Ken Block
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What happens when you mix FIFA World Cup star Neymar Júnior and his team's footwork with the four-wheeled footwork of Ken Block in a Hoonigan rally car? Footkhana happens. ALSO SEE: Hear The $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Start & Drive: Video In one of the most unlikely soccer (or football, if you prefer) matches ever, Block faces off against Júnior and his companions to see who can offer the better offense and defense. Block manages to score a few goals, but so do the guys on foot. Which side wins? Watch and find out.
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Subaru WRX STI Toy Racer Meets The Stickbomb: Video
When it comes to precision driving, few come close to matching the talents of rally driving entrepreneur Ken Block. His series of Gymkhana videos have become some of the most-watched automotive clips on the web, but we think we've found one that could be just as popular. The car in this latest clip...
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Ken Block Joins FIA World Rallycross
Known for his Gymkhana series, but a serious rally race driver at heart, Ken Block is expanding his competitive schedule this year to include World Rallycross. Racing his Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta, Block will join ex-F1 and NASCAR driver Jacques Villeneuve on the World RX circuit...
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Gymkhana 6 'GoPro Edition' Puts You In The Driver's Seat: Video
Ever wanted to imagine you're Ken Block as he flies around the Gymkhana course, setting the incendiary four-wheeled burnouts in motion? Here's your chance: Gymkhana 6 GoPro Edition. MUST SEE: Tesla Model S Takes On 2014 Corvette Stingray At The Drag Strip: Video There are dozens of other points of...
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Ken Block's Trax-Wearing Ford Raptor Is Awesome: Video
Ken Block might just be the king of vehicular shenanigans. His Gymkhana YouTube videos have racked up wildly impressive view counts, and his car control skill is clearly a level above, even if it doesn't directly translate to wins on the global rally stage. Every enthusiast is always interested in...
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Gymkhana Six, The Ultimate Gymkhana GRID Course: Video
Ken Block has done it again, and even though this particular dead horse has now suffered at least six beatings, it's always fun to see Block try to one-up himself in a wickedly powerful turbo AWD rally car. ALSO SEE: $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Debuts In Production Trim At Dubai Motor Show That's...
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He may not be a master in competitive motorsport, but there’s no denying that rally driver Ken Block has a boatload of talent. As chief brand officer of DC Shoes, and more recently racing adviser to the Need For Speed franchise, it’s Block’s job to sell as many shoes and hoodies as possible, and now video games too, and one way to do so is via his wildly popular Gymkhana videos. We’re now up to episode six, which is set to premiere on November 11. To get us excited, Block has released this little teaser of what to expect but we can’t see much, although we do get...
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'Ken Box' Shows Anyone Can Do Gymkhana: Video
Rally driver Ken Block might not have won a round of the World Rally Championship just yet, but when his résumé includes five Gymkhana videos (and a sixth on the way), we can forgive him that. We can also forgive him because of all the hilarious parody videos that have followed--and...
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Ken Block Signs On As 'Racing Advisor' For Need For Speed
Two of the biggest names in the automotive entertainment business, Ken Block and Need For Speed, are joining forces. Block is a rally legend and is probably best known for his Gymkhana series, episode six of which is set to premiere next month, while Need For Speed needs no introduction, with the...
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Ken Block Eying Seventh Win At 100 Acre Wood With Fiesta HFHV
However moderate Ken Block's success in the World Rally Championship, there's no denying his dominance here at home. Like his Gymkhana videos, he consistently knocks it out of the park--even when other contenders are faster, the often crash-prone Block manages to hold it together for the win at the...
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Ken Block's 2013 HFHV & Gymkhana Race Livery Unveiled
Love him or hate him, the king of flat-billed drift kiddies and the spearhead for much of America's rally hopes in Europe is a force in modern American alternative motorsports. Today, Ken Block unveiled the new 2013 livery for his Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle and Gymkhana race cars. It's as...
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WRC Finland Helmet Cam With Ken Block: Video
If you're not already intimately familiar with the wondrously insane human-car activity known as rally, this video should get you hooked. If you are familiar, it's just a great two-minute break in your day. Having gone through something similar--though much slower--ourselves, we'd gladly repeat the...
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Vacations for Ken Block take a bit more planning than vacations for the rest of us. Not only does Block have to factor in the logistics of shipping his Hybrid-Function-Hoon-Vehicle (HFHV) to San Francisco, there’s the whole matter of getting streets blocked off for filming during daylight hours, too. Filmed over a four-day span, Block’s Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco is his most elaborate production to date. We have no idea how much it costs to shut down the Oakland Bay Bridge for filming, but it’s pretty safe to assume it would cost more than our...
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Ken Block Teases Gymkhana Five: Video
Ken Block’s critics are quick to point out the American driver’s failures in World Rally Competition, where his part-time effort doesn't draw much attention from hardcore fans. Even Block’s other driving endeavors, like the Global Rallycross Championship, aren’t enough for...
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Gymkhana 5 Coming July 9 To The Streets Of San Francisco
There's shark jumping, then there's Ken Block, which is something akin to a shark jumping a jumping shark, on fire, doing a powerslide. But hey, it's still fun--and it looks like Gymkhana FIVE is going back to its roots. Gone is the Hollywood-themed mega-spectacle of FOUR, replaced instead with the...
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Gymkhana FOUR Bonus Edit: Behind The Hoons
OK, so Ken Block's Gymkhana series doesn't pack quite the punch it once did, as it's been blasted everywhere and promoted to no end. The newness is worn off, and we've all had our fill of tire-smoking, powersliding rally cars. Right? Maybe not just yet. The "bonus edit" of Gymkhana FOUR: The...
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Ken Block Delivers Refreshingly Humble WRC Mexico Recap: Video
Ken Block is many things: shoe magnate, hoonigan honcho, and WRC driver among them. It turns out he's also rather refreshingly humble and aware of the difficulty of rally racing. Of course, he's had his fair share of exposure to adversity, both self-induced and environmental, over the course of the...
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Ken Block Parodies... Ken Block: Video
Marketing superstar and pro rally driver Ken Block isn't above poking fun at himself, as evidenced by the latest Monster World Rally Team video.
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Ken Block shakes down the HFHV rally car at the Dirtfish Rally School, which occupies the former site of the lumber mill in the Twin Peaks TV series.
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Ken Block Reviews 2011 Through The Lens Of His GoPro: Video
Sure, Ken Block's rally/gymkhana Fiesta is probably the most over-exposed four-wheel-drive vehicle on the Internet, but there's a reason: it's the mud, snow, smoke, and gravel-slingingest thing with a love for the camera. This video recaps Block's rather adventurous 2011, though with fewer crashes...
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Ken Block Launches New Car Line
Ken Block has teamed up with Hot Wheels to launch a new line of cars based on Block's Ford Fiesta rally and gymkhana cars.
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Ken Block Tests The Ford Fiesta RS WRC On Gravel: Helmet Cam Video
In preparation for the 2011 Wales Rally, Ken Block and navigator Alex Gelsomino shake down the Ford Fiesta RC WRC on gravel roads in the Welsh countryside.
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Ford Bringing Its 'Octane Academy' To Fuel TV In Early 2012
Due to the overwhelming popularity of its 'Octane Academy' contest, Ford will be working with Fuel TV to create a reality TV show from the Octane Academy sessions.
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Ken Block's Gymkhana FOUR: Video
Channeling everything from the Terminator series to every zombie flick ever filmed, the latest missive from Ken Block's hoonerific mind is a powerhouse of high-end video, special effects, and, of course, powersliding. Dubbed "The Hollywood Megamercial," Gymkhana FOUR features Block's H.F.H.V. as...
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