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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 02:26 AM
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Default Block can drive!

Just ran across this, I've never seen gymkhana before. Kinda like drifting, but better. Anyways, it's entertaining.

YouTube - Ken Block Gymkhana Practice


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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 02:29 AM
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Thats always been one of my favorite videos. Surely fun to watch.
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It's an oldie, but I never get tired of watching that one.

Another favorite, which has been posted time and again:
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Though I never get tired of the Audible Awesomeness of that one....
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Damn ^ that was worth visiting this thread for - I've never seen it. Unfortunately that Stalone indy car movie tainted my experience when I saw the open wheel car on the downtown streets. And I thought I'd wiped that movie from my memory.
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More Audible Awesomeness.....
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I like how it ends in Monte Carlo, France at the end.
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F1 cars sound like they idle at my redline.
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
Actually I think it's a re-re-repost. It's been posted up 3 other times I can think of!


Still no disclaimer saying that was shot in one contiuous take. With all the practice marks I'm not even slightly impressed if it was pieced together from multiple runs.
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Originally Posted by cueball1
Actually I think it's a re-re-repost. It's been posted up 3 other times I can think of!


Still no disclaimer saying that was shot in one contiuous take. With all the practice marks I'm not even slightly impressed if it was pieced together from multiple runs.
Agreed. At one point you see his rear-right hit a while he was drifting too close to...never see the damage on the car later.
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Ah, another gem from the re-re-re-post goldmine, and a personal favorite. Claude Lelouch's short instructional film on how to cross Paris faster than the *****, entitled "C'était un rendez vous". Turn up the speakers, it's an aural orgasm.



Here is a somewhat higher quality version: http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/ca...96454yX8nSphf# (fullscreen it for maximum awesomeness.)
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As long as we're bring back the oldies I'll throw in Climb Dance
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All of the above are true classics..... Joy!
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