Cannonball

With Covid-19 shutdowns, people have been taking advantage of quiet
highways to drive as fast as they can from New York City to Redondo
Beach, California. They’re trying to break records set in an
unofficial and secretive race called the “Cannonball.” Car and
Driver Magazine editor Brock Yates came up with the idea for the
race, and described it as a “balls-out, shoot-the-moon, rumble.” He
also wrote the screenplay for the 1981 movie based on the race,
“Cannonball Run,” which starred Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, and
Roger Moore. In today’s episode, the history of the illegal cross
country race, how it has evolved since 1971, and why fans say it
will never go away. We speak with Brock Yates’ son, Brock Yates
Jr., and Ed Bolian tells us about his record-setting cross-country
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