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Category Archive: CRASH & BURN

Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Three: A Big Ramp, A Big Truck, and Small IQ Make For Carnage

Take one part falling apart early ’90s Chevy Truck, one part giant long ass ramp, one part just as big landing ramp, separate by 2.5 truck lengths, shake driver until he’s reached single...

Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Two: Jeep Sand Dune Fail, That Isn’t A Jeep, Extra Fail

There are like 4 jillion postings of this video on YouTube, but the one we grabbed is a double fail, because not only does this dude fail miserably at landing his dune jump, but despite the title...

Jump Video Extravaganza! Part One: Farm Truck, Snow, Steep Ramp, Big Air, BIIIIGGGG Landing

Every time we mention that we want to jump a car or truck, Brian and I immediately get emails and texts from our Lawyer or Accountant telling us that we’ll get sued or kill ourselves or...

Rental Car Burnout Video: We Don’t Even Know Where To Start On How Great This Is

Yeah yeah yeah we’ve heard it before. We know, it’s not cool to bash rental cars, blah blah blah. This video rules no matter who you are. And if it makes you sleep better, just pretend it...

Insane Crash Video: 1983 Camaro Jump Fail With Flips, Twists, And More

This is one super bad video. The woman driving this thing was thrown around like a rag doll, but walked away! When the Camaro leaves the ramp, it’s not going fast enough or high enough to clear...

Video: Death Defying Tractor Tug Of War Gone So Wrong It’s Right!

Since the dawn of time men have played tug of war with anything available. Men, wagons, tractors, trucks, cars, and toys have all been used to determine who is the strongest. And for some reason,...

Video: Fire, Fire, Fire! Fuel Line Failure At Motorvation 2013 Australian Supercruise

Dom O’Loughlin sent is this one yesterday, and it’s awesome in a bad way. While participating in the Motorvation 2013 Supercruise, where cars are going down the dragstrip and making laps...

Video: The 1960s Crash Test Footage – They (Thankfully) Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To!

There’s certainly something to be said for the safety features of modern cars. Sure, they’ve caused said modern cars to balloon up in the weight department, but they also keep people from...

Crash Test Video: Watch A DeLorean Fold Up Like A Wet Cardboard Box In A 40-MPH Crash Test!

There’s been some recent discussion in our BangShift forum are about DeLorean cars. I don’t have a whole lot of good stuff to say about them, but after watching this video, I can say that...

Video: The World Record Largest Group Burnout at Summernats 26 From Australia!

Those damn Aussies are at it again! Scotty’s latest video is great, and it starts off with the largest group of cars we’ve ever seen doing a burnout TOGETHER at one time. 69 cars, smoking...

Video: Victor Bray and Pete Kapiris Crash – Top Doorslammer Wreck Could Have Been Far Worse – Crazy Video

Yesterday we showed you a wild video of an Australian Top Doorslammer racer experiencing a big fire and doing an amazing job of getting the car hauled down without hitting anything or making the...

Watch An Aussie Drag Racer Suffer A Horrifying Top End Explosion and Fire – He Handles It Like A Total Pro

As we have said before, the truly great drivers in drag racing are exposed when the crap hits the fan. Such was the case for Aussie racer Brett Gillespie at an event back in November. As you’ll...

Watch a Rear Axle Failure Completely Destroy The Back Of 1968 Camaro Drag Car

We’ve all seen the videos of rear ends completely breaking free from drag cars, launching them into the air and smashing back down to Earth. This video is different from those in the fact that...

Video: Aussie Mayhem! Scotty’s Garage Crashes, Fires, Bangs, and Close Calls 2012

The Scotty’s Garage videos are always of the best action in Australia. We feature his burnout competition videos and love to see all the cool carnage that the dudes down under can inflict. This...