Cannonball run drinking game

The next time around higher or lower than the card in front of the person if right give 4 if wrong take 4. Finish all the people playing. The next round inside or outside of the two cards in front of the person ex. Continue around. If you have one of the cards getting turned over in your stack then you get to either give or take drinks depending on the column.

The first column is all give, top to bottom 2, 4, 6, and 8 drinks respectively. Then go to the 3 column and it is take drinks 2, 4, 6, 8 from top to bottom. The middle column with 2 cards is half beer for the top card and full beer for the bottom card.

Home Card Games Cannonball. The winners of the race were Rick Doherty and Will Wright coming in at 33 hours and 9 minutes. That time, as impressive as it was, did not beat the record of 32 hours and 51 minutes held by Heinz and Yarborough. Interestingly enough, the co-driver, Will Wright, was a famous game designer. In , though they did not beat the record, David Morse and Steve Clausman drove a Porsche on a route that was mostly on I to take home the win.

The car was equipped with a massive fuel tank. Clausman was a professional driver, and Morris was a businessman. When reflecting on their experiences in the documentary, APEX, they spoke of how important it was for the driver and co-driver to complement one another. Information regarding the U. Express seems to be nearly nonexistent. With that, we were unable to find who was involved, much less, who won the race.

In a video interview of David Morse, the winner of the U. The highway patrol of various states had been notified not only about the race but about our car specifically. The officer would know me by name. In what would become the final U. Their record stood for over 20 years until Turner and Diem were the first people to use a plane as a scouting tool during their drive. Because of that, their attempt was met with some scrutiny as many people saw the use of a plane as cheating.

But while many people were uncertain if a small plane or even a helicopter could make it across the United States in 32 hours, Turner and Diem managed to get a car across the United States at that time. Interestingly, a documentary titled 32 Hours 7 Minutes was created but never released. You can view an unofficial trailer here. There were and are many lawsuits and disagreements surrounding the release of this documentary, and it was ultimately never released to the public.

Express ran into a bit of a roadblock — a literal police roadblock. When The Cannonball Run movie was released in , the police were suddenly very aware of the underground race. As the race became publicized, liability increased. Thus, the Cannonball Run under the name the U. Express ended for good, and the record of 32 hours and 7 minutes stood for over 20 years. After the U. Express ended, the legacy of organized transcontinental races continued.

The catch? This includes vehicle, fuel, food, tolls, repairs, and tickets. If you purchase additional safety equipment, that does not count against you in the budget. The began in and has occurred eight times since then, up until In , the record for The was set at 32 hours and 5 minutes in a Mercedes s Of course, Ed Bolian was behind the wheel and he cataloged his entire experience. With the end of the U. Express, the Cannonball Run became an individual endeavor with single teams making the run to try to break the overall record.

And while many attempts have gone unpublicized over the years, the teams that have broken the record have mostly been extremely vocal about it — after the statute of limitations is up, of course.

The details or their feat were not released until Roy released his memoir, The Driver, in Express race. Using an immense amount of technology outlined in the records book section later , Roy and Maher decided they would masquerade as weather watchers if they were pulled over. This win did not come without its struggles.

But that did not stop him from attempting the run again, resulting in his record. If there were to be an honorary expert in this matter, it would likely be Bolian.

Bolian chose this car because of its understated looks, making it more likely to go unnoticed, which is exactly what a Cannonballer wants.

Their average speed was 98 mph, and the car had gallons of fuel capacity. In total, the team only stopped for 46 minutes. Bolian reflected on the preparation of the drive and what the drive meant to him personally in his video; 5 years ago we set the Cannonball record. He talked about how, as a high schooler, he was given the opportunity to interview Brock Yates for a project in automotive journalism.

Since that moment, Bolian had set out to discover what it would take to beat this record. This new record was just a little over one hour faster than the record. As a kid, I saw the movie, I read the articles, and it was something that was forever on my mind.

In , we had done the One Lap of America, which is the event Brock Yates turned Cannonball into once he stopped doing the cross-country runs.

The co-drivers actually met through Bolian. The rest is history. But, others are taking to the road. Is that a smart or fair idea?

The Cannonball Run record-breaking attempts have never ended. And now, Cannonball records are being broken at an incredible rate. The sentiments behind this race have always been that of immense preparation, innovation, and endurance. What, then, does it mean when drivers are taking advantage of an unprecedented time?

Does that match the spirit of the Cannonball Run? The first confirmed new Cannonball Record during the pandemic occurred in April Then, the record was broken again in May THEN, the solo record was set in June, and at the time thought to be the overall record. Ed Bolian announced a new Cannonball record on April 9, Boalian spoke of the team that held the new Cannonball Run record in April. Of course, the photo received immediate attention. Fast forward to May The April Cannonball Run record was once again beaten.

According to Bolian , the new record was under 26 hours , the car averaged over mph for most of the drive, and the team had over 30 spotters. In the span of five weeks, it was just beaten seven times. During the five weeks from April to May in , Cannonballers have been taking advantage of open roads due to the global pandemic.

Is it fair? While the premise of the Cannonball Run in general is unfathomable for most people, doing the drive completely alone is even more unbelievable. You read that right, a rental car with a single occupant just set the fastest known Cannonball Run time known at the time! These new overall Cannonball Run records have arisen during a time when, quite literally, the entire world was shut down. Does this mean the new Cannonball Run records will be unbeatable?

Does that mean it is the end of an era? How could there be? This is also the difficulty with speculating about the future of the Cannonball Run — as its history has shown, the event is complicated and incredible.

In the headline, he acknowledged that Car and Driver originally popularized this race, as Brock Yates was the senior editor for the magazine when he created the race in Driving across the country is different now, too. The 70s and 80s were a different animal when it came to driving than the present day. Ed Bolian discussed the pros and cons of attempting the Cannonball during a pandemic in a video posted on March 24, For example, Waze, a navigation tool commonly used by the teams, is not working as well because fewer people are on the road.

With that, an obvious pro is that there is less car traffic on the road. With all this being said, Bolian acknowledged that it would make no sense for him to condemn any of these drivers. Bolian went on to break down the complexities surrounding the record-breaking attempts and success during this unprecedented time of COVID There were some entertaining movies about it, and it is part of American car culture.

The fact that we get away with something deviant and law-breaking hinges upon the principle that people think it is okay because these people are adding their names to the history of Cannonball. The confusing nature of qualifying these new times for the Cannonball Run boils down to the idea that records are both objective and subjective, Bolian concluded. The circumstances surrounding driving during COVID will probably hopefully never be the same circumstances for anyone in the future.

Ed outlined all the controversy in his videos regarding the recent records. Then, he ended on a positive note. While there are no rules, there are a few parameters All of the drivers began in New York and ended in Los Angeles. Typically, the race begins sometime after midnight.

In this section, you will find a full list of the Cannonball record holders. Within the list, you will find their times, their names, and the vehicles they drove. If the information was available, we have also outlined how each car was set up, any unique techniques that were used, and any major issues with the runs. The only other unofficial Cannonball Run record list is a spreadsheet recently published by Ed Bolian of Vinwiki fame.

You can find his list HERE. Better know as Cannon Call Baker, Baker is, you guessed it, the man behind all of this. He completed the drive in 53 hours and 30 minutes. This became the record time for driving across the United States. White Ferrari Daytona coupe in 35 hours and 54 minutes. In this race, Gurney and Yates beat seven other teams. Notably, Gurney and Yates never exceeded mph and had an average speed of 80 mph. In it, they described in detail the car that won the race:.

Their Ferrari was entered by exotic-car impresario Kirk F. White, of Philadelphia. It was utterly stock what could be modified? Virtually everybody was convinced the car would be a wide favorite with law enforcement officers.

While the seven other cars racing all took a similar route, Dan and Brock took a different one. From there, they cut southwest across Ohio from Akron to Columbus, intersecting with the conventional route.

Driving in a Jaguar XJS , the team achieved the time of 32 hours and 51 minutes with an average speed of 87 mph. In a Ferrari , Doug Turner and David Diem finished the run at 32 hours and 7 minutes, 44 minutes faster than the fastest Cannonball Run at the time.

The Ferrari was designed to be refueled quickly and had installed kill switches for brake lights. Turner and Diem spent months strategizing the best possible route. Their average speed was The BMW M5 had a top speed of mph but could be pushed to mph with a software upgrade.

While at times, they exceeded mph, the average speed of the run was The car was armed with three large antennas, GPS navigation units, police scanners, night vision so they could drive without headlights, multiple cameras, and gallon fuel cell.

They also had a small airplane following them the entire time with a radio communication system to keep an eye out for police and other obstacles. Nobody slept, and they made six fuel stops throughout the entire run. Their average speed was 98 mph and the car had gallons of fuel capacity.

The car was detuned to wheel horsepower. Along with that, they used a thermal scope mounted on a gimble on the roof which, according to the team, proved to be rather unhelpful. In April of , two unnamed drivers drove a Audi A8 sedan across the U.