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Sebastian Vettel's Hardcore Motorcycle
Sebastian Vettel's Hardcore Motorcycle

23 Nov 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Since we already know who the 2013 F1 world champion is, we thought it was a good occasion ot show you the lucky motorcycle Sebastian Vettel got from Marcus Walz' amazing Hardcore Cycles. Se...

 
Watch This 1979 Ford “Fearmont” Run an 8-Second Quarter Mile
Watch This 1979 Ford “Fearmont” Run an 8-Second Quarter Mile

20 Nov 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / 1978 marked the introduction of the Ford Fox platform, which underpinned, among other vehicles, the third-generation Mustang - considered by many the perfect base for a lightning-fast quarter mile r...

 
AMS Performance Builds the World’s Fastest... Hearse
AMS Performance Builds the World’s Fastest... Hearse

14 Nov 2013, 16:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Here’s something you don’t see every day - an utterly fast and mean-looking hearse. This crazy dragster that was built by AMS Performance has no less than 1,000 HP under the hood and can...

 
2014 COPO Camaro Up Close at 2013 SEMA
2014 COPO Camaro Up Close at 2013 SEMA

8 Nov 2013, 12:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we’ve already reported earlier this week, Chevrolet decided to launch the 2014 COPO Camaro, which is based on the facelifted street version of the musclecar, at the 2014 SEMA Show. But s...

 
Miata Electric Dragster Is Fast Yet Funny
Miata Electric Dragster Is Fast Yet Funny

1 Nov 2013, 09:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This little race car for the strip is almost like 1:1 scale electric car. The advantages of having electric power is that 100% of your torque is available from the first moment you touch the throttl...

 
Watch This Lightning-Fast Camaro Run a 7-Second Quarter Mile
Watch This Lightning-Fast Camaro Run a 7-Second Quarter Mile

23 Oct 2013, 12:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While the original Chevrolet Camaro is rated as the best pony GM ever built, we fancy the second-generation model as well. Actually, we think it’s quite good-looking with that longer, lower an...

 
Wicked Chevrolet Nova Does 400-foot Wheel Stand
Wicked Chevrolet Nova Does 400-foot Wheel Stand

3 Oct 2013, 12:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we showed you an awesome wheel stand performed by a heavily modified Ford Pinto. We thought it was the coolest drag-related video we’ve seen this week, but that changed today when we...

 
Meet “Outlaw Undertaker” - the Insanely Fast Pro Mod Hearse
Meet “Outlaw Undertaker” - the Insanely Fast Pro Mod Hearse

2 Oct 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hearses we’re never intended to be fast, but just practical vehicles that basically carry dead people around. But that didn’t stop Australia’s Greentree Family Racing to develop an...

 
Heavily Modified Ford Pinto Pulls Awesome Wheel Stand
Heavily Modified Ford Pinto Pulls Awesome Wheel Stand

2 Oct 2013, 13:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The ill-fated Ford Pinto was a vehicle even the Blue Oval-badged company hates talking about. And we can’t really blame them, as they had to pay compensatory and punitive damages, over the car...

 
2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Raises $200,000 for Charity
2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Raises $200,000 for Charity

1 Oct 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A unique 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet prototype crossed the block in Las Vegas this weekend, selling for USD200,000, with all proceeds to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The race-...

 
Adam Flamholc Crashes Hard During NHRA Midwest Nationals
Adam Flamholc Crashes Hard During NHRA Midwest Nationals

30 Sep 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A week ago today we showed you a terrible crash that almost killed Pro Mod race Graham Ellis. Unfortunately, a similar incident happened last weekend during the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals....

 
Drag Motorcycle Crash in Slow Motion
Drag Motorcycle Crash in Slow Motion

26 Sep 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Given the fact that so many things can go wrong when riding a casual motorbike, it's worth trying to imagine how much worse can things go when we're talking about drag motorcycles. And sin...

 
Mid-Engined Funny Car-Like Chevrolet Truck Is Out of This World
Mid-Engined Funny Car-Like Chevrolet Truck Is Out of This World

24 Sep 2013, 15:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Do you recall the 10.4-liter Chevy pickup truck we introduced you to back in July? The insane piece of machinery that did some awesome wheel stands at the drag strip? You do? Well, forget about it, ...

 
1963 Turbo Wagon Is One Fast Grocery Getter
1963 Turbo Wagon Is One Fast Grocery Getter

23 Sep 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How fast can you drive to the grocery store and back? Depends on traffic and what care you have, but the altered Turbo Wagon you’re about to see in the video below will get you to your destina...

 
Graham Ellis Survives Horrific Crash at Santa Pod
Graham Ellis Survives Horrific Crash at Santa Pod

23 Sep 2013, 12:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pro Mod racer Graham Ellis survived a horrific accident last Saturday during qualifying for the National Finals at the Santa Pod Raceway, when his turbocharged Plymouth Superbird hit the guardrail a...

 
Custom-Wolf Tribute to Porsche
Custom-Wolf Tribute to Porsche

19 Sep 2013, 09:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more amazing bike born as a collaboration between Custom-Wolf and Thunderbike: a Tribute to Porsche two-wheeler, a most intriguing, aggressive and ultimately cool ride. We're...

 
2014 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle Is Powerful and Evil
2014 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle Is Powerful and Evil

9 Sep 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The was definitely created to describe what "asphalt terror" really means and to put many motorists to shame when it comes to playing the acceleration game. The 2014 VRSCF is all about ...

 
V-Rod Night Rod Special, Still the Best-Looking Harley in 2014
V-Rod Night Rod Special, Still the Best-Looking Harley in 2014

6 Sep 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Far from the classic bike image usually associated with Harley-Davidson, the V-Rod machines have quickly become a class of their own, and we're very happy to see the 2014 Night Rod Special look...

 
2014 Harley-Davidson Breakout Is Full of Mean Attitude
2014 Harley-Davidson Breakout Is Full of Mean Attitude

4 Sep 2013, 10:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rumored as a new bike full of true drag character, the Breakout FXSB is anything but disappointing: muscular, long and low and screaming the attitude of the '60 Grasser dragsters, this machine ...

 
Diesel-Powered Chevrolet Chevelle Blows 9 Seconds of Quarter Mile Smoke
Diesel-Powered Chevrolet Chevelle Blows 9 Seconds of Quarter Mile Smoke

3 Sep 2013, 15:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Claimed to be one of the greatest musclecars ever built by GM, the 7.4-liter V8-powered Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 makes for a heck of a dragster even when used in its stock factory spec. But how ...