It is widely considered to be one of the worst films ever made, but many still appreciate it for its kitsch value. The film received eight Golden Raspberry Award nominations in 1984, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Actress, but no wins.
Well the CannonballRun 2006 has been underway for 24 hours now and almost 1000 miles from the start in Surrey, our intrepid Cannonballers are on the beach here in sunny Rimini recovering from their fantastic drive down.
And the hot news is that the CannonballRun leader after this stage is none other than Jonathan and Tim in the Volvo V70R (of all cars!).
Cannonballers took several routes to cover the 230 or so miles, some straight across, some down the coast from Rimini then over to the west, and others went close to Firenze then down.
The 2007 Cannonball Bike Run is looking for a few serious riders who like to push it to the fringes between reason and insanity.
If you can picture the needle on your tach revving toward redline, have experienced tunnel vision from traveling so fast the world moves in slow motion, and have the desire for one short period to ride with the abandon of Mad Max, then the CBR is for you.
He was the original Cannonballer, racing trains from city-to-city on his 1908 Indian when there were few roads to speak of.