Ken Block San Francisco

Post by **TOONGA** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:05 pm

worth watching even if he is in a Ford Fiesta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDN2bCI ... _embedded#!

TOONGA

purp · Post by **purp** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:23 pm

I find it interesting that Ken Block gets a script writing credit at the end. It is more of a coreographed peice then scripted.

brockharro · Post by **brockharro** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:25 pm

gotta love over 3 mill veiws today aswell

Mitchhsj · Post by **Mitchhsj** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:28 pm

Soo kool all I need is another 500hp and wack the old l series in 4 hi and I can drive to work like that...

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:23 pm

So cool, love the sideways jump!! He is really mastering it, not so many practice marks anymore.

Post by **Alex** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:44 pm

meh. I was doing that in my passat last night!

also id really like to see proper rally drivers do it. Ken Block is a B-grade rally driver.

alex

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:59 pm

Alex wrote:meh. I was doing that in my passat last night!

Pfft... while you were dreaming !!

Alex wrote:also id really like to see proper rally drivers do it. Ken Block is a B-grade rally driver.

He might only be 7th in the US National Rally scene but I'm going to bet he can drive a sh*tload better then you can... even in your dreams

But I guess with comments like that you're inciting a response from us.

Post by **Alex** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:08 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Pfft... while you were dreaming !!

He might only be 7th in the US National Rally scene but I'm going to bet he can drive a sh*tload better then you can... even in your dreams

But I guess with comments like that you're inciting a response from us.

i never compared him to me. Compared to someone like Sebastian Loeb he is rubbish.

Block is just lucky he gets many takes in a fully choreographed production like this. In the rally scene they dont get any second chances.

Im not hanging shit on him, im just saying hes not the best driver in the world!

alex

berttus · Post by **berttus** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:07 am

Alex wrote:
Im not hanging shit on him, im just saying hes not the best driver in the world!

alex

He doesnt claim to be. He just makes an entertainment video that most people get a real kick out of. Yes, loeb makkinen and gronholm are better but they didnt make awesome videos.

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:14 am

who care if he does 100 laps to get it right, of couse it is carefully edited to make it look fantastic. thats the whole point of the video ... as remembering it is an ad for the DC company who is one of his his main sponsors.

I for one would love to be in the passenger seat for the whole filming.

TOONGA

Post by **Alex** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:01 pm

youll find Ken Block is the owner of DC, hence the advertising!

alex

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:57 pm

I didn't know Ken Block owned Quiksilver. Bet the owners didn't know either

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:18 am

he was a co founder of DC shoes which Quicksliver bought in 2004

DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for extreme sports, skateboarding, snowboarding as well as snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets. The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Huntington Beach, California. DC originally stood for "Droors Clothing", but since the sale of Droors Clothing (which is now defunct), DC no longer has ties to Droors and is simply DC Shoes.

On March 8, 2004, DC Shoes was acquired by Quiksilver in an $87 Million USD transaction. DC Shoes moved from Vista, California to Quiksilver's headquarters in Huntington Beach in 2010.

another bit of trivia from the wikapedia vault (I didn't know he was a co founder)

TOONGA