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Record-Breaking Cannonball Run
48:08 - 54:33 (06:25)
A brief history of the evolution of the Cannonball Run record, from Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewall K. Crocker’s 1903 cross-country drive to Irwin Cannonball Baker’s record 54-hour run from New York to LA to Car and Driver magazine editor deciding that he deserves his own place in history.
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The cars in the 1908 race traveled at a top speed of 30 mph and were prone to breaking down, leading to long days on the road.
48:08 - 49:17 (01:09)
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The cars in the 1908 race traveled at a top speed of 30 mph and were prone to breaking down, leading to long days on the road. Despite an official offer of sponsorship from the Winton motor carriage company, the driver George Jackson refused in order to keep the race from becoming overly corporate.
ChapterRecord-Breaking Cannonball Run
EpisodeThe First Road Trip
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Sewell, Horatio and Bud went on a cross-country car adventure in 1901, where they declined help from the Winton factory and made it to Buffalo, New York before having a horrible accident.
49:17 - 50:08 (00:51)
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Sewell, Horatio and Bud went on a cross-country car adventure in 1901, where they declined help from the Winton factory and made it to Buffalo, New York before having a horrible accident.
ChapterRecord-Breaking Cannonball Run
EpisodeThe First Road Trip
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewell K. Crocker made a 63-day cross-country drive from San Francisco to Manhattan in 1903, making Jackson the first person to drive an automobile across the North American continent.
50:09 - 52:37 (02:28)
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Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewell K. Crocker made a 63-day cross-country drive from San Francisco to Manhattan in 1903, making Jackson the first person to drive an automobile across the North American continent. He joined the military in World War I and became a decorated veteran, while also having a great relationship with his companion, Sewell K. Crocker.
ChapterRecord-Breaking Cannonball Run
EpisodeThe First Road Trip
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The first cross country road trip sponsored by Maxwell Briscoe took 59 days while 30 years later, Irwin Cannonball Baker made a famous run from New York to LA in just 54 hours, followed by Alice Ramsey and three of her friends who became the first women to accomplish the same thing.
52:38 - 54:33 (01:55)
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The first cross country road trip sponsored by Maxwell Briscoe took 59 days while 30 years later, Irwin Cannonball Baker made a famous run from New York to LA in just 54 hours, followed by Alice Ramsey and three of her friends who became the first women to accomplish the same thing.