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Grabbing the Front Brake Won't Fix Your Lousy Wheelie Landing
Grabbing the Front Brake Won't Fix Your Lousy Wheelie Landing

15 Jun 2016, 22:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A rider fails to land a wheelie properly and reaches the grass near the road but has the dumb idea to grab the front brake. Yes, he crashes hard.

 
Koenigsegg CCX Driver Stalls Engine Twice, Shows an 800 HP Clutch Job Is Tricky
Koenigsegg CCX Driver Stalls Engine Twice, Shows an 800 HP Clutch Job Is Tricky

13 Jun 2016, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We've all had our bad clutch days, but when such a day happens to catch you inside your Koenigsegg CCX, trying to speed at a dedicated event, you'll get some un

 
Desperate Ferrari Guys Trying to Drift in Monaco: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Desperate Ferrari Guys Trying to Drift in Monaco: Why We Can't Have Nice Things

8 Jun 2016, 16:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / After last week we showed you a pair of McLaren drivers stopping Monaco traffic to get attention, we'll now show you how Ferrari drivers beg for attention

 
Two McLaren 12C Drivers Stop Traffic in Monaco To Have a Flaming Exhaust Battle
Two McLaren 12C Drivers Stop Traffic in Monaco To Have a Flaming Exhaust Battle

3 Jun 2016, 13:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In the ferocious battle for attention that takes places on Monaco's overly tight roads, some drivers simply don't know when to stop

 
Wearing Headphones While Jogging Can Get You Killed
Wearing Headphones While Jogging Can Get You Killed

31 May 2016, 17:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As enjoyable as listening to your favorite music is when working out or when jogging, not being able to hear approaching traffic can put you in trouble

 
Shelby GT500 Owner Buys Cheap Internet Tune, Grenades His $30,000 5.8L Engine
Shelby GT500 Owner Buys Cheap Internet Tune, Grenades His $30,000 5.8L Engine

19 May 2016, 05:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Okay, so the Mustang Shelby GT500 guy doesn't need to go for a new engine. He can spend $15,000-$20,000 on a fresh block and a rebuild

 
UPDATE: Vladimir Putin Gets Rick Rolled by the Door Handle of a UAZ Patriot
UPDATE: Vladimir Putin Gets Rick Rolled by the Door Handle of a UAZ Patriot

13 May 2016, 07:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In Soviet Russia, door handle breaks you! However, the Russia of Vladimir Putin isn't Soviet. In fact, it's full of cars that remind us of the shoddy Soviet era

 
Shame, Shame, Shame - The Post-Race Camp at Le Mans Looks like a Warzone
Shame, Shame, Shame - The Post-Race Camp at Le Mans Looks like a Warzone

12 May 2016, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's truly disheartening to watch how the camping looks after people left from Le Mans, after the French MotoGP round last Sunday

 
Ride Fast, Don't Swerve, Crash like a Squid
Ride Fast, Don't Swerve, Crash like a Squid

10 May 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's not at all wise to ride fast until one knows what to do when things go a bit out of hand, and there's no better way to prove this than the video below

 
Opel Vivaro's Ridiculous Nurburgring Crash: Why Most Vans Should Avoid the Track
Opel Vivaro's Ridiculous Nurburgring Crash: Why Most Vans Should Avoid the Track

10 May 2016, 06:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This accident is not ridiculous due to the way in which the van behaves on the 'Ring. Instead, it all has to do with the driver

 
Hitting the Asphalt Teeth First Is Not the Kind of Stunt People Would Cheer To
Hitting the Asphalt Teeth First Is Not the Kind of Stunt People Would Cheer To

9 May 2016, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Trying to look cool by pulling stunts on public roads is not only reckless and illegal but it also yields all sorts of injuries, while damaging bikes and egos

 
Nurburgring Driver Almost Crashes His Friend's LaFerrari, Owner Riding Shotgun
Nurburgring Driver Almost Crashes His Friend's LaFerrari, Owner Riding Shotgun

5 May 2016, 01:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Those of you following the world of hooning probably know the kind of stunts Powerslide Lover likes to deliver, so here's one from the 'Ring

 
Porsche Driver Misses Every Apex at the Nurburgring, Eaten Alive by Hot Hatches
Porsche Driver Misses Every Apex at the Nurburgring, Eaten Alive by Hot Hatches

3 May 2016, 22:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This kind of driver is the typical prey of Ring Wolves (read: hot hatch drivers who know the Nordschleife like the back of their hands, achieving sub-8 times)

 
The Moment a LSX Jeep Willys Blows Its Third V8 While Drag Racing
The Moment a LSX Jeep Willys Blows Its Third V8 While Drag Racing

3 May 2016, 22:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We can be sure of one thing - the owner of this LSX-swapped Jeep Jeep Willys is not a fan of knock-knock jokes, no matter how good these can get

 
Four-Door Dodge Challenger SRT8 Has Rear Gullwing Doors, for Sale at $250,000
Four-Door Dodge Challenger SRT8 Has Rear Gullwing Doors, for Sale at $250,000

29 Apr 2016, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We assure you there's no typo in the title above. This is a four-door Challenger which, according to its builders, comes with "jet doors"

 
Useful Reminder: Roundabouts Are Tesla's Autopilot Mortal Enemy
Useful Reminder: Roundabouts Are Tesla's Autopilot Mortal Enemy

28 Apr 2016, 13:39 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla's Autopilot might be a great tool, but it's not without its issues. Round things that cars drive through, apparently, are one of them

 
Iraqi Three-Year-Old Does Donuts in a BMW, Boy Can Barely Reach the Pedals
Iraqi Three-Year-Old Does Donuts in a BMW, Boy Can Barely Reach the Pedals

26 Apr 2016, 14:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you thought Arab Drifting was wild, wait till you see this three-year-old boyhandling a sliding BMW in Iraq like it's nothing

 
Douchebag Dad Lets His Daughter Trample Somebody's Lamborghini, Brags About It
Douchebag Dad Lets His Daughter Trample Somebody's Lamborghini, Brags About It

25 Apr 2016, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As if the trend of touching other people's supercars weren't enough, this dad decided to go one step further, and we mean this in a literal sense

 
"I Broke a Ferrari, I'm an Idiot": Supercar Spotter Drives Off with Frunk Open
"I Broke a Ferrari, I'm an Idiot": Supercar Spotter Drives Off with Frunk Open

25 Apr 2016, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Aparently, there are times when all the supercar seat time in the world can't save you from an annoying mistake such as the one we have here

 
Two New Jersey Police Cars Crash As Suspect Gets Away in a MINI Cooper
Two New Jersey Police Cars Crash As Suspect Gets Away in a MINI Cooper

22 Apr 2016, 14:48 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Most chases don't end up well for the one doing the running away, but there are the occasional exceptions that are probably why people still try to do it