RideLust

Quick: what’s the best chase scene ever shot? Is it from Bullitt? The French Connection? Ronin, perhaps?

Not even close: the best chase scene ever filmed comes from Bollywood, not Hollywood. When to comes to actions films, those made in India simply kick more ass than those filmed here. Their cars, for example, explode before impact, launching skyward in cheese-o-riffic fireballs. And since what goes up must come down, our hero has to dodge flaming wreckage from the sky, as well as carnage on the ground. Read More…

If you’ve ever driven any kind of World War II vintage truck, you know this for certain: they may be rugged, and you may be able to fix them with pliers and duct tape, but no one would accuse them of being fast. That is unless you bolt a 3,400 horsepower jet engine to the bed of your 1942 GMC Blitz, in which case it will probably run the quarter mile in 11 seconds at 120 miles per hour, on its way to a top speed of 150. Read More…

The world needs more twisted geniuses like Jonathan Ward. His company, Icon, is best known for building restored and bulletproof Toyota Land Cruisers and Jeep CJs, but it also dabbles in the fine art of what Ward calls “derelicts.” The concept is simple: take an original but worn car, then throw the best parts you can at the chassis, motor and even interior. Read More…

When training for space flight, astronauts are subjected to a ride in an aircraft that (temporarily, at least) simulates the effects of zero gravity. Since the human body isn’t accustomed to rapid changes in g-forces and weightlessness, a common reaction is the rapid and spectacular voiding of one’s stomach contents. Hence, the aircraft used in training, regardless of the make and model, is dubbed the “Vomit Comet.” Read More…

The fastest Chevy Sonic on the planet...

Call us Neanderthals, but we have no idea how dropping a new car out of a plane, or pushing it off a stack of shipping containers, helps sell cars. It’s the whole “adventure sports, Gen Y” angle that Chevy is going for, we suppose, so that means it doesn’t have to make sense as long as it’s cool to watch. The Sonic dropped from the airplane is surprisingly mesmerizing, and you can’t help but wonder what it would feel like to get hit by a car in free fall. Read More…

Dubbed as “The Most Dangerous Sport In The World,” motor-skiing was newsworthy enough in 1955 for someone to film this short but sensationalized video. The concept is simple enough: put a rope on a car or motorcycle, presumably equipped with studded snow tires, then have the driver navigate a race course at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Read More…

When it comes to motorized bar stools, I’d be the first to say that a small block Chevy is really all you need. The Australians clearly disagree, and the latest episode of “Add A Motor To It” features a big-block barstool, built by Kit Anderson. That’s a 454 cubic inch Chevy motor that Kit is sitting atop of, and in its current state of tune he estimates it’s good for around 480 horsepower. It’ll tow 2,000 pounds as well, which probably comes in handy when your friends’ barstools break down. Read More…

The Suzuki Mighty Boy was, by all rational descriptions, an utterly forgettable car. Considered a “kei car,” or light automobile, the Mighty Boy could best be described as an Isuzu Amigo, rendered in 1/2 scale. It was underpowered as well as being tiny, and most made do with a 543cc engine, good for around 25 horsepower. What they lacked in power or functionality, the Mighty Boys made up for with a low price, and the Mighty Boy had the dubious distinction of being the cheapest automobile in Australia from 1985 to 1998. Read More…

This year marks the debut of F1 in India, so Red Bull is pulling out all the stops to promote both the sport and the new venue. What better way to earn bragging rights than to run the Red Bull F1 car on the highest drivable road in the world, located in the northern Indian state of Kashmir? Read More…

I’m normally not a fan of trikes, but I’m willing to make an exception for the utterly insane beast in the video below. Since the video comes from a Russian-language site on You Tube, I can’t offer any details (since my Cyrillic is more than a little rusty). Still, judging from the passing traffic the video was shot in the United States. I’d go one step farther and say it was filmed in New York. Read More…