As far as movie cars go, James Bond’s rides rank as some of the coolest vehicles to ever tear across the silver screen. And now you can bring home a tiny version of those white knuckle chase scenes with Scalextric’s new James Bond slot cars.
Even though jetpack pilot Nick Macomber gets smoked by this Renault Megane RS in a 400m race, it doesn’t matter. Jetpacks will one day be the de-facto mode of transportation because they’re awesome and I say so.
Two weeks ago, photographer Mark J. Rebilas set up to shoot drag races in Bristol, Tennessee. What he got was a front-row seat to a fiery crash that nearly took out both cars. Here is his stunning gallery. [Jalopnik]
You have to feel bad for these two motorcycle racers who crashed during a round of the promosport Championship at the Magny-Course circuit in France.
In the middle of a drag race, the steering gearbox inside this funny car broke off. Like, literally. It makes for a terribly amusing few seconds as you watch the driver panic and hold on to an invisible steering wheel.
As a general rule, I’ve always avoided racing games like the plague. But that all changed when the guys from Pagnian Imports sent us one of their Next Level Racing simulators to review.
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All Bobby Cleveland wanted was to drive the fastest lawnmower in the world. And last weekend, he took his easy rider all the way to 154km/h. Here’s the bastard child of John Deere and Speed Racer in action.