Jalopnik: insane

Guess That Rally Car: 100 Acre Wood Edition

Andrew Didorosi — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:20:00 EST

It's bright red, loud and generally makes the greenies unhappy. No, it's not Rush Limbaugh; it's a rally car! Submit your guesses inside for fame and glory.

Here's an easy one for you, folks. We considered zooming it in on just the fender and making you search paint codes to up the ante, but that's no fun. Here's a hint: You'd have to be batshit insane to rally one of these. After a short chat with the genial driver and crew, we can confirm that they are indeed crazy.

The answer will be revealed once our 100 Acre Wood mega-gallery goes live. In the meantime, throw out your best guesses below. Keep an eye on our RallyAmerica Tag for further dirtysport updates.

This 1963 Corvette Is The Fastest Street-Legal Car Ever

Andrew Didorosi — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST

Rod Saboury's twin-turbocharged small block '63 Corvette exemplifies sick with a side of fries by laying down a 6.95 quarter-mile just after some drive-thru Micky Ding's. Here's how.

With pump gas, power windows, DOT-approved tires and a slew of cup holders, Rod Saboury saunters up to the strip and lays down a brisk high-six quarter mile run at 210 MPH - making the nearly impossible look completely effortless.

Using a 2,400 HP small block Chevy built by Moran Engines and force-fed by a pair of turbochargers, Saboury has catapulted himself into the record books by having the world's fastest True Street drag car. Stuck firmly to the pavement on a set of 22-inch tires, every launch is a careful balance between unlimited power and short-order traction. All of this insanity actually gets 11 miles per gallon on the highway in full race trim. Stuff it, Prii.

We've tracked down a clip of one of his insane runs and placed it below. Hearing be damned, imagine picking your kids up from school in this beast.

Hat tip to Cliff!

[Baltimore Sun]

Go Kart Blasts Through The Isle Of Man At 100+ MPH

Andrew Didorosi — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST

There are no speed limits on most of the roads within the Isle of Man, which is something to think of when watching this video.

Don't blame us for the shot of adrenalin undoubtedly resulting from watching this clip of a go-karting nutter blasting through some urban area located on the Isle of Man. Catch the first part if only to hear racing as narrated by Paddington Bear. [AxisofOversteer]

Clarkson Grows Elephant Nose In Net's Craziest Video Ever

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:45:00 EDT

We received an email from a friend in which they claimed to have just seen the "craziest video ever on the Internet." Now, forgive us for being skeptical, but that's an extraordinarily bold statement. The Internet is a big place and almost designed from the get-go as an outlet for the wacky and bizarre, once it graduated from being a means to communicate in the aftermath of nuclear Armageddon to a place to display funny pictures of cats and homebrewed celebrity pr0n. And yet, after a half-hour visit to the link, we were rocking back and forth in the corner contemplating what had just been witnessed.

There is simply no way the animated content we viewed was produced without the assistance of extremely illegal substances. The Wachowskis may be pushing the envelope on chemically aided imagination with their remake of Speed Racer, but this takes things to a whole new level. Above is a sample of outtakes we remixed. Pay attention for Jeremy Clarkson's head with an elephantine nose walking on four arms. Shudder. And for more, go to Cyriak