That jump!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Speed Zone
moviegeek71 — 18 years ago(May 30, 2007 11:14 PM)
I think this movie will be forever known for the scene where the Lambo (replica) jump/skips over the pond.
"If I've never seen it before, it's a new release to me."
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rlwyld1 — 15 years ago(August 12, 2010 05:29 PM)
They may have had a platform in the movie, but if you saw the episode of mythbusters where the build team (Jessie Combs filling in for Kari Byron on maternity leave) tested it they showed that it could be done.
They called it busted because you could not do it at 55mph, but they forgot that the cars were racing in the movie and running 80-90 or higher not 55. The team did not use a Lamborghini because nobody was willing to risk one, but they used a 15 year old car with similar body specs fitted it with nos and remote control and skipped across a 100 ft pond they built . -
CloneEmperor — 15 years ago(October 31, 2010 07:49 PM)
I just finished watching that episode of Mythbusters. The conclusion they came to was that the stunt wouldn't work as shown in the movie or with a stock Lamborghini. They determined that the cars are too front heavy. With the weight redistributed to the back and the ramp removed from the road it worked wonderfully.
