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Formula 1 Thermal Camera

Formula 1 Thermal Camera

Amazing footage captured from Paul di Resta’s F1 car using a thermal imaging camera, showing the heat coming off his tires during his 2nd practice run at Monza. We’d like to see one aimed at the engine next time.

Redline: Battle of Motorsport

Redline: Battle of Motorsport

For its debut episode, the online auto show Redline staged an unusual time attack race. Seven different vehicles competed, including a drift car, a gymkhana car and a go-kart. Place your bets now!

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Hill Climb POV

Hill Climb POV

You can almost feel the pavement under your bum in this nailbiting fast speed run done by David Hauser in his Dallara GP2 on the twisty and turny Course de côte de St. Ursanne, at speeds which put Pikes Peak runs to shame.

GT 6: Vision Gran Turismo

GT 6: Vision Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo 6 will feature not just vehicles from the past and present but from the future as well. It will have concept cars from the biggest names in the automobile and design industry, including Mercedes-Benz AMG, BMW and Nissan.

Pitstop Ultra Slow-Mo

Pitstop Ultra Slow-Mo

We’re completely fascinated by the speed and dexterity of race car pit crews, and now we know why. Watch in awe as Red Bull’s Formula 1 crew works their 2.05 seconds of magic before the lenses of high-speed cameras.

You’re Breaking the Car!

You’re Breaking the Car!

(PG-13: Language) Driver Samir Thapar and co-driver Vivek Ponnusamy show how nerve-wracking rally racing is for competitors. We love how Samit gets fed up and ultimately tells his co-driver to not tell him how to drive. Bad move with the guy who literally tells you where to turn and how much to steer.

That’s Not the Finish Line

That’s Not the Finish Line

At the 2013 Summer X Games, 18-year old Meghan Rutledge celebrated her lead near the end of the Women’s Moto X Racing. You probably know where we’re going with this. Cheer up kid. Learn from this one.

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Snake & Mongoose (Trailer)

Snake & Mongoose (Trailer)

They may not be as famous as James Hunt and Niki Lauda, but the rivalry and marketing savvy of legendary drag racers Tom “The Mongoo$e” McEwen and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme revolutionized and popularized their sport.

Porsche Formula V & VW Type 2

Porsche Formula V & VW Type 2

A restored 1964 Porsche Formula Vee race car and a restored and remodeled Volkswagen Type 2 pick-up. The latter wasn’t originally the carrier for the race car, but it is from the same year and has been modified accordingly.

Motorcycle v. Car Drift Battle 3

Motorcycle v. Car Drift Battle 3

Matt Sanders captures the release of Monster Energy’s Ernie Vigil and Nick Brocha after three long years in the pokey on 204 hp Triumph Daytona sportbikes – hotly pursued by a two lawmen in a road buggy and custom ride.

2014 VUHL 05

2014 VUHL 05

Like the Atom, the Mono and the X-Bow, the VUHL 05 is a lightweight street legal race car. It has a 2L 285hp EcoBoost engine and a monocoque chassis. It goes from 0-60mph in 3.7s and has a top speed of 152mph.

10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks

10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks

XCAR takes us on a tour of ten race courses which are not only thrilling, but have a record of some of the most deadly accidents in the history of racing. A sobering reminder of how dangerous the pastime of racing can be.

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Gran Turismo 6 (E3 Trailer)

Gran Turismo 6 (E3 Trailer)

Developer Polyphony Digital boasts about the software improvements in Gran Turismo 6. Translation? The game held its own at the forward-looking E3, despite the fact that it’s coming out on the “obsolete” PlayStation 3.

Ducks vs. Indy Cars

Ducks vs. Indy Cars

Dear ducks… if you must cross the road, we suggest doing it on a quiet country byway, and not in the middle of an active IndyCar practice round. Thanks mostly to the skill of the drivers, momma and babies came out unscathed.

Car vs. Plane Drift Battle

Car vs. Plane Drift Battle

Pro drifter Dominic Tiroch and former Red Bull World Air Race champ Hannes Arch engage in a death-defying gymkhana match. Even better, they’re actually playing two games at once. Arch is one heck of a daredevil.

Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing

Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing

Every year, Busted Knuckle Films and their friends engage in a hilarious and one-of-a-kind race. They buy used Power Wheels toy cars, take the drive gear off of the toys and then race them downhill. More about the race here.

Hot Wheels: World’s Best Driver

Hot Wheels: World’s Best Driver

Hot Wheels gathers eight Biomen drivers and makes them race and perform stunts along various terrain. It’s a live-action version of the scenarios kids make up while playing with their toy cars… down to the script.

Minivan Races

Minivan Races

Formula 1, Shmormula 1. What we want to see is a bunch of minivans burning up the race circuit. Leave it to the Japanese to put these suburban abominations to the test on a track. Who will win? Mazda or Honda?

Porsche vs. Triumph

Porsche vs. Triumph

While the Triumph Daytona 675 bike in this video could more than hold its own on the turns, it’s gonna have a hard time beating the 1000 horses and 213.8mph of this monster Porsche 9e17 from Nine Excellence on the straights.

iRacing

iRacing

It doesn’t have the uncanny valley graphics of Project CARS, but this online multiplayer racing sim makes up for it with officially sanctioned tournaments, a cutting-edge physics engine and laser-scanned tracks and cars.

Rush (Trailer 2)

Rush (Trailer 2)

“More powerful than the fear of death, is the will to win.” The new trailer for Rush highlights the tangential personalities of F1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, whose rivalry came to a head in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix.

Jeff Gordon’s Test Drive

Jeff Gordon’s Test Drive

We wish it were a tad more “authentic,” but it’s still enjoyable to watch Jeff Gordon get all bearded up and kick ass behind the wheel of a used Camaro, terrified car saleman in tow. (Thanks everyone!)

Top Gear vs. Jetman

Top Gear vs. Jetman

Can a rally-spec Å koda driven by former pro WRC driver Toni Gardemeister beat Yves Rossy and his one-of-a-kind jetsuit in a rally race? One of the highlights from last season’s Top Gear.

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