Stuntman Steve Truglia drives a puny Toyota around a loop-the-loop in a record-setting stunt for a British TV show Fifth Gear. The full stunt, safe descent (hopfully) included, airs this Saturday.. This also makes me wonder what his GPS was saying while he was doing this...
This is definitely not the time to be having second thoughts. If Truglia had been too timid in his acceleration, his yellow Toyota would have reached the top of the track and dropped like a stone. But if he had driven in too fast, the G-force generated could have knocked him unconscious. Either way, his route down from the high point of the 40 ft loop would have been, shall we say, less than graceful. But as this extraordinary picture shows, Mr. Truglia's timing and speed were perfect.
Mr. Truglia approaches the loop, driving at 37 mph. [Dailymail]
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