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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

Morning Symphony: The “Unwanted” Holden VF Ute Decimating The Skidpad At Ultimate Burnout Challenge Collie!

Are you a deep sleeper? Can you snore your way through a bomb blast? Not notice when someone is shaking you? That’s me. I’m the type of guy that requires something drastic in order to...

Would You Be Brave Enough To Drag Race A Suicide-Shifted Chopper Down The Strip?

For six years, motorcycles were my jam and to this day I still enjoy the occasional ride. My wildest years involved Yamaha two-strokes with enough power to scare the ever-living hell out of...

Gymkhana Nine! Ken Block Tears Up Buffalo After Australia Has A Panic Attack Over His Take On “Hooning”!

By all rights, the latest and greatest Gymkhana film from Ken Block and the Hoonigan crew is lock-step with the last eight: Block, this time in one of the two Ford Focus RS RX vehicles on the planet,...

Zora Would Be Proud: Check Out This C4 Corvette Hazing Out The Skidpad At Bindoon!

Right now the automotive media is soiling their drawers over what is known as “Project Emperor”, a.k.a. the mid-engined C8 Corvette. Yeah, we know that mid-engine ‘Vettes have been...

Is AWD Best? Does RWD Have It’s Faults? Can FWD Be Fun? Let Randy Pobst Show You Handle All Three Drive Types On The Track!

My first autocross was in 2010 at Bremerton Raceway in Washington State. Back then, I owned a 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, the one with the V8 up front, and I felt cocky as all hell…I could...

Cleetus McFarland Gets A Shot At A LS-Swapped Nissan 350Z At Beech Bend! Check Out The Shenanigans Here!

The Street Car Takeover at Beech Bend earlier this year was a wild event to cover…roll racing, drag racing, car shows, a burnout contest, all while I was near heat exhaustion. In short, it was...

Morning Symphony: Get Your Good Earphones Out For This 3D Binaural Recording From Monza!

The title says everything you need to know: You will have to have earphones in to get the full effect of what you are about to hear, otherwise the purpose will be lost on you. YouTuber...

Labor Day Historical Racing Footage: The 1981 Australian Endurance Championship Round 1 Group C Race From Adelaide!

Got your feet kicked up? Fully relaxed yet? Good deal…you’ve been busting your hump all year so far, you’ve earned a day off and we want to make sure that you aren’t just...

Morning Symphony: An R33 Nissan Skyline Tearing Around A Mountain Pass

Blame Gran Turismo for my fascination with this car. The Nissan Skyline is the ultimate “forbidden fruit” car from Japan for me, and it’s all due to that damn game. It was the car...

This Seven-Year-Old Can Wheel A Turbocharged RZR Up A Slick Hillclimb Just Fine!

I watch the rock bouncers and hill climbers with admiration. To some, it might appear that the only reason these guys go out and hit some of the most wicked locations in the country is simply to...

Dare To Be Different In The Dirt: Check Out This Mud Dragging Bradley GT!

Between the mid-1960s and the point in the late 1970s when the drugs ran out, there were a ton of kit cars made, most of which seemed adapted to giving the Volkswagen Beetle a look that didn’t...

Hot Rod Garage Gives Their Big-Block Plymouth Fury Wagon A Solid Wake-Up…And, Oh Yeah, Some Brakes, Too.

“America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed.” It might be the punchline to a comedy flick, but let’s face facts: we wouldn’t have a job if there wasn’t a...

Morning Symphony: The Howl Of A Viper GT3-R Tearing Around Monza

It’s almost a relief to know that FCA is going to kill off the Viper instead of softening up the supercar for the tastes of the drivers who complained that the car was too hard-core for them....

Lucky Dog: This Very Lucky Pup’s Narrow Miss With A Rally Mitsubishi Couldn’t Be Any Closer

By all accounts, the little black and white pup you see trotting down the road should have woken up in the clouds, next to the pearly gates. You could tell from the start that even he was aware that...