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Old 06-01-2011, 11:49 PM
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Default Tanner Foust - record jump at Indy

This takes some stones...see it here
Old 06-02-2011, 09:08 AM
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the guy can DRIVE. I had the opportunity to meet & work with him a bit last fall at Spring Mountain. Helluva shoe and a helluva nice guy. Very shy actually, hard to believe!
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Crazy. Things don't always go great on these stunts. remember the stunt with Rhys Millen? flipping the truck upside down in Vegas? Big risk for a little $$$

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RavPi16b4IQ
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The show leading up to that was pretty funny. The secrecy, the fake clips of them doing inversions, the Hot Wheels test facility. Pretty good stuff.
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That would have been fun to see in person.
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Originally Posted by theporscheguy
That would have been fun to see in person.
Yup, especially because I gar-on-tee some hot chick flashed him at the finish line!
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Thanks for sharing that link! I got to go to Indy for the first time this year, and it was awesome! Made a whole weekend out of it, including the parade. The jump was wild; we were standing just past the launch ramp. The truck just seemed to hang in the air, and I thought it was going to flip at the end. Great show, great race.
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Anyone have a link to the test video where this jump nearly went very bad? That was an impressive save!



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