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Did you happen to catch the professional sporting contest involving cars over the weekend? No, not the one in which an advanced humanoid posing as a young, affable German won again. Or the one with our name on it.
We are of course, talking about the Indy 500 - one of the world's biggest and most historic races, and the setting for a rather nifty world record.
Gallery: 11 record-breaking moments from the Indy 500
Team Hot Wheels constructed a 100ft tall, 1,500ft long ramp in an attempt to re-bigulate the dreams of child-like petrolheads the world over: what would a real-life Hot Wheels jump look like?
A lot like this, actually. Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust - revealed as the mystery mentalist - piloted an 850bhp custom-built Pro2-style truck at the centennial Indy 500 race and launched it off the 16ft-high ramp into the abyss.
As well as fulfilling his childhood ambition of catching an abundance of spiffing air, he managed to set a new jump record for a four-wheeled vehicle of 332 feet, smashing the previous record of 301 feet.
"As a kid playing with Hot Wheels I could only dream of experiencing something as outrageous as a life-sized V-Drop track set," said Tanner.
Watch the jump below, and stay tuned for more pics...
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wridy commented on this article
at 11:59 am on 31 May 2011
That is completely mental, I grew up with hot wheels and can only dream at having a go at that. I bet he needs new pants when it almost landed sideways www.clippingtheapex.wordpress.com
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at 12:06 pm on 31 May 2011
Dear Jim will fix it please can I have a go in that car on that ramp. www.clippingtheapex.wordpress.com
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at 01:32 pm on 31 May 2011
Completely awesome. I also felt like saying "Go TopGear USA!" but I watched an episode and they are really boring. Why are television hosts in my country so boring...
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whydoiexist? commented on this article
at 01:47 pm on 31 May 2011
this reminds me of when in Colin Mcrae dirt 2 tanner foust did an enormous jump in a baja truck.only difference is in the game he got nudged by ken block abd landed on his roof...on top of David Mirra
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at 04:00 pm on 31 May 2011
thats one crazy mofo ! ! ! c ya
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