Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
Crash And Burn: Randy Pobst’s Pikes Peak Accident – Even The Best Aren’t Immune To The Danger
Randy Pobst’s name has been getting a lot of mentions here, and for good reason: he is Motor Trend’s resident hot-shoe, he’s an accomplished driver (and I’m underrating that...
Florida Driver Jumps His Tahoe At An Opening Bridge While Messing With His GPS System
First it was the radio controls. Then it was driving while eating. Then phones. Then the really stupid stuff like reading the newspaper. Driving distracted is simply dangerous, because you are not...
Two Beautiful 1964 Chevrolet Impalas And The Owner Who Restored Them From The Ground Up
When you roam a car show, look at the vehicles not for their beauty, or their power, but instead, next time, look at them and wonder what kind of stories they could tell. Automobiles have been such...
Want To Know What Made Randy Pobst Happy With The Draguar’s Performance? Here’s The Lowdown On The Draguar’s 700hp Mill In The XJ12!
Roadkill’s “Draguar” 1974 Jaguar XJ12 has come a long way from when the guys dropped an even thousand dollars for it in an airport parking lot a few years back The V0rtec small...
Ride Onboard With Ryan Briscoe During His Airborne Crash At Fontana – That Isn’t How You Want To See The Other Guy
Strong opinions are flying around IndyCar circles regarding pack racing after Ryan Briscoe’s absolutely huge wreck at Fontana. On the closing laps of the race, Juan Pablo Montoya ran up on Ryan...
Highlights From The 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Ben Collins’ Run In The Shelby GT350R
Ford Europe had a field day in Lord March’s driveway at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Among other highlights, including an RS200 and Ken Block’s “Hoonicorn” Mustang whipping...
To Show The Dangers Of A Hot Car In The Summer, A Phoenix News Team Baked Cookies
(Photo: KPNX 12 Phoenix) Channel 12 News in Phoenix, Arizona decided that they needed something dramatic to show the dangers of a hot car in summertime. While the Phoenix area is at the far end of...
Question Of The Day: If You Were Left Alone For 30 Minutes With One Vehicle And Could Suffer No Consequences For Your Actions, What Would You Do?
Walking around Beech Bend, looking at and photographing as many cars as I could, I kept playing a game in my head. I’ve done this for years, will probably do it until I die, and it’s...
RV Demolition Derby? Are You Sure That’s A Good Idea? Okay…If You Say So…(VIDEO)
Recreational vehicles have a fairly limited shelf life. They get used for their intended purpose, then stored, forgotten, and become outdated and finally, are a huge eyesore that is really only good...
Showoff Video: Terry Grant Runs A Nismo Juke RS Up Goodwood On Two Wheels
The skills, talent, technique, preparation and sheer balls it takes to drive a vehicle on two wheels for any amount of time on purpose is already something to be impressed by, but Terry Grant, a...
A Somewhat Fond Look Back At The Pontiac Turbo Trans Am – A Lot Of Show, But About The “Go” Part…
I like the Pontiac Trans Am in just about every version possible. Every experience I’ve had with one makes me think of the same thing: lots of torque, a willingness to whip donuts at driver...
Watch The Final Shakedown Of The Ford Focus RS Before The Car Goes To Goodwood
Ford’s upcoming Focus RS has us salivating. The all-wheel-drive turbocharged four-banger is the first time in recent memory that an American nameplate has taken aim at Subaru’s grasp on...
This Ford Escort Cosworth’s Exhaust Note Describes The Car Perfectly: High Strung And Angry
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a hyperactive little beast of a car that carried on the torch of Ford’s rally efforts after the RS200, a Group B one-off, and the Sierra Cosworth, Ford’s...
Burnout Footage: This Seemingly Innocent-Looking Chevy Creates A Fog Bank At Brainerd Raceway
How to properly do a burnout might be the only real point of contention between Australians and Americans. Here in the states, standstill burnouts and pavement striping are pretty much it, while...