# 'Edible Car, 91% Cake, Sets Record For Speed, Distance'

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 4, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746 "2021-02-04T14:59:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746/1 "2021-02-04T14:59:37Z")

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A humor short on today’s ‘Morning Edition’

> **[Edible Car, 91% Cake, Sets Record For Speed, Distance](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/04/963913540/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance)**
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> Champion race car driver Michael Andretti won the race — covering 350 feet at a top speed of 17 miles per hour. The event helped to launch the parking garage at a new casino in Washington state.

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746/2 "2021-02-04T22:55:46Z")

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Ilani Casino, southwest Washington state right off I-5 on your way to Vancouver WA

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/6/66406d07ae5ff3bc04eb33553b3a10d587c3e49f.jpeg "Michael Andretti, a car made of cake, and a grand opening at ilani") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqN4PnagXeo)

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746/3 "2021-02-08T02:09:56Z")

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I don’t think the firesuit was really necessary.

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746/4 "2021-02-08T05:01:20Z")

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Not necessary but it wouldn’t have looked right if he just got in wearing jeans and a T-Shirt. The casino is almost 2hrs from here, just north of Vancouver WA and Portland Oregon.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746/5 "2021-02-08T17:33:28Z")

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The body shop that masters fondant is gonna make a killing.

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**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/edible-car-91-cake-sets-record-for-speed-distance/174746/6 "2021-02-09T14:01:17Z")

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My first reaction was: Buddy or Duff? Wasn’t expecting an Andretti!