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The Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | Full Documentary
A Hagerty documentary on a 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S and how it ended the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. It tells the story of the illicit race started by Brock Yates and its Hollywood adaptation.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a history-rich look at the Cannonball Run and the rebellious philosophy behind it.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Hagerty Drivers Foundation
- Topic
- cannonball run history
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2022–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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You really need to watch the documentary on Cannonball Run - its fascinatingly full of historic tidbits that you didn't know that you knew, and those you didnt. [VIDEO]
samstave on Hacker News · 2023-06
In Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Single TankYou will be happy to learn Cannonball Run movie script (also Smokey and the Bandit 2) was written by Brock Yates, original organizer of Cannonball Run :) For more about the whole philosophy of the movement I recommend: The Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | …
rasz on Hacker News · 2022-03
In To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM is limited to 55MPH
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