Roadkill — Season 1, Episode 10: 727 Cubic Inches and Australian Tire Smoke!

Episode synopsis

On this episode of Roadkill, there's endless burnouts and powerskids as David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of HOT ROD magazine are on the loose in Australia with 727ci of Sonny Leonard hemi-headed madness. The massive big-block makes 1,275 horsepower between the fenders of a 2006 Holden HSV VE Clubsport R8. In American, that's like a Pontiac G8. This display of overkill is the product of "Gup," the promoter of the Powercruise series of events in Australia, New Zealand, and Minnesota (USA) where tire smoke is the rule. On the show, you'll see tire fire from Gup's infamous "Elvis" '74 Holden HQ, from his 727ci Clubbie, from a 1,500ci diesel semi truck, and from Downunder's most throttle-happy petrolheads on both coasts. The miracle is that Freiburger and Finnegan aren't still in an Aussie jail. Of course, that might have been less punishing than the 30-hour flight home

About Roadkill

Ride along with Hot Rod's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan as they continue their love/hate relationship with hot rods, street machines and other highly strung performance vehicles. In Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan hit the road in everything from a 1968 Ford Ranchero to a 1500 horsepower Camaro called the F-Bomb. Just getting to their destination is an adventure.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1El Paso To LA: The Hard Way!
• E2Viva Ranchero! Alaska or Bust!
• E3Cheap Truck Challenge!
• E4Extreme Elco Engine Swap!
• E5Rat Rod vs Lamborghini Aventador!
• E6Thrash Battle! Van vs Wagon
• E7Release The Draguar! Building a Blown Jaguar Rat Rod
• E8426 Hemi in a '55 Chevy!
• E9Surviving HOT ROD Drag Week!
• E11Junkyard 'Cuda Rescue, With Nitrous Oxide!
• E12Chevy vs. Ford Cop-Car Thrash Battle!