Racing

February 11, 2014

Red Bull Frozen Rush: Extended Footage

Red Bull Frozen Rush: Extended Footage
Last month, Red Bull put together Frozen Rush, an awesome event in which truck drivers raced powerful 900 horsepower Pro4 trucks across the snow-covered mountains of Maine.…
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February 11, 2014

How to Disassemble an Engine (in 8 Minutes)

How to Disassemble an Engine (in 8 Minutes)
While visiting the recent NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Ca. we had the opportunity to spend some time in the pits with drivers and their crews. After heading out to the track with Valvoline Nitro Funny Car driver Jack Beckman, we managed to capture this up-close footage of his pit crew doing one of their rapid-fire engine tear-downs.…
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February 11, 2014

Building a Racetrack: The Richard Usher Story

Building a Racetrack: The Richard Usher Story
Richard Usher worked at RAC Auto Windscreens for many, many years and decided to take his savings and open his own racetrack. His baby, Blyton Park, is built on a former RAF air base and wasn’t simply built as a hobby, but as a viable business.…
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February 9, 2014

Experience NHRA Drag Racing

Experience NHRA Drag Racing
I recently had the opportunity to attend my first ever drag race event with the National Hot Rod Association. I’ll start out by saying that no amount of photographs or video can really capture what you’ll experience at a drag racing event.…
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February 8, 2014

OPTIMA Batteries Search for the Ultimate Street Car

OPTIMA Batteries Search for the Ultimate Street Car
OPTIMA Batteries and the Ultimate Street Car Association have announced a 10 event series designed to give garage mechanics the chance to take their street cars onto tracks all over the United States and show that they’ve built the ultimate street car.…
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February 6, 2014

Hillclimbing in a Formula Car

Hillclimbing in a Formula Car
If driving a Formula racecar on a track isn’t thrilling enough for you, then check out the race at Cividale Castelmonte, an Italian hillclimb race which includes Formula cars in its roster.…
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February 2, 2014

Daigo Saito Drifting POV

Daigo Saito Drifting POV
Formula Drift racer Daigo Saito is one of the greats of the Japanese drifting scene, and in this clip, one very lucky dude got to tag along and capture GoPro POV footage of the master at work, hooning around the Ebisu South circuit in his JZX-90 Mark II road missile.…
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February 1, 2014

Corvette C7.R Racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona

Corvette C7.R Racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona
/DRIVE had the chance to record this practice session at the 24 Hours of Daytona with driver Tommy Milner and Corvette C7.R Racing. Milner’s helmet-cam allows us to follow along as he takes his place behind the wheel and takes to the course.…
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January 28, 2014

Inside the Bloodhound SSC: 1000mph or Bust!

Inside the Bloodhound SSC: 1000mph or Bust!
The current land-speed record for a vehicle was set all the way back in 1997 by pilot Andy Green and his ThrustSSC turbofan-powered car. It was the first supersonic ride on wheels, with his top speed hitting over 763mph over the course of one mile.…
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January 27, 2014

Backwards Car Race, Backwards

Backwards Car Race, Backwards
There used to be a race on Holland in which cars drove the Zandvoort Circuit backwards. If that’s not strange enough, here’s some race footage that’s been played backwards, which makes the race look almost normal.…
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January 23, 2014

1958 Hot Rod Nationals: Ingenuity in Action

1958 Hot Rod Nationals: Ingenuity in Action
Hot Rod Magazine put together this great film back in 1950s with a look at the 1958 Hot Rod Nationals in Detroit. As they describe drag racing at the Hot Rod Nationals, it’s “half a mile of asphalt:  a quarter mile to race on and a quarter mile to slow down in.”…
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January 21, 2014

MINI Wins Top Three Spots at 2014 Dakar Rally

MINI Wins Top Three Spots at 2014 Dakar Rally
When MINI announced they were entering the grueling Dakar rally, we were skeptical about the little car’s ability to keep up over sand, dirt and mountaintops.…
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January 20, 2014

Nissan NISMO 24 Hours of Dubai Race Highlights

Nissan NISMO 24 Hours of Dubai Race Highlights
The 2014 Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai race took place January 9-11, 2014 and Nissan’s NISMO team takes us behind the scenes with their team as they compete in the event. …
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January 8, 2014

1970s Jaguar XJ Goes Drag Racing

1970s Jaguar XJ Goes Drag Racing
While the 1970s Jaguar XJ is certainly an iconic vehicle, it was better known for its luxury and styling than for its performance (except maybe the XJ12).…
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January 7, 2014

Unlikely Drag Race: Cadillac CTS-V vs. Toyota Tundra

Unlikely Drag Race: Cadillac CTS-V vs. Toyota Tundra
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about drag racing, it’s that you never know what sort of vehicles will show up to flex their muscle. After all, if you’ve got a big enough engine and nail the shift points, you could probably build a drag racer out of a Peel P50.…
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