By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

This week’s carnage is more human than mechanical. It’s a perfect lesson in, “If you’re gonna be dumb, you’ve got to be tough

Take a couple of semi-drunken guys, a truck that barely has enough power to spin the tires, and a complete lack of common sense and you’ve got this video.

The two “helpers” are apparently trying to hold the truck on the burnout pad. One falls and promptly manages to get a permanent rubber tattoo on hs harm. These guys are dumb.

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Seems Nissan is on an unrelenting mission to make the R35 GT-R the fastest supercar in the world. Check out this video of their latest record lap done back in April at the Nurbugring. The driver is Toshio Suzuki and the laptime of 7:26.7 is simply outstanding. I wonder what Porsche will have to say about this one!

By Dino Dalle Carbonare

By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

At our recent cruise-in, both Jim O’Clair and I noticed an unusually high number of dealership nameplates still on cars, so we assembled our photos and tried to find out more about the dealerships behind the badges.

First, on a ‘64 Rambler Classic 770, we spotted this sticker for Pearson Motors of Briarcliff Manor, New York. No mention of Pearson in the 1983 dealership list, but Havekost does list them as a Nash dealer starting in 1956. No address, though. Continue reading at Hemmings

By Chris Borrelli

Chris Borrelli

This is just a great comparison test. Ford’s toughest Stang vs. Chevy’s toughest Camaro. There have been many arguments over which machine is better (and I’ve participated in most of them). The results from the Edmunds guys are very interesting!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

You’re looking at the Nuna 5, a solar-powered race car weighing a scant 352 pounds. The car was build by the Nuon Solar Team, which has won the World Solar Challenge four years running. The Nuna 4, weighing 418 pounds, won last year’s 1,800 mile race across the Australian desert in 33 hours at an average speed of 56.46 mph. It will be cool to see what this new one can do. Via Wired

By Ron Honig

WaytooFurious

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cross an El Camino with a Studebaker? Well according to this ad on eBay you wind up with a Studnimo. The unfortunate thing about this add is that it does not really show the true potential of this car. Check out the pictures after the jump and you will see that given the right wheels and paint you can wind up with a sensational car. I first spotted this completed Studnimo at Euroa a couple of years ago, and have seen it at various shows since then. Do you think this is a worthwhile project?

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Ok, so I know I posted the highlights from the Irish Rally just a couple of days ago, but this comp just blew me away.  Nads forwarded it to me late last night, and I’ve probably watched it five times since then. The only complaint I have is that there should really be some racing engines in the mix, but the way all this classic in-car, crash and helicopter footage is stitched together—and the great pacing of the clip—lets me forgive that oversight. Enjoy.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

When you have a fast sport bike—and let’s face it, they’re all fast—getting the front end to come up isn’t particularly difficult. And it’s even easier if you’ve got a passenger clinging on for dear life. But changing a tire while the bike is up? That’s completely crazy, even with a chase truck and an obviously experienced tech turning the wrench. The shots of this rider ripping along with no front wheel just blew me away. Don’t try this at home, or at the track, or with professional supervision or anywhere. Jeepers!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Ever wonder if the techs are swiping stuff from your ride your when you bring it in for service? Well, after noticing that ten bucks worth of quarters were missing from his truck after an oil change, Jason had the answer. After repeated attempts to contact the manager of his local Toyota dealership—and choosing to go to another shop—he decided to return with a video camera, and the results speak for themselves. You can read all the gory details in his letter after the jump, but these guys weren’t only taking his change, they were snooping through the pill container he kept on his key chain, using racial slurs, and watching porn on a company laptop. As someone who worked as a valet—and had to suffer through these kinds stories from guests all the time—I take this kind of crap personally. Hell, I prided myself  on the fact that unless the previous driver was a midget, I never ever adjusted their seat. Obviously, everyone involved has been fired, and the manager has extended the warranty of his truck. One video is below, the other is after the jump. via Consumerist.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Pretty much everyone has seen the Kobe Bryant stunt by now. Well now here’s Norwegian entrepreneur Idar Vollvik with his Koenigsegg CCX.