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Old 10-07-2012, 09:21 PM   #1
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Default 650hp Ford Fiesta and Ken Block in San Francisco!!!! EPIC!

What do you get when you mix 650hp Ford Fiesta and all round awesome guy Mr Ken Block???

Well you let him loose in another GYMKHANA number five: in ULTIMATE URBAN PLAYGROUND; SAN FRANCISCO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDN2bCIyus

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Old 10-07-2012, 10:10 PM   #2
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Awesome stuff.
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Old 10-07-2012, 10:23 PM   #3
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i loved the sideways uphill jump
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Old 10-07-2012, 10:26 PM   #4
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Old 10-07-2012, 11:48 PM   #5
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pretty awesome bit of driving, i was exhausted watching it, and feeling sorry for the car afterwards.
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Old 11-07-2012, 01:57 AM   #6
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How about, "Gymkana number 6 -SYDNEY" - Impressive driving/drifting in all Blocks Video's!
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Old 11-07-2012, 02:22 AM   #7
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I'm like that every morning with the traffic in Darwin's rush 13 minutes!
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Old 11-07-2012, 07:45 AM   #8
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awesome video...awesome car...
I'm just not a fan of Ken Block.
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Old 11-07-2012, 07:59 AM   #9
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That man has skill.

San Fran good from Ken and good for Bullitt!
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Old 11-07-2012, 09:34 AM   #10
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Please hoon responsibly...

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Old 11-07-2012, 09:36 AM   #11
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How about, "Gymkana number 6 -SYDNEY" - Impressive driving/drifting in all Blocks Video's!
Clover would NEVER approve... may annoy the 3 people who use the bike lanes on a semi-regular basis
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Old 11-07-2012, 12:14 PM   #12
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Clover would NEVER approve... may annoy the 3 people who use the bike lanes on a semi-regular basis

M5 carpark on the afternoon run home would test him out.
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Old 11-07-2012, 01:35 PM   #13
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that was a great vidoe...some awesome driving..and great sounding car
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Old 11-07-2012, 01:41 PM   #14
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IF they did it in Sydney I sure ACA and TT would be doing a report how he was being a hoon and how they want his car impounded.

But it is an great video.
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Old 11-07-2012, 01:48 PM   #15
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Getting a little bit repetitive though. Any time I watch his videos I think back the original WRX video at the hangar and enjoy that video far more!
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Old 11-07-2012, 02:53 PM   #16
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love that big handbrake lever!!
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Old 11-07-2012, 02:56 PM   #17
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Getting a little bit repetitive though. Any time I watch his videos I think back the original WRX video at the hangar and enjoy that video far more!
Yeah I tend to agree. The first video had that "what the fffffffffffff" factor about it...

Still some amazing driving, and epic abuse of a hypo buzz box!
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Old 11-07-2012, 03:07 PM   #18
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That man has really good car handling skills! If I tried to drive my falcon like that it would fall apart!
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Old 11-07-2012, 03:36 PM   #19
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He has good skills, but what he really has is time, money and the resources.
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Old 11-07-2012, 04:48 PM   #21
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Not his best, needs some more challanging stuff.


This is much the same as before....he needs to do a barrel roll.
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Old 11-07-2012, 08:25 PM   #22
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Good fun!
But remember its done in lots of takes and short parts edited together. Its not all one big hoon!

So, yeah, its good, but give me his car and I could do that! haha!
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Old 11-07-2012, 08:56 PM   #23
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What i liked most about the first video, was that anyone could go out and build a car fairly similar to do what he did. Hell, a stock sti would have a good shot at doing it!

The fact that he is doing it in a car that is unobtainable and purpose built for rally (yes his subaru was but you cant go and buy an awd turbo fiesta now can you...) takes away a little of the hype about it. Just a little.

Would be far more impressed if this was done in a v8 supercar or a modded ford/holden barge!
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Old 11-07-2012, 09:59 PM   #24
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But remember its done in lots of takes and short parts edited together. Its not all one big hoon!

So, yeah, its good, but give me his car and I could do that! haha!



Uh yeah I'm sure! Some impressive driving in this clip no matter the amount of takes. I guarantee you'd need a lot of skill to do it in 100 takes let alone 1.
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Old 11-07-2012, 10:08 PM   #25
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The man can drive.

Seriously impressive stuff I really enjoy his gymkhana clips.

Its puts me in my place well and truly. I'd struggle to lay a decent burnout on a skidpan, and ken block is cutting loose on the ragged edge! Just means I can really appreciate just how hard he's working to pull it off.
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Old 11-07-2012, 10:35 PM   #26
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Im not sure how anyone could ever get bored of watching these videos, his car control is amazing, yes there are plenty of takes, but how many laps does it take an F1 driver to find the best way round a circuit?
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