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Funny Car Has a Not-So-Funny Explosion

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:53:15 +0000

YouTube George Carlin once joked that the only reason he watched auto racing was for the accidents, he “wanted to see some cars on fire”. Funny because it’s true. However, when they are as serious looking as this one, there isn’t much to laugh about. Funny car drag racer Matt Hagen competed in the National Hot [...]

Off Road Race Leads to Scary Motorbike Crash [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:43 +0000

We’ve seen massive pileups of super cars that could make the most unenthusiastic gearhead weep. We’ve seen pileups on the straightaway at Texas Motor Speedway that could make us question the existence of a just and loving God. Nothing, however, will prepare you for the sheer carnage that you’re about to witness. The World Off-Road [...]

Hamster Drag Racing Is Sweeping the Nation [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:00:32 +0000

Hamsters will run between four and eight miles a day in the wild, which is why in captivity the little furballs will attack their exercise wheel with such boundless energy.

These are the sort of facts you learn from watching “hamster drag racing,” the new sport that is sure to replace auto racing as we know it.

Tortoise Races Old Man in Motorized Wheelchair [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:00:13 +0000

The tortoise may be able to outrun the hare but he’s no match for the motorized wheelchair. Cruiser, a wily desert tortoise, is a fierce competitor, but an elderly, wheelchair-bound gentleman named Josef wins by a nose. [via BuzzFeed] Read Original: Tortoise Races Old Man in Motorized Wheelchair [VIDEO]