Gallery: Red Bull Just Mashed Up Drag Racing and Supercross

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    The nearly finished Red Bull Straight Rhythm track.
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    Track designer Jason Baker literally gets to play in a sandbox all day.
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    These Stadium Whoops test the driver's ability to maintain balance at speed.
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    The teams use full-sized Tonka toys to build the track.
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    Before it's finished the track looks a little rough, but it'll be polished soon enough.
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    It might look like the same jump over and over, but at 60MPH every jump is precarious.
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    It's one part ski jump and another part motorcycle drag race.
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