Hot Wheels for Real: Fifth Gear Gets All Loopy!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Personally, I didn’t think there was anything terribly complicated about running a car through a Hot Wheels-style loop. Shows what I know. Apparently, getting the speed right is absolutely crucial, because not only could the car fall off, but coming in too hot could produce g-forces which could kill the driver. Making this even more difficult? This is the biggest loop ever attempted. So the guys from Fifth Gear—with the help of a physicist from Cambridge—planned the operation down to the last detail. Does stuntman Steve Truglia pull it off? Watch and see!

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Posted at 1:01 am in Fifth Gear, John Coyle, Loop, Steve Truglia, Stunts, World Record

Comments

palefacetsw
Jun 20, 2009 at 6:58 am

I want a turn…..really bad….

gold94corolla
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:41 pm

Wow…. looks really easy from the side shot but inside you can really see how rough it is

GlamismanTJ
Jun 18, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Thats cool. The physics aren’t that complicated, you learn how to solve stuff like that in the first semester of basic college physics. Howeveer, I think it would be hard to make the ramp strong enough to take the forces even with such a small car.

GTwildfire
Jun 18, 2009 at 12:21 pm

Awesome, but the 3.5 MPH combined margin of error is surprising.

pttransamdriver
Jun 18, 2009 at 6:29 am

Awesome, can I have a go!?

Mr. Moons
Jun 18, 2009 at 1:28 am

That was awesome.
I don’t really know what else to say.