By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

Shaun White has nothing on Tanner Foust. After all, he only competes in TWO disciplines, snowboarding and skateboarding. Meanwhile Foxy Tan Tan (as we like to call him) is a regular threat for a podium in drifting, rally (including the X Games), the International Race of Champions and time attack just to name a few motorsports. Let’s not forget he’s the host of Supercars Exposed and he was this close to being the Stig’s more talented American Cousin. Not to mention he’s a big time Hollywood stunt driver lending shock and awe to supplement the absurd in movies like the Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.

This season Tanner will add the position of rallycross driver to his already impressive resume. Tanner will compete in select rounds of the European Rallycross Championship this year in addition to the Formula Drift series, the X Games and select Rally America events. Rallycross is like a hyper frenetic, condensed version of a rally stage (like a super special) and the ‘cross cars are even more potent than their rally cousins. Hit the jump to see some videos from the 2009 X Games of Tanner with the Olsbergs MSE rallycross Fiestas. There’s also the obligatory – and usually bland and uninformative – press release as well. However, in this release Tanner is quoted saying that rallycross will come to the US later this year. Well, wouldn’t that just be all sorts of awesome. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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By Fireball Tim

Movie Car Design Master

So, the boys at Cinema Vehicles are furiously trying to finish the original Fast and Furious Charger (from the first movie) so that it can head to Monterey for the Mecum Auction. This beast should fetch a pretty penny and here’s why….

Ah hem…

The motor is a Mopar 528 Hemi with Indy cylinder racing heads. A Blower Shop 8/71 blower with electronic fuel injection and BDS Bugcatcher scoop with a NOS 250 HP nitrous injection. Hold on, gotta catch my breath for a second…

….Ok, good to go. It has a TCI prepped auto tranny with a Currie 9″ rear. The motor’s been dynoed at 915hp on 91 octane,…. um, without NOS.

You still standing? Get to Monterey and see this monster…

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By Fireball Tim

Movie Car Design Master

Now, to come up with a top ten ain’t easy. But as a franchise, there’s only so many. So here’s the best of the best according to this Fireballed opinion. See these one after the other, and in that way, you get to get as totally sick as possible… leading to taking the next day off from work …and watch the next franchise. (See how I just figured that out? I’m just so cool that way.)

What was I saying? …Oh, yea. Bar none, the best Action Genoirs of our time. Is Genoir a word? No. But I don’t care, so here we go…

NUMBER 10 – ITALIAN JOBBERS

Minis on a Mission. Fun to watch, (not so much Walberg). They used 90 MINIs in this film to catch all that action. And screwed up all 90. Yea, nice.

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By David Clarke

highspeedhijinks

On Friday night, the wait was finally over. I had my large bag of Sour Patch Kids and I was ready for the two hours of non-stop motor mayhem that is Fast and Furious.

The lights dimmed and the scene opened with Dom and Letty chasing down this massive tanker convoy, ready to jump aboard and hijack its lucrative cargo. How do they do that? Through outlandish acrobatics and cryogenic technology–what did you expect? The ensuing series of events during the heist borders on insanity as Dom proceeds to drive 55 mph in reverse–in a Grand National–and pull off an improbably timed power brake that enables him to escape by diving under a flaming tanker barrel-rolling down the highway toward him. Yep, Fast and Furious is up to the same old tricks that made the first installment every car nut’s love-to-hate movie in the first place.

I so badly wanted to like this movie, but I’m sorry to say that I saw it for what it was: a sub-par attempt to rekindle a dying franchise. I’m not going to totally rag on this movie, though–there were some definite pros. Follow the jump for my full review.

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By David Clarke

highspeedhijinks

I’m going… are you going? I got tickets… you got tickets?? Let’s just say I’m a little hyped up over today’s debut of this latest installment of The Fast and the Furious. I haven’t been to a “car guy” movie since Disney/Pixar’s Cars back in 2006. Needless to say, serveral of my car-nut buddies and I are going. We’ll either wind up making fun of generic tuner lingo or being hopelessly glued to the screen shifting our sodas to the beautiful soundtrack that is a 454 big-block Chevelle. Let’s just say I’m hoping for the latter. Stay tuned for my review!