The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, unsanctioned automobile race run five times in the 1970s from New York City and Darien, Connecticut, on the East Coast of the United States to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California.
The object of the Cannonball Baker was to leave the Red Ball Garage on East 31st Street in New York City (1979: Darien, Connecticut, at now-defunct Lock, Stock, and Barrel restaurant, Goodwives Shopping Center), typically after midnight, and drive to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California, in the shortest time possible. Those were the only rules.
Nothing was specified as to the route, type of vehicle, number of drivers or crew, or maximum speed permitted. There was a gentlemen's agreement that the vehicle entered would be driven the entire distance (not transported on another vehicle, not abandoned for an identical second vehicle hidden near the finish, etc.) Speeding citations received along the way were the driver's responsibility and did not disqualify the vehicle, although stopping to receive a ticket increased the vehicle's overall time.
The Cannonball Run was technically a race in that the team with the fastest time was declared the "winner" and the results were announced in order of time. However, times were not taken very seriously, and sheer speed did not guarantee a first-place finish.
The record for official Cannonballs is 32 hours and 51 minutes (about 87 mph or 140 km/h), set in the final run from Darien, Connecticut, to Los Angeles by Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in a Jaguar XJS in April 1979.
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This series of caches is dedicated to The Cannonball Run. There are 19 caches along your route. No TOTT's are needed for any of the caches and your feet should stay dry. From the 1st cache to #19 is a little over 2 miles. There is a wide variety of hides, so do not get to comfortable with a style.
This is an easy one to get you warmed up. Things will get a bit more challenging as you go.
Your challenge, if you choose to play this part, is to get all of them found in less time then it took me to hide them. I walked and did not ride a bike or run. My total time was: 01:28:00 . If you want to make an official time entry, please do so by using a stopwatch and taking a screenshot of the final time. Start your stopwatch when you are ready to walk, standing next to your vehicle. Do not pause the stopwatch at anytime during the challenge. Also, please state if you were walking, running, or riding a bicycle with your entry. Current record holder will be posted on the final cache page of this series. Doing this part is NOT required to log the caches in this series.