Data proving latest transcontinental record (in a car) released today

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And they spent 96 minutes

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how long is that?

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more than an hour and a half –

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whew, glad that was clarified.

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Yeah that felt like an odd thing to clarify

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Paid by the word.

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Good thing he didn't have to travel down I95 through DC; otherwise, he might still be there.

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Word. Traveling from DC through Fredericksburg, VA on 95 is a nightmare.

Bio for the author of the story:

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@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.

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I remember reading about this in Car and Driver, I believe.

They used the CL55 as it was a full size car, and could beef up the rear suspension and add auxiliary fuel tanks (for obvious reasons). They also had a plethora of radar monitoring/jamming/cop detection devices in the car, in addition to their own GPS and monitoring equipment.

Part of me says that is really cool. Part of me says throw that mother-fricker in jail.

That man was on a mission. He would have undoubtedly passed you on the shoulder.