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The British understand order and precision; they don’t necessarily understand spinning donuts or throwing a car sideways in a cloud of tire smoke. That said, Lord March again invited Ken Block back to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, in order to defend last year’s well deserved hooning crown. It wasn’t all fun and games, since Block had to drive Lord March’s son Charlie up the hill in his Gymkhana 3 Fiesta, and I imagine that Block dialed back just a few notches with Charlie March in the car. Enjoy the video below. Read More…

Formula Drift drivers do things a little bit differently than the rest of us, or so this video would have you believe. Sure, it’s a shameless marketing plug for Monster energy drinks and the Carl’s Junior fast food chain, but it does get me thinking how much fun it would be to roast a set of rear tires at a drive through window. The video is almost believable (although neither Gittin nor his posse should quit their day jobs for an acting gig) until JR runs down the Carl’s Junior mascot. If that actually happened, JR would be trying to figure out how many RTR Mustangs he needs to sell to afford a good attorney. See for yourself in the video below. Read More…

If there is an action sport out there then you can bet that Red Bull has their name attached to it. From high flying air races to downhill mountain biking, the company has solidified the image of its high-octane energy drink with all things that require speed and adrenaline. Therefore it should come as no surprise that when Red Bull wants to make something happen, that they usually get their way. Take for instance the following video of the Red Bull Peachtree Drift Battle that was recently held down in Atlanta, GA. The drift battle featured Rhys Millen and Ryan Tuerck dueling it out on the public streets of one of the most beautiful cities in the South. After watching this I’m thinking that Red Bull should contact Mayor Mike Bloomberg about having a drift battle here in the Big Apple. I mean lets face it, the bike route through Central Park would be flippin’ perfect!
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There may be a language barrier between the U.S. and Russia, but “sideways with smoking tires” is a universal language. The drifting in this video was done by Evgeniy Satyukov and Georgiy Stepanyan, who took first and second place in the 2010 Russian Drift Series, respectively. The film was made on a mix of tracks and city streets, and I probably don’t need to remind you that going full hoon in Moscow isn’t a good idea for foreign nationals. In fact, it’s not even a good idea for Russian nationals, unless you know who to tip generously for looking the other way. Video below. Read More…

The Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi is one of the world’s best motorsport venues, and home to competition ranging from endurance racing through Formula 1. You can now add Formula Drift to that list, since the U.S. based series ran an exhibition event there on February 25. The win went to 2010’s Formula Drift Rookie of the Year, Frederic Aasbo, driving a Toyota Supra. Aasbo will also take the seat at Papadakis Racing soon to be vacted by Tanner Foust, who has shifted his focus to the Top Gear America TV series. Video below. Read More…

Two-time, first ever back-to-back title champion for one of the most popular racing events of the decade, and as one of the most recognized drivers to the sport, Tanner Foust, is temporarily saying goodbye to Formula D. After standing on the podium five times last season during seven events, he has proven undoubtedly that he is a force to be reckoned with. He holds the highest score in both Formula D and D1 and was also voted to be the “Best Representative of Drifting” by his former competitors. He is indisputably one of the best drivers for precision and car control. Since Tanner is saying goodbye to his former crew at Papadakis Racing, it will be interesting to see last years Rookie of the year, Fredric Aasbo, who has since partnered with Papadakis and Team Need For Speed to step up and take the wheel for the upcoming season.
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What is it about cars doing burnouts in slow motion that makes us get all tingly inside? Maybe it’s just the process by which the camera captures the action or the fact that in slow motion we now have the ability to see what is really going on. Either way car enthusiast videos like this one are some of the coolest out there and we can’t get enough of them. Shot by a company called DK Video Productions in Koropi, Greece, these shots were captured by utilizing a TREX 700N remote controlled helicopter with an HCS mount and a Canon 550d camera with 18-55 lens. Filming with remote controlled helicopters is something that in recent years has really been coming into its own. A properly set-up machine would run around $2,500-$3,000, with the camera being about $900. That’s not too bad considering renting out a real helicopter with a pilot for a day would run you exponentially more. What’s really amazing are the professional looking shots that were obtained, which is something that I wouldn’t think possible from a remote controlled unit. Click through to watch the video.
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We’ve all seen drift battles before, two cars battling it out around a closed course with smoke pouring from the tires. They’re fast, powerful and from a spectators point of view, an absolute blast to watch. But how about a drift battle between a motorcycle and a car? That’s something that I had never seen… that is, until now. The video you see below was created by Icon Motorsports and is, to my knowledge, the first legitimate drift battle between a two-wheeler and a four-wheeler. The bike is a 2005 Kawasaki ZX10 with an extended swing-arm and one helluva rear tire on the back. It’s competition is a tweaked mid-90′s Mazda RX-7 with a Corvette engine. Seems fair right? What’s amazing though is that this video is more exciting to me then anything done by Ken Block and it probably cost 1/100th the cost to produce. Either way though, I can almost guarantee that you’re going to like it so click through, hit play and enjoy. Read More…

Yes I know it’s after Christmas, but in the spirit of the holidays I thought I would post up one more Christmas video. This time it comes straight from the guys at Driftworks and while I don’t condone what they’re doing, I have to say that it looks like one helluva lot of fun! Enjoy!

Source: Driftworks.com

Mike Ryan knows a thing or two about going fast in semi trucks: he is, after all, the nine time Pike’s Peak class winner in his custom built Freghtliner race truck. Despite the fact that the truck weighs in at 5 tons, it’ll still turn a 13.2 quarter mile, thanks to the 14.7 liter, compound-turbo Detroit Diesel engine that puts out some 1,950 horsepower. In its current gearing, the truck will top out around 108 miles per hour, but you get the feeling it’s capable of much more with shorter gears. Not bad for an oil burning inline six.

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