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	<title>Vulcan Motor Club &#187; Fifth Gear</title>
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		<title>Fifth Gear Loop the Loop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Death Loop]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While anyone with a Hot Wheels track growing up might know that the stunt can be done, a real-world reenactment with a real car and real driver is so dangerous it is referred to as the "Death Loop" by professional stuntmen. While it might seem that a driver could merely power in at a high speed to carry enough momentum to complete the loop, the truth is that the g-forces on the driver at anything above 30 mph can be catastrophic. So stuntman Steve Truglia trained with jet pilots to learn techniques that would help him deal with the centripetal forces.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Replicating the clasic Hot Wheels set, Fifth Gear TV attempts to perform a full 360 degree loop in a full size car.</p>
<p>While anyone with a Hot Wheels track growing up might know that the stunt can be done, a real-world reenactment with a real car and real driver is so dangerous it is referred to as the &#8220;Death Loop&#8221; by professional stuntmen. While it might seem that a driver could merely power in at a high speed to carry enough momentum to complete the loop, the truth is that the g-forces on the driver at anything above 30 mph can be catastrophic. So stuntman Steve Truglia trained with jet pilots to learn techniques that would help him deal with the centripetal forces.</p>
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