Even I can drive better than this guy....

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited July 2012 in The Clubhouse
:D

See for yourself....

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/09/ken-block-gymkhana-three-part-2-if-you-do-anything-today-watch-this-video.html#more-33525
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  • sir_lagzalot
    sir_lagzalot Posts: 258
    edited September 2010
    Yeah me too.:rolleyes:
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2010
    Thats a little fast for me!
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2010
    Too bad the wheels aren't magnesium, would have made the ending better.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited September 2010
    If anyone is paying the bills for tires and the mag wheels, I could have done better. :D
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited September 2010
    I tried to do the same exact thing in my Frontier.......boy do i miss my truck :(

    Skill.......
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited September 2010
    Amazing. Whew!!
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    As far as precision driving goes, that was amazing! I had to turn the sound off though, because the car sounds like ****. I had a lawnmower that sounded more manly.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    As far as precision driving goes, that was amazing! I had to turn the sound off though, because the car sounds like ****. I had a lawnmower that sounded more manly.

    Haha, "manly." I'd love to see you try that in a so-called "manly" car. A corvette would be a burned out shell within 45 seconds.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited September 2010
    Very precise, but he wasted a lot of precious time smoking tires....
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    As far as precision driving goes, that was amazing! I had to turn the sound off though, because the car sounds like ****. I had a lawnmower that sounded more manly.
    Oh come on, it wasn't nearly that bad.

    It's amazing to me that an engine as high-strung as I'm sure that one is can handle that much constant abuse, just sitting at redline so much of the time. And I guess that really goes for just about any motorsport.

    Amazing skills, for sure.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2010
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Very precise, but he wasted a lot of precious time smoking tires....

    Well the point seemed to be theatrics more than "speed" per se.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2010
    Ken Block is an amazing driver. Look for the clip of him on Top Gear with James May in the passenger seat.

    However, the OP video was not done in one take. There are several occasions where they show a shot from a camera that isn't physically there in the next shot.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited September 2010
    audiobliss wrote: »
    Oh come on, it wasn't nearly that bad.

    It's amazing to me that an engine as high-strung as I'm sure that one is can handle that much constant abuse, just sitting at redline so much of the time. And I guess that really goes for just about any motorsport.

    Amazing skills, for sure.

    It's capable of much more , but purposely limited to get him where he has peak controllability...he only needs 4K RPM for that 660 ft lb of torque...


    " Built by Olsbergs Motorsport Evolution (MSE), the 2,425-pound Gymkhana THREE Fiesta sports a purpose-built Olsbergs engine capable of up to 850 brake horsepower, but is restricted to 650 horsepower in order to give Block the torque band he needs to control the car. Equipped with an Olsbergs MSE Maktrak (magnesium) six-speed paddle-shift sequential transmission, it is capable of 660 lb.-ft. of torque at 4000 rpm and needs a mere two seconds to go from 0 to 60 mph. "


    ....wouldnt that be a blast on someone elses dime. :D
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited September 2010
    Is that a shift light on the dash? You know, a light that tells the driver when it's best to upshift.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2010
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Is that a shift light on the dash? You know, a light that tells the driver when it's best to upshift.

    I assumed, based on the sound of the engine when the light was on, that it was some sort of indication that you had hit the rev limiter.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited September 2010
    an outboard shift light is always better than the OEM one. It's more precise and tuned into the engine management. Just like an outboard tach...
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2012
    [video=youtube_share;LuDN2bCIyus]http://youtu.be/LuDN2bCIyus[/video]
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited July 2012
    Big smile on the face... love it. Insane. I have no words for this latest installment. That's about the best arcade experience one could ever get.

    The sideways drift @ 5:39 was awesome. The final turn was redic. The guy can drive.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2012
    I wonder if they ever kick over the price of a set of tires to a worthwhile charity that does something inteligent with the $$$$:rolleyes: My Stihl 038 has a more pleasant exhaust note, BTW !!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2012
    Who pissed in your Cheerios?
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited July 2012
    Seriously? Charity? God forbid someone have some fun!

    I guess i should close my pool and use the money to help out some charity cause gdb said so.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2012
    Damn right you should. My paypal is my s/n @gmail.com.
    -Cody
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited July 2012
    I will get right on that!!!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2012
    You can use it as a tax write off. But I also expect any money you get on your tax write off. In which you can write that off as well, rinse and repeat.
    -Cody
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2012
    Sorry. it just seems so silly compared to actual racing where tires are consumed as a by-product of the sport, and my chainsaw does sound better!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited July 2012
    OMG! Yuo guise! This is so teh lames! It's edited! Ken Block is a bad driver! He has to do this over and over again until he get's it right! What a loser! I can't beleieve yuo guise actually like this! HAHAHAHA! What losers!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited July 2012
    I just want Ford to make a hot little AWD version of the Focus or Fiesta; RS AWD?
    Jake
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    Sorry. it just seems so silly compared to actual racing where tires are consumed as a by-product of the sport, and my chainsaw does sound better!
    tongue0015.gif

    I hope those racers give their proceeds to charity. $50k for a few f-bombs and giving someone the bird. Pfft.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2012
    exalted512 wrote: »
    I hope those racers give their proceeds to charity. $50k for a few f-bombs and giving someone the bird. Pfft.
    -Cody

    Huh ??? You get some pee Cheerios yourself ?:confused:
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited July 2012
    megasat16 wrote: »
    If anyone is paying the bills for tires and the mag wheels, I could have done better. :D

    Uh sorry, but I'm callin BULLSH!T on that one...

    Dude has skills...
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