Legacy's FIA Endurance Race info. I had no idea!!!

Legacy Rally Guy · Post by **Legacy Rally Guy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:27 pm

I was looking up chassis codes and found this very interesting bit of information!! Does anyone have any more info or video clips?

The original Legacy speed record was set between January 2nd and 21st, 1989, with a Japanese-spec turbocharged RS sedan at the Arizona Test Center outside of Phoenix, Arizona.

It broke the 100,000 km FIA World Land Endurance Record by maintaining an average speed of 138.780 mph (223.345 km/h) for 447 hours, 44 minutes and 9.887 seconds, or 18 1/2 days. Pit stops were made every two hours with a driver change and refueling, while tire changes were made at 96 hour intervals, or every 13,400 miles driven.

This gave me an idea for a poll... I hope this is a correct post...

My personal Record is 1276.12 miles. From Springfield Missouri to Tucson Arizona. I started at 12:00AM Central and finished the same day at 7:30pm Mountain Time. I felt soooo bad afterwards.. lol

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:05 am

Los Angeles to Milwaukee, but we stopped a couple times, including a little R & R in Boulder.

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:47 am

I did a huge road rally last may that was 12 hours and started at 7 pm. Over the course of 24 hours I didn't sleep and drove about 800 miles.

Also I've done the one way 1250 mile trip from LA to Montana (and back) 7 times.

I like driving and taking trips in a car. Probably from all the time I spent in the back of a minivan as a kid. My flight home for Christmas this year was canceled thanks to the snowstorm in Colorado so I drove home. It was fun and I stopped in SLC on the way back to ski with a friend.

Legacy Rally Guy · Post by **Legacy Rally Guy** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:43 pm

yeah, I was supposed to fly from Kansas City to Denver then on to Tucson... But the snow stopped me in KC. I ended up catching a flight just by chance to Phoenix... I was just about to split a rental car fee to drive to Tucson.. hehe that would have been tiring, but fun.

dzx · Post by **dzx** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:21 pm

Boulder colorado to omaha nebraska to South Padre Island Texas

I was pretty wiped out.

thefultonhow · Post by **thefultonhow** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:58 pm

Baltimore, MD to Davenport, IA on one day, and Davenport to Salt Lake City, UT on the second. I was with my dad, though. On the second day we drove from 7:30 am to 12:30am that night, not even stopping for dinner.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:47 pm

Orlando, FL to Beverly, MA. Detroit, MI to Laramie, WI. Also drove from Los Angeles, CA to Beverly, MA in under 50 hours, but stopped a couple times to sleep for a total of 4.5 hours. Otherwise that would be about 3500 miles.

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:47 am

Kamloops, B. C. to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Left at 5 am on a nice Summer day , and arrived 17 hours later.

The road then was mainly two- lane and the 400 miles to Calgary through the Rocky Mountains was done in 5 hours for an 80 mph average, including stops.
The other number I recall was the total elapsed time of 17 hours for over 1200 miles for an average of 76 mph, on elapsed time including all stops.

No tickets

206er · Post by **206er** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:23 am

attleboro, MA to seattle WA in about 2 days I think it was, stopping to sleep n all that. took I90.
also done ft. collins to seattle several times, about 17hrs with including some very short sleep going 85-100 most of the way. if you hit the right parts during the day it is freakin beautiful too.

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:16 pm

Kutztown, PA to Lake Stevens, Wa in 2-1/2 days (3000 miles). Driving time, including stops for gas & food was 50 hours. Total trip time was 60 hours, 5 hrs of sleep each night.

The longest portion I did was Wisconson on I-90 to just outside of Billings, MT in probably 18 hours or so. That leg was like 1100 miles.

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:58 pm

Nonstop (almost) from Hickory, NC to Seattle, WA...

It was me, Yukonart and Jake15 last summer...we did stop in Fort Collins, Colorado for a few hours, but other than that, the 94 GT was running at 3000+ rpm for pretty much 2.5 days

skid542 · Post by **skid542** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:32 pm

Nick, was this 94 GT a purchase where a money order was sent to the dealer and then picked up and around late May/early June? I ask because I was looking at a 94 GT wagon down in NC as a replacement for my 93' around that time and when I called the dealer back to make arrangements to come down and see/buy it he informed me some guy from the west had sent him money for it and bought it sight unseen. Blew his mind, and bummed me out a little. I figured it was someone on the BBS but wasn't sure who.

HellBinder · Post by **HellBinder** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:12 am

North idaho to Palmer Alaska, 2 drivers,like 2200miles in just over 32hours, slept for 3 hours just south of white horse,i only drove for like 100miles, in which time i hit a bird and sucked it into the hood scoop, thank god for air filters.
It was december, of 03, the year an earth quake broke up some of the alcan.
I didnt sleep at all when my friend was driving, i was too scared.

Legacy Rally Guy · Post by **Legacy Rally Guy** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:04 pm

Wow there are some real troopers here.. I plan to take my legacy on a nice long coast to coast trip once finished.

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:16 am

4650+ miles in 5.5 days. details: spring break from Cedar Falls Iowa, to the Grand Canyon, then back, coming through New Orleans, Memphis..........was in my former CRX Si, got 38.5 mpg avg, at avg speeds about 80mph (about 4400-4800 rpm 5 days straight). Day one stopped in Peublo area, day 2 stop near Albequerque, then was at Grand canyon that 2nd day basically...to see the sun setting on the canyon.

SuperRallyRoo · Post by **SuperRallyRoo** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:18 am

yep thats the car Nick speaks of...

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:00 am

camp pendleton (between san diego and l.a.) to tacoma (and back) numerous times. just over 1300 miles. ~20hr traffic depending.
my best time was just over 18hrs.

it was in my camaro which had a 2.73 final drive ratio and a t5 swap resulting in 1800rpm @80mph. great cruiser. not so hot off the line.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:52 am

Chicago to Hermiston Oregon in 34 hours, 12 hours driving, 4 hours asleep in a rest stop, 17 hours driving. I was so awake at the end I needed 4 beers to calm down and sleep. I would have driven the 2.5 more hours to my hours in Portland but this was in 1990 and I still used my moms house for laundry!

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:52 pm

I've only really driven 650 miles straight through on several trips.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:12 am

I can't wait to go on another long trip. I want to see how much better these energy drinks keep me going than the old standby of Mountain Dew.

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:26 am

standby? the dew was the only thing that kept me awake. and when that didn't work so well, i'd add a little red bull. thus making...a mountain bull.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:51 am

I'm not sure they even had Red Bull here when I drove cross country. Dew was the highest caffeine soda I could drink (couldn't drink Jolt).

Darkseb · Post by **Darkseb** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:49 pm

Calgary to Montreal straight.....(something like 5000km) ouffff nice halucination.... Good night i need to sleep please....

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Legacy's FIA Endurance Race info. I had no idea!!!

What was the most miles you drove at one shot, stopping only for fuel/food/restroom?

Legacy's FIA Endurance Race info. I had no idea!!!