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Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, RACING & ACTION, Videos

The Mighty Car Mods’ “Mod Max” Nissan Silvia Is Everything Australian Insanity Should Stand For

For those unfamiliar with Mighty Car Mods, they are two guys (Blair “Moog” Jocylene and Martin “Marty” Mulholland) who are, for all intents and purposes, Australia’s...

This Snotty 6.9-powered Ford Flatbed Sings A Big-Block Song With A Diesel Accent

The 420ci International IDI engine found in 1983-87 Ford trucks was Ford’s first shot at a light-duty diesel engine for their F-series trucks and E-series vans. While they were beat to the...

Mater The Tow Truck Moved To Australia And Picked Up A Smoking Habit

We run a lot of Australian burnout footage here, we know. It seems like a one-trick show, but it’s an excellent way to see how much hell an engine can put up with while turning the burnout into...

A Medley Of Sounds From Goodwood’s Festival Of Speed: Pure, Unadulterated Automotive Music

Sometimes, it is the simplest things in life that are the best. And around here, it doesn’t get much simpler than seeing and hearing a good racing car that is putting in some work....

Historic Drag Video: Awesome Early 1970s Footage From Oswego Dragway – Funny Cars, Wheelstanders, Doorslammers Galore!

Boy is this some awesome video! This five minute Super 8 time travel trip back to the early 1970s was original shot by (apparently) by someone named Marvin King. The video depicts what seems to be a...

Success And Failure Are Both Options When Riding With Enduro KeX!

Lots of people asked me, when I was riding dirt bikes, if I freaked out at some of the stuff I rode on. The arena cross stuff, not so much. But some of the trail rides around Washington State...

This 1977 Cordoba’s Burnout Is Sweet Music To Our Ears And A Sight To Behold

Ok, maybe it is nothing more than sweet music to my ears, but whatever. This 1977 Chrysler Cordoba’s burnout at last year’s Mopar Nats is a stout shot at burning the rears off by a car...

This 6×6 ATV Goes For A Hard Roll At Ashtabula’s Dirt Course – And Rolls Away Just Fine!

I always wondered what it would be like to own one of these little 6×6 contraptions. I would see them advertised in the backs of magazines, where they were shown to be able to go anywhere, do...

This Burnout Was Brought To You By Hand Controls – Check Out The Wheelchair In The Ute’s Bed!

We’re starting to see a trend of wheelchair-bound individuals getting into motorsports, and frankly, we love it. Hand controls are leaps and bounds from where they were even ten years ago and...

A Lamborghini Takes On A Snowmobile In The Snow Of Sweden To See Who Will Win A Drag Race

Why don’t we get invited to stuff like this? Auto Express recently got to test out the all-wheel-drive Lamborghini Huracan in Sweden to see if the $237,000-plus supercar….well,...

What Garden Tiller? This Angry UTV Will Do It All…Till Your Garden, Haul Tons, And Burst Eardrums!

We know nothing about this thing. We’re not kidding, it’s not for a lack of trying, but we know absolutely jack-all about whatever this sociopathic little beast is besides what the video...

Follow Along With Subaru’s Rally Team On The Oregon Trail Rally – Flat Tires And Flying Imprezas

The Oregon Trail Rally is an absolute sweetheart of a rally. Taking place at Portland International Raceway and the fire roads around The Dalles and Dufur, Oregon, the rally is a fast gravel setup...

Roush’s Phase 1 Mustang Lays Down 750RWHP And A Soundtrack To Be Proud Of

Roush has been busy working on the Stage 3 Mustang for 2015 and if this video is any indication, it’s going to be something wicked. Atop the 5.0L engine is a 2.3L TVS supercharger that is the...

This 600hp V8-powered, Four Wheel Drive, Four Wheel Steering Midget Truck Is Insanity Painted Red

The video has been around for over eight years now, but it’s the first time I can recall seeing anything like it. It’s like one of those off-roading golf karts on Mötley Crüe levels of...