Hot Wheels® Sets a First-Ever, Kid-Powered World Record at Indy 500 with Longest Toy Track in History
26 Maio 2013 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
On the eve of the Indianapolis 500, it was four kids, not
professional race car drivers, who set a world record in front of a
roaring crowd. Staged right on the front straightaway of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hot Wheels® created a 1 mile-long,
four-lane toy racetrack to celebrate its “World’s Best Driver™
Championship” event. Kids were invited from all over the country to
race four toy-size cars around the track. Coached by racing legends
Mario and John Andretti, Christopher Bienusa, a 12-year-old from
Alexandria, Minn., emerged as the victor. Bienusa celebrated in
traditional Indy 500 fashion — by drinking a bottle of milk and
kissing the fabled Yard of Bricks on the speedway. More than 1,000
pieces of custom-made Hot Wheels track were used to build the
longest toy track in history. Alexandria Industries manufactured
the nearly 4,700 pounds of aluminum extrusions to withstand outdoor
elements such as heat and rain.
Christopher Bienusa, a 12-year-old from
Alexandria, Minn., celebrates winning the Hot Wheels "World's Best
Driver Championship" in traditional Indy 500 fashion on Saturday,
May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Coached by racing
legends Mario and John Andretti, Smith's toy-size car finished
first on the world record-setting one mile-long iconic Hot Wheels
orange toy track. (Photo: Business Wire)
View the record-breaking stunt on the Hot Wheels YouTube page.
Kids can also recreate the Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver
Championship race track by visiting BuildYourTrack.com.
For high-res images and broadcast-quality b-roll, visit
HotWheelsMedia.com.
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