OMFG, Ken Block in SF, absolutely Nuts!
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OMFG, Ken Block in SF, absolutely Nuts!
Ken Block’s Gymkhana Five provides the ultimate San Francisco treat-Click Here for youtube Vid
Shoe salesman and hoon-in-chief Ken Block's "Gymkhana Five" arrived today, and the move to take his sideways driving circus out of empty stadiums and warehouses into the streets of San Francisco was a wise one. This ranks as the most exciting pollution of Frisco's air with tire smoke since Steve McQueen last turned a wheel in anger on "Bullitt." See for yourself below.
Driving a Ford Fiesta boosted to 650 hp and capable of hitting 60 mph in 1.8 seconds, Block rips through downtown, twirls around a few cable cars and gathers enough air on one hill to wonder just how many cars it took to film this. It's the summit of the Gymkhana series, which include versions one through four and their 40-some related videos, which have generated 135 million views -- and helped Block extend his racing dreams into the World Rally Championship, among others.
There will be haters aplenty who call all of Block's vehicular moves a calculated marketing effort for his DC Shoes firm and other sponsors, and dismiss the Gymkhanas as silly street stunts. That might have been true at the beginning -- and there's a reason the car's covered in logos -- but Block has sharpened his driving skills throughout the videos, and there's several moments in this one that would not work in the hands of a less-talented driver.
Also, anytime someone can use Styx in a video without irony, it's a winner.
Shoe salesman and hoon-in-chief Ken Block's "Gymkhana Five" arrived today, and the move to take his sideways driving circus out of empty stadiums and warehouses into the streets of San Francisco was a wise one. This ranks as the most exciting pollution of Frisco's air with tire smoke since Steve McQueen last turned a wheel in anger on "Bullitt." See for yourself below.
Driving a Ford Fiesta boosted to 650 hp and capable of hitting 60 mph in 1.8 seconds, Block rips through downtown, twirls around a few cable cars and gathers enough air on one hill to wonder just how many cars it took to film this. It's the summit of the Gymkhana series, which include versions one through four and their 40-some related videos, which have generated 135 million views -- and helped Block extend his racing dreams into the World Rally Championship, among others.
There will be haters aplenty who call all of Block's vehicular moves a calculated marketing effort for his DC Shoes firm and other sponsors, and dismiss the Gymkhanas as silly street stunts. That might have been true at the beginning -- and there's a reason the car's covered in logos -- but Block has sharpened his driving skills throughout the videos, and there's several moments in this one that would not work in the hands of a less-talented driver.
Also, anytime someone can use Styx in a video without irony, it's a winner.
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That was actually me driving the car..... they just super imposed Ken in for the in car shots 
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we need to meet up man, you're like 5 miles away.
you can still see the donut marks? that's insane!
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Saw the video yesterday, he's nuts! I can't fathom the AWD drifting though, it just looks so funny. Or the 1.8 second 0-60! That car is really a great piece of engineering.
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I've never been very impressed with his videos. If you look close, you can see all of the tire marks showing that they had to do multiple runs/takes to finally get it right. If you want to see something truly impressive, watch Tanner Foust racing up Mulholland Highway, and notice the pavement......it's done in one take:
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If you want to judge the markings on the pavement, look at where they go. They all lead to the same direction which means he was able to do it multiple times (not mess up multiple times). I cannot do what either one of these guys can do so what do I know, but Ken Block is better then Tanner Frost in my opinion. I don't see Tanner Frost doing donuts in a cube, around a stick or a moving object
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IDK I've seen Tanner Foust at Formula Drift and he was damn good. He does RWD drifting though. I'm not sure which one is harder between the two. The Malbu vid is nuts though!
