I hope they have good long think about why they chose to endanger everyone they passed for some silly record.
I wouldn't (couldn't?) do it, but there are people who are amazing drivers. The difference between most drivers and someone who just cares about driving as a skill is huge. These guys are the cream of the crop.
Plus they had taken precautions that are insane to avoid collisions. Heat detecting cameras to avoid deer? Do you know how hard it is to stop in time after spotting a deer?
These guys are far less likely to crash then someone on their cellphones.
I'm curious if this is true. If there was a high speed crash anywhere along that path, the best move for the driver is to definitely not mention they were doing the Cannonball Run. Participating in the Cannonball Run is a guaranteed way to get 0 sympathy from a jury for a civil claim, and get the max sentence from a judge for whatever criminal charges you'll be facing.
I think it's entirely possible people have been hurt/killed without much fuss getting linked to the race.
Yes, that is also dangerous and anti-social, but I don't see how it makes what they did less dangerous.
It's dangerous not because they're bad drivers, they're not, it's because no one else is expecting a car to come barreling up from behind them at 120mph.
And yes, thankfully no one has been hurt yet, but it's a totally unnecessary risk for some silly record.