This is a video of electric bike and quad modder Domo constructing what is allegedly the world’s fastest mobility scooter for his pal Sur Ronster after Sur busted his ankle. The scooter features a Surron Storm Bee 22.5 kW electric dirt bike motor powered by 72-volt batteries, full suspension, and
Because driving in reverse is easy if you don’t care what you hit, this is a 60-second documentary (almost 3X the attention span of a normal human) highlighting the record breaking work of Scott Burner (great name), who holds the record for fastest mile in reverse, with a time of
This is a first person point of view video of a driver in a 1,250HP twin turbo Lamborghini Huracan hitting its top speed of 358km/h (222MPH) on the Autobahn. It’s terrifying to watch. At least for me it was, I don’t feel comfortable doing anything over 55MPH. I don’t care
This is some footage (that leaves something to be desired, namely a better view and an ultra-highspeed camera) of the US Air Force testing a rocket sled traveling at 6,400ft/sec. For reference, a mile is 5,280-feet, so this thing is doing 6,599MPH! That’s Mach 8.6. Holy shit! You know it’s
This is a video that puts you in the driver’s seat (well, on the dashboard, which is where I spend half the time when my girlfriend drives, the other half on the floor in the footwell) of a Bugatti Chiron as it speeds up to 259MPH (417km/h) on the German
This is a video of the folks from Youtube channel DragTimes setting a new 1/4 mile world record time by a production car, speeding a new Rimac Nevera all-electric quad motor car across the line in a blistering 8.582-seconds, reaching 167.51MPH in the process. For reference, I can’t even drive
Because the need for speed is a real addiction my mechanic charges me to treat, this is a video about the drag racing turbo longtail Thai riverboats along the Cobra Canal in Bangkok. The boats, which feature large modified car engines, can produce 500+ horsepower and reach speeds over 70MPH.
SPOILER: Like you’re standing still. This is a video from a Mercedes C-class cabriolet going between 70km/h – 80/km/h (~44MPH – 50MPH) on Germany’s Autobahn repeatedly getting passed by a Mercedes AMG E63 S Wagon gunning it up to 332km/h (~206MPH). There’s also footage from the Wagon’s point of view.