Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
Wreckage Video: The Hardest Wreck in the History of Autocrossing
May 19, 2011Brian Lohnes7
This video proves two things. The first is that the Nissan VQ engine that powers virtually everything in their product line up, in one form or another, is the most awful sounding engine in the world....
Explosion Video: The Most Violent Nitrous Explosion We Have Ever Seen
May 16, 2011Brian Lohnes3
No hyperbole, no bullshit, this is the craziest nitrous explosion we have ever seen. The footage comes from somewhere over in Europe, possibly the Nordic region. It shows a Top Sportsman/Pro Mod...
Horrendous Fire Video: A Nitrous Pro Mod Burns to the Ground in a Worst Case Scenario
May 16, 2011Brian Lohnes3
The tip box was hot this weekend and we mean literally hot. The previous video, featuring the nitrous explosion from across the pond was followed by this pair of videos showing one of the most...
Russian Wreckage Video: Ten Minutes of Crazy Ruskie Car Accidents
May 11, 2011Brian Lohnes7
After watching this video, we’re pretty sure that you’ll never want to drive a car in Russia. The crashes range from small fender benders to full scale wreckage and violence. There are...
Drag Race Fail Video: This Rider is a Bad Racer and a Worse Stunt Jumper
May 05, 2011Brian Lohnes4
One time when we were interviewing EJ Potter, he told us about the bad rap motorcycles had at the drags during the 1960s about the time he came out with his V8 “Widowmaker” motorcycle. He...
Catastrophic Explosion Video: A V8 Super Car Fireball From Australia
May 04, 2011Brian Lohnes1
We’d say that there is no single threat greater to a race car driver then fire. From the beginning days of racing, the majority of the developments in race car design have been aimed at...
Wreck Video: The Most Gentle Roll in the History of Drag Racing
Apr 28, 2011Brian Lohnes3
Most drag racing crashes are violent and abrupt. The cars are meant to excel at nothing other than going straight, so when the program changes, big time flaws are exposed. In this video from...
Hinson Motorsport’s Corvette Crashes at 230 during the Texas Mile
Apr 18, 2011Chad Reynolds7
Let’s get a couple things straight right off the bat. We dig the stuff that Hinson Motorsports does, and we love landspeed racing events like the Texas Mile. With that said, this video really...
Carnage of the Week: An Old Dodge Camper in Hilarious Action on a Tough Truck Track
Apr 07, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage of the Week: An Old Dodge Camper in Hilarious Action on a Tough Truck Track
It doesn’t get any cooler than this. Someone bought an old crusty Dodge camper at a public auction for close to nothing, took said camper to the county fair, and then entered the thing, bone...
Painful Fail Video: A Snowmobile Crosses a Creek and Eats a Tree
Mar 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Painful Fail Video: A Snowmobile Crosses a Creek and Eats a Tree
Here’s a video that shows how one can go from hero to bone crushing failure in about half a second. In the film, you’ll see a snowmobile launch off to skip across a creek somewhere out in...
New Video From the Best Engine Explosion Ever, HD Detail of The Exploded Mill!
Mar 09, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on New Video From the Best Engine Explosion Ever, HD Detail of The Exploded Mill!
A short while back, we found video of the Never Satisfied pulling tractor exploding and launching the engine right out of it’s chassis. We were actually the first people to post that video and...
Splosion Video: A Mud Bogging Lincoln Trar Literally Grenades a Transmission
Mar 02, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Splosion Video: A Mud Bogging Lincoln Trar Literally Grenades a Transmission
Transmissions really bear the brunt of a lot of automotive abuse. Mud bogging may be one of the harshest environs for a slush box to operate in. This video proves that statement in a damned graphic...
Amazing Survival Video: Jay Upton Crashes a Top Fuel Bike at 193mph and Lives
Feb 18, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Amazing Survival Video: Jay Upton Crashes a Top Fuel Bike at 193mph and Lives
Jay Upton is a Top Fuel motorcycle rider down in Australia. He rides a wild 1500cc Honda machine that wears a totally streamlined body. It is one fearsome looking rig, especially when under power and...
Epic Save: How to Drive a Pro Mod on Two Wheels!
Feb 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Save: How to Drive a Pro Mod on Two Wheels!
Next weekend will be a busy one for Chad and I. He’ll be bringing you a live broadcast from the Pacific Street Car Association and Pro Stock Shootout from Las Vegas and I’ll be down in...