We all know the movie - but many don't know it's based on a real event, and it's still active.
The United States path is New York City's Red Ball Garage to the Portfino Hotel in Redondo Beach near Los Angeles. Roughly 2,906 miles.
There was a rash of attempts during the Covid Pandemic - taking advantage of low road usage and minimal law enforcement. The pre-pandemic record was set in 2013, but it was beaten 3 times during the shutdown - once in 2019 and twice in 2020. The current record was set in May 2020 at 25 hours 39 minutes. That's an average speed of 110 mph.
They were in a 2016 Audi S6 modified to look like a Ford Taurus police interceptor.
Modifications:
The United States path is New York City's Red Ball Garage to the Portfino Hotel in Redondo Beach near Los Angeles. Roughly 2,906 miles.
There was a rash of attempts during the Covid Pandemic - taking advantage of low road usage and minimal law enforcement. The pre-pandemic record was set in 2013, but it was beaten 3 times during the shutdown - once in 2019 and twice in 2020. The current record was set in May 2020 at 25 hours 39 minutes. That's an average speed of 110 mph.
They were in a 2016 Audi S6 modified to look like a Ford Taurus police interceptor.
Modifications:
- 67 gallon gas tank
- brake light kill switch
- radar detectors
- laser diffusers
- cb radio
- roof-mounted thermal camera for wildlife and police detection
- turbocharger
- Custom ECU to maximize fuel use based on octane, generating 600 horsepower
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