Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Hot Wheels to Comes to LIfe at Indy 500

Very few car-related things make me reminisce about my childhood more than Hot Wheels, so my eyes were immediately drawn to a news article today about a stunt being planned which will involve a real truck, and a massive ramp.
Over the course of three weeks, organizers planned to construct a 30 meter door with a huge orange ramp, and judging by the trial-run video I saw, they're nearly done. Their goal is to break the jump record for a four-wheel vehicle, and to be honest, I can't wait to see their attempt!


The stunt will take place in the fourth turn of Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the May 29 race begins. Company officials expect the driver, whose identity is being kept secret until after the stunt, to break Johnny Greaves’ current world record of 301 feet.
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15 comments:

  1. 123April 19, 2011 at 9:29 PM

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  2. ZombieApril 19, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Holy flipping flip flip!!!

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  3. The Angry LurkerApril 20, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Come on now, this is for real?

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  4. Blog HuntApril 20, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    this is for real...?

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  5. CandleintheDarkApril 20, 2011 at 4:28 AM

    That is so freaking awesome

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  6. MRanthropeApril 20, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    wow. This is either going to be awesome....or a DISASTER. haha. Can't wait.

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  7. A Beer for the ShowerApril 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    When I played Hot Wheels with ramps like this, it never ended well for my cars. I have a feeling the same is going to happen to whoever drives down that steep ramp of death.

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  8. MArkApril 20, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    You better have NASA working on a landing plan.

    How awesome would it be if they did the huge loop one though.

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  9. AnonfourtwentyApril 20, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    This was my childhood dream...

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  10. UnknownApril 21, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    that's crazy!

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  11. Major MackApril 21, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    no way....if that is for real let me know....ill fly wherever they drop that death trap just to get it on video myself....I love destruction that results from stupidity!

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  12. LemmiwinksApril 22, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    nice!

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  13. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I would have a heart attack if I were in a car going that big ass slope. That thing doesnt even look real.

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  14. Solsby KidApril 26, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Wowww, that looks incredible!

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  15. berlinbloggerMay 2, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    looks really awesome ;) any way nice blog!

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