Cannonball Record

New York to Los Angeles by the Numbers

October 19-20, 2013
From:  Red Ball Parking Garage – 142 E 31st St, New York, NY 10016
To:  Portofino Hotel & Marina – 260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
2004 Mercedes CL55 AMG with 493 hp
13 states – NY, NJ, WV, PA, OH, IL, IN, MO, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA
93 counties
2813.7 miles in 28 hours, 50 minutes, 28 seconds
97.56 mph overall avg

46 minutes stopped
100.25 mph moving average
3 gas stops – 9, 12, and 7 minutes = 28 minutes
5 driver changes/oil fill ups/ = 18 minutes
15 hours 1 minute above 100 mph
9 hours 8 minutes above 110 mph
4 hours 29 minutes above 120 mph
1 hour 37 minutes above 130 mph
22 minutes above 140 mph
5 minutes 53 seconds above 150 mph

67 gallon fuel capacity
209.98 gallons of fuel used
13.4 mpg average
3 liters of oil burned

11 bottles of water
2 bottles of Gatorade
4 red bulls
3 juice smoothies
3 Blue Donkey iced coffees
7 nutrition bars
17 pieces of gum chewed
72 Chewable Vitamins – C, B complex, Multi, Zinc

5 fixed speed traps passed
12 moving police cars passed
0 tickets

$44,050 estimated cost
34 devices and countermeasures installed
29 people involved in various capacities