Fifth Gear brings you the complete loop-the-loop
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Nov. 28, 2009 2:38 p.m. JoeyM Reader
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Nov. 28, 2009 4:00 p.m. xci_ed6 Reader
I want to do that.
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Nov. 28, 2009 6:47 p.m. Marty! The other white meat.... Reader
Wicked kewl.......
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Nov. 28, 2009 7:07 p.m. rustyvw HalfDork
I can't believe they only had to go 36 miles per hour. I would have thought you would need a much higher speed.
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Nov. 28, 2009 7:48 p.m. PHeller HalfDork
Now lets make the loop twice as big and double the speed...
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Nov. 28, 2009 7:51 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
All that math and they didn't check arrival and departure angles?
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Nov. 28, 2009 7:56 p.m. BobOfTheFuture Reader
Well it was that, and the squat of the car that did it i think MrJoshua.
That said, Yikes.
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Nov. 28, 2009 8:11 p.m. 924guy Dork
i may just have to add that ride to my bucket list....
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Nov. 28, 2009 8:43 p.m. MitchellC HalfDork
Just make sure that you do the other ones first.
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Nov. 28, 2009 9:24 p.m. EPN New Reader
i can honestly say that i really don't want to do that.
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Nov. 28, 2009 9:35 p.m. cwh SuperDork
Let's do that on a motorcycle!!
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Nov. 29, 2009 9:11 a.m. ncjay Reader
Nice to see someone attempt and succeed at this in real life. Seems to me the real challenge is building a loop capable of being driven on. The design and construction of that intrigues me more than the actual stunt itself. One major design flaw and the car ends up in the scrap pile. Brings back memories of the old arcade game Stunt Driver with the test track and the stunt track. Fell out of or off that loop hundreds of times. The other question stuck in my brain is, "Why hasn't this been done sooner?" Maybe it has and I just haven't seen it.
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Nov. 29, 2009 9:59 a.m. carguy123 Dork
Loop the loops were staples of the old travelling car shows. They used to be at all the carnivals. I loved them!
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Nov. 29, 2009 12:04 p.m. Wally SuperDork
They didn't really believe they were the first to do that did they? And if there is a chance you could be killed during a stunt, is a pocket sized Toyota the car you want to go out in? I'm kinda surprised that you only neede to go 36 mph to generate 6g's.
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Nov. 29, 2009 12:17 p.m. Kia_racer Reader
They sais that it was the "new" world record. I wonder what the old one was?
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Nov. 29, 2009 11:30 p.m. HappyAndy HalfDork
I'm calling BULL E36-M3 on that record claim watch this
