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SEMA 2013 Video: American Powertrain Rolls Out An Awesome And Innovative Twin Disc Clutch, A Full Hydraulic Solution For Fox Mustangs, And Bulletproof (literally) Mounts!

It all makes sense now. For the last year, every time we have tried to call up and harass our pals Gray and Matt at American Powertrain, they’d just yell, “WE’RE BUSY!” and...

Watch The Hublot Rocket Bicycle Go 177 MPH To Set The All Time Bicycle Speed Record

Recently, a French bus-driver sat atop a hydrogen peroxide rocket powered bicycle on a runway in Interlaken, Switzerland and went 177-mph, breaking the existing record for the world’s fastest...

Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2013 – More Bitchin’ Photos From The Event!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Here’s our second and last blast of photos from the 2013 iteration of Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest. This car show and gearhead gathering which is held at...

2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Shootout – More Intense Autocross Action!

We’re back with more sweet, sweet photo action from the 2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Shootout autocross competition. The field is so big that we split the autocross action into two groups of...

Volvo Truck Crash Testing Is Impressive To Watch – Big Impacts Teach Engineers Big Lessons

Over the weekend we showed you the amazing Jean-Claude Van Damme stunt where he pulls off the epic split between two new Volvo big rigs that are reversing down a runway at relatively high speeds. One...

Video: Watch Danny Popp And Brian Hobaugh Battle For The Goodguys Autocross Championship – Incredible Cars, Incredible Drivers, Amazing History

This could be the coolest autocross final of all time. Two of the country’s best autocross drivers, both in Corvettes that are family heirlooms, one the newest champion of the Optima Ultimate...

Next Gen Racer With A Twist: The Rocketeer Funny Car Crew’s New Dodge Dart

When Jim Barrett and the rest of the crew on the Rocketeer AA/FC Nostalgia Funny Car come to a race, they do it family style. With Jim’s son Alex deciding that Drag Racing was the career choice...

Dry Lakes Landspeed Racing Photos: The Final SCTA El Mirage Meet Of 2013

As famous as Speed Week at Bonneville is, Land Speed Racers from far and wide flock to El Mirage California several times each year to compete on the famed dry lake. The SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes...

Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest 2013 – A Gallery Of Hot Rods, Race Cars, And Muscle!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) — We’re going to get a great big gold star and slap it on Grippo’s forehead because the dude has been dominating the fall scene in the NY/NJ area. He was at...

RacingJunk Find: Steve Matusek’s Aeromotive Pro Mod Operation Is For Sale!

Ford fans, this is your chance to get your mitts on one of the quickest and fastest Ford powered vehicles on planet Earth. Steve Matusek has put his Mustang pro mod operation up for sale. Is he...

The New Jean-Claude Van Damme Volvo Truck Split Video Is Awesome And Viral

With over 16-million views in only three days on YouTube, Volvo trucks has a legitimate viral success with their new clip featuring Jean Claude Van-Damme performing his signature split between two...

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Watch Adrian Cenni’s Amazing And Historic (Successful) Barrel Roll Jump At Baja 1000

One of the big hyped up deals leading into the 2013 Baja 1000 was a never before publicly completed corkscrew truck jump that was to be completed by Adrian Cenni in his Pro 4 truck. We had heard for...

Nut Driver: Dave Nutting’s Life With A 25+ Year Old Car – An Introduction To Actually Taking The Plunge And Making An Old Car Your DD

[“Nut Driver” is a new series that will feature updates on Dave Nutting’s attempts to daily drive his 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Massachusetts 365 days a year] “Forget this nonsense, I...

Rising Dirtbike Star Kurt Caselli Killed In Wreck During 2013 Baja 1000

Kurt Caselli, the 30-year old off road dirt bike racing master who was set to burst onto the international scene in 2014 lost his life in a crash during the 2013 Baja 1000. When the news of his death...