stackyFACTSThe most infamous cross-country speed record started as an angry middle finger to speed limits. A frustrated automotive journalist organized the illegal dash across the mainland strictly to prove that federal speed regulations were too slow and that skilled drivers could cross the nation safely at terrifying velocities.
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