Ken Block’s Gymkhana 6

Nov 18, 2013 | ,

Ken Block is the man when it comes to precision driving. I have previously posted his Gymkhana Five as well as a clip from when he was featured on Top Gear. Finally, he’s done Gymkhana 6: The Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course with the guys from Need For Speed Rivals, for which he was the racing consultant. Gymkhana 5 was done through the streets of San Francisco which is probably hard to top but .... I could tell you how dope it is but it makes better sense for you to just watch. http://youtu.be/WUO-lPubXeI

read more

Ken Block’s Gymkhana Five

Jul 18, 2012 | ,

About two years ago, I came across a clip of Ken Block's "airfield rallying" video clip from BBC's Top Gear. I was so blown away by the American rally driver's skills, I did a blog post on it here. Block, who has been driving for the Monster World Rally Team since 2010, has also also created a series of Gymkhana videos which have gone unbelievably viral over the last couple of years.  Gymkhana is basically precision driving where, according to Wikipedia, "the driver must maneuver through a predetermined 'track' performing many different driving techniques." Ken Block recently...

read more

Ken Block on BBC’s Top Gear

Feb 28, 2010 |

I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert on or a great driver of cars. I can do what I need to do to survive, mostly. But, I, like many others, love the BBC's Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. They have found the formula for creating television around cars in a way that is damn near impossible to duplicate and has built a following world-wide. This morning, I caught part of an episode of Top Gear where James May (Captain Slow) was taken on an 'airfield rallying' experience with Ken Block, rallying and stunt-driving genius. From the driving to the way it is...

read more