Interesting new truck record!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-trucks/chevrolet-uses-new-l5p-silverado-hd-to-tow-huge-flag-break-guinness-record/ar-BBwNC9H?li=BBnb4R5 I'm sure the other two diesels would do the same.....but...
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jtallon wrote:
So how do you suppose they stopped that thing without dragging the giant American flag on the ground once they started to slow down? I assume they had a way or it'd be a PR nightmare...
from GM's release
Unique 40-foot riggings on the trucks were designed to fold rearward, enabling the Silverado HDs to quickly enter and exit the track. That design requirement made it impossible to enable a driving roll-out of the massive flags. Instead, a team of 20 people launched and retrieved the flags, ensuring they did not touch the ground.
