World Record Attempt

Dutch_Clutch_Racing Wednesday, 5/14/2025

www.thv11.com/article/news/local/benton-arkansas-attempts-longest-hot-wheels-track-world-record/91-b8756dd5-8505-417d-b3f0-2393dc03e92b


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Tortoiseking 5/15/25

That's awseome! Gives me some additional pride in my state! If I didn't have to work, I'd love to drive up to Benton tonight!

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dr_dodge 5/15/25

tried seeing if they did it

no news that I could find

that is a lot of track...lol

hhhmmmm....

dr


  • If I understood the article correctly they are going to build it at 5pm cst today and send a car down it at 7. — Tortoiseking
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Chris_Hood 5/15/25

Mixing high wall & low wall track, so I noticed briefly on screen in the embedded YT clip. Does that give anyone else pause?? 

15 boosters and relying in part on gravity, plus having two turns in the course, hmmm 

As radio personality Bruce Williams often said to callers, "I do wish you well" 


  • I saw that, I think the cameraman saw it too. Cross your fingers and send it. — alva1370
  • Trying to stay in my lane as a fan and not get beyond my depth, seeing two styles of track sandwiched together really got my attention. Hard enough to properly pace a track so I couldn't ignore what I saw — Chris_Hood
  • the way to do it, is make 10 ft long premade sections, and thats still 270 pieces — dr_dodge
  • they had some 1 ft stuff — dr_dodge
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Chris_Hood 5/17/25

Dutch, was our on scene reporter holding a [squints] Maisto? 

Too bad that whatever car making the attempt fell off track twice. I won't claim to know the exact rules involved, could there have been multiple tries with different castings? Sure hope that during the run there was some crowd control along the route, I noticed a kink in the track once. Hey, the kids there sure seemed to have a great time of it


  • I noticed the kinked track, too but like ya said the kids were having fun — dr_dodge
  • Would be nice to know if the guy vying for the record had his own video posted, just to see more. Local news puff pieces get precious little air time — Chris_Hood
  • News looked like track set up. Maybe someone is editing video for us today. — alva1370
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