Ken Block drives a real rally car for a change.

[Liquid Knight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw

Raw footage roughly edited together.


I wonder if Top Gear USA (do they have a top gear I thoght they all drive automatics?) have a Stig yet?

[anonymous-user]

Thats not the real Block, as he didn't bin it............ ;-)

[EDLT]

Max_Torque said:

Thats not the real Block, as he didn't bin it............ ;-)

[hairy]

Max_Torque said:

Thats not the real Block, as he didn't bin it............ ;-)

He managed to roll Bill Gwynne's mk2 that he borrowed to do a rally in this country, made a proper mess of it!

[Mastodon2]

Although Ken Block is a hopeless rally driver, I was unaware that the Ford Focus RS MK2 not a real rally car. How silly of me.

[PHmember]

Mastodon2 said:

Although Ken Block is a hopeless rally driver, I was unaware that the Ford Focus RS MK2 not a real rally car. How silly of me.

If you can channel that level of pedantry into checking people's grammar you'll fit in well here.

[anonymous-user]

PHmember said:

Mastodon2 said:

Although Ken Block is a hopeless rally driver, I was unaware that the Ford Focus RS MK2 not a real rally car. How silly of me.

If you can channel that level of pedantry into checking people's grammar you'll fit in well here.

And with that level of pedantry preselected and predisposed, i shall hit back immediately with a "where is the is?" regarding your reply........ ;-)

[PHmember]

Max_Torque said:

PHmember said:

Mastodon2 said:

Although Ken Block is a hopeless rally driver, I was unaware that the Ford Focus RS MK2 not a real rally car. How silly of me.

If you can channel that level of pedantry into checking people's grammar you'll fit in well here.

And with that level of pedantry preselected and predisposed, i shall hit back immediately with a "where is the is?" regarding your reply........ ;-)

Well spotted, but you shouldn't really start a sentence with 'And'.

[Rich_W]

I;m not sure Block has beaten the "wow-factor" that he got with the very first video. The others just seem a litle less great.

[Festive Ferg]

Any idea what the engine is? Sounds like a BDA, but I sort of doubt that.

[slimtater]

Festive Ferg said:

Any idea what the engine is? Sounds like a BDA, but I sort of doubt that.

BDG or a Millington?

[k-ink]

New York looks rather green and spacious.

[rsv gone!]

He's not as consistent as the top rally guys but he is still a very good driver.

[davepoth]

k-ink said:

New York looks rather green and spacious.

That road is so wide it looks like they've just ripped up the tarmac on the interstate! No wonder he didn't bin it. I could have done massive drifts around there like that and I'm rubbish. I mean I'm truly, truly terrible.

[pits]

PHmember said:

Max_Torque said:

PHmember said:

Mastodon2 said:

Although Ken Block is a hopeless rally driver, I was unaware that the Ford Focus RS MK2 not a real rally car. How silly of me.

If you can channel that level of pedantry into checking people's grammar you'll fit in well here.

And with that level of pedantry preselected and predisposed, i shall hit back immediately with a "where is the is?" regarding your reply........ ;-)

Well spotted, but you shouldn't really start a sentence with 'And'.

Why not? It is a perfectly legitimate way of starting a sentence.


To be honest, Ken Block has shown what he is worth this year in the WRC, I thought he had potential with his GymKhana stuff, but that is just rehearsed over and over and over then edited together, the guy isn't worth a dime in the WRC and has proven this by coming near enough dead last in the standings this year, even looking at this video, it isn't that impressive, and the Scrote sounds awful, has that whine that emanates from a new rally car and not the bark that would be provided from a classic rally car.

And on top of that, he isn't going that quick through there, just seems to be on the limiter constantly, nothing seems to flow.

[jbi]

doesn't he own that car?

[GravelBen]

Mastodon2 said:

Although Ken Block is a hopeless rally driver

Are you better then?

Block is a very spectacular, entertaining rally driver. While he may not be competitive at a top level, I certainly wouldn't call him hopeless.

[petrolsniffer]

I love all the Criticism he gets yet hes probally the one person keeping the sport intresting always bringing new things to the table..

Not to mention he 'keeps it real' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OlMyRsI88E

Edited by petrolsniffer on Friday 17th December 06:11

Edited by petrolsniffer on Friday 17th December 16:25

[Liquid Knight]

Fan or not, good car (Duratec rather than BDA and yes he owns it) being driven well on a track so wide he can't go wrong of if he does there's a good half an hour to correct it. Just got posted the clip and thought you'd like it.