A sharp right turn looms dangerously close and you're traveling about 50 MPH too fast for a safe transition. Physics are against you as the rear attitude of your Switzer-tuned Nissan GT-R yaws to the right whereas it should be radically left. Overzealous on the throttle after the long left sweeper, only a carefully controlled slide will save your hide now. You pitch the wheel right and apply a sharp stab on the accelerator. Counter-intuitive as it may seem, the genius differentials work their magic and spread the new energy towards all the right vectors. The heavyweight hypercar rotates clockwise in preparation for the immediate turn while you're fighting the precision wheel with instinctive, twitching movements. No time stumble through the traction circle in your head now. Even in laissez-faire R-mode, the dynamic stability control works diligently to keep everything in order while you're sailing through the tight, flat bend sideways.

The more mild-mannered P700 –- developing only 626 HP at the wheels –- rattled off a no-launch-control 0-60 time of 3.35 seconds and a 1/4 Mile of 11.28 seconds at 132 MPH. Here with more boost and up over 74 HP, the as-yet-untimed P800 should do even better.

A flat foot on the gas then a pull on the right paddle and you're back in the triple digits. 110 MPH. Audacious power like you've never experienced grips your chest. The straight hugs gently left to follow the curvature of the landscape — but not enough to deter you from your pursuit of ultimate speed. 130 MPH. The small white braking markers register on your radar, but, if you remember one thing from driving school, it's that you brake too damn early anyways. 145 MPH. You're rocketing past the 200m mark and still flat out. You're even with the 100m mark and threshold braking for your life. The delicate ballet of velocity and balance repeats itself and you manage to make it through yet another hectic turn. On the exit, you lay into the pedal and you're gone.

Riding in the van on the way back from the track, you're utterly depleted; both physically and mentally. Only now are you able to reflect on the day's events and the details of exactly what piece of demonically engineered hardware did this to you. Through the fog, the technical details come streaming back to you. The assailant was a Switzer P800 Nissan GT-R with over 700 HP at the wheels. The meat of the tuning package included a new pair of turbos, monster intercoolers, a new fuel management computer and catalytic converter deletes. The kit resembles the Switzer P700 package, but de-smogged and loaded with even more piss and vinegar. Other than these carefully chosen pieces of precision racing equipment, the car essentially remains stock. You keep everything, from the Gran Turismo-themed center gauge stack to the 8-way power driver's seat. In automatic mode, the dual clutch transmission cooperates as smoothly as the new Town and Country minivan. Astonishingly, all of this added power comes without any major drivability compromises. Turbo lag is basically nonexistent compared to a stock, 480 HP GT-R. Aside from the slight flutter of aftermarket blow-off valves after lifting the throttle, even the most vetted Nissan enthusiast would have difficulty distinguishing this P800 GT-R from a stock vehicle This goes double when you stop at the gas station and feed it the recommended 93 octane fuel instead of the race gas that most setups of this caliber demand.

Surely, there must be some strong disqualifying factor about this whole package, right? The new Godzilla has been called "mechanically untouchable" by many. If you go home to your cadre of driving buddies with nothing but sunshine, you'll surely come off as nothing more than a converted fan-boy. There are indeed minor troubles; the off-road-use-only designation as a direct result of the cat delete pipes. The only other issue that exists is the cost of the package: roughly $16,650, plus the cost of the cat delete pipes and a few other small parts. You also need to bring your own custom cat-back exhaust. Chances are, if you've got the money to be playing with a GT-R, you've got the residual income to boost it into hypercar territory. This early in the Godzilla tuning game, Switzer's P800 package appears to comes out far ahead of the other shops as far as total package value, reliability and streetable performance. Even in the snow.

Two days worth of shooting went into Ken Block's infamous Gymkhana practice clip, so it's safe to assume a large amount of glorious footage had to go to the cutting room floor - no matter how hoontacular. Thankfully, the guys over at DC Shoes and Mad Media knew we'd have a hankerin' for some more tire shredding and assembled a compilation clip of everything that didn't get into the first lineup. Sit back with a tire dust whippet and enjoy.

Ford tells me in choosing entries, they're looking for an ability to draw both comments and YouTube views on the entry. So, here's your chance to shine as Jalopnik commenters. Go crazy! Let's get some serious comment traffic going here and some serious view traffic going over on YouTube to show FoMoCo what JalopMoCo is made of!

Be sure to hit the HD button if you're rocking a broadband connection — now you'll get me swaying in full digital glory.

With enough speed to seal Ken's fourth win at the 100 Acre Wood in Salem, MO, the resulting footage is nothing short of breathtaking. New to our in-car game is a spiffy set of live data gauges telling the viewer exactly what's going on with those pedals.

Up next, we've got video interviews with Block and Pastrana, Behind the Scenes with Subaru Rally Team USA, and, of course, our 100 Acre Wood mega-gallery. Can you contain your excitement? We can't. Keep your browsers locked on our RallyAmerica tag for all this upcoming dirty fun. And as always, Press On Regardless!

Update: As it turns out, the video was just too friggin' awesome to be contained by our hamsters. We've moved it to Vimeo and all should be well. Sorry for those of you who's browsers we've imploded. It'll grow back, promise.

Imagine this pack of grown men on tiny Fords, Jeeps and Corvettes, speeding down your snow-covered street hurling taunts in your general direction like a pack of drunken Shriners. You'd immediately want in on the action. Setting this hoonage to the rockabilly sensibilities of The Reverend Horton Heat only makes this video more perfect. Truly, these are great American heroes. [BoingBoing Gadgets]

This year's Sno*Drift Rally, held in Atlana, MI, brought a frothy mixture of high horsepower and tasty hydrocarbons to a quaint, rural town. Did you catch those friggin' sweet AfterEffects titles? Expect more of the same.

Right now, we're deep in the heart of Missouri to cover the 100 Acre Wood Rally here in Salem. We've upped our camera count from two to five to bring you exactly what you crave: dirty, naughty racing obscenity. If you catch us in our megaphone-equipped gunmetal-brown Saab 9-7x, stop and say hi. Press on regardless!

Photo Credit: Alex C. Conley
Video Credit: Kyle "Dangerzone" Conner and Brian "Nannerpuss" Shepanek

With the usual round of tuner tweaks, Hennessey has cranked the ZR1 from a crazy full-bore hypercar to a "We're going to hell in four dimensions" doom rocket. With a basic intake, pulley, tune and exhaust, the ZR1's output screams up to 705 HP and 717 LB-ft of torque in a completely streetable, reliable package.

The first part of the clip has the drag launch money shot. You'll enjoy it.

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This clip gets you just a taste of what it'd be like to run with Travis Pastrana with co-driver Christian Edstrom - or riding shotgun with Ken Block and Alessandro Gelsomino. This footage is from Day 1 of the 2009 Sno*Drift rally held in Atlanta, Michigan this past January.

The guys over at Subaru Rally Team USA have put together a Subie-centric gallery of their own that can be seen here.

Or just stay here and check out our complete coverage of the 2009 Sno*Drift Rally. Also, you'll want to keep an eye on our RallyAmerica tag as our original HD video is about to pummel the automotive blogosphere with blood and thunder. Prepare.

After a successful season in 1935 with a Duesenberg engine sporting hot cams and a supercharger, the Duesenberg engineers adapted a 1,650 cubic inch Curtiss Conqueror V12 to the chassis for 1936. With its running boards removed, the Mormon Meteor was able to run the Bonneville Salt Flats, continuously, for two days with an average 48 hour speed of 148.641 MPH. Shocking that may be, but the 24 hour speed was even higher at 153.823 MPH. Keep in mind, this is a monstrous engine, with streamlined body work running on an essentially unmodified Model J chassis. If you ever get the chance to see this beauty in person, take it. It's a stunning automotive masterstroke and nothing less than a sight to behold.

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We'd really, really love to know just exactly how much illicit hooch was involved in the construction and destruction of the vehicles in this video. While the leaping Chevy Sprint in this vid isn't quite as fantastic as the one featured here, we also suspect that maybe only two of the diminutive runabout's three cylinders were actually on the boil. And just wait 'til the Pontiac shows up. Extended-steering-shaft madness! – Davey G. Johnson

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