2023 Cannonball Run Theme Voting Poll

[White Rabbit]

Hello fellow Cannonballers! The time has come to vote on next year's Cannonball Run theme. We began with twenty three  excellent theme suggestions. Based on everyone's top three lists, the themes have been narrowed to seven.

Below is a link to the voting poll. This is my first attempt at polling, so I appreciate your patience. Hopefully, all goes smoothly. 

The poll is set-up to allow one vote per person (based on their email/login). However, we'll also use the honor system.

The poll should be open from midnight December 2nd to midnight December 5th. This should give everyone plenty of time to vote.

Any suggestions and opinions are always welcome.

https://take.supersurvey.com/QK8BAWN5F

Edited December 2, 2022 by White Rabbit

[LL3 Model Worx]

Just a heads up... check your spam folders if you don't see your verification code.

 

[Pat Minarick]

Is there any way to see how the voting is going?

[White Rabbit]

45 minutes ago, Pat Minarick said:

Is there any way to see how the voting is going?

It should have shown the results after you cast your vote. However, if it didn't, below is a screen capture of the current results.

[disconovaman]

44 minutes ago, Pat Minarick said:

Is there any way to see how the voting is going?

As far as I can tell once you vote you have the ability to see the results... I'm able to go in and veiw the status of the race. I will say that every car is on the board with a percentage of the vote and that is Awesome...but there is one racer who is leading by a margin.

[disconovaman]

Whoops! Wrong poll ??? I'm tired sorry. ? 

[Pat Minarick]

1 hour ago, White Rabbit said:

It should have shown the results after you cast your vote. However, if it didn't, below is a screen capture of the current results.

I voted but didn't  see this , Thank you.

[MeatMan]

6 hours ago, Pat Minarick said:

I voted but didn't  see this , Thank you.

I saw the results after my vote. Didn't care for the results but its still early, though.

[Keef]

Tried to vote from my phone, signed into my account and all I saw White a white page. Won’t let me cast my vote. Oh well, I’ll be interested to watch when it starts.

[disconovaman]

45 minutes ago, Keef said:

Tried to vote from my phone, signed into my account and all I saw White a white page. Won’t let me cast my vote.

After you enter your email, tap the green envelope to the right and you'll be asked to enter a code, the code will be in your email add the 6 digit code and your vote will be cast... thanks

[Keef]

30 minutes ago, disconovaman said:

After you enter your email, tap the green envelope to the right and you'll be asked to enter a code, the code will be in your email add the 6 digit code and your vote will be cast... thanks

Thank you sir, voted ??

[Pat Minarick]

What is Run-what- you- brung, 

Edited December 3, 2022 by Pat Minarick

[disconovaman]

2 hours ago, Pat Minarick said:

What is Run-what- you- brung

I think it's more or less an open, anything goes loose interpretation bring what you build... maybe with a budget restriction? I don't know what the theme rules would be for that though.

[Fat Brian]

2 hours ago, Pat Minarick said:

What is Run-what- you- brung, 

This is the original post by oldcarfan in the theme suggestion thread:

"How about a Totally Inappropriate Cannonball? You know, cars that shouldn't be raced long distance. Such as dually pickups, tiny cars with tiny hand grenade engines, maybe huge old luxury cars. I'm thinking a 90s era limo, maybe a Yugo with a high revving 1200cc engine, or a Ford F-350 lowered and filled with a NASCAR  engine."

[White Rabbit]

My interpretation of the run-what-you-brung theme is effectively open to all street-legal vehicles. The real Cannonball is indeed a race what-you-have type of event, but for our purposes, some structure would have to be built in to ensure that the builds stay within the spirit of the CBR.

These could be some guidelines: street-legal vehicle (that is, one that could be registered with the DMV), vehicle-based engines (piston, rotary, hybrid, electric, etc. So nothing fantastic like a nuclear-powered car. If it's been in a production vehicle, it should be eligible.), real-vehicle based model (so the vehicle should be based on a real vehicle in kit form. Of course, modifications are always welcome; everything from box-stock to wild custom) and, as stated above, keeping with the spirit of the Cannonball. 

I encourage other's thoughts and guidelines on this potential theme.

 

[Calb56]

3 hours ago, White Rabbit said:

My interpretation of the run-what-you-brung theme is effectively open to all street-legal vehicles. The real Cannonball is indeed a race what-you-have type of event, but for our purposes, some structure would have to be built in to ensure that the builds stay within the spirit of the CBR.

These could be some guidelines: street-legal vehicle (that is, one that could be registered with the DMV), vehicle-based engines (piston, rotary, hybrid, electric, etc. So nothing fantastic like a nuclear-powered car. If it's been in a production vehicle, it should be eligible.), real-vehicle based model (so the vehicle should be based on a real vehicle in kit form. Of course, modifications are always welcome; everything from box-stock to wild custom) and, as stated above, keeping with the spirit of the Cannonball. 

I encourage other's thoughts and guidelines on this potential theme.

 

https://www.motortrend.com/features/history-cannonball-run-sea-shining-sea-part-1/amp/

[White Rabbit]

Hello all!

Just a reminder that voting closes at midnight, December 5th; so there's still time to get your vote in. In fact, we now have a tie for first: Wagons and Run-What-You-Brung. In the event of a tie, we'll have brief runoff between the tied themes.

[White Rabbit]

17 hours ago, Calb56 said:

https://www.motortrend.com/features/history-cannonball-run-sea-shining-sea-part-1/amp/

Thank you for the link!

I would also like to recommend the Cannonball book by Brock Yates. It's a great read from the perspective of the participants and you get a good idea of what an incredible event the CBR really was. 

Also, regarding the types of vehicles in the real Cannonball: Mr. Yates' impetus for the race was to prove that skilled drivers piloting high quality vehicles could safely traverse the nation's highways at high speeds, thereby, removing the need for the 55mph speed limit at the time. The important point here with regards to the vehicles is that they should be solid performance vehicles that are capable of safe, high-speed travel. The winners of the 1970s Cannonballs were: Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Ferrari Dino and Jaguar XJS 

[White Rabbit]

The polling has closed and we have a tie between Wagons and Run-What-You-Brung. To decide the final theme, a runoff poll will be held; open from now until Wednesday, December 7th 11:59pm (Eastern US time).

Incidentally, the final results are the same as the above post.

Vote here: Runoff Poll

Edited December 5, 2022 by White Rabbit

[LL3 Model Worx]

I think I voted 2 times by accident in the runoff poll... 

The actual tally should read 

9 for RWYB

10 for wagons

[Street Rod]

37 minutes ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

I think I voted 2 times by accident in the runoff poll... 

The actual tally should read 

9 for RWYB

10 for wagons

I think I also accidentally voted twice. If I did, it’s still tied 9 to 9. Sorry for causing confusion!

[White Rabbit]

Hello all,

So, this has been my first time using SuperSurvey to create a poll and it has very much been a learning curve. I've been working on the security of the survey to ensure that multiple votes are not counted. I did notice that there seemed to be multiple votes cast. I increased the security to "Heavy" and it now seems to have dismissed multiple votes. Therefore, we now have an accurate view of the poll for the 2023 theme runoff and for the YOB contest. The original theme poll remained unchanged. I will also post the updated results in their respective topics. I appreciate your patience during this process, but the multiple vote issue seems to be solved; that is, even if multiple votes are cast, only one will be counted.

[Tim H]

So, has the theme been selected? I have candidates for either one. I'll just need to find them.

 

Tim

[White Rabbit]

The theme runoff has come to a conclusion and the winning theme for the 2023 Cannonball Run is...

...Run-What-You-Brung!

Thank you to everyone who voted, both in the initial theme poll and the runoff! It was very close this year as all the suggestions were excellent, however, Run-What-You-Brung is the official winner by two votes!

This is going to truly be an exciting theme that has something for everyone as, in a way, encompasses almost all the other themes. It will allow the builder a large scope of building possibilities; from box/replica stock to full custom. I do believe, however, that a clear definition of the theme and some guidelines should be employed to ensure that the builds stay within the spirit of the Cannonball. This will all be on the official build thread's main page.

This weekend, I'll be posting the official build thread for the '23 CBR. So, definitely get your ideas flowing and I look forward to the great builds that are to come!

[Mattilacken]

That seems like a good thing and a perfect oportunity for everyone to finnish old CBR Builds?