Ken Block, eat your heart out
 

I'm sick of all the Ken Block fanboys thinking he's some magical driver. Good? Sure. Great? Let me know when he's the Rally America champion, because right now he's a mile behind Pastrana, is getting beaten by a privately funded Evo 9 for 2nd and has two other Evos within 3 points of him in 4th and 5th.

Now, on with the show. Here we have Rhys Millen in a Hyundai Genesis coupe setting the 2WD world record at Pike's Peak.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/29/v...oupe-at-pikes/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfF55LIxZo4

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Jesus. Fucking. Christ. That man's got some giant steel balls.

Matt get's post of the day. That in-car video was incredible.

*edit* this is the video I'm talking about in case you don't see it in the article, the full 12 min run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMuFn...eature=channel

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Thank you.

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And Pastrana sucks in comparison to the level of skill required for the WRC.

Seriously, he couldn't even compete with the J-WRC guys without crashing or finishing super far down the list.

Rally in America is just not on the same level.

+1 on tired of the Ken Block dick swinging. Rally results matter, not a bunch of rehearsed and edited maneuvers with a ton of marketing behind it.

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x2. I didn't hear much about those 2 in WRC. I hear them ALOT by their fans though. I mean, the video looks sweet and all, but it's rehearsed, edited and directed...if it was an all-out "guerilla"(sp) video, than i'd be suprised but still, they're still for show, not for go.

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I

LOVE

RALLY

RACING!


Tarmac sections look like so much fun, then you get to the gravel area and hold onto your pants! To do this all with RWD no less.....damn.

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Heeeey, come on.. lol, it's not that hard.

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Oh, really? :shocked:

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Agreed. Block isn't all that great. He rolled his car at Ojibwe, and even before then he was getting beaten.

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Absolutely insane.

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While most of you have probably see it, this is still my all time favorite Pike's Peak Climb Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJsHlugRls4

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^ great vid!

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Holy spoiler batman haha!
Millen video is great. That looks like a very fun ride!

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Millen definitely has way more skillz than Block or Pastrana. Block and Pastrana just get more media attention.

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+3 for F the Ken Block BS, on the VG front - Dirt 2 is nothing but advertisement. The racing itself is very good, but drop all the "BRO" culture bullshit. WRC FTMFW

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Agreed and agreed.

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Psh you guys are just hatin cus you dont drive a subaru!!!


lol jk i totally agree that block and pastrana are pretty well advertised, but I wouldn't consider them bad drivers at all. Pastrana was rippin through the track at ojibwe rally. You try flying through the woods that fast and see how qucik you can do it!

and just for good measure...I'm the guy in the tree :)
http://photos-h-5.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5070898_n.jpg

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They're all way better than I am, so who am I too hate. All the vids in this thread, that's some badass driving.

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Sweet post, had I known this was going on in rado springs I would have driven down there to check it out. Next year I'm going there and I'm gonna post up on the corner at about 2.:57 in the 12min video where he was sideways and it looked like he was going to drive into the crowd! Will roegge, the guy who made the edited vid did a nice job but he's Kind of a weirdo though, searched him to find he enjoys taking pic's of himself jumping on beds.

This vid was also great, bug's getting squashed on the camera, the guy driving into the sun with 1 hand on the wheel with sheer cliffs right next to him, I doubt anyone in this forum has the balls to do this, you have to have a death wish like charles bronson that focker.

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How come he wasn't hooking onto the gutters, Initial D style? Everyone knows thats the fastest way.

:-P

Awesome video.

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Thought I'd bring this back from the day pending today's news.... And Ken Block was also a topic of conversation at OC last night....

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/15/r...ter-ford-team/

REPORT: Ken Block heading to WRC with new Monster Ford team

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Oct 15th 2009 at 2:20PM

One of the most significant deals in rally history. That's how news of Ken Block's imminent move to the World Rally Championship is being touted in the motorsport press. And we couldn't agree more.

Now don't get us wrong. We enjoy watching Block's famous antics behind the wheel of his purpose-built Gymkhana Subaru Impreza as much as the next guy. Probably more. But we can't help but feel that the superstar's otherworldly car control skills couldn't be put to better use than pure showboating. And this deal could give him exactly that opportunity, graduating from the relatively low-visibility Rally America series to the top-tier WRC.

Since Subaru, for whom Block competes in the USA, pulled out of the WRC, Ken's been hunting for another ride in the premier series, and reports now indicate that he – along with former Subaru driver Chris Atkinson – will be driving the 2009-spec Ford Focus WRC for the new Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team (which could, incidentally, go some way towards explaining what the two rally stars were doing behind the wheel of that old Ford Escort). Once the details are hammered out, both Block and Atkinson are expected to start next season in select rounds of the championship before challenging the full calendar the year after, presumably behind the wheel of the new rally-spec Fiesta.

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Oh, what ever will the Subaru fan boys do now?!

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Huh... I'm kinda interested in seeing how well he does. I'm guessing probably not very well.

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I've never heard someone say Ken Block is the greatest rally driver in the world. The gymkhana videos aren't rally videos, they're simply for entertainment. Sure he may not be the greatest driver ever, but that shit can't be easy.

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They will continue to wear sideways hats, and put giant turbos on their cars with no supporting mods.

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Wow I never really watched rally racing, this is incredible!

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All is true, but Ken seems like more of a stunt/freestyle entertainment kind of guy.

But comparing him to Millen is like comparing a highschool all-star to Adrian Peterson. They both get the job done, and are very good at their own game.

And, Ken can dick swing all he wants, no one on this board could out-drive him IMO.

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LOL at all the subaru girls crying about Block:

MNSubaru

There's even some mitsu hate in there. haha

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Posted in MNSubi thread :)

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^^^For some reason I knew you would say something. lol

95% of that site's member ( or at least active member) are douchenuggets anyways.

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MNSubaru brings tears to my eyes. Tears caused by me laughing so fucking hard.

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I wish Mitsu would come out with some little AWD turbo 2 door hatchback like the old Colt/Mirage and get back in the WRC and have a chance against the C4 and Focus.

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Yes, with a 1.4 liter engine.

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4B11!! Best thing since the K20 and 4G63.