Awesome Racing

Motorsports hall of famer Derek Bell drives around the historic Targa Florio track in Sicily in the Porsche 718 RS 60 that won the endurance race in 1960. A promotional short film for the new Porsche 718 Boxster by Petrolicious.

Silodrome spotted this insane bit of footage from an very unusual motocross race, in which a passenger rides along in a sidecar. There’s just something so surreal watching these unwieldy things go flying through the air. More here.

“Any modifications?” “…paint?” For the past four years, YouTuber Casual Swede and their friends have been holding their even lower budget version of 24 Hours of LeMons, racing $300 cars in a 3-hour endurance challenge. Based on the interviews they should do joke-offs too.

Superformance will make 20 licensed replicas of the Shelby GT40 Mk.II that dominated the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. These chassis will be so accurate that over 90% of their parts will fit in the originals. Available in black/silver, red/white and blue/white.

“I think when it’s done it’s gonna be amazing. Roadkill amazing anyway.” The clinically insane folks at Roadkill spent only 5 days haphazardly making a circle track car street legal by giving it a 1970 Monte Carlo’s body. Behold, the NASCarlo. Will When will it break down?

Motorhead magazine’s second parade at Japan’s famous drifting spot features Lotus and Benetton Formula One racers, a Toyota GT84, an Evora 400 and of course a handful of Nissan GT-R R35s. We think last year’s video was better, but we really can’t complain.

Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his 550hp 5.0L V8 Mustang RTR challenged fellow drifting vet Daigo Saito and his 650hp V12 Drift Lambo on the winding roads in and around an abandoned village in Niigata, Japan. Another awesome video from Luke Huxham.

YouTuber ReadyAimAction made Formula 1 more adorable by replacing the cars’ high-pitched roar with the even higher pitch cry of kittens. Formula E should adopt this and use a different animal sound for each team.

Some truly immersive rear-view camera footage captured from the Replay XD action camera on the bumper of Paul “The Dude” Morris’ stadium super truck as Matt Brabham attempts to pass him. The jumps and the 3-wheel action are especially awesome.

Aside from improvements in graphics, sound and physics, the PS4 exclusive Gran Turismo Sport will have two online tournaments backed by racing body FIA: one where players represent their country and another where players align with a car manufacturer.

A smart action camera for cars. Waylens uses data from your car as well as its sensors to automatically detect and record the highlights of your driving. You can overlay data such as speed, RPM or temperature over the captured video before sharing it online.

At the 2010 Baie Des Chaleurs rally, Subaru’s Pat “Rocket” Richard and co-driver Alan Ockwell saw their sizable lead vanish when they rolled and heavily damaged their car, but they calmly soldiered on. We bet Vivek would have had a nervous breakdown if he was there.

GoPro shares this 360º on-car footage of the Indycars making a leisurely run through San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge while carrying the Indycar trophy. Made with the GoPro spherical. Available in 4K.

Car Advice pitted the Tesla Model S P85D against Australia’s fastest road legal four-door sedan, but it was no contest. For a real challenge they brought in a lightweight rocket: a V8 Supercar with no less than pro driver Tim Slade at the helm.

Mighty Car Mods and their friends attempt to mod a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle L and give it 10 times its measly ~30hp with the help of a 2.5L turbocharged engine, while keeping its classic look. Skip to 34:10 for the result, including a drag race with the mighty Porsche 911 Carrera.

Motor Trend’s drag race tradition is back, this time pitting a whole new batch of supercars and sporty daily drivers against one another in an epic shootout for 1/4-mile supremacy. Our money’s on the Corvette Z06, but you’ll need to watch to find out the winner.

The Corkscrew at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the most famous bits of road on any circuit in the world. It’s both a challenge and a blast in a race car, but five-year-old Juliette shows us it can be just as fun while riding on a bicycle.

Gran Trak 10. Pole Position. RC Pro Am. Chase HQ. Ridge Racer. Forza. The 2017 Ford GT races through the evolution of racing video games in this awesome commercial for the Xbox One’s Forza Motorsport 6.

“If the thing runs, and it’s unlikely to kill bystanders, then bring it out.” Marcus Ubungen’s short documentary features some of the cars and teams behind 24 Hours of LeMons, where absurdity and challenge trump speed and polish.

Brazil’s Circuito dos Cristais will eventually become a road style circuit. At the moment though, it’s still an unpaved bed of dirt and rocks. That didn’t stop these impatient stock car drivers from giving the course a go.

Motion Simulation’s TL3 has three projectors and a curved screen that create a 5740×1080 200º view, a PC, a steering wheel with force feedback, an adjustable chair with 3-axis movement, hydraulic pedals and your choice of gearbox.

Williams test driver Alex Lynn shows us what it’s like to drive the FW13B, giving it a leisurely go at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Renault 3.5L V10-powered racer was used by the Williams F1 team in 1990.

Just a few feet from the Dutch Grand Prix finish line, Moto3 rider Niklas Ajo lost control of his bike and drifted dangerously fast towards the walls. Thankfully he managed to slow his approach and finish the race in one piece.