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Wow, A LOT of MAD people in here!!!!1!

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Travis was one of the best ambassadors to the sport for the younger generations than nearly anyone out there. Everytime I saw anyone ask Travis for a photo, autograph, or even just ask a few questions, he would stop everything he was doing and GENUINELY pay attention to his fans and entertain their wishes. And he's an amazing driver to boot. I think of him in the same light as Carl Merrill when it comes to doing it the right way by his fans.

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Look at how Rado spends his money. He's an interesting character.

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You say DC pumps Ken Block a lot of money right? Doesn't Ken Block own a lot of DC, if not all of it? So wouldn't that technically be Ken Block pumping money into Ken Block?

Either way, he founded DC Shoes from what I understand, so he earned his money and success.

He might not be the greatest driver, that is debatable, but I don't give a shit because I've seen him drive one time on a two minute video. There are lots of successful people that get invited to things because of some other success they may have. Get over it.

Once again, I am no Ken Block nut swinger, but I just don't bash people I don't know on internet forums. I just don't get why it brings JOY to some people here to see Ken Block not do well. What the fuck did he ever do to you? Anything personally, probably not?

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No, it really isn't debatable. The race results speak for themself.

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I think swifty should rally his car. ::runs and hides::

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I bet he'd at least finish...

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I get much joy watching the Bears, Packers, Indians, White Sox, and Tigers lose, what exactly is the difference here? Get off your soapbox already.

He wouldn't make it to the track. ziiiing!!

I keed I keed

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Ken Block is marketable. Not a good racer. You think Monster cares if he finishes a race? Prolly not, as long as it sells a few more cans. All they care about $$$. You guys ever taste Monster? Id rather drink my own piss after drinking a ton of Red Bulls! Either way though its all just marketing.

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What about his Gymkhana shit? that's what he's more popular for, not racing.

Maybe he's (one of) the best in the world at that, who knows. I don't enjoy his shenanigans because of his racing. I'm more into Pastrana and Foust for that. But there's no denying that I enjoy watching the gymkhana videos once in a while.

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my piss > monster > my grandmothers piss > red bull.

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Speaking of Foust, Ken Block did a Gymkhana invitational a few months back, and guess who beat him at his own game in the same damn car? ;)

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...and owned...again...at his own game.

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That's fucked up. Thank Valhalla you aren't a politician.

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Yes, such a crime against humanity, I know. How dare I edit an off-topic post for my comic relief?

Scheides edited my "Drives:" section as a practical joke too, should we run him out of town with a pitchfork?

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Yes as it will drive up the anger part of this thread 10 fold!:bengals:

I don't know Ken Block so I can't form an opinion, I can only speak to his results, and that seems to be that he has trouble finishing events.

However, I have known Erik for a long time and trust his judgement of character.

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People are in charge of controlling their own emotions. If they can't, I can do it for them :)

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Actually I don't think Ken owns any of DC Shoes anymore. He sold off his shares a few years ago (as far as I have been told by numerous sources). If he does own any, it's a very small portion. He was either President or VP of DC (and obviously started DC), but he doesn't have much to do with them other than his sponsorships from them.

He is very good at marketing. I will not take that away from him. He built a good company that made him a lot of money for himself and his wife and kids. He just doesn't seem to care about anyone but himself when comes right down to it. He needs to be a little more humble than what he is before I could ever take him seriously. Travis did this when he actually went to rally school and learned what he was doing wrong so he could correct himself. And it paid off with numerous Rally America championships. As the saying goes, "Ken needs to be knocked down a peg or two." He has the potential to be on the top of the game, he just can't get out of his own way to get there.

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Mattd, look what you did.

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LOL U JELLY?

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R U PEANUTBUTTER?

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This whole thread makes me :D

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http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...y_time_fun.jpg

:)

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Lol this made me :D

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Fuckers! ;)

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See, that's the love we need! Remember, it's an internet forum, all in good fun!

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wow this sure got interesting..ken block can diaf. nuff said.

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Ken Block > Anyone on this forum

/thread

mad?

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very mad..oh wait nope dont care people are tilted to there opinions but for me hes like a over popularized, over rated d-bag. Rally isnt about how many shoes you can sell or how famous you can get. only credit I will give him is that he made the sport more popular and more known (although thats a bad thing too)..

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Remember this thread is about how good of driver Block is, not how good of a marketer he is. A handful of people here compete in Rally America, all of them finishing a higher percentage of their races than Block. What does that tell you? :lol:

Tells me HE IS NOT A GOOD DRIVER. WHICH IS WHAT THIS THREAD IS ABOUT

haha

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How is making a sport more popular a bad thing? More interest = more teams and money invested. Sounds like a good thing.

I'm not sure how many times the people who don't hate Block have to stress that they don't care about his rally record.. lol

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The problem is that most of the fan base that he brings with his popularity are ones that don't respect the sport. Nor do they respect the work that goes into putting on the races. They don't respect the people that are trying to keep them safe and generally make it more difficult to put these races on.

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LOUD NOISES!!

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How so?

I've loved Rally all my life I guess, so this doesn't really apply to me. I just never got huge into the Wins vs. Loses much.

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flatbill hats

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...I now understand.


fuckin' ken block...

:) lol

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With the Ken Block analogy, I should be rooting for sports teams like the Carolina Panthers, LA Clippers, and some crappy college like Vanderbilt. They never win, but GOT DAM DO THEY SURE LOOK COOL LOSING!!

:lol:

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The problem with Obama and his agenda, is that he has continually failed to...






Oh wait. Wrong thread.

:banana:

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I was gonna say... GTFO your thread no longer exists. LOL

I've been wearing my hat sideways since the fresh prince of belair.

Re: Proof that Ken Block can't race
 

well said! id like to see some more evos come out at rallyx.

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Well... considering we do support the Vikings who lately have been all show and no go...