By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Last week, we launched StreetFire’s new homepage for registered users—you had to be logged in to see it—but now, we’ve taken the plunge and pushed it out for everyone. At the very top of the page, you’ll still see a widget highlighting nine videos Nads and I have picked, but everything under that has changed. In addition to a section showcasing the Popular New Videos, there’s a new home for our Channel Partners—Speedhunters, Bang Shift, SpeedTV—and a constantly updated area showing the Newest Videos on the site. Since StreetFire and CarDomain are totally BBFs now, we canned the StreetFire blog and added a feed that will feature the lastest posts to the CarDomain blog. That means you’ll see stuff from writers other than me, which I’ve been told is a very, very good thing. Overall, we’re really happy with the redesign, and think it will do a much better job of showcasing all the awesome content on StreetFire.  Head over, check it out, and let us know what you think!

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

When I chatted with Paul Walker at the Fast & Furious shoot last year, he struck me as a pretty serious gearhead. But at the time I never suspected he could rip up a track like this. It’s too bad they didn’t let him do any of the stunt driving for the film–(he was a little sad about that, too)–because he seems to have some pretty burly skills on him. Check out this epic drift video from Streetfire–Walker, Tanner Faust ‘n’ pals go out to play at Willow Springs raceway in a bunch of awesome rides, including  a 2010 Mustang and a whole heap of GT-Rs. Enjoy!

This chick isn’t about to let her SUV get towed without a fight. Watch what happens.

Or is it real..? If you want to see it on the bigger player, head over to Vimeo.

After the 2008 Bullrun was complete and the reality show had been shot, rally co-founder David Green raced in the Seat Cupra Championship over in the UK. But during a race at Brands Hatch, he had a pretty nasty wreck, where he chipped his teeth and got knocked unconscious. Yikes. This clip does a great job of showing just how violent it was—check out how much his body moves during the multiple impacts. Glad to hear you’re OK David! Hopefully I’ll see you on the rally this year!

There are so many awesome things about this video. First, there’s the obviously doomed nature of the whole endeavor. There’s also the happy spool of cable crashing through the glass without so much as a wobble, the stunned workman who’s apparently knocked down by the sound, the seemingly unflappable dude on the cell phone—who has no visible reaction to being nearly killed by a runaway spool of cable—and finally, there’s the forlorn sound of the car alarm in the parking lot, which lets us know that this unfortunate incident has reached its conclusion. Enjoy.

It looks like most of the public is behind the bailing out the Big Three, but GM isn’t taking any chances. The General has just released this clip, which lays out its case for the $25 billion dollar cash infusion, and it makes things look pretty dire. Now, given the make-up of the Hill, I don’t see any help for Detroit passing this year, but I think that America’s automakers will eventually get some cash from Uncle Sam. Of course, I sincerely hope that there will be some conditions attached to the money—that means no million dollar executive bonuses, Ma Mopar—so it doesn’t become a total SNAFU like the bank bailout. But that’s just me. Think this clip is scary enough?

Ok, this is what happened. After the throttle cable on his Renault broke during the Ralley de Serrians in France, the driver climbs under the hood and controls the throttle manually until his copilot manages to cross the finish line. Seriously. This badass rides until the hood for the last mile. The best part? The official’s face when the car completes the stage. Who says the French are wimps?   

Axis of Oversteer via Autoblog

One of my college roommates went to school in South Carolina, and he used to talk about how his buddies would go out wheeling roll their CJs down hills on purpose. I thought that sounded crazy, but he assured me they always had a good time and cuts and bruises were the extent of the injuries. So when I saw the title of the video Tyler posted, I thought this might be a clip documenting recreation rolling. It’s not, but it’s still pretty cool. I like how you can hear one of the driver’s friends yelling "hang on" as he starts to go over. Enjoy.

So this isn’t the coolest video I’ve ever seen, but I’m intrigued by the whole XJS/400 swap, and I’m hoping joecat will build a ride page, or at least post a clip of the engine bay. In the meantime, I think those racing stripes look awesome! After I get my XJ6 done—which will probably never happen, but still—I’ve harbored some fantasies about getting an XJS and doing a 350 swap on it. My Kitty is pretty quick, but I’ve wondered what it would feel like to have the same drivetrain in a sportier body style. Something tells me it’d be a blast…