Ed Bolian announced a new Cannonball record on April 9, 2020. An Audi rigged to look like a cop car blew through the Cannonball Run record, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York in just 25 hours and 39 minutes. It’s been pretty secretive until now. Thanks to the COVID-19 shutdowns in different states during 2020, which has led to less traffic on the roads, the Cannonball Record has been shattered a few times. Interestingly, two of the three times the record was broken this year the drivers were in an Audi. As of August 2020, the record is 25 hours 39 minutes, with a top speed of 175 mph and an average speed of 110 mph, driven by Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, and Dunadel Daryoush. The Cannonball Run Challenge is a 2,800-mile race from the Red Ball Garage in NYC to the Portofino Hotel in Los Angeles. When Bolian discussed whether or not the rumors were true of this initial record being broken amid COVID-19, he said, “Yes, it is true … sort of.” He then went on to say, “I am saying right now that it wouldn’t be me. Jun 26, 2020 Ian Harvey Mustang GT in the great American southwest The Cannonball Run, the drive across America, has a new record holder. It's allegedly been broken again.
The New York-to-Los Angeles Cannonball driving record has been broken yet again, according to former coast-to-coast record holder and insider Ed Bolian. The Cannonball Run is an unsanctioned speed record from New York City's Red Ball Garage to the Portofino Hotel in Los Angeles, a distance of about 2,800 mi (4,500 km). The first shocker was from a team which set a new record back on April 4 of 26 hours and 38 minutes using a borrowed Audi A8L. Only a few months have passed since we reported that the New York-to-Los Angeles Cannonball record was broken. Apr 9, 2020 Facebook/Road & Track. The 26 … I’ve stopped keeping track of how many times the record was broken in 2020 but the unofficial Wikipedia page lists three times. May 14, 2020 Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty . A crew of car enthusiasts is believed to have set a new coast-to-coast driving record, commemorated as a "Cannonball Run," amid the coronavirus shutdown.