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nopulseimpulse
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 Posted: Jun 01, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject: Ken Block's Gymkhana 2 |
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I wish we could embed these damn vids, but this is a must see for car enthusiast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ7R_buZPSo
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-=AlexXx=-
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| Must see. WOW. not much of a fan of suburus but wow. hate the new look of the imprezas, but nothing beats them on a rally track, so much traction and control, its insane. Rob was so funny hahaha. great vid, the slow made made it so crazy to watch, Ken is an incredible driver. |
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POPTART
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<MikeG>
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| Posted: Jun 01, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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 so sick Ken is such a freaking good driver. i loved the slow mo parts in this video compared to the other one. sick video for sure  |
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Soulprogression
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| Posted: Jun 01, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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yessssss, soooo good, thank you for posting that
some kinda sorta cool unnecessary stuff in there but the driving was insane |
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Bcoy
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| Posted: Jun 02, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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yeah this video is amazing.  |
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DRAGON88
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| Posted: Jun 02, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| -=AlexXx=- wrote: | | but nothing beats them on a rally track, so much traction and control, its insane. |
Uh..... The past 4 years of the WRC would disagree with this statement... The last two chassis have been pretty much terrible, to the extent that Subaru no longer is involved with WRC.
Good driving, I'd like to see the out takes though, IMO rally is the most difficult kind of motorsport, at the very least it's right at the top with F1 and LeMans. You have to master so many different types of surfaces.
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wakesk8r9610
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| DRAGON88, agree on rally. Anybody who watches colin mcray drive will know why. +1 subarus |
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yookyle
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| Posted: Jun 02, 2009 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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sick video. dont understand why rob dyrdek shot paintballs at the car though.
DRAGON88, i dont know much about rally cars so dont murder me but if subarus suck in racing whys that dude driving one , and wrecking shiv i might add |
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DRAGON88
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| Posted: Jun 02, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| wakesk8r9610 wrote: | | DRAGON88, agree on rally. Anybody who watches colin mcray drive will know why. +1 subarus |
Yes, he was truly a phenomenal driver. Actually growing up one of the race chassis owned by my neighbor used to be driven by his younger brother, Allister McRae. (VW F2 kit golf) Truly a shame that he passed, between him and Richard Burns, rallying has lost a lot of phenomenal people in the last few years.
yookyle, IIRC he is sponsored by Subaru, for competing in Rally America. Although I thought it was interesting that Subaru didn't give him a racing shell, but instead he had a new WRX STI. Just because someone is a skilled driver doesn't mean that it's the most awesome car evAr.
Ken Block is a great driver, but part of the reason why it's so impressive is that we're not really exposed to rallying here anymore. Ken Block probably wouldn't even stand a chance in the WRC against guys like Sebastian Loeb, Hirvonen, Grönholm, or Solberg.
If you don't believe what I'm saying, feel free to look at the WRC manufacturers points standings for Subaru in 2006, 2007, and 2008, where they finally withdrew. Last time a Subaru won a WRC event was in 2006 at the Cyprus rally.
I don't mean to come off as a rally snob, but apparently I am one. 
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wakesk8r9610
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DRAGON88,  |
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yookyle
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i have no idea what just happened
but thank you for the lesson |
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Steven M
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| Posted: Jun 03, 2009 9:37 am Post subject: |
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Rob was in their with the paintball gun the same way the dude on the segway was in the first video, as an obstacle for ken to do donuts around. The paintball gun was just a fun way to incorporate him. And yes the paint is missing from the following shot but the shot following it has the paint in the window again.
DRAGON88, rally snob? Nah, you are just clearing up bullshít.
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nopulseimpulse
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| Posted: Jun 03, 2009 10:56 am Post subject: |
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DRAGON88, +1
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dylo
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| gotta agree with you dragon88, he wouldnt stand a chance against the WRC guys. just because he has a bit of money and exposure. in saying that ken block would beat any of them in gymkhana. |
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DRAGON88
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| dylo wrote: | | gotta agree with you dragon88, he wouldnt stand a chance against the WRC guys. just because he has a bit of money and exposure. in saying that ken block would beat any of them in gymkhana. |
I'm not sure about that Sebastien Loeb is just a phenomenal driver period, I'm guessing you could damn near put him in any car in any event and he would be right up near the top. Keep in mind that a lot of these guys grew up doing autocross, as that is sort of the grassroots of motorsports, so it's not like it would be the first time they were exposed to an open circuit like in gymkhana.
It would be interesting to see though, although their driving would probably not be as flamboyant as Ken Block's in that video. "Drifting" usually isn't the fastest way through a corner, and while it looks cool and demonstrates car control, it usually slows you down. I'd much rather see that then the "rally car" in the X-games. But my hatred for "rally" being in the X-games goes beyond the scope of this thread.
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