.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.

Category Archive: RACING & ACTION

Cool Video Of A Homebuilt Jet Engine Powering A Go Kart, With Afterburner And All!

This may be the best way to cook a Turkey! Clearly the dudes in this video designed and built this jet and go-kart in their back yard. At the same time, it’s pretty clear they aren’t a...

Frozen Turkey: Wild 1000-ft Snowmobile Radar Runs From Wisconsin – Massive Wheelies Included!

When we ran the videos of a snowmobile powered by a de-tuned top fuel motorcycle engine the other day it drew a bunch of responses from the quizzical to the amazed. One guy in particular, Todd Staege...

Turkey Jerky: The Greatest Rally Driving Video EVER. “Please Samir…I’m Begging You!”

Bar none this is the greatest Rally Driving video ever. I know, I know, that is a big statement, but keep in mind there are no crazy saves or insane driving maneuvers going on here. Instead, this is...

Watch A BangShifter Haul The Mail At The Pagoda Hill Climb In A Gnarly Home Built Car – Screaming Revs and Clipping Apexes!

BangShifter Sherman (we’ll hide his last name to protect the guilty) was a long time dirt track racer with the vehicle you will see in the video below. Similar to a Legends car, this is a...

Watch A GT350 Mustang Road Racer Attack The High Banks Of Daytona And Eat Porsches – Huge RPM Symphonic Sound

We have to thank Craig Sutherland for sending us this awesome video of Alex Hammond and Chris Beighton racing their real GT35o on the high banks of Daytona at the HSR Bob Snodgrass 2-Hour Enduro....

Video: Urban Snow Mobiling In Detroit! Passing Cars On The Freeway Can’t Be Legal, Can It?

When the weather turns in a lot of the country that means the crazy white stuff starts falling from the sky and while us West Coasters are enjoying nice clear weather all you northern hot rodders...

In-Car Videos: Making 7-Second Passes In A 5-Speed, Nitrous Fed, 498ci AMC Powered GREMLIN!

Kevin Fontenot is one of the most hardcore AMC guys on planet Earth. How do we know that? The dude has a Gremlin that runs in the 7-teens at nearly 190mph in Outlaw 10.5 trim. This car has a custom...

Video: Epic Rental Minivan Burnout That Results In Slight Panic And Lots Of AC Vent Smoke

If you don’t know what AC Vent smoke is, you haven’t done a big boy burnout in a new rental car and forgot to turn off the automatic climate control. We have, and can tell you that as...

In-Car Video Mayhem: What Happens Inside The Car When A Tire Shreds At 244 MPH!

Modern racing tires no matter the genre are all amazing testaments to engineering. From the amazing punishment absorbed by tires on desert race trucks to the grinding death that NASCAR racers put...

Gasser Video: A Look At The Thriving Period Correct Gasser Scene At Greer Dragway

While lots of drag racing fans like to sit on the internet and try to find a way to bring professional drag racing “to the next level” we’re not into that scene. Why? Because the...

Awesome: Watch Sammy Miller Run 4.73 In His Rocket Funny Car And Blow All The Windows Out Of The Santa Pod Tower!

It was good to be Sammy Miller in the early 1980s. The guy was everywhere, setting speed records on ice, running rocket cars in the US and Europe, and he was still building up to his biggest moment...

Gear Bangin’ Video: Watch A Dude Run 10s In A 6.0L LS Powered, T56 Shifted, Third Gen Camaro

When we see the phrase 7,800 RPM Launch in the title of a video, you know that we’re going to run it! This is in-car footage of a stout third generation Camaro that is equipped with a 6.0L LS...

Wild Video: Ride On A 6.99 (Quarter Mile) Motorcycle That Pulls The Wheels In The Lights! (video)

I have gained a huge appreciation for fast motorcycles over the last year. Having seen so many two wheeled rockets at the ECTA meets in Wilmington, Ohio I learned a lot and came to really like seeing...

Epic Find: Home Movies From A Day At Lions Drag Strip In 1958 – Awesome Cars, Fun, 1950s Drag Racing Perfection

If there is one place that has long captured the hearts and imaginations of drag racing fans from around the globe, it is Lions Drag Strip. Operated from 1955-1972 the place is viewed by many as the...