Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos
Morning Symphony: Air-Cooled Burnouts At The European Bug-In
When writing the other day, I made mention of a car I’ve been giving thought towards lately: a Karmann Ghia done up like a Porsche 356 outlaw (specifically, this Porsche from the movie King...
We Love Track History: This Documentary Looks Back At The Awesome History Of Bandimere Speedway
The eyes of the NHRA drag racing world have all turned toward Bandimere Speedway as they have done for decades at this time of the year. The kick off for the grueling, vaunted, and frankly awesome...
Woosh, Scream, Roar, Whine: This Video Shows Off A Load Of Differently Powered Pulling Tractors In Rapid Fire Action
This is a fun video that shows, in rapid fire, why people like us love tractor pulling so damned much. There’s no delays here, there’s no crashes, hangups, or miscues. Nope, this is a...
Man vs Machine: Watch This 101 Year Old Mercedes Grand Prix Rumble and Slide Up The Goodwood Course
There’s just something awesome about seeing a guy like Ben Collings take the stick to a 101-year old car and give it hell on the course at Goodwood. The machine in this case is a 140hp Mercedes...
Neck Braces For Everybody: The Hoonigans Meet The AWD Hurst/Olds
It is the thing that should not be. On it’s own, before he went off-the-rails insane with carbon-fiber everything, his 1982 Cutlass Hurst/Olds clone was pretty radical. Namely, it was because...
CRANK IT UP: This Is The Epic Sound Of Formula One In The Late 1970s – Cosworth V8 Screaming, Ligier JS11 Racer Working!
While I am not consumed with fandom over modern Formula One racing, I am a very large dork when it comes to the history of the pinnacle racing series in the world. That’s not to take a swing...
Behind The Scenes Video: The Wild Scene At US Nationals Stock Eliminator Teardown!
There’s good and bad to everything in life, right? In drag racing there’s also good and bad when you get called to the infamous “tech barn” especially when we are talking...
Chevette From Hell: Watch This Wild, Wheelstanding Little Monster Attack New England Dragway
New England Dragway was in the national spotlight a few days ago as the NHRA contested the New England Nationals at the facility, the 13th stop on the organization’s 24-race tour. The good news...
Watch The Incredible New DeTomaso P72 Cruise, Scream, and Carve Corners At Goodwood!
It is one thing to see a new hyper-car as it is unveiled, sitting majestically among the throngs of people and media but it is wholly another to hear one run and drive, especially with some full...
Awesome: Watch The VW ID.R and The McLaren F1 Runs Up Goodwood Side By Side 20 Years Apart
Automotive technology advances. From window cranks to propulsion systems, things are constantly being touched, tweaked, and changed by engineers. The rise of the electric car has been accelerating in...
Awesome Video: The Worst NASCAR Race Ever – Here’s The Story Of The 1969 Talladega 500
While the title may be a little over the top, the video below is one of the most interesting tellings of the infamous 1969 Talladega 500 that we have ever seen. With video from the period, cool...
Weird Car, Cool Story: This Guy’s Passion For His 1969 Reliant Scimitar Is Cool – Ever Seen One?!
We’re constantly fascinated by automotive enthusiasts that do not follow the well beaten path that millions of others have followed. These are the people who are not pressured to be part of the...
Incredible Dyno Video: Watch More Than 25,000hp Get Put To Work On A Hub Dyno!
Ok, ok, it is a total of 25,000hp! This video, put out by the Brazilian engine management and EFI company FuelTech shows, in rapid succession a load of dyno pulls on the company’s Mainline hub...
Video: Hagan And Torrence Take NHRA New England Nationals Titles In Funny Car And Top Fuel – Torrence Unstoppable
Familiar faces filled the winner’s circle at New England Dragway yesterday as Matt Hagan won the nitro funny car class and Steve Torrence won the top fuel category at the 2019 NHRA New England...