has it ever been thought to race an 82 trans am from NYC to LA
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has it ever been thought to race an 82 trans am from NYC to LA
i plan to take a supercharged 82 trans am cross country from new york to la in about 28 hours. it sounds crazy but im going to do nit. i was wondering if anyone has any pointers for such journey if so, please email anything to jd896334@gmail.com. any help is appreciated and wanted.
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actually the record is 28 50. i plan to, theoretically, break this record. i doubt that ill make my 50 min. difference but i need a target to shoot for otherwise, why even do it. i am open for suggestions. the guy used a mercedes with a 65 gallon tank. and stopped 3 times for gas. with a total of 40 min. stopped
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Make sure you tell your CC company that you're going to be travelling so they don't flag it for fraud when you exceed their theoretical imposed time/destination limit
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Not in a TA, but gone coast to coast in many cars. Most of the time, quickly. A hot TA is not my first choice for flying low. Just saying.
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Alex roys bmw was pretty heavily modified for that journey and very well coordinated with a team of people.
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Who's the latest guy to set a record? Thought it was Alex, but DEFINTELY didn't go back and double check. Thought it was in an Infinity with dual controls. Again....haven't gone back and double checked facts....
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Ed bolian did it in a modified Mercedes I believe. I am doing a lot of research to make this happen I’m just not necessarily experienced In long distance driving. And he had a team of 4 people. One scout driver, one co driver and a passenger.
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Yeah....current record team had dual steering wheels and a spyhunter-esque smoke machine...which they supposedly actually used effectively on one occasion. And he had police officers from coast to coast on board to help him out. It's quite serious for those doing it.
While interesting, I think I'd rather watch the Hallmark channel with my wife than sit in the car that long!
While interesting, I think I'd rather watch the Hallmark channel with my wife than sit in the car that long!
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The Christmas shows are starting soon.
I on the other hand like to blow money on car parts.
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