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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

Start ‘Em Out Young: Footage From The Power Wheels Mud Bog At Birch Run

I had a Power Wheels Jeep Wrangler growing up as a kid. What I remember of it is pretty basic: it was red, it had stickers and all I could do was putt around the front lawn at 3.5 miles an hour for...

That Isn’t Safe: Check Out This Holden Torana Burning The Rears Off…On A Lift!

We don’t tend to be safety nazis around here. There’s a reasonable amount of things that we agree upon (helmets, seat belts, having a car properly set up for racing, etc.) but we...

The Driver Of This Modified Polaris RZR Brings New Meaning To “Finish Strong” – Takes Out The Banner!

One phenomenon I love in racing is when the driver meets issue after issue, setback after setback, and finally just unloads all of that frustration that has been building up inside of them through...

Would You Rather?, The Burnout Edition: Make Your Choice Between The Late-Model Commodore With Stacks And The Thundering Holden Wagon!

There’s nothing like a good burnout to blow off some steam, is there? Whether it’s a quick chirp when taking off at a green light to repaving a side road somewhere, it’s a safe bet...

How Does The Mustang Really Do In The U.K. Now That They Have It Legitimately? Apparently, It’s A “Happy Car”…

For over fifty years now, we have soaked up every form of Ford Mustang, from the early fire-breathers and neat little six-cylinders, to the big early 1970s brawlers, the Mustang II that kept the name...

Mighty Car Mods Test Their “Mod Max” Nissan Against Their Built-Up “Super Gramps” Subaru On A Dirt Track

If you want to see what’s “breaking the Internet” this year, forget Kim K.’s giant greasy buttcheeks. Look no further than to our friends at Roadkill and the challenges that...

UTV Racing In Arkansas – These Are The Go-Karts We Dreamed About As Kids!

The go-karts I rode as a kid were basically a K-mart shopping cart with steering and a 5hp Briggs and Stratton motor to propel me around. That was fine and good when I was five years old and getting...

Would You Rather, The Big Boy Special: Take Your Pick Between The Nitrous Mud GMC And The Twin-Turbo Dune-Running Chevy!

1973-1987 Chevrolet trucks are just plain awesome. They straddled the gap between a working man’s pickup and a comfortable family truck nicely, they were simple enough to work on, they could...

Watch As The Last Airworthy Avro Vulcan Makes A Wild Turn After Takeoff – Making The Last Flights Count Before It Is Grounded!

At the end of 2015, Avro Vulcan XH558, the last airworthy Vulcan airframe, will be grounded. The delta-winged bomber, which made it’s debut in 1956, has long been a symbol of British airpower...

Some Of The Most Wicked Rock Buggies In The Nation Try Out “Bents And Dents” And The Infamous “Cable Hill” Climbs – Wide Open And Barely In Control!

The “rock bouncers” that play in the South are some of the wildest off-roaders out there. Fully caged and well overpowered, these machines are serious pieces of work and the drivers do...

This 429-powered Ford Torino GT Gets Revved To The Moon As The Tires Go Up In Smoke!

I’m having a form of cabin fever in July…this isn’t right, but it is happening. Why? Two reasons: the Angry Grandpa 300C does not do a burnout worth mentioning right now. Stupid...

Fred Williams Gets To Take A Brand-New Toyota Tundra TRD Pro On An Off-Roading Road Trip Vacation That Anyone Can Do!

Ok, so you might not get the keys to a $44,000 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro to tool around in, and yes, this episode of Dirt Every Day is mostly a Toyota advertisement. Fine, but if it is going to be an...

How Are People Allowed To Be This Close To A Rally Stage? This Video Shows Just How Insanely Close Rally Spectators Really Are

It is sincerely amazing that we don’t hear about rally racing spectators getting mowed down every week, considering how close spectators tend to get to the cars, especially in locations around...

Burnout Monday: Our Favorite NASCAR-Engined Mopar From Down Under Hazes Out Brashernats Sydney!

Are your ears still ringing from all of the explosions of the Fourth of July? Are you still cleaning up all of the firecracker debris, or looking for the duds that didn’t go off? Maybe you just...