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0Followup: Bad Habit monster truck breaks longest jump record 1284037200
Bad Habit breaks a world record – Click above for image galleryYou know what they say; if at first you crash your monster truck in the pursuit of a world record, try, try again. Joe Sylvester, the owner and driver of the Bad Habit monster truck, has officially nabbed the world record for ... -
Video: Bad Habits' monster truck world record practice session doesn't go as planned 1283445120
Bad Habits takes a dive – Click above to watch the video after the jumpFew realms of motorsport live the "Go big or go home" mantra to the fullest quite as well as the monster truck world. Aside from one of the largest voiceovers in the industry ("Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!"), the guys who ... -
International Flight: Seth Enslow breaks world record on a Harley-Davidson [w/video] 1267729260
How is this going to end? – Click above to watch the video after the breakIt was called "Seth VS Death" by the marketing gurus in Milwaukee. Seth Enslow, who we've barely heard a peep from in years, emerged yesterday atop a modified Harley-Davidson XR1200 with the goal of breaking the ... -
Over the top on a Harley-Davidson XR750: Take two for Bubba Blackwell's record-breaking leap 1267104480
Do you remember the days when motorcycle jumps were measured by cars rather than feet? We know at least one man who is all too familiar with those times, and may even be haunted by them. His name is Bubba Blackwell. He is what we would call a traditional daredevil, consumed with setting records ...
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VIDEO: Johnny Greaves jumps stadium truck over 300' to set world record 1262111340
Jonny Greaves jumps 301 feet -- Click above to watch videoOnly ten days ago Jonny Greaves jumped his closed-course race truck from one dirt ramp to another -- those ramps being separated by close to 300 feet. Greaves ended up going 301 feet, and set the record for the longest ever jump in a 2WD ... -
Jonny Greaves jumps 301 feet to claim 2WD truck record 1261400280
A little over a year ago a stunt driver named Chris Morena took a Dodge pickup off a dealer lot, installed a roll cage, racing seat and metal bracing for the bed, then used it to jump over a slew of cars and through two fireballs. He was only trying to go 134 feet. Instead, he went 193 feet and ...
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VIDEO: Cadillac-powered Spectre SpeedLiner sets world record for gas-powered, wheel-driven vehicles 1255375740
Click above to watch the videos after the jumpvar digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Cadillac_Powered_SpeedLiner_Sets_Speed_World_Record_vid'; Different automakers seek out different bragging. The same goes for tuning houses. The bogey in question may be the quickest lap time around a given ... -
Buckeye Bullet 2 claims land speed record for fuel cell vehicles, 300.992 mph 1253824380
We first heard about the Buckeye Bullet 2 about two years ago when we covering the Ford Fusion 999 land speed record project. The student engineering team from Ohio State University was collaborating with engineers from Ford and the two teams shared data on improving performance of the fuel cell ...
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227 MPH Audi A4 beats Bugatti to set world record for fastest car powered by biogas 1243542540
After a few earlier attempts were unsuccessful in setting an official record, Jürgen Hohenester, a German racecar driver and automotive tuner, has finally set a new world record for reaching the fastest speed ever recorded running a vehicle on biogas. Yes, Guiness has indeed been notified. ...
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World Land Speed Shootout at Bonneville 1221164940
Click above for high-res gallery of various streamlinersWe're suckers for speed, so we jumped at the opportunity to attend a press conference for an upcoming top speed shootout on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Unlike the countless speed contests held at locations around the world each year, the Top ...

