Checkered Flag or Crash Checkered Flag or Crash Checkered Flag or Crash is a 1977 American adventure comedy film about off-road racing through the Philippines jungle, starring Joe Don Baker and Susan Sarandon and featuring Larry Hagman, Alan Vint and Parnelli Jones. It was written by Michael Allin and directed by Alan Gibson. Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden (Baker), nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright (Sarandon) intends to ride with him in that race. But Walkaway just wants to get rid of her. Fast-talking
Glenn Burns Burns lives with his wife, Susan, in Marietta. They work for many area charities including the March of Dimes, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, The Center for Family Resources, and the Starlight Foundation. His hobbies include fishing, hiking, and astronomy. Glenn Burns Glenn N. Burns (born July 21, 1952) is the current chief meteorologist at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, a position he's held for over 30 years. He is an AMS certified meteorologist and appears on the 4, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts Monday-Friday. He also hosted the weekly Mega Millions lottery drawings, based in Atlanta. At age