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July 2, 2012 05:00 pm GMT

Watch These Hot Wheels Cars Do a Double Loop in Real Life [VIDEO]




For every kid who has ever played with Hot Wheels, this video is like a crazy dream come true.

Drivers Tanner Foust and Greg Tracy conquered the 60-foot double loop over the weekend at the X Games in Los Angeles. As this video explains, to achieve this feat without killing themselves, the drivers had to hit a speed between 48 mph and 52 mph and the cars were outfitted with extra-stiff suspension and the tires were inflated to 80 psi -- 60% more than normal.

At that speed, the drivers hit a force of 7G's. Foust and Tracy prepared for the stunt by subjecting themselves to tests in military planes at that G-force level. However, when the drivers reached the top of the loop, they we…
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