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Driver makes record corkscrew jump
CBC News
Posted: Sep 17, 2012 10:58 AM ET
Last Updated: Sep 17, 2012 1:33 PM ET
Brent Fletcher, 47, set a new world record when he landed a 28-metre corkscrew jump recently for Hot Wheels.
Fletcher, who is a Hollywood stuntman, went off a specially-designed takeoff ramp at just under 87 km/h and rotated at 230 degrees per second before making his landing.
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