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Gran Turismo 5: Go Karts

Gran Turismo 5: Go Karts
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While most of you are probably looking forward to taking out a Porsche or a Lambo on the tracks of Gran Turismo 5, there’s nothing quite as visceral as the low-to-the-ground feel of a kart race.

Monster Tajima At Pikes Peak

Monster Tajima At Pikes Peak

Here’s Falken Tires’ footage of 5-time winner and record holder Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima’s winning run to the 14,000+ foot top for Pikes Peak 2010, in his V6 897-hp twin-turbocharged Suzuku SX4.

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Lotus Exos T125

Lotus Exos T125

Got a million dollars lying around? If you’re one of the 25 lucky ones to pony up their dough to Lotus, you can have this F1-grade race car and participate in Lotus’ exclusive Exos private racing league.

NFS Hot Pursuit

NFS Hot Pursuit

Racing game fans should enjoy Hot Pursuit, the latest installment in the NFS series, coming in November. You can play as a cop or a racer while driving your choice of several real world supercars.

Jeff Zwart Takes Pikes Peak

Jeff Zwart Takes Pikes Peak

Will Roege placed a camera in Jeff Zwart’s Porsche GT3 Cup to capture this awesome in-car video of Zwart’s record-setting qualifying run at Pikes Peak 2010 for the Time Attack 2WD class.

Gameplay: Driver San Francisco

Gameplay: Driver San Francisco

Reflections’ classic urban car chase is back, and they’re going back to its roots for this one (which is a good thing). Sit back and watch as the game’s creator walks us through a little bit of gameplay.

Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Ed

Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Ed

Available 11/2/2010, GT 5’s $100 Collector’s Edition includes a 300-page “car lover’s guide”, a 1:43 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V replica, a DLC voucher, and a GT keychain. All together now: Finally.

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Video: 24 Hours of Nürburgring

Video: 24 Hours of Nürburgring

Tim Hahne covered the whole of the 2010 24 Hours Nürburgring using his trusty Canon 5D MK II. The result? 15,900 glorious frames of automotive porn from start to finish. Watch it in HD if you can.

Ferrari Wireless GT Controller

Ferrari Wireless GT Controller

If you’re a die-hard PC or PS3 racing game fanatic, Thrustmaster’s wireless Ferrari Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition looks like it could be fun. We’d rather have a real Ferrari, though.

Benz-Inspired Racing Boat

Benz-Inspired Racing Boat

Mercedes-Benz and Cigarette Racing unveiled a new 46′ racing boat inspired by the SLS AMG supercar, with 552 cubic inch twin-turbocharged Mercury Racing engines that crank out 2700 hp.

A Crack in The Windshield

A Crack in The Windshield

Things were going swimmingly for driver Mark Tapper in the Rally New Zealand until he saw a spectator drop his pants, causing unforeseen consequences. Tapper’s response is NSFW.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Porsche 911 GT2 RS
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The time on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife: 7 minutes, 18 seconds. The power: 620 hp. The weight: 3,020 lb in road trim with all fluids on board. The car: the new 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS.

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Philippe Starck Soapbox Racer

Philippe Starck Soapbox Racer

Sure, there’s no steering or brakes, but you’d still be the coolest looking kid cruising at Derby Downs in Philippe Starck’s mahogany and leather gravity racer he created for Intersection magazine.

Octane 120 Beer Arcade

Octane 120 Beer Arcade
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Combining two of our favorite pastimes, Dream Machines lives up to its name with their Octane 120 Beer Arcade, which offers sit-down arcade racing, a video projector and an in-dash beer tap.

2010 Lucra LC470

2010 Lucra LC470
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The exotic Lucra two-seater is sure to draw stares as it zips down the road. The LC470-S rocks a 400bhp 5.7-liter V8, but why not go for the SC with its 630bhp, 7.0-liter and roll bars for racing?

Mercedes E63 AMG Hoonage

Mercedes E63 AMG Hoonage

Most excellent hooning footage of the 6.3 liter V8 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG at a wet Brooklands track in Surrey in this well produced video. You may need to smoke a cigarette afterwards. We mean it.

Video: RC Cars In Slow-Mo

Video: RC Cars In Slow-Mo

RC cars race, drift, jump and crash in this slow motion video. Come to think of it, everything looks awesome – or at least interesting – in slow-mo. Extra points for the bangin’ soundtrack.

Split/Second: Velocity

Split/Second: Velocity

Out May 21, Split/Second won best racing game in the game critics awards at E3 last year. It’s set within the world of reality television where competitors can manipulate the track and events.

MB SLS AMG GT3

MB SLS AMG GT3

Mercedes-Benz’ SLS AMG gets race-ready and racy with a GT3-spec version; it sports an FIA-output 6.3L V8 as well as extensive aerodynamic tweaks to the bodywork.

Video: Ford GT World Record

Video: Ford GT World Record

Get a driver’s seat view of Performance Power Racing’s Ford GT as it sets a standing mile world record for a production car; it accelerates from 203 to 252.97 mph in 7.3 seconds.

Hublot F1 King Watch

Hublot F1 King Watch

Hublot teams up with Formula One for the Hublot F1 King watch; this blacked-out timepiece sports a 48mm microblasted black ceramic case, black SuperLuminova, and a skeletonized design.

Build It: ModNation Racers

Build It: ModNation Racers
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Any notions that ModNation Racers is just another racer will smell like burnt rubber when you watch this Build It trailer: walls of flame, camel jumps, and turntables of destruction FTW.

Multiplayer Beta: Blur

Multiplayer Beta: Blur
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Visuals speak louder than words in this Multiplayer Beta trailer for Blur; the beta starts 3/8/10 on Xbox Live and will show off its progressive ranking system, power-ups, and mods.

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