Block Gymkhana 3
 

Banked dorifto ftw

Its whatever.

He beat the fuck out of that car!

I foresee gymkhana 4 soon, followed by 5, 6, 7, 8, so on and so forth. I think after the 1st one got so popular it turned into another great way to advertise DC, Monster, Spy, etc. Not to mention I'm sure he has a great time doing it. Must be nice........ :hs:

He treated that car like an ex-girlfriend. The fucker has skillz.

Those fiestas rock the 2.0 duratech right? I remember a thread being made not long ago along those lines.

UGH

Ken Block is nothing special guys, hes done sorta-kinda-good-ish in the US rally series. Thats like being sorta successful in the Jamaican bobsled championship.

There are hundreds of drivers in WRC that could drive circles around him (and have done so).
I cand find it now but there was a WRC driver who made a video doing stunts indentical to Ken Blocks original "Gymkhana" video, except this guy did it in a bone stock WRX.

Also, HOW THE FUCK IS THAT GYMKHANA?! Gymkhana is a timed event, not "look at me drift around and do silly things".

Hes just a self promoter, and he acts like a rockstar. So everybody goes ZOMG HE IZ DA BEST DRIVER EVERZZZ. Go watch F1 and stick your thumb up your ass.

Rock it til the wheels fall off...

best drive, not at all, just bad ass video. he's a show men and there video guys are bad ass.

I dont think anyone here said He Is zOoOmG tHe BeStEsTeSSSSS DrIvEr EvEr!!!! Stop hating. The guy can drive, not the best, but he definitively rip that car a new one.

I didnt say you guys did, but there are about 4967036 retarded fan boys who say that shit all the time.

The guy has balls, and puts on a show, tahts about it. Its kinda like Jeremy Clarkson, he can take a supercar around the track and drift it around and get good shots of the cameras, but hes certainly not an exceptional driver.

Phenomenal video. Hard to believe that he can't make the top ten in WRC- but then I guess that's the difference between show and go.

Are you also going to worry about all the fucktard that believe an air filter and a fart can make their car fast?

QFT

This was his first season even attempting the WRC. Lets hold out for next season and see how he does. I'm just excited as hell to finally have an american to cheer on. I'll be supporting him.

Keep in mind that Ken Block has only been rallying for a few years. I think he started in 04 or 05, right?

He was probably the only WRC driver these companies could budget/wanted to pay for. Whether he is good or not in WRC doesn't matter, it's still a great show.

I watched them tech his Fiesta at 100AW, there was NOTHING about that car that is related to the road car besides the panels they stuck on the outside. Even the engine was mounted longitudinally. It's a Fiesta like the NASCAR racers are Monte Carlos.

Ya WRC cars are nothing like their factory variants. Its an unfortunate circumstance of the rules changing to allow teams to put AWD systems in FWD cars even though they never actually produced the AWD car for sale. I think it started with the focus. Ever seen an AWD focus?

The Tiburon they ran in the US was made from mostly EVO and some Subaru parts, lol.

Respect for his driving skills and showmanship, but come on. The guy is a gigantic douchebag. Same with his 'crew'.

Assuming I had the driver skill to do this, and my measly ~200hp was enough, I'm estimating my setup would grenade roughly 12.45 times during the making of that film.

How do you know?

Hes got a fucking gold tooth...

He seems like an normal guy in person. He acts about like I probably would if I had huge piles of money and got paid for having fun with a camera on me. He seems a lot more normal than Pastrana at least. Pastrana disappears into his camper after a rally, Ken at least attends the banquets and socializes.

I have respect for block, pastrana.......not so much. I just don't like the guy.

I agree that its nothing compared to some of the rally driving, but it definitely takes a lot of skill and looks like a fuckload of fun none the less.

I think Ken was a normal guy once, that's the difference. Pastrana had a weird childhood, went superstar at a young age (he's still a kid really), and never had the experience of being an average Joe. I'm sure the kid takes a lot of painkillers too which have to mess with you a little. He's not a bad guy. He's held the door open at the Holiday Inn for my wife twice. But he always acts like he is on TV, like a walking talking reality show. And he is always in a hurry to be somewhere else, or maybe he is just always somewhere else in his head.

This.

And just his antics, the way he dresses, shit he does in his videos, and the overall production of his videos. Doesn't exactly come off as a modest dude. And I think to be a showman such as him one needs to be inherently douchy. That paintball segment in the last gymkhana was fucking dumb.



douche.

And I think it's safe to say if you wear fitted caps you're a douche.

Whether or not you're talking about Ken Block, I don't think anyone's suggesting Block's a bad guy. I'm not. Just stating he's a douche and a half.

Douche is such a gay word so I'll describe him as. Self glorified-ed.

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Edit: Damn that was random as hell. I'm going to bed.

I'm the first person to call someone out on being a douche. I just don't see it in Ken Block.

Very entertaining to watch. Thanks op.

I've really enjoyed this series. I haven't really got the douche impression that some of you have. But I'm sure actually living in that environment could make anyone come across less than pleasant at times. Anyway, I wasn't as impressed with this one as the first two. Can't really say why, just didn't get as excited about it. Still a pretty neat show. I'd love to get paid to do that shiz for hella dollar billz.

All I know of him is what I've seen in this year's season and his past US rally results. He's obviously an excellent driver, but as they say, you're only as good as your competition. His results in the US look good on paper, but more often than not there was a serious lack of participants in his class.

He is sharing the blame for poor results this year, but I'm not so sure that's what you need in a racer. Though it might make him a nice guy, the best of the best usually see themselves as infallible. Honestly he sounds a little like a pansy in post race interviews admitting that he's not up to the job, or just learning, sorting or whatever. I think back to somebody like Loeb who jumped into his first factory ride kicking ass and taking names.

Whatever haters, that shit was fun to watch and it would be fun to do. Go back to sucking dicks.

I don't care if he's a douche, he's not part of my life. I don't care if he sucks in WRC, I don't watch it nor do I benefit from him being good. I do care that he was able to make another bad ass video, it provided me with another 7+ minutes of entertainment and I hope he makes more.
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Pastrana > Block

There's a lot of Block-hating up in this bitch.

Agreed, I met him at the Media Only day a month or so ago and we just chatted for 10-15 min about snowboarding and other stuff he likes to do. He is actually quite the opposite of what people think of him.

The cinematography in his videos is really good, and the driving really is a blast to watch.

Regards of what you think of Patrana or Block, they are good enough drivers to be racing at a professional level. To be at that level you have to be a little bit of a self promoter to set yourself apart from the next guy. That's just how the game is played these days.

rccote is a shit talker!!

It rhymes btw :giggle:

Ken Block is cool shit.

Rob Dyrdek sucks balls and everytime I see or hear him I want to punch babies.


EDIT: According to a quick search on the web, Ken Block is the co-founder and chief brand officer of DC Shoes, a division of publicly traded Quiksilver Inc.

DC Shoes was founded by Ken Block and Damon Way who is the older brother of professional skateboarder Danny Way.

Rob Dyrdek was hired my them...he needs to get fired

You're just a hater. Rob is obnoxious but I have zero problems with him. If I had his life, i'd do all the same things minus just a few.

Too many haters in this thread. Thanks for that Pastrana Mt. Washington vid, fucking awesome.


Feel free to post up more badass rally videos.

funny thread.
i guess if it was a miata everyone would be all over it. lol.
Nice vid op

Enough of the hating! I'm sick of hearing people broadcast their jealousy of Ken Block on every damn forum this video's posted on. Nobody cares what you think of the guy, so don't post it. Also, at what point did Rob Dyrdek get involved in this? Go do your hating on a blog. This is an automotive forum, not your platform to rant about how you hate everyone who wears a fitted hat.

With that said, the Gymkhana videos are great entertainment. Being a car enthusiast, any time someone does something innovative and provides a quality product like this is exciting. I loved the drift up the bank. That must've felt crazy in the car. I'd love to drive on that track even though the miata would only see like 110 after 5 minutes of my foot to the floor haha.

That shit pisses me off and if there is an kick ass version of a car like turbo AWD and shit its offord over seas and not here. Like the VW Bug RS (Turbo AWD) Ford Escort RS (Turbo AWD) Ect. Ect.

Yeah, thats not true. I wear fitted hats and am very far from being a douche or a wigger or any of that other shit. Im one of the nicest people you will ever meet! ;) Dont judge a book by its cover. lol

Since when did thinking someone is a douche mean you hate them?

And only the spotless positive opinion of Ken Block will be allowed on this forum.

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Don't think I'm ignorant enough to actually believe 100% of fitted cap wearers are actually douchebags. I wouldn't take any of the bullshit I say seriously.

its all good man, i was just throwin that out there! :giggle: i like my fitted cap (it fit real nice) :laugh:

...self-promoter? Why the hell not, seems to be working and I certainly wouldn't mind having the sponsors he does. A good business starts somewhere and he certainly is doing it right, or his media crew - regardless if he's a douche or not. I thoroughly enjoyed the vid wishing I could do a 1/16th of the stuff he did! WRC champion, maybe not now, but give him a year or two and lets see where he stands. He may be another Danica Patrick - who knows (meaning all talk, little show - racewise).

There is a video of an interview somewhere on youtube I watched, where Ken states hes extremely far behind in skill level from Latvila after taking lessons from him. And admits that sliding a car with that much power on street tires is miles away from rallying with R-comps on Tarmac. He seems modest for a guy who uses his money to have fun while promoting his product. I'm sure if anyone had the money they would do the same. I do believe that he will however never be a WRC championship contender.

No, it would be equally gay.
There is nothing cool about drifting no matter if youre in a 240, miata, rally car, or F1 car. Its fucking stupid.