Ken Block
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The horrendous, earth-rending sound in this video accompanies perhaps the most ridiculous video footage we’ve seen this week: Ken Block in the Hoonigan RaptorTRAX doing an all-wheel-drive tracked burnout. MUST SEE: 2,000-WHP Nissan GT-R Screams Down The Strip At 207 MPH: Video To get the torquey beast to spin all four tracks, they had to chain it to the ground. Then they uncorked the torque. Smoke ensues. Hey, it’s Friday afternoon. Do you really need a reason? ________________________________ See more videos on our YouTube sites: The Car Connection, Motor Authority, and Green Car...
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Ken Block And Crew Battle Darkness, Lasers, And Dirt: VideoCastrol is keen on promoting its Edge oil lineup, which utilizes a component called Titanium FST to make sure it lasts for a long time. One way to help with such promotion is the creation of a video spot that shows off the benefits of said products. Or you can go in a different direction, and have...
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Gymkhana Plus Soccer Equals Footkhana: VideoWhat 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...
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Subaru WRX STI Toy Racer Meets The Stickbomb: VideoWhen 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 RallycrossKnown 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: VideoEver 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 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 what Mr. Block has in store next, and the man with the colored shades revealed something very interesting yesterday--and followed up with a short Instagram video today. MUST SEE: Sake-Bitten 1956 Ford F-100 Sells For $450,000 At Barrett-Jackson It's called the Ford RaptorTRAX, and it's set to star...
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Gymkhana Six, The Ultimate Gymkhana GRID Course: VideoKen 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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Teaser Video Released For Ken Block’s Gymkhana SixHe 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...
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'Ken Box' Shows Anyone Can Do Gymkhana: VideoRally 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 SpeedTwo 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 HFHVHowever 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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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 eye-popping and neurasthenic as ever, but this time with a mixture of blues, purples, and a dash of fire rather than the green-dominant schemes of years past. Along with the new livery comes a new name for the race team: Hoonigan Racing Division. Ken Block explained the new livery, saying, "I’m...
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WRC Finland Helmet Cam With Ken Block: VideoIf 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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Ken Block Visits San Francisco, Films Gymkhana Five: VideoVacations 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...
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Ken Block Teases Gymkhana Five: VideoKen 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 FranciscoThere'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 HoonsOK, 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 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 past few seasons. Rally Mexico didn't turn out quite the way he'd wanted it to--co-driver Alex Gelsomino says he figured they had the pace to finish in the top five, but as Block notes, a handful of punctures and other mechanical trouble held them to ninth place. Check out the video for the recap...
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Ken Block Parodies... Ken Block: VideoMarketing 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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Testing The H.F.H.V. Rally Car, Twin Peaks Style: VideoKen 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: VideoSure, 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 LineKen 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 VideoIn 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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