Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
This Top Sportsman Corvette Violently Pile Drives Itself Into The Wall At Orlando Speed World Drag Strip
In the realm of drag racing crashes, this is one of the more violent ones that we have ever seen. Filmed at Orlando Speed World drag strip, it features a 1953 (or thereabouts) bodied Top Sportsman...
Show Gallery: The 29th Motorsports 2014 Racecar and Trade Show – Awesome Stuff Everywhere!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – While Pennsylvania is in the grips of a polar vortex of whatever the hell this latest blast of frigid misery is called, racers didn’t let that bother them during...
Video: Delivery Of the $4.1 Million Lamborghini Veneno, Cool Or Crap?
If you’ve somehow managed to avoid all of the press over the first of the two US-bound Lamborghini Venenos to hit American soil, thank you for allowing me to be the one to break the news to you:...
Wondering How The New Aluminum F150 Will Be Repaired At Body Shops? Would You Believe Us If We Said Pop-Rivets?
(Words and photos by Craig Fitzgerald) – (Editor’s note: You may recognize the name Craig Fitzgerald. He worked on a bunch of the Hemmings magazines for several years and his byline has...
This Video Of A Door Slammer Pulling An Eighth-Mile Wheelstand Is About As Perfect As Drag Racing Footage Gets
I like football. I like the spectacle of it, I like the speed of the game, and I like the amazing athletic feats performed by the player but I am no expert. I have friends who REALLY like football....
This Flathead Powered Rear Engine 1952 Ford Drag Truck Isn’t Fast….But It Sure Is Cool
In our jaded world of sic second street cars, classic muscle cars that can out handle most modern iron, and 1,000hp engines that you can build using lots of factory parts, is there still love for...
Historic, Retro, and Just Plain Cool Drag Cars At The 2014 Grand National Roadster Show
One of the neatest groups of cars at the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show was this group of historic, retro, and just plan cool drag race cars. Some of these cars are new builds done in the old...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Giant Coupe Detroit Ever Built?
(Photo credit: ClunkBucket.com) – Last week I happened to be in the greater Los Angeles area for a media conference. Chad had family stuff going on so I spent a couple days with my pals Elana...
Crash And Burn Video: Jeep Carnage For Your Monday Viewing Pleasure
With the exception of a quick blast down a dirt road or two in one of my Subarus the majority of my hooning around has been on asphalt, but that’s not to say that I don’t envy the 4×4 guys...
This 1966 Factory Hemi Charger Is Smashed, Burned, And Bringing Big Money On eBay Right Now
It has long been known that whenever the word “hemi” is attached to a car, the price goes up. It goes up even more when the words, “factory hemi” are used. This 1966 factory...
This Teaser Footage For The Upcoming Film, The Last Great Road Race – About La Carrera Panamericana Is Excellent!
While events like Drag Week, One Lap of America, and other feats of speed and endurance are hardcore, we don’t think that they hold a candle to the still going wildness that happens during...
America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 Is Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton
America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 Is Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton! The AMBR Trophy, or America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014, goes to Wes Rydell who’s Foose...
Watch Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli Suffer One Of The Worst Crashes In Daytona Rolex 24 Hours History (Both Men Stable)
This absolutely titanic crash involving Memo Gidley and Metteo Malucelli at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona will stand as one of gnarliest in the history of the race. It is important to note that both...
