Posts Tagged ‘Cannonball Run’
This quarter, the Volkswagen Rabbit knocks the Toyota Yaris out of the top spot on Gaywheels.com's list of top-researched cars. The Yaris, which had hung on to the numero uno spot for the last twelve months, dropped to third place as the VeeDub managed to snag the second spot as well with the hardto......
Bullrun participants may have broken Cannonball NYC-to-LA Run record
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Before the start of the 2007 Bullrun rally last Saturday in Montreal, participants Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collonis bet their fellow Bullrun buddy Jay Riecke $50,000 that they could beat the longstanding cross-country rally record of driving from New York City to L.A. set by Dave Heinz and Dave ......
Joy Ride Rally combines fun and fundraising
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
Click image above for high-res gallery by the author and guest photog Jason ThorgalsenThere are several Cannonball Run-type rallies that take place around the country (around the world in some cases). Fast cars breaking the sound barrier as they hustle from coast-to-coast in search of fame and glor......
Saleen serves up special ‘Stangs for Cannonballers
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Two larger pics available by clicking image aboveSaleen is on our radar again. While we enjoyed its new S331 Sport Truck, it's their Mustangs that we really like, particularly the Parnelli Jones Edition. So we were glad to hear about another new Mustang from this small manufacturer. This time it's ......
Saleen building Road Rally edition Mustangs
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
In 1983 my family got cable. It was a pretty big deal. So big, in fact, that I remember the first thing I ever saw on cable, Cannonball Run. This summer the Great American Run returns, and with a pretty cool trophy for the winner of the race contest. Saleen is selling 24 of 25 limited edition Mustan......
Drive: new Fox drama premiers next spring
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
Fox is going from reality TV to rally TV with a new series called Drive. The dramatic show focuses on a fictional cross-country rally of outlaws racing across the countryside in what the show's executive producer says is a mix of the classic "Cannonball Run and Magnolia on wheels", with elements of ......
Cannonball heads for Holden territory
Thursday, July 13th, 2006
We're pretty sure that the last thing this great big spinning orb of ours needs is another 'rally.' But that isn't stopping Cannonball World Events from allowing those of you with too much disposal time and income from blasting across the great expanses of Australia.The Cannonball Down Under will be......
2006 Gumball rally officially underway as German police impound four cars
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
It isn't an official Gumball 3000 until the authorities start impounding cars. The annual event for car-loving millionaire scofflaws kicked off on Sunday in London, and various police forces around Europe have wasted little time in catching up with the cash-happy racers.Wuerzburg, Germany authoritie......
Cannonball Run returning to U.S. this summer
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
The Cannonball Run is returning to America. Named for the highly illegal (and surely equally entertaining) Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash founded by Car & Driver vet Brock Yates, this celeb and party-soaked cross-country run is actually an unsanctioned offspring of the ......
Crazy BABE seeks bangers to mash from Big Apple to New Orleans
Friday, March 10th, 2006
National road rallies are nothing new for North American enthusiasts. Brock Yates' Cannonball Run offshoot, the One Lap Of America has been plugging away in earnest for decades now. But for those without big budgets, trans-continental automotive hooliganism has remained somewhat less accessible.Ente......