Tanner Foust leaps 332 feet through the air for new world record with Hot Wheels

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Hot Wheels had planned a huge world-record jump attempt at the Indy 500 last week with a mystery driver behind the elaborate jump that resembled a typical Hot Wheel jump setup you would find in the bedroom of any seven year old boy, with a huge orange track starting on a 10-storey high platform resembling a door.

The stunt itself was a success, with the specially-prepped truck launching of the ramp and landing on the other end, having covered 332 feet through the air and setting a new world record for four-wheeled vehicle jumps.



After the truck landed safely, the mystery driver revealed himself to be none other than driver extraordinaire, Tanner Foust, of American Top Gear fame. Should have seen that one coming right?



Source: Autoblog
 

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