By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Which is more crazy? A jet engine on the back of a scooter, or the fact that engine is held to the scooter by a wooden box? Racing a jet powered Vespa against a Lamborghini Gallardo, this has to be one of the craziest races of our time. Truth be told, the scooter does a pretty good job. Check out more jet powered anomalies at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

Rocket Scooter vs Lamborghini Gallardo!

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

When comparing modified beasts of European lore, many aspects of each vehicle are to be considered. Watching the following clip, what do you think is the main attribute the winner has over the loser? Both are within comparable modification levels, and the only real difference is the transmission type. Thanks to the slush-o-matic  found in the Porsche, I believe it is at a definite disadvantage over the manual transmission Lamborghini. What do you think?  Is it the driver’s fault or the difference in transmissions? Read more about the comparison at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Where were you at 4:49 AM? If you were the owner of this Gallardo, you’d be getting ready to go balls to the wall for a 200 mph interstate run through traffic. Read more about the Gallardo gallop at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

During the Super Trofeo race in the Czech Republic, Giorgio Bartocci crashed his Gallardo LP 560, and was trapped in the car for a minute as it burned. I thought fuel cells were  supposed to prevent this kind of thing, and I really thought that the emergency crew would have gotten him out quicker. He sustained broken ribs and a broken leg in the crash, and has second degree burns over 40% of his body. Let’s hope he makes a full recovery. Via Jalopnik

Lamborghini LP 560-4 Super Trofeo Brno CRASH!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

When I watched this, I was more than a little surprised that the Raging Bull gets its ass repeatedly handed to it. What’s the deal here? Every incarnation of the Gallardo has had over 500 horsepower, and the Audi “only” has 525. So why the hell is this such a lopsided match up? Maybe the Audi has a ton of mods? Maybe the Lambo driver just sucks?

Audi R8 V10 vs. Lamborghini Gallardo

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

From the looks of this clip from the Lamborghini Super Trofeo race in Germany, it looks like there were a lot of wrecks, but that just could be the editing. Given the amount of carnage, I was surprised to see there weren’t any flames. Hell, I half-expected pit lane to look like a beach full of bonfires. Kidding. Anyway, while there was definitely some chaos on the course, Team Lamborghini Munchen managed another first place win, which makes three this season. Keep up the good work gentlemen, and keep uploading these great videos to StreetFire!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Even discounting the hardware in the Giovanna Wheels booth—which was so dark I couldn’t get decent shots of anything—there were plenty of killer exotics at SEMA this year. As you can imagine, a car has to be pretty special to get attention here, because while a stock Lambo or Ferrari might turn tons of heads on the street, in this sea of insane customization, a machine has to be pretty special to stand out—regardless of its pedigree. All of these machines jumped out at me, but only one of them can win the exotics category. So what should it be, Pagani’s Zonda R, Gumpert’s Apollo, Devon’s GTX, Underground Racing’s twin-turbo Gallardo or Lexus’ LF-A? Vote now!

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Given that he’s got what’s possibly the coolest job in the world, it’s no surprise that Valentino Balboni has been Lamborghini’s chief test driver for 40 years. At another company, that time might get you a gold watch—or just a reminder not to let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. But Balboni doesn’t want to do anything but drive Raging Bulls, so Sant’Agata has decided to honor  him with his own model, the Gallardo LP 550/2. As the name suggests—for those that speak Lambo anyway—the car will have 550 horsepower and forgo the now-standard all-wheel-drive layout for a more conventional two-wheel drive configuration, which makes me think Balboni might not be down with Audi owning the famous Italian marque. Anyway, enjoy.

By DriverSide

DriverSide

Yes, that Balboni. As in, the same lucky mother who’s been a test driver for Lamborghini since 1968 and driven over 80 percent of all Raging Bulls ever created, Valentino Balboni. It would seem Lamborghini wants to pay tribute to its chief test driver by working up yet another wicked variation of the Gallardo. The 5.2-liter V10 behind the seats has been ever so lightly detuned to offer up a mere 550 horsepower, all of which kick at the rear tires. With the Gallardo’s delicious all-wheel drive system in pieces, the engineers at Lamborghini had to rework their magic on the car’s suspension – serving up new spring rates, stabilizers, tires and dampers. At a featherweight 3,035 lbs, this sucker clicks off the naught to sixty dash in 3.9 seconds. If you’ve got $219,300 lying around and can lay your greedy paws on one of the 250 to be built, give us a call. We’ll be your new best friend. More pics at MotorAuthority