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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

In Car Video Action: When Larson’s Nova Was Pink and Sporting a Huffer!

Well isn’t this retro? We found some awesome in-car footage from back when Larry Larson’s Nova was all-pink and sporting a screamin’ 14-71 blower atop a 555ci big block Chevy. The...

Hot Rod Drag Week Video: Thursday Action From Milan, Rolling in the Rain, Thrashing on the Roadside!

Thursday was an epic day on Hor Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. There were big numbers on the strip, insane weather, close calls and near misses on the highway, and even...

Killer Drag Week 2010 Video: 1320Video’s Footage From Indy – Day 3

Wheelstands, big numbers, and smiles were the order of the day on Drag Week 2010 when the band of traveling drag race minstrels raced on the hallowed ground of Indy during day two action. Kyle of...

Vintage NASCAR Wreckage Video: Johnny Allen Crash and Fire at Darlington Circa 1962

As much as we loathe the modern iteration what a racing “stock car” is, they are a vastly improved piece, on the safety front than their older brothers. Proof of this comes in the form of...

Drag Week Video: Day One National Trail Raceway

Kyle at 1320 Video can sling some serious footage. He’s been a staple at Hot Rod Drag Week since year one when we met him. We’re teaming up with Kyle this week to help bring you some...

Epic Video Bonanza: Bus Jumps!

 We tend to get fixated on stuff every now and again. Recently we have become obsessed with people jumping school buses over stuff. Judging by the comments of our previous items featuring flying...

Crunch Video: A Hot Rod Pile-up

Hot rods that get driven occasionally get crashed. This is a sad but unavoidable fact. We’ve all seen a guy who got a little nuts with his car on the street and hit a tree or pole. One thing...

Cool Tech Video: Ditch your Valve Springs!

We were tipped off to this neat video featuring a system that replaces the conventional valve springs found in a push rod engine with a cool mechanical setup. Maybe we’re living under a rock,...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Awesome Video: Dennis Anderson’s New King Sling Mud Bog Racer

Dennis Anderson is the man who made the Grave Digger monster truck famous and who signed on the dotted line when Clear Channel (who owned the Monster Jam series) wanted to buy the commercial rights...

Wild Video: Dude Swallowed by Alky Funny Car

The luckiest dude in America is the guy who is standing in front of this Alky Funny Car when the car shoots forward and swallows him up inside the body. It appears to us that the driver was whacking...

NHRA Unleashed at National Trail this weekend, plus more video.

NHRA’s new UnLeashed series is visiting Hebron Ohio’s National Trail Raceway this weekend for the 3rd UnLeashed event of 2010. If you are looking for some of the quickest and fastest...

Wreck Video: Full Contact Aussie Road Racing

During our days announcing SCCA road races, one of the most fun classes to call was Spec Miata. What they lacked in power and speed they made up for in contact. It was Saturday Night Thunder with...

Video Bonanza: Duesenberg Drag Racing!

Recently the Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Festival of Speed went down in Indiana. The event was a historic gathering of the magnificent American machines and it also featured a Duesenberg drag race...

Extreme Wreckage Video: Sleepy Woman Drifts Jeep Into Convenience Store

Cars crashing into buildings make for good video. So long as no one gets hurt and the only wounds are suffered by bags of Cheetos and Funyuns we’re good with reveling in the carnage. This video...