By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Texas is a state of “big” ideology. That bigger than life thinking and notion seeps into modern performance and street racing in many ways. Going big with vehicles like a supercharged SRT-10 Dodge Viper, twin turbo Ford GT, Procharged LS3 Corvette, and a GMC 1500 with SRT-10 Viper engine swap means these guys never have to go home. Read more about the Texas street racing scene at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Joe is hoping to be invited to the 2010 Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge. So check out his Nissan Sentra SE-R ride page and if you like what you see, rate him up!

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

CarDomain’s Rides For Sale section is filling up, and there’s definitely some weirdness that’s filtering through. Keith recently listed his Ford 302-powered Datsun pickup for $3K, and he says “it can forge rivers and wheel in the mud like you wouldn’t believe.” Check out his ride page for pics of it doing just that!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

After his third tour overseas, Ryan’s buddy purchased a new 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T. Here they are with their cars parked side by side. More pics on Ryan’s del Sol ride page!

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

I love Johnnie’s ultra-clean El Camino, which he’s loaded up with a ton of performance suspension goodies, including a full Stage II Street Comp kit from SCandC. Check out Johnnie’s ride page for more pics!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

At this year’s Formula D opener in Long Beach, Vaughn Gittin Jr. proved that you can hit the track in a brand new car and wind up on the top of the podium. It probably helps if said car is a 2011 Mustang 5.0, but it’s still a really impressive feat for his team. In this video, Nads talks to Gitten Jr. about the new Pony and also gets some face time with third-place finisher Tanner Foust.

Formula D 2010: Round One, Long Beach

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Cars By The Water is a great theme, and Andrea’s mint Chevelle against a backdrop of slightly unkempt dock real estate captures it perfectly. If you see a photo you’d like to see featured as a Photo of the Day, drop me a line!

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

Holy friggin’ awesome. This video ranks in the top three of the coolest we’ve ever spied on YouTube. It’s in-car footage of a guy taking his very healthy 1970 Dodge Challenger out on the German Autobahn and twisting the 140mph speedo right off the end of the scale! Between the sounds the car is making, the little in-set shot of the speedo, and the fact that slow cars get the hell out of the way as he hauls by, this is high speed nirvana.

It’s so cool, it almost makes up for the fact this dude is wearing a ring on his index finger, and stole Eddy Vedders hair and shirt.

The car seems stable enough at speed and this is one of the few videos that really gives you a sense of just how fast 140mph is. When he backs the Dodge down to about 80mph, it seems like he is crawling! Crank up the speakers and listen to the Mopar mill sing!

By Rob Krider

Racerboy

The first event of National Auto Sport Association’s (NASA) Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC) was held last weekend at Buttonwillow Raceway in Southern California. The series showcases six different classes and hard fought battles as teams race into the night in an enduro format with multiple driver swaps and fuel stops. The culmination of the multiple race series ends in December during NASA’s 25 Hours of Thunderhill. See the full write up and results from NASA’s first Western Endurance Racing Championship event of 2010 at Jalopnik.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

This pic kills me–I’d love to know the story behind it. Was it staged? You can see the full size version here. Anyway, you know the drill: Come up with a caption for the picture below by noon PST next Thursday. If you submit the funniest one, we’ll send you some CarDomain swag. Three entries per member max. Good luck!