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Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos

This Polaris RZR’s Backflip Antics At Dunefest 2015 Are A Hit…And A Miss…And A Rollover….

The backflip. There is something about it that awesome as a spectator and terrifying as all hell for the one in the middle of the action. On the ground, it’s a graceful movement. In reality,...

Check Out This Aerial Footage Of A Huge Roll At Rally Zlin…The Roll Cage Works!

The amount of engineering that goes into roll cages for racing vehicle is staggering, and it all boils down to the idea that no matter what happens, the human or humans that are inside of the...

This Collection Of Subaru Crashes Is Here To Remind You That All-Wheel-Drive Does Not Save You From Poor Driving.

Subaru, prior to the mid-1990s in the United States, anyways, was famous only for four-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive cars that made a funny noise…oh, yeah, and that one really off-the-wall GT...

Crashing His Dodge Viper At The Nurburgring Was Just The Start Of This Guy’s Bad Day

Touristenfahrten days at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe offer drivers a shot at the infamous Green Hell itself. There are plenty of rules in place to keep every would-be racer well-behaved and sorted,...

This Porsche’s Owner Is Our Kind Of Porsche Owner: It’s All About Driving The Car

Alexander Bermudez doesn’t come across as your stereotypical Porsche guy. He will be the first to tell you that his Porsche 911 isn’t the typical build; his 1990 964-era car has a built...

Carnage Compilation: Crashes At Rally Finland – Some Of The Hits From Last Year!

See that blur in the photo? That’s a Subaru, and yes, it really is rolling over that fast. Rally Finland has an infamous reputation as a car-killer rally, complete with gravel roads that are...

This Is Rare Footage Of The Vicious Mazda MPV Attacking It’s Favorite Prey

It sat, waiting. It could smell the victims, which were terrified, huddling together for protection. With V6 purring quietly, it waited until the time was right. If it made a move too soon, they...

Throw Your Hood Up! This 700hp Civic’s Hood Does A Meet-and-Greet With The Windshield And Roof Deep In Third Gear!

Before the Honda jokes come pouring in, let’s make two things clear: 1) this particular Civic is a legitimate 700hp, turbocharged Mighty Mouse. Fast is cool, and so long as this little hatch...

How In The…?! Balancing A Camaro On A Subaru In Tennessee

The photo kind of says it all. Somehow, some strange series of events caused this late model Camaro to wind up as an oversized hood ornament for this unwitting Subaru in Maryville, Tennessee. While...

Carnage Video: This Poor Chrysler Limousine Is Another Victim To The Still-Undefeated Freight Train

Freight trains and limousines have one thing…and only one thing…in common: they are long. And that is only a matter of scale. A freight train has thousands of horsepower on tap, weighs in...

This Pissed-Off Circus Elephant Takes Out It’s Anger On A Nearby Station Wagon

Pissing off an elephant just might be the stupidest thing a human being can do. Once angered, there is very little a 180 pound human is going to do against a 10,000-15,000 pound elephant that is...

More Formula Offroad Mishaps – Tons Of Horsepower Can’t Save You Once You Start To Roll

Formula Offroad, the certifiably insane off-road sport found in the Scandinavian countries, just might be the only thing that could cause Lohnes to walk away from a passenger seat ride (something...

Watch An Old Minneapolis Moline Pulling Tractor Launch Parts And Completely Puke Its Guts Out During A Pull!

When the announcer has to start asking if anyone in the crowd was hit by “shrapnel” from an exploding engine at a tractor pull you know it is a good one. While this engine failure lacks...

One Week’s Worth Of Motorsports Crashes! From Goodwood To Gravel Rallies And More, It Is All Here!

Crashing is a part of racing, and with today’s technology, when a fender gets wrinkled or a car goes airborne, there’s usually a spectator standing nearby with a smartphone ready to...