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The History and Legacy of the Cannonball Run
TLDR The Cannonball Run started as a serious race but turned into a comedy film based on the real race. It gained popularity and attention over the years, with various vehicles and teams participating, and even inspired imitators.
Timestamped Summary
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The Cannonball Run movie was originally intended to be a serious film, but it ended up being a comedy based on a real race.
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Brock Yates and Ralph Nader represented two different approaches to driving in the early 1970s, with Yates advocating for a reckless, "devil may care" mentality and Nader pushing for safety and regulations in the automotive industry.
07:30
In 1971, Brock Yates drove from New York to Los Angeles in 40 hours and 51 minutes to prove that good drivers can drive fast and safely, which led to the creation of the Cannonball run.
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The Cannonball Run was originally called the Cannonball Dash and was inspired by the Polish Racing Drivers of America, and the first official race included various vehicles such as vans, a motor home, an American Motors AMX, an MGB GT, and a Cadillac sedan de Ville.
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The first Cannonball Run was won by Dan Gurney and his team with a winning time of 35 hours and 54 minutes, and the race gained more attention and competitors in subsequent years.
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The final year of the Cannonball Run was staged as a race to make a movie, with 46 entries and many of the events that occurred in the race ended up in the film.
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The final Cannonball Run had many events that ended up in the film, including a Jaguar winning with a record-breaking time and the existence of imitators such as "Death Race 2000" and "The Gumball Rally."
26:04
The hosts share a personal story about driving a Geo Metro at over 100 mph to make it to a movie on time.
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The hosts discuss their listeners' contributions to kiva.org and encourage others to join their team and donate to the cause.
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