have misd for tripling the max speed limit.

[@MrCtsSteve]

I've done some pretty long runs in both my 2013 Corvette GS and My 2016 Z06 . Michigan to Florida nonstop . El Paso to Orlando solo....straight shot . Had the Z up to 176 in west Texas ... I'd be afraid of getting pulled over and losing my license doing this. Couldn't even imagine getting nailed for 150 + on the freeway .

[@onlysilv]

I feel like going that fast in some states might get a gun drawn on ya!

[@volleyballjerry]

@@onlysilv - It might but normally only for a felony evade would require a high-risk arrest (weapons drawn, multiple units, etc.). You still might still get arrested for reckless driving.

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

If you're already doing 150+ might as well just stick to the pedal. The fastest normal cop cars do like 150 max. In this case, i would have tuned car to remove the top speed limiter in the mustang. those can easily to 175 and out run the cops@@onlysilv

[@eagle25311]

@@ayushmalpeddi2793 That works especially on a sport bike where they won't spike strip you. My top speed was around 185 mph I rode fast for around a decade and never got pulled over going fast because they could not keep up. Got lucky I didn't get a helicopter I suppose that would be the only thing that could get you. I don't ride anymore though.

[@CollinAbroadcast]

I mean, if you set it up correctly, it absolutely is possible to run cameras the whole 25 hours without having to monitor them. If you went into without a camera, then surely it doesn't matter much if something goes wrong and stops recording with a camera. Don't have to worry about monitoring it then. Better to at least TRY than not try at all.

[@Long-nd8bq]

Camera's are evidence that can be used against you in multiple jurisdictions. Say you get busted and they share the footage with other departments. You are looking at multiple charges in multiple states. I'd rather not have video evidence of myself breaking the law in 10+ states.

[@CollinAbroadcast]

@@Long-nd8bq Except that wasn't his reasoning for not recording

[@jointaimbot55]

This has been shared all over the mustang groups I’m in, glad to finally hear it

[@HazeyAuto]

Worth waiting until midnight in Australia to watch. An amazing story, and I can’t wait to see the video on the vehicle prep. Congratulations on your achievement, and if you ever make it Down Under there’s a beer waiting here for you.

[@jrchismorie]

Goats on the car = good luck to make him the current GOAT of Cannonballing

[@OpenRoader]

Clerk: I see you checked your $12 damage waver. Your good, have a nice day"

[@charliechristie2949]

TRUE STORY: I had the privilege of preparing a new Mazda RX-7 for the 1979 Cannonball Race. All that I did to the car was a new Intake Manifold,Holley Carb, Headers and a humongous Fuel Cell under the rear hatch glass. We had an extremely talented driver. The fuel cell turned out to be defective and started to leak from a seam halfway across the country.With all the fuel grief,we still managed to finish 6th that year........Tough gettin' old. All I have is memories.......!!

[@MayaLXiX]

How can I do this myself ?

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

Charlie Christie but what an awesome memory. I won the 40th anniversary event last year

[@charliechristie2949]

@@MayaLXiX You will have to ask Fred Ashmore. I haven't been involved in the Cannonball in a very very long time......

[@boilerhousegarage]

No mention of how well the car went back together? I can't believe the lessor didn't notice some odd marks and don't all rental companies use trackers? That'll be a good way to prove the time.

[@9554vert]

he said he got it from his friend if im not wrong

[@faizaanahmed1540]

These stories keeping me sane in quarantine

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

Ain't that the truth!!

[@toddr3093]

Where do you live that you’re still in quarantine? Are you sick? That’s been over for a month

[@alexperry06]

Todd R I’m stuck in NY we’ve been in quarantine for like 3.5 months

[@emartin7166]

Lol bro quarantine is over.

[@ojoface208]

heyyy faizaan i used to see your comments on ar12s videos aton, dont watch him anymore tho lol

[@JC-11111]

Hey I know this guy from the C2C group! Fred Ashmore! Congrats, Fred!

[@kipdiggs1827]

This puts that whole "You need a German car with self-leveling suspension" thing to rest.

[@LBCAndrew]

Had he been driving an Audi S4 with the governor removed, he would have hit 25 hours flat for sure. The big fat A8 was imo the worst Audi for this job.

[@larrysmith6797]

German Cannonball cars are for effitte bald midgets who wear leather jackets with POLIZEI emblazoned on the front.

[@fraidykat]

@@LBCAndrew Had he not lost time at the ag station he would have gained 20 minutes.

[@Johnpinckney98]

This man literally told cops to step up their game. Not only did he set the fastest solo record, but he also solidified it by making sure that nobody could do it ever again! XD Thanks alot, gotta wait for the next pandemic for my shot.

[@samdufour3874]

Out of staters: "What is a Maine?" Me: (sipping blueberry juice out of a lobster shell) "Hell yeah bub, he friggen sent er', wicked good job"

[@dingusbingus8554]

You know its big when you hear about this on your radio even! Great video Ed

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

Upex what radio station was it on

[@JibbaTheHoot]

I'm so conflicted on whether or not to believe this. On the one hand he goes through all the trouble to rent a car, add fuel cells etc. And drive across the country. But then doesn't take the proper steps to make sure that all his hard work can be validated? If you know the community won't back you up why do it? It just does not make sense to me to put in all this time and effort KNOWING that if he does beat the time that it will most likely not be accepted. So strange....

[@3LegsIn]

Has already been proven to be faked. The drive was real, the time wasn't

[@JibbaTheHoot]

@@3LegsIn when all signs point to fake I guess that's the case! Thanks for clearing that up

[@3LegsIn]

@@JibbaTheHoot He had no witness at the start. He had no witness at the end. He provided no active glimpse to anyone, but sent glimpse screen shots occasionally that were proven to be photoshopped. Some of his glimpse shots provided had time stamps that translated into speeds in excess of 175 mph for extended periods to have made them as posted. He had no finish line gps photo that shows time, distance, average speed and overall speed that is the Cannonball standard. He has done enough runs to know this. Is that better for you?

[@HarjotSingh-rx1pt]

@@3LegsIn Thats what I was thinking. He did the drive but ddnt break the record so he faked the time.

[@cybyrd9615]

​@@3LegsInwhere's the videos about that?

[@KeithKman]

16:21 - everyone knows on I-15 in Barstow you take Minneola Road to bypass the agricultural station.

[@94nolo]

As a truck driver, I can attest that radar and cop activity decreased tremendously. None in Ohio. PA Staties ramped back up in June. I also went across the country when I got laid off, and there was NO traffic and no caps. Awesome.

[@mrbrowz1000101]

I cant front; Kovid + empty roads was a beautiful thing. If there was ever a perfext time to do a run would have been 3 months ago.

[@austindrumhe4937]

Ikr, the drive to my parents house went from an hour 15 mins even without heavy traffic to an hour during the start of the shutdown. It was so glorious

[@LCaddyStudios]

forget the predator drone, create a bioweapon and use it to clear the roads of traffic for your run

[@jaymorrison2419]

It too me over a year to find out what my V-Max was. Found out the last week of March. I-90 was spooky empty.

[@behindthen0thing]

@@jaymorrison2419 what was v Max

[@jpslayermayor9293]

No, the day he chose was very good, cops were under very high scrutiny nationwide and many staying out of the way to avoid the expected spotlight of national attention should anything go down during an arrest. This is why he didnt see any cops for the most part

[@carbonking53]

"The sooner I get out of California the better"......My thought as well every time I've had to visit that state.

[@AndrewMalkin]

Surprised he isn't waiting for the statute of limitations to expire before he talks about it.

[@knote4958]

What is the statute of limitations regarding this situation?

[@Pheatan]

You can't be arrested for hearsay.

[@reallyanti]

@@Pheatan you definitely can what are you talking about?

[@VictoryAviation]

You can be arrested if you admit to breaking the law and are specific about it. He’s on the verge of specific.

[@knucklecutter1188]

@@VictoryAviation He specifically stated that he went across country in less than 26 hours and that he had cruise control at 120 and he had it pegged at 159 and that he ditched the cops.

[@moonrooster7160]

Hold up. So you're saying the car that has the GOAT cannonball time had literal goats chilling on top of it?

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

Cosmic Perspective #TrueStory

[@CapricornEGO]

He was chosen, the signs were there.

[@fraidykat]

@@CapricornEGO The goat choose and the goat decides...just ask the cubs.. don't be spurned when you could be blessed!!!

[@CarswithNash]

The story is amazing! The only thing lacking is I wanted to hear the reaction from the rental car agency when he returned the car and if there was any damages he had to pay for etc.

[@mazda_miata_]

That magic 24 hour 00 minute record breaking run is coming. Can’t wait for that day. If it’s a solo run too, oh my god that’ll be insane.

[@MyG36E]

I highly doubt it'll ever come. This was the guy who ran it solo and gave no fucks, ready to go to jail, with only one fill up. And you think his time will be beat by almost two hours? Average top speed of almost 117mph? Nah.

[@paulkornis3692]

Jake Thompson you have a point tho

[@km0821]

@@MyG36E average top speed

[@tunanocrust2642]

@@MyG36E dont forget with the lowest traffic on record in a decade

[@ericsmith3996]

I love this lower-prep approach. Fantastic.

[@samp3529]

Keeping it simple goes a long way on any long runs. People often overthink and over-complicate.

[@septembersurprise5178]

" Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now" Mark Twain.

They always say “you need to do this” but never “we need to do this”

[@mrburgermaster]

Damn speed limiter; it was probably for the best though, as he only had 39 miles of range at the end.

[@Penguinnoly]

his reasoning for no filming makes sense, dashcams overwrite their footage every about 10 minutes unless they are told to save the last, say, 10 minutes. A go pro would not last 26 hours. His phone should have gps data that can be used to verify though which is suspicious

[@God_Zeni]

He could literally just plug the gopro into his car charger....

[@aussieexpat]

Dashcams have 5 minute files but they won't overwrite unless the card is full. I think a 512gb memory card would have done this fine...

[@Penguinnoly]

@@aussieexpat 512gb is I believe around 10-15 hours

[@lukedebu5210]

On a gopro, recording at lowest resolution with a 1 tb card could get you over 30 hours. Same thing with a dash cam, they're programmed to record 3,5 or 10 minute sections, and they will save all those videos until they run out of storage, and then they start overwriting the oldest ones with the new videos. A cheap dash cam with a 512 tb card could easily store over 40 hours of footage provided the graphics were on the lowest possible setting (I believe 720 or so)

[@DVNGXR]

He could have just taken a video with the date and time at the start and at the finish. Or had a GPS or a camera.

[@ShawnGBR]

The bit where he says you can't maintain a GoPro - that's where I smell bull. A person can get the camera set up for Timelapse the day before. You check to see that's working by putting the camera on a shelf or suctioned to a window or mirror of the glass of a framed picture pointed at you and the TV, record yourself watching TV for an hour so it's clear this is not normal speed video, stop the camera, and see how long the video recorded for to confirm your settings. Or point it at a clock during the day where the sun's light in the room will shift position. In fact, hold up a sign at the start of the test video that says TEST TIMELAPSE. You want to prove you're telling the truth here so this really basic first step is a must and it calibrates that camera. When it's time to get moving you'll know it's recording because the red LED continues to blink the whole time. If the GoPro is mounted to the windshield, that takes the moment after you press the shutter button and see the flashing LED. Someone did an EV Cannonball Run in under 46 hours (you can't carry a few MegawattHours of batteries to eliminate charging stops for the car) and here's the Timelapse footage - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4TaiX6MmKmfopo - you see the scenery change outside the car and they have a map open on a screen (a cellphone running Google Maps or Apple Maps gives the same result) to absolutely prove their run. They took 2,716 minutes for their run (45 hours and 16 minutes) and around 1,080 seconds of the video is the Timelapse part at 1080p from setting off at Red Ball to almost arriving at Portofino Hotel (with less than a minute of normal speed video at the end in Redondo Beach getting to the finish) which means each second of Timelapse video is 2.5 minutes (150 seconds) of real time at 30 frames per second. If they had used the actual Timewarp setting on a GoPro they wouldn't be able to shoot at 150x slow speed (the transition between Timelapse and regular speed camera with sound shows they actually shot 46+ hours of continual video and used software to speed up the bulk of it) but there are other easy options to shoot 150x Timelapse video if that's the plan. There's an app for the iPhone called NightCap Camera that can do a video at up to 1,800x slower speed, where a single second of video is 30 minutes of real time - the option is on a slider and 150x slower is one of those options. Android has a host of Timelapse apps too. As long as the phone is mounted and is plugged into one of the USB ports so it has power, it'll film the whole run. And just like the GoPro option, you start recording and make sure it's plugged in / mounted / still recording before leaving Red Ball. And there are even easier ways that don't need a Timelapse video. There are time-stamp apps that record video with the current date and time (to the second) on the image / video. You can even have a map that shows your current position on screen too, updating in real time. All he had to do at moments when he was stuck in slower traffic is record a few seconds of video. "Here I am on I-80, 75 degrees and 38 minutes West according to this app, going through eastern Pennsylvania slowly because this truck is slowly overtaking that truck..." and the screen shows latitude and longitude with the date and time ticking on in one corner, and a map set to 75% opacity showing his blue circle heading west on I-80 in another corner. When it's THIS easy nowadays, especially when you're claiming a world record, that's when it becomes unbelievable.

[@insertusernamehere313]

I don’t know how you get a time of 25:55, but that is insane.

[@locasenior8229]

You can get better time

[@locasenior8229]

For exmple they take too high hp cars instead of taking one car which spends like 7 liters and still can go 120 mph all the time. Bmw 525d or 520 d audi a6 2.0 or that sort of cars

[@sd6w7]

@@locasenior8229 you don't do 7l at 120mph with any car... They need more power for extra weight of the tanks. He reached 157 and couldn't reach the 180 he wanted to take advantage of... Those cars are probably also electronically limited...

[@OliverWode]

A8 with the 4.2l V8 Diesel. There you go, easy.

[@lobbyrobby]

As an owner of a 2020 mustang gt I approve this video

[@Janet_Airlines802]

I'm not buying it, without documentation, it's not the record. I can't believe he thinks he can say, trust me I did it. And we're supposed to buy it, Nah.

[@kibblesbitz1184]

No video or GPS logs? No co-pilot? He was able to spend so much time removing the seats and adding gas tanks, but spent zero time making sure there was any kind of proof? $140 and about 10 minutes of work he would have proof. The whole story should be dismissed on this alone. It didn’t happen.

[@aussie2uGA]

This guy is like the government, never let a crisis go to waste. Bravo to your Covid Canonball run!

[@BlazingSun72]

Underrated comment

[@ericwsmith7722]

Let me get this strait,,,, you reserved a Mustang GT, from a rental car company .... and that,s what you ended up with ?? That is amazing , great job !

[@javierriccardi]

eric wsmith You have to remember, almost no one and I mean NO ONE is renting cars during Covid. I live across from a racetrack parking lot and they have filled it with at least 1000+ rental cars sitting on the lot collecting dust.

[@ericwsmith7722]

@@javierriccardi --wonder how many of those cars in the lot are "reserved" for some other place around the country. The last time I rented a car , they sent me out to space 24-b ( or something ) for car "X" .... no car was there , they could not find it...I ended up with car "Y" .. And i did not care car what I drove ,, Hertz could not even get me the car they gave me ....50 feet from their own parking lot !

[@juliojimenez9794]

So are you telling me that this guy thought of everything, except of a way to prove what he did? Nah, it didn't happen.

[@trcythmpsn]

Imagine the smirk on his face when he was given the keys from the rental company 😆😆

[@thegooeymanschannel7128]

I feel like the next natural progression is the car equivalent of aerial refueling, car-to-car refueling without stopping. xD

[@craigcusteau]

This

[@Hyperious_in_the_air]

yup, pull up behind someone and do a train system with a flex hose and high speed pump. Even if you can maintain like 60 in the slow lane doing it, this would still cut a ton of time

[@craigcusteau]

@@Hyperious_in_the_air all this without getting caught by the cops lol

[@thegooeymanschannel7128]

@craigcusteau right, was mostly joking about this but in theory I guess you could have a little boom that comes out of the front of the fueling car, and modify the fuel tank to have the filling cap in the back