Take a ride with Ron Capps in this video of the in-car camera at the moment his engine explodes at the 2014 Circle K Winternationals. Thankfully Ron was uninjured in the incident.
Archive for the ‘Drag Racing’ Category
The best of extreme motor sport from all around the world! A compilation with only the best of all the crazy things what we filmed in 2013!
Including:
Formula Offroad, Bålstad, Sweden
Torc series, MI
Huck Fest, Pismo Beach, CA
Rock Bouncing, Gray Rock Cable Hill, AL
Formula Offroad, Ler, Norway
Drag Racing, US 131 Motorsport Park, MI
Mud Race, MI
Formula Offroad, Skien, Norway
Sand Dunes, Silver Lake, MI
Sand Dunes, Glamis, CA
“We’ve got a decision to make,” said Brian Wiley, his breath fogging in the cold air.
Wiley, president of the East Branch Sno-Rovers, stood on the second-story balcony of the Sno-Rovers’ clubhouse in Medway. Below, racers and mechanics paused mid-conversation and looked up. A snowmobile revved, drowning out Wiley’s voice. He waited patiently until the machine was switched off … More
It’s not uncommon for us to drag race cars on a runway. But we’ve never done it at an active airport with passenger jets taking off and landing in the background.
And so we leapt at the chance to take part in Race the Runway at Edinburgh Airport. The event, sponsored by Mercedes, was held to raise money for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and the Scottish Burned Children’s Club.
In total 25 cars, ranging from a Lamborghini Aventador to a TVR Tuscan, took part. Entrants were timed over a 1,350-metre course on one of the taxi runways.
We would be driving an SLS GT, which, at 199mph, has the highest top speed of any current production Mercedes. So how did it fare against the competition? Watch the video and find out.
The cars included:
Lamborghini Aventador
Ferrari FF
Porsche 911 Turbo (997)
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Mercedes SL63 AMG Performance
Mercedes SLS GT
Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R
Mercedes E63 AMG S
BMW M6
BMW M3 GTS
Audi RS6 (MkI)
TVR Tuscan
Ferrari 599 GTB HGTE