Dittos to your thoughts South. How about this silly ass scenario: When Gordon pulls over and gets all worked up and starts making ‘I’m gonna run’ notions, the ‘passenger panics, and thinking he is helping out the cops, pulls out his concealed handgun, points it at Gordon and screams at him to knock this crap off NOW!!! But Gordon freaks and floors it and the gun ‘goes off’. Opps......the end of ‘Speed Racer’!!!!
Imagine anything going wrong, a blowout, mechanical failure, or any other unforeseen calamity that resulted in an injury or death of the passenger. He could even sue because he claimed to have been terrified and now has PTSD. Neither Gordon or Pepsico would want that liability. For those reasons, I just can't believe this is real.
Reality TV is seldom real.
Or the victim gets a heart attack and dies...
I hate practical jokes. Laughter is dependent on making a fool out of someone, in a pre-mediated way, and with the coordination of people the victim trusts. How come bullying is frowned upon and this is ok and funny?