Awesome Racing

Holy switchback skills, Batman! Watch in wonder as Manganiello Vincenzo drives skillfully pilots his Fiat X1/9 in the Slalom Salerno Croce di Cava for the actual win. More videos of competitors here.

From the same developers who created the classic Amiga racing games Nitro and ATR, this upcoming iOS game looks like it perfectly captures the spirit of top-down retro racing games.

Don’t blink, or you might just miss these slot cars as they zip around at a supposed 5000MPH scale speed. We’re not sure of that math, but it’s still an awesome sight. The fun starts at about 0:50.

We’ve featured the 24 Hours Nürburgring race before, but this coverage from the new auto show DRIVE is not only a feast for the eyes and the ears, it’s a crash course to the Nürburgring culture.

Racing simulation for the 1%. This seat moves and sways as you race down the track, replicating your every move thanks to D-BOX motion encoding. Supports a number of popular PC racing games.

Autodromo wristwatches are made by racing fans for racing fans. The watch faces are inspired by the gauges on the dashboard of 20th century European race cars. Available in five variants.

Michael Bay takes a stab at directing a CGI trailer for the upcoming EA racer Need for Speed: The Run. It’s as action- and explosion- packed as you’d expect, and makes the game look great.

Trial freestylers Julien Dupont and Arthur Coutard ride around the French alps in this video by Fabien Didelot. The beautiful scenery is as eye-catching as the skills and stunts of the riders.

Made by Bernhard Handler, Roadeo is a racing game with an odd twist: instead of two cars going head-to-head, it pits a car against the road it’s on. It has both versus and co-op multiplayer modes.

A first-person view of a lap around a track in a Formula 1 car, courtesy of driver Lucas di Grassi. He had to drive with literally only one eye on the road because the camera blocked his other eye.

This 2007 video may feature Formula Vee racer Robbie Allen somersaulting his vehicle in a crash, but we bet that’s the second reason you rewind it for a better look. Too bad it was just the nose.

Scandinavian drifter Kenneth “Fastkenny” Moen turned the LysgÃ¥rdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena from a hill to a smoking volcano burning an insane amount of rubber going up its winding roads.

Most car accidents are over in a flash, but this sand hill climb racer got crumpled and torn apart in an excruciatingly slow crash. The roll cage barely did its job, but at least the driver survived.

A clever ad for Forza Motorsport 4, which has Top Gear‘s Jeremy Clarkson waxing poetic about the ostracism of car lovers. Gearheads will start with tongue in cheek and end with tears on cheeks.

Buckle up for a crazy-fast ride down a mountain road, on the most unconventional of high-speed vehicles – the tricycle. Bet your Big Wheel never went 55 mph. Nice Flintstones-style brakes there.

A track in the newly released TrackMania² Canyon. It’s not as crazy as this one, but not even the chillout music can cover the fact that it has cars arcing over walls like droplets from a fountain.

You’ve seen drag races before, but never one quite like this. Motor Trend lines up 11 of the greatest drivers’ cars (and drivers) in a totally unscientific, totally awesome bit of hardcore automotive porn.

Rubbing is racing. That is until a tire is rubbing the top of your helmet. It’s what almost happened to Helio Castroneves when fellow IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan’s brakes went out at 180mph.

The practice session of ManxGP rider Brian Purdy ended badly when his bike exploded. The guy behind him with the mounted camera must be the Energizer bunny – he just kept going and going.

Asif Kapadia’s award-winning documentary on legendary F1 driver Ayrton Senna. Includes a comprehensive amount of racing footage and interviews. Also available on DVD.

A stop-motion video explaining how Ken Block’s new custom Ford Fiesta RS WRC can be tweaked so that it can be used to compete in Stage Rallies and Rallycross and also burn rubber at gymkhana.

The name of Nürburgring Driving Academy instructor Andreas Gülden stays plastered on the video the whole time. Why? So we won’t forget who this skillful, daring and steel-balled man is.

Gameplay trailer for the latest in EA’s racing series, Need for Speed: The Run. Drive across the United States in an illegal race in the best and latest cars, from the Audi R8 to the McLaren MP4-12C.