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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

Just Making Some Clouds: A Burnout Compilation From Performance Car Mania 2015

Of all of the motorsports bucket list items we need to check off before we check out, the Australian burnout contest has to be one of the top three. (Hey, that’s a hard list to agree on!) The...

Petrolicious Goes On An Off-Road Excursion With A Toyota FJ40 – Hear The Story Of One Family’s Journey With This Off-Roading Legend!

Considering that the Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser has it’s roots in the original Toyota-Jeep BJ series vehicles from 1951, it’s not surprising in the least that the FJs have such a strong...

Roadtrip Video: /drive Showcases One Of The Most Spectacular Drives Constructed: Denver To Napa Valley, The Scenic Route!

If you are immediately put off by the supercars in this video, let us explain how good this trip is: that orange Lamborghini is a Balboni-edition Gallardo, and Valentino Balboni himself is behind the...

Which Is Faster Around A Rally Track: A Race-Spec Suzuki Motocross Bike Or An Ariel Nomad?

If you don’t know the auto manufacturer Ariel, you should. You know Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus, right? Chapman is famous for the quote, “Simplify, and add lightness,”...

Roadkill! The Hellcat-Powered General Mayhem, From The Start Of The Build, Through The Internet Hate, To The Race With [NAME REDACTED]

If there was one automotive deal this year that wore out nerves across the landscape of the Internet, it was the giant maelstrom of screaming involving Roadkill, Gas Monkey Garage, and Dodge. For the...

Radical Overkill: Two Ford V8s, One Mitsubishi Van. Mix Well For Massive Smoke…

Sticking one Ford small-block inside a Mitsubishi L300 van is tricky enough. The L300 is a tiny little cube of a van meant to meet Japanese vehicle size laws and in no way was meant to be a...

Watch This Toyota Hilux Make The Run-Up Of The Decade Before Tackling A Huge Dune!

Saying a Toyota Hilux is a decently capable truck is a perfectly acceptable statement. They are made well, can take a beating like few other vehicles can, and are world-renowned for their toughness....

This Stunt Video Is Filled With Nothing But Absolutely Insane Participants And Tire Smoke…We Love It!

There are tons upon tons of “stunt videos” on YouTube. Someone pulling a wheelie. Someone who drifted a corner or two. It almost gets boring, but it has an added effect: after seeing...

This 427-powered Mustang Makes The Tires Literally Scream…Punish All Tires!

After finding the footage of the 1969 Shelby with a side-oiler 427 FE Ford screaming like a banshee on a mission last week, I’ve found myself digging further into Ford’s Hemi response....

The Power Of The LS Engine, Here Stuffed Into A Suzuki, Driven By An Australian!

The reason the GM LS engine is so popular is because of it’s dollar-to-horsepower ratio. Simply put, it is very difficult to find a better bang-for-your-buck option than the late-model motor....

LS Fest 2015 Preview: A Collection Of Burnouts From Last Year!

We are only two days away from the kickoff of LS Fest in Bowling Green. One city, two tracks and thousands of gearheads will all come together to celebrate an engine. We will see Fords, Nissans,...

Aussie Burnout Oddity: A Rambler Hornet Having A Go On The Skidpad!

If you have been following any kind of Aussie automotive news we’ve put up, you’ve seen the local flavor. Ford Falcons, Holden Toranas and Monaros, Valiants, and imports of both the JDM...

Burnout Mondays: The “Trophy LTD” Crown Victoria Prerunner Hazes Them Off

John Baker’s 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria prerunner is the kind of wrong that is oh, so right in our eyes. The GM-powered Ford was converted into full desert-runner form after Baker had pretty...

This Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Set A World Speed Record In A Half-Mile: 234.8 MPH!

Do you see those wide eyes in that helmet? They belong to Gidi Chamdi, a man who is, by his own admission later on, scared out of his head but on a mission. You see, Gidi wants to break a speed...