Ford Fiesta Gymkhana 3

[Jacob Dryer]

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[Todd Z]

Just Sick,,,,,,,,,,,,:supercool:



Todd Z

 

[Michael Seibert]

All I can say is WOOOOOW. I want one.:driving:

 

[chargedtrac]

That is awesome. That guy can drive! And what a course! :supercool:

 

[Chris Taylor]

Hate to pay his tire bill though! :bwahaha:

 

[robert southerland]

Ken Block never fails to impress! Well except at this years x games when his car shit the bed and he lost a gold over it.

 

[Kevin Lang]

The Transporter, minus the luxury car.



Hey, I'll take a RWD fiesta. Oh, it doesn't exist. Crap.

(rigum frigum ragum fragum "stock" car races :angry



Around 1:26, it really looks like he hit the wall though. There's even a black mark present after what looks to be an impact, and this mark wasn't there before the impact.



The track is 86 years old?! They certainly weren't doing this type of driving in the 20s. Shoot, was the 600+ RWHP & Torque of this fiesta even practically possible back in the 20s? Low octane gasoline, more inefficient combustion, larger components....



"Obama can't gymkhana"?? What's that mean? Though any opportunity to mock the segway brings a smile to me :grin:



Oh, now I get the stupid acrobatics, they're showing off the major sponsor...a shoe company I forgot existed.



@ 3:08, what does he spray onto his tires?



He really thrashed those rims. Those tires barely held up for 6 minutes.



What a spectacle!

 

[robert southerland]

The shoe company you forgot existed is there because Ken Block owns DC shoe co. .

 

[Kevin Lang]

Well, that's convenient, to make your biggest sponsorship your own company. Well, it worked. I now remember the company, but it isn't my thing. Makes me think more of teen skateboarders toking up than professional drifters revving up, the coolness of the latter getting me to watch this video in the first place.



Still, I think they were better off with just the "DC shoes make you the pedal god" message, without the additional "DC shoes can allow you to go from a push-up to standing, or hook under your car hood so that you can stand on your bumper & recline at 45 degrees".



Though seeing as how those tires didn't last too terribly long, it's probably a good thing that DC doesn't make its automotive "shoes".

 

[robert southerland]

KL you sure do have alot of ignorant things to say. How long do you think any tires would last driving like that. Enough said have a good day!

 

[H D]

I didn't see anything ignorant. Just some observations, IMO.



Those are exactly the kinds of things I would do if I had that kind of money.



No tires that allow that kind of driving would last that long. A really soft compound wouldn't allow him to slide that well and wouldn't have lasted even 6 minutes of driving like that. A really hard compound would put him into the wall (more than that one time). Tires are designed to wear out. That's a lot better than the road wearing out. The joke about DC Shoes making tires was appropriate for the context and kinda funny, actually.



There seems to be some sensitivity about DC Shoes and Ken Block. I hope its not because of the recognition of the very true stereotype of people who wear DC Shoes. The reason nobody on this site remembers the company is because most people on here are not middle school kids any more.

 

[Matt Alvin]

Just freakin amazing...I luv his videos.



The video is not a one run shot. I have watched his bloopers video from one of the other runs with the STI. He did the segway thing and they showed him bumping into the guy abd knocking hom off the segway. As for him hitting the wall he probably did. Look at the blooper at the end where he runs over the camera...LOL.