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Offline aka-justin

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"Hot Wheels corkscrew jump with real car "
« on: September 16, 2012, 09:53:37 PM »
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Hot Wheels corkscrew jump with real car

By David Pescovitz at 4:05 pm Sunday, Sep 16

As a kid, did you do insane stunts with your Hot Wheels cars? So do the people at the Hot Wheels Test Facility, but with real cars. This 92-foot "corkscrew jump" broke the world record. "Making of" video here.

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Offline neale_rs

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Re: "Hot Wheels corkscrew jump with real car "
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2012, 08:00:09 AM »
Pretty amazing, and crazy!
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Re: "Hot Wheels corkscrew jump with real car "
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2012, 10:39:31 AM »
Still live the James Bond Goldfinger one the best...

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Offline Jeffy

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Re: "Hot Wheels corkscrew jump with real car "
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2012, 12:32:24 PM »
Still live the James Bond Goldfinger one the best...

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Not to mention it was a production AMC Hornet and over water.

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