Comments on: Congratulations! Your Application To The Most Secretive Underground Illegal Car Race Of All Time Has Been Accepted…

By: Eduardo Guerra

Eduardo Guerra — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:47:47 +0000

Proficient blog! I’ll probably be citing some of this information in my next paper.

By: Warranty Greg

Warranty Greg — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:53:46 +0000

I recently came across your web site on Yahoo and have been reading along. I thought I would post my first comment. I don’t know what to write except that I have enjoyed reading. Great website. I will continue reading this website very often.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:53:31 +0000

Sandra…

kinda makes you wonder….

By: Gonzalo

Gonzalo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:35:56 +0000

Gonzalo…

kinda makes you wonder….

By: David (aka led-foot) Morse

David (aka led-foot) Morse — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:48:13 +0000

I remember sitting in my downtown LA office and reading a blurb in Autoweek about this soon to be run race. There was a contact name and address - and off went a letter. Never expected to hear yes - and when it came - wow - what a rush - and only just the beginning of 3 years of rush! Now I needed to find a co-driver - Enter Steve who if I’m going to take a guess has a few colorful quotes in the film…. More on Steve in a later post - Looking forward to the finished film - but as a memory - it’s never going to be finished!

PS - the Led Foot was Steve’s nick name for me - I guess for this that’s a good thing!

By: E. Griffin

E. Griffin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:22:26 +0000

Cool look back into ‘82.

By: Don F

Don F — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:15:04 +0000

When I read about the US Express in a Datsun Club magazine in the summer of 1983, I thought this was the opportunity to do something I always dreamed of since reading about it and keeping the cover of a 1974 Car & Driver magazine with the picture of a group of drivers on a roof in Manhattan ready to do the Cannonball Run. Dreams do come ture for those who are positive.
I discussed it with my best friend Arthur and we decided to go for it, we contacted the US Express and were accepted.
The car used was a brand new 1983 944 Porsche - perfect under warranty in case the engine seizes or anything else breaks (no mechanical problems).
I was excited to get accepted and never regreted the experience, having joined a small elite group of individuals who are car crazy. I still have the Sneeky Pete trophy and for not getting any speeding tickets though we were pulled over in Texas.

Don
Looking forward to the moviw premiere.

By: Troy

Troy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:10:27 +0000

These guys give me so much inspration!

By: avalancher

avalancher — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:53:15 +0000

I’ve already posted this link on Alex’s site
but for those of you who don’t get there
here’s my view of what should be the
film’s t-shirt…

http://www.avalancher.com/tshirt-blue-32h7m-a.jpg

… not only because I think that the little car
on the US Express logo makes it a bit childish,
but mostly because this picture of the 308
overtaking a truck (extracted from the movie’s
trailer) gives an incredible feeling of speed.

Anyway, Cory you’re the boss, it’s up to you.

On a totally different matter the US Express
most probably inspired a TV Show very popular
in France since 2 years. It’s a game called
“Pékin Express” (Pékin is Beijing) where the
players have to cross a continent from sea to
sea, hitch-hiking their way with 1 euro per day.
Because they didn’t have the USE logo to copy
they used the one from the Cannonball, as can
be seen on this comparison…

http://www.avalancher.com/cannonball-pekin-express.jpg

By: Rob Langer

Rob Langer — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:40:04 +0000

this is great seriously