I just found that Gumball 3000 is a race across or around in Europe and Cannonball race is across USA.
More information pls.
2007-03-18 06:01:55 · 1 answers · asked by njnowell 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
In 1933 motorcycle racer "Cannonball" Baker crossed the United States coast-to-coast in approximately 54 hours. In the 1970s Car and Driver founder and editor Brock Yates started the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash in his honor. The second race was won by Yates and Dan Gurney, former Formula One and Le Mans driver, in a Ferrari Daytona. They needed about 35 hours from New York to L.A. These events inspired the 1976 movies The Gumball Rally and Cannonball, as well as sequels such as Cannonball Run, Cannonball Run II, etc. The "Cannonball" race was finally canceled in 1979 due to a combination of media attention and pressure from political and police organizations who were concerned about road safety.
Wikipedia. Both US based it appears, and neither currently running, and quite illegal when they did.
2007-03-18 06:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋