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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

Rallying Cry: The TUF253 Ford Escort At Summernats 33

Just about anywhere else in the world, the Mk1 Ford Escort is a treasure. Or a rally car. Maybe both. Okay, probably both. Small, light, lithe, and in the right hands wickedly potent, the Escort was...

Viva Orange! Watch This Stick Shifted, Turbocharged, Four-Cylinder Brazilian Chevette Run 8s At 170 In Brazil

As the drag racing scene in America begins to slowly wake from its winter slumber, the boys and girls in the Southern Hemisphere continue to kill it with their cool cars and trucks. In this video we...

Classic YouTube: 1973 Southern 500 at Darlington

If you haven’t seen some of the higher-quality footage of NASCAR races from the 1970s on YouTube, you need to check them out. With Car And Track’s Bud Lindemann narrating, it’s...

Fabulous Floppers: This Excerpt From The Vintage 1980s Diamond P Video Is An Amazing Pocket History Of Funny Cars

Just when you think you’ve seen them all! This is a 10-minute excerpt from a video called Fabulous Floppers that was made in the early 1980s. The best part is that this is the section of the...

Don’t Hate The Player: Watch This Dart LSNext Based LS-Motor Make 2,347hp With Twin 88s!

We know. You are just so sick and tired of LS engines everywhere. Why couldn’t we just show a Buick making 500hp or something and be happy with it. Well, because we love those other engines but...

Ruh-Roh: Meet The Rotary Burnout Microvan That Cleetus And Crew Built!

In the grand scheme of things, this might be one of the most unsafe things that Cleetus and his friends have ever done. Keep in mind that we are talking about the guy who’s claim to fame...

That Good: The 1990 Corvette ZR1 Was Perhaps America’s First Legit Super Car – Fun Video

It’s pretty wild to think that the ZR1 Corvette turns 30 years old this year and it’s even wilder to think about what a revelation this car was back in 1990. With a 0-60 time clocked at...

Awesome Video: Ride Along In A Camaro SS As It Acts As The Spotter Car For U2 Spy Plane Landings!

Now this is a ride along we never thought we would see! Since the incredible U2 spay plane has been a part of the United States Air Force fleet, there have been spotter cars chasing it down the...

Monaco Memories: This Trailer For A Film About The Monaco GP Has Legendary Drivers, Historic Footage

The Monaco Grand Prix is racing’s grand old lady. The race, which follows the same street circuit that it has since 1929 embodies all the stuff that makes F1 the most glamorous racing series in...

Crazy Power: VMP Makes First Dyno Pulls With Their 5.2L Blown Predator Swap Mustang – 900hp To The Wheels!

Many hardcore Ford fans were kind of bummed when they learned that the 2020 Mustang GT500 was going to be powered by the supercharged 5.2L Predator engine that the company builds. Why? Perhaps they...

In Car Collection: This Video Is Awesome In-Car Runs From All Different Styles Of Drag Racing, Radial, Pro Mod, Eighth and Quarter Mile!

Now this is one of the coolest drag racing videos we have seen in a LOOOONG time. What you are about to watch is a compilation of in-car videos from some of the most awesome, hair-raising, record...

This 2019 Circle Track Spectator Drags Video May Be The Coolest “Stock Car” Racing Footage On The Internet

Maybe we’re weird, maybe we’re wrong, and maybe we’re right. We think that this compilation of 2019 spectator drags highlights from Beech Ridge Speedway in Maine could be the most...

Classic YouTube: Fox-Body Donuts For Days

I read somewhere recently that the Fox Body Mustang is the hot rod of Generation X. Hm…let’s see here. Generation X: born between 1960 and ending somewhere between 1977 and 1984. The MTV...

Miss Maverick: This Petrolicious Piece About A Street/Strip 1973 Maverick Is As Good As It Gets

We love the work that Petrolicious puts into their features on cars and people. We run many of them here because they are beautifully done, insightful, and they really are some of the best examples...