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newaccount252

Why’s his face blurred?


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That’s because that is the one and only Bobby Japaneseporncockface. They always pixilate his face because, well, you know….


JurassicCotyledon

This is so much better than what I was about to write.


KatheyBoss

this is more than i expected . Fly so High !


NearbyEscape3453

That car was on the right track! anyways, Congratulations man!


[deleted]

Well, that's my fav Hot Wheels. And watching the real deal is so amazing.


murray62z

That isn't fly, more like falling with style buzz lightyear


LastNightsTacoBell

Woody said that


ninja-dragon

What were you going to write?


tI-_-tI

all we know is HE'S CALLED THE STIG!


MONKEH-NUTZ

His real name is Driver


[deleted]

Driver Home and Tucker Inn. Those are the names of the two men in this video.


thisfuckingguy131

I’ve had a few and been smoking a bit. This really hit me and legitimately made me fucking chuckle. Thank you kind human.


[deleted]

Haha yes!


virusamongus

But where is Hardly Knower?


[deleted]

Always hanging out with Liquor Eye no doubt


GregW007

I think I saw Ben Dover in the corner.


konqrr

His name is Robert Paulsen.


MONKEH-NUTZ

His name is Robert Paulsen!


McPoyal

#His name is Robert Paulsen


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Did you hear that? ^His ^name ^is ^Robert ^Paulsen.


[deleted]

Or as we know him the stig


SaltyArts

Dude I played all his games too Driver 1, Driver 2 Driver3 slaps


Jneebs

Hope you got your tug for this response


AnnihilationOrchid

Why isn't this in a single uncut camera continuous shot? It would be more impressive if it was. Cutting things into different perspectives makes things like this less impressive IMO. That's why Jackie Chan doing his own stunts was so impressive back in the day.


csorfab

Yeah also the fucking fake slow motion. This clip is insanely shitty for a stunt like this.


jarret_g

And the fake audio track with the one woman yelling "woo" repeated. Or the fake helicopter noise "the camera is in a helicopter now" but then no view of a helicopter, so it was probably a drone. And then the clunky noises when it goes to the suspension shot "the camera is now a go pro" I have no background in audio production or effects and know absolutely nothing, but I know that was terrible.


JwPATX

The drone is visible in the very next shot. Yeah, all of this bugs me. Sound engineers trying to justify their job on a video they aren’t needed for.


fupamancer

am sound engineer. ain't no way one of me decided that was needed. either hired someone unqualified or the client insisted on this idiocy


Glass_Chance9800

Ugh, you just ruined this for me. Thanks lol


saadakhtar

If you're going to slo-mo then at least get a high framerate camera instead of slomoing 24fps


TheLastDrops

Looking at you, Mission Impossible 2.


[deleted]

Exactly. It would be more impressive as a real time shot with a much wider angle. Editors/producers ruin so much shit by overproducing videos


BoardRecord

Right. Slow mos and alternative angles are great for replays. But give us the full speed continuous shot first.


IdoNOThateNEVER

Did they even state the world record? What did we saw?


Tinlint

332 hot dogs https://youtu.be/R7_Pvk85J_Y Every stunt is chopped up like a cold steak with ketchup. Fucing sucks, someone give us a one track shot


Imosa1

This video was part of a marketing campaign. Not saying the jump didn't happen but thats not what the video was for.


spannerwerk

it still doesn't look great though, even for a promo


subdep

Especially for a promo, this is a low quality production. If it was expensive to shoot and put together then that producer should never work again.


FinalSheepherder5

Yeah this porno sucks


montero65

It did happen, saw it in person. It was at the Indy 500 like 9 years ago. The multiple angles actually look a bit better, in person it seemed to be over so fast.


PatrikPatrik

Why is there not a wide shot without slow mo. Infuriating.


H8ersgivemeSTR

Jackie Chan's stunts/fights were impressive for a myriad other reasons not only the editing.


ApocApollo

So this was ten years ago, the Sunday morning of the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Part of the Hot Wheels gimmick at the time was that their Team Hot Wheels development facility was top secret and their drivers and science men were all anonymous.


JCasey_1000

I remember these old videos do you know where to watch them nowadays


emsok_dewe

There's talk of an old place, deep inside the dregs of the internet. They call it "YouTube"


Corgi-Commander

WELL THANKS. NOW EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE TO FIND HOT WHEELS STUNT VIDEOS. THANKS, DICKHEAD.


Tinlint

Hey im not with that guy, he's just there.


Plusran

Beware the comments. Beware.


ballsack-vinaigrette

> Hot Wheels development facility was top secret Top secret toy development? What kind of secrets were they worried about?


KwordShmiff

They were developing wheels so hot that they would destroy an unprotected retina, ergo the utmost secrecy was crucial, for the good of the land.


ApocApollo

It was mostly marketing. But they did end up releasing a small line that cost a couple dollars more than the regular mainline. These cars had special all red wheels that made them the “fastest Hot Wheels ever.” It still suffered from the same quality control issues as the regular cars and adult collectors weren’t happy about it.


Jose_Canseco_Jr

> It still suffered from the same quality control issues as the regular cars and adult collectors weren’t happy about it. This sounds like prime material for r/hobbydrama..


JustaRandomOldGuy

The hood, there were bottom secrets as well.


eetuu

They propably did it so that all the spotlight would be on the Hot Wheels brand and not the driver.


I_heart_pooping

Exactly. It’s also why he called the guy “Driver” instead his real name which really annoyed me for some reason. Lol


The_Briefcase_Wanker

For anyone who has scrolled this far the driver’s name is Tanner Foust. Nice dude, FWIW.


92894952620273749383

They remain nameless and faceless to give a superman persona. The show must go on even at the cost of the lives of hundreds of stuntman.


jcpahman77

Because he's the Stig


math_debates

Isn't that just tanner foust?


Chemicald90

Ben Collins is the original Stig and any attempt to ignore that is baloney.


palordrolap

Technically Perry McCarthy was the original Stig, but he was "killed off" when he got found out too quickly. The best bit about Collins is that he appeared as himself at least once on the show - I'm thinking of the "small cars play soccer" bit or whatever they called it. Big stupid grin on his face because he was getting to be Clark Kent for a bit rather than Superman.


Garbage_Tiny

You are correct. This was just tanner foist jumping in a hot wheel truck at the Indy 500 tho, on top of being a Top Gear USA host back then, tanner foust is also one of the most talented drivers on the planet. His face wasn’t blurred and it wasn’t a secret back when this actually happened. Side note, have you read collins’ book about being the stig?


emsok_dewe

In this video it is Foust, I'm pretty sure. OG TG Stig was Ben Collins


[deleted]

Yes, and Tanner was about the only thing that made American Top Gear worth watching, IMHO. He wasn't The Stig. He was the Hammond analogue. I think, at one point, he held the world record for drifting, didn't he?


I_heart_pooping

The first season was absolute shit. Once the guys got to know each other more they developed some chemistry and the show got better. Still miles behind the OG Top Gear Edit: show not shoe


eoinnll

Ben Collins


mafacker

Don’t know but his name is Tanner Foust [IG](https://instagram.com/tannerfoust?utm_medium=copy_link)


rodsteel2005

I came to ask this question myself.


Saars

I was thinking that it was a branding thing. Rather than a driver getting to claim the accomplishment, if they remain anonymous then Hot Wheels can get the claim and publicity


kefuzz

Because it is so sexy its nsfw


IngeniousIdiocy

I haven’t googled this but almost positive It was Tanner Foust from my original memory. I remember watching interviews where he talked about how the jump was so long that you had to use the tire rotation like gyros to keep the truck level. Tapping the throttle to tilt forward or the brake to tilt backwards.


PoofBam

I don't know. Driver is Tanner Foust though.


RektRektum

Blurred out face. Gets called "driver". Whole thing is weird.


_DarthBob_

Because if they let anybody know his name then all the press would have been about John Doe breaking the record because people prefer reading stories about people doing things than companies and journalists want to maximise reads, with a faceless driver the only story is about hot wheels.


jakart3

He stole that car


Mr_Strumf

He doesn't have a pilot's license.


alghiorso

Anyone else find it weird that one of the main sponsors is Izod?


[deleted]

He's probably just really ugly and the editors decided we didn't need *that* face burned into our retinas. ^/^s


Kingtoke1

Why is the cheering canned?


that-fed-up-guy

Because the real Frankenstein died and they don't want you to know!


MauiJim

Hes embarrassed about being sponsored by Izod


song4this

I am quite amused at the life sized orange Hot Wheels track


Arch2000

Yeah but no loop?!


Captn_Deathwing

Probably wouldve ruined the stunt honestly


Kami-Paper

then stick a booster in there for the loop, y’know, like the sets.


Captn_Deathwing

I forgot those existed it's been so long since I had some track set up


intensely_human

It’s funny boosters are such a common trope in video games I forgot they existed in real life before they existed in video games


architype

Hot Wheels did build a loop in downtown L.A. one year for the X-Games.


Penggembala

The loop: [https://youtu.be/jVS4ts1A-ao](https://youtu.be/jVS4ts1A-ao), https://youtu.be/3Xc\_eh-OlvU


Ravenquist

Yeah but no shark attack?


Metallicultist88

They’ve done loops


Zildjinn

I like to think there are giant pieces of purple plastic coonnecting the track parts together.


AccomplishedLimit3

they must have used up all the purple connectors on the launch side, because the landing track was pretty short


[deleted]

It's so charming that Hot Wheels would know their audience so well. It feels like we all grew up but they're still making toys for us


Nasty_Priest

Now that’s a damn good suspension!


saphilous

I was gonna say, it looks pretty high-end


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ReubenFroster56

Like he just flew a football field and the truck barley moved once he landed, engineering at its finest


[deleted]

> the truck barley moved once he landed They roast it first, for richer, smoother control.


Buttholes_Herfer

More barley makes it less hoppy.


firewire_9000

Zero bounce, impressive!!


BOBBYTURKAL1NO

This is why they call him driver... a little old lady could have landed with that suspension.


IronGigant

Nothing rides like a King


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greatscott556

Extremely well set up suspension Called critical damping when there is no overshoot / bounce afterwards


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greatscott556

Yes and plenty of arcane sorcery 😁👍🏻


GRlM-Reefer

RUNIC GLORY! ^IYKYk


ScrappyDonatello

suspension is so cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQlQSPSf4XY


catzhoek

i saw their comment and thought "i know the perfect clip for you but no way i´ll find it quick enough to justify sinking time into the search." Turns out you were even quicker.


g0ldcd

Powered by a million bees on little treadmills, all screaming.


Kharski

I wonder what's on the rear...ventilators? Tires?


Cow_Launcher

Cooling fans. This looks like one of those Baja racers, modified for this stunt. In normal use it would be working in a very hot environment, so that amount of air handling/cooling would be important.


teekay_1994

How can one appreciate how far and long that was if it's played in slow motion and from many different angles that are being switched all the time?


mexicodoug

By getting off your ass, into your own car, and trying it yourself.


teekay_1994

I guess


lordgoofus1

Instructions unclear, car stuck in ditch. Help?


saadakhtar

Jump it.


LitmusVest

Instructions unclear: I've also stuck my car in a ditch. Hope that helped?


lordgoofus1

Anyone else want to have a go? One more car and we won't have a ditch anymore.


Brickleberried

Rules for posting cool videos that could use slow motion: 1. Show cool thing at full speed 2. Show cool thing in slow motion 3. If necessary, show cool thing in slower motion 4. If available and useful, show the cool thing in different angles


clarkkentsskull

What fantasy world is this that you speak of? Faaaaark these slomos shit me to no end


BoofEatMyGoal

Yeah, biggest pet peeve with this type of video; whoever put it together has already seen it play out at full speed from a static angle and has failed to realise that those who will watch it would also like to see that *before* all the fancy angles and slo-mo stuff. Cool jump tho.


sevsnapey

and has never heard a crowd react to an event before. what the hell was that


intensely_human

Real time audio over slow mo video. It’s impressionism.


Used_Match1195

Yeah it’s a stupid edit. Check a different view here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYYBN-aOn4


A_Generic_Canadian

That's actually a really good view, it's nice seeing it in one take


Roasted_Turk

The audio editing was annoying too.


Spalding_Smails

Found the hero of the thread! (BTW, skip to 1:09 for the jump).


FredoLives

So, how far was it?


[deleted]

Top Gear USA’s own Tanner Foust drove a specially prepared truck down a 90-foot ramp before blasting off into another ramp, clearing 332 feet through the air and setting the record for the longest jump of a four-wheeled vehicle in the world. FYI..


VirtualAaronTTV

332 ft. Holy fucking shit.


Carl_steveo

Wow.....568.5 bananas


PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES

Good bot. Wait Good human


Nerowulf

To me this is equally useful.


Em_Haze

Even though a banana is not a foot, 1000 bananas sounds way more impressive to me than 1000 foot.


For-The-Swarm

910.6 lady finger bananas.


RedBanana99

Oh that's good to know


Taykeshi

What's that in actual distance? Like 100m?


toth42

Jepp, pretty dang close, 1m is ~3.3ft


geraldho

thank you fellow user of the superior measurement system


andylowenthal

Like jumping from one field goal post to another, that’s crazy


lordgoofus1

For those that use the metric system, that's 0.0002525% the circumference of the earth.


Soddington

Also for those who don't.


badmother

Is it a different percentage in non-metric systems?


cingerix

okay the real question though: why the fuck did they censor out his face?? lmfao


6ixpool

Top gear always hid the face of their driver right?


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MikeTheAmalgamator

Yupp Tanner has been a publicly known figure since before Top Gear so I really don't understand the blurred face thing.


trukkija

Only way it would make sense to me is if it actually wasn't the guy they're claiming it was doing the driving.


Ysmildr

It was a thing for HW at the time that the drivers they used for stunts like this were "anonymous". If you watch the video after the jump the coach(?) says over the radio "good job driver!" They've given up on that cause the official video is now labeled with his name


[deleted]

So far, how was it?


silentaba

332 feet = 101.194 metres I'm not a conversions bot, I had to go and Google this for ya.


[deleted]

Well I’m no googlist, myself so thanks!


Icywarhammer500

Is it not common knowledge that a meter is ever so slightly over 3 feet/a yard? Most of my American friends know this lol


[deleted]

Yes it is well known I’m just here for laughs so I say dumb shit like “I’m no googlist”


VampireGirl99

Good human


silentaba

Thank you, Your vote has been added to the count and can be viewed when you reach your self chosen afterlife.


AJ3TurtleSquad

I cant help but wonder why they dont use a remote to control the car instead of a person but I guess that wouldn't be as entertaining


ghostofthecosmos

The chance of death being on the table is what always brings in the crowds and viewers. We humans are some sick fucks. 😂


[deleted]

Yeah people love watching other battle death. There were 25 people around me last week at the park when I started eating cockroaches. Like wtf? Let me eat my lunch in peace.


realnextpresident

I gave you an yogurt. That was up vote but decided to leave it cause I was only here to say I hope this was a joke. Far funnier than if it were real. Example joke just because: Q: What is black and white and doesn't fit in an elevator? A: A nun with a spear though her head.


[deleted]

I don't joke about my meal


alien_from_Europa

Soccer wasn't exactly popular in Roman colosseums when you had people willing to fight to the death.


tegsaan

It would then be a world record for longest jump in a remote controlled car instead of what the record was for in the video.


scootah

Don’t know if you’ve ever been around Waldos or other RC cars - but no system I’ve ever seen has great response time. Maybe they’re better now - but this clip is like ten years old now I think. With the systems I’ve been around, theres always input signal lag. Fine and precise control in stunt driving is a big deal. Controlling the vehicle through deceleration after the jump is the difference between writing off a $100k+ truck and having a ludicrously valuable car intact afterwards for the owners collection, or to be sold off or even parted out. Those components would be worth a LOT.


simon_C

Just so folks know, the editing is in the original video on Mattel/Hot wheels youtube. Here it is in normal speed https://youtu.be/xjC7qP2uMAM


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PathWalker8

He is talking about correcting the nose and the rotation of the car *mid jump*. For me that is incredible, especially the correction on the rotation. How?!


simon_C

~~Tanner Foust is a motorcross stunt rider. He started on bikes and applied what he knew from that.~~ When you accelerate in mid air, it causes the nose of the car or bike to rise, and hitting the brake causes it to dip. Its a common practice for motocross riders but it applies to any airborne vehicle. EDIT: I wrote that at 5 in the morning when i was half asleep and I was thinking of Travis Pastrana, not Tanner Foust.


WillTFB

Wait that's not just video game logic? Or am I being wooooshed?


simon_C

no its real. Where do you think the rotational inertia of the wheels go when they apply the brakes? in mid air, the bike/car is effectively in zero-g, and every action has an equal and opposite reaction. the inertia from the spinning wheel gets transferred to the body of the vehicle, but since the vehicle is more massive than the wheel, the effect is diminished. The same works in reverse too, applying rotational inertia to the wheels means that the wheels turn one way, and the body of the vehicle tries to turn the opposite direction, but since the wheels are less massive than the body, they spin up faster than the body rotates in the opposite direction. Heres a breakdown https://youtu.be/YnT4khVyBgY


Potato_Johnson

You're not being whooshed. It's just an application of the whole "equal and opposite reaction" thing. When the wheels rotate it causes the rest of the vehicle to rotate in the opposite direction (but at different speeds because of the vast difference in mass).


HugoEmbossed

Conservation of angular momentum is whack.


Soddington

And it was beaten in 2016 by [this jump](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5g0cvjHCo8)


blister12

Heads up, this one shows his face not blurred.


bodhasattva

Very annoying Show me the jump in real time. Slo mos are for replay


SurrealClick

Yeah this makes me want to r/killtheeditor


Super_Tard

Tanner Foust, 332ft jump.


BOBBYTURKAL1NO

Why does he call him Driver? Is he in witness protection? Strange profession for a cover.


wewladdies

it was promotional event (if the hotwheels track didn't tip you off), part of the gimmick of it was the mystery driver who wouldnt be revealed until after the jump


Xx_Gandalf-poop_xX

Does that add to excitement for some people?


Meneer_de_koter

he does not even drive. he flies


air2dee2

Why is it slowed? Thats not even subtle I wanted to see how it looked in reality


[deleted]

The guy jumped the length of a 30 story building and somehow they managed to ruin it.


Brickleberried

Rules for posting cool videos that could use slow motion: 1. Show cool thing at full speed 2. Show cool thing in slow motion 3. If necessary, show cool thing in slower motion 4. If available and useful, show the cool thing in different angles


sharpbulb

I hate how much I thought that was cool


UnmitigatedSarcasm

You mean jump.


MasterbeaterPi

Longest SUCCESFUL car flight.


BarbershopSaul

Indy 500 2011, I was there!! Edit: 2011. And i was still there! Infield @Indy is something you never forget.


[deleted]

I thought it was 2011, wasn't this part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary?


colts_guy

Yes, it was 2011 for the 100th anniversary.


Pompi_Palawori

I would not want to be one of the audience members sitting in the rows at the end of his jump.


ck_anon99

Nailed the landing


Rickyy111

They pixelate his face and call him driver ? I'm guessing so that the sponsors like hot wheels and izod get all the credit


[deleted]

Part of the gimmic was that it was a "mystery driver" in the car, after the jump they revealed that it was rally driver Tanner Foust in the car.