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A 2014 Nissan GT-R races a Hawker Hunter fighter jet

Nissan GT-R Races 22,000-Horsepower Fighter Jet: Video

Drag races between cars and jets may not be the most accurate way of comparing performance, but they certainly are fun to watch. The latest pairs a 2014 Nissan GT-R with a Hawker Hunter fighter jet and sees the two face off on a runway strip in Switzerland. The stunt was organized by N_Magazine...

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Guerlain Chicherit executes the perfect backflip driving a modified MINI Cooper Countryman

MINI Nails The Perfect (Unassisted) Backflip: Video

MINI and its stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit have done the impossible: executing the perfect “unassisted” backflip. Using a heavily modified MINI Cooper... February 18, 2013 by 


 
MINI attempts first-ever unassisted backflip in a car

It's Impossible To Backflip A MINI, Right? Maybe Not...

So-called "extreme" sports--whether on skateboards, bicycles, or motorcycles--have made the backflip so commonplace we expect them to throw in a twist or some other flourish... January 3, 2013 by 


 
Top Gear attempts the Deadly 720 on a bike

Top Gear Revisits The Deadly 720 - On A Bike: Video

Back in June, Top Gear announced that it would attempt the world’s first back-to-back loop-the-loop, a stunt it called the “Deadly 720” as part of an... October 30, 2012 by 


 
Brent Fletcher launches the Hot Wheels buggy in record corkscrew jump attempt

Hot Wheels Sets Corkscrew Jump World Record: Video

In case you were wondering, the world record for the longest corkscrew jump (where the car launches from an angled ramp and rotates 360-degrees in mid air) used to be less... September 14, 2012 by 


 
Former F1 ace David Coulthard and Golfer Jake Shepherd in SLS AMG world record attempt

Watch David Coulthard’s Record-Breaking SLS AMG Golf Ball Catch: Video

Though it almost seems impossible, Formula 1 legend and AMG brand ambassador David Coulthard recently caught a golf ball flying through the air using a 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS... June 21, 2012 by 


 
Top Gear Live's 'Deadly 720' back-to-back loop-the-loop

Top Gear Live Team Completes Deadly 720 Loop-The-Loop: Video

A driver from the Top Gear Live Stunt Team has set a new world record by becoming the first to complete a spectacular double loop-the-loop on four wheels. The ground-breaking... June 18, 2012 by 


 
Top Gear Live's 'Deadly 720' stunt

Top Gear Live To Attempt Back-To-Back Loop-The-Loops

If you simply can’t get enough of Top Gear, and happen to live in Europe, Russia, South Africa, Hong Kong or Australia, Top Gear Live gives fans a chance to see some of... June 12, 2012 by 


 
Tony Hawk jumping over an LFA supercar loaned to him by Lexus

Lexus Fan Tony Hawk Uses Skateboard To Jump Over LFA: Video

Longtime Lexus fan and professional skater Tony Hawk was recently loaned a brand new 2012 Lexus LFA for his birthday. Rather than simply drive the car around for a couple... May 15, 2012 by 


 
James 'Ski' Smith drives Laguna Seca

Lapping Laguna Seca On Two Wheels... In A Mustang: Video

Plenty of motorcycle riders have lapped Laguna Seca on two wheels, and plenty of Fox-bodied Mustangs have run the track on four wheels. No one, as far as we know, has ever... May 8, 2012 by 


 
Man completes jump over moving Acura NSX

Man Jumps Over Speeding Acura NSX: Video

Unlike Kobe Bryant's fake ‘jump’ over an Aston Martin, or fellow NBA star Blake Griffin’s dunk over a Kia Optima, wait, over the bonnet of a Kia Optima, a... September 5, 2011 by 


 
German driver sets new Guiness parallel parking record

German Driver Sets New Parallel Parking World Record: Video

English stunt driver and general behind-the-wheel-badass Russ Swift once held the record for parallel parking a car in the smallest space between two others. He did it... August 4, 2011 by 


 
11-year old in an Audi R8

11-Year Old Takes Audi R8 For A Spin: Video

We don’t know of too many Audi R8 owners that would allow an unlicensed driver, let alone a child, to drive their pride and joy, though this video shows there’s... July 18, 2011 by 


 
Tanner Foust sets world record distance jump in Hot Wheels stunt

Tanner Foust Narrowly Avoids Hot Wheels Jump Disaster: Video

Like most car enthusiasts, your author spent (wasted?) plenty of afternoons making Hot Wheels toy cars perform acrobatic stunts in plastic loop de loops. Well, Hot Wheels... June 17, 2011 by 


 
Shell V-Power loop at AutoRAI 2011 in Holland

2012 Fiat 500 Attempts The Loop: Video

The AutoRAI is an auto show held annually in Holland and is typically present to a number of luxury car unveilings, wild tuner cars and the obligatory auto event babes, but... April 15, 2011 by 


 
Jeremy Clarkson in RenaultSport Twingo - from Top Gear

Top Gear's Clarkson Corkscrews Sewer Tunnel In Hot Hatch

What happens if you wedge one of motoring media's wildest wild cards in a small enough hot hatch, then have him drive into a wide, round, mostly empty sewer tunnel? In an... March 12, 2010 by 


 
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