It’s Indy 500 day, and our thoughts turn to fast cars, the latest automotive tech, the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, and … world record truck jumping?
That’s what happened today at the Indy 500 race track at Indianapolis when stunt driver and Top Gear star Tanner Faust warmed up the crowd by setting new jumping distance record for a 4-wheeled vehicle. Until the jump took place, Faust’s identity was kept secret. He’d been practicing for months — he tells his story here:
Driving down a huge ramp designed look like a Hot Wheels “V-Drop” track as part of a “Fearless at the 500″ promotion, Faust picked up enough speed to launch his specially modified “Pro 2″ truck a world-record 332 feet. That was more than enough to beat the previous record of 301 feet.
And the teaser that led up to the jump:
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