R.I.P. Brock Yates

[Chris24]

Sad to hear that Brock Yates has passed away at age 82. Brock was the man that created the legendary Cannonball Run, an East to West coast race across America in the fastest time, on public roads to protest the new 55 mph speed limit in the USA.

Brock and Dan Gurney won the first race driving a Ferrari 365 GTB, after some hairy moments like hitting up an iced over bridge at 160 mph. His book Cannonball is well worth a read.

R.I.P. Brock, a man that dared to challenge the system.