I’m going to wager a guess that Ken Block and Hoonigan Racing Division are names that need no introduction to this, or virtually any audience these days. Despite having never won a WRC stage, let alone a championship, it seems to boggle a lot of minds as to how Ken has become such a popular [...]
First there was Ken Block’s Gymkhana series, now Ford have released this new Snowkhana video, taking maximum attack hooning to the next level. Using a new high-tech filming system, the car almost doesn’t seem real as it blasts through the snowy landscape, drifting round Santa and even taking down a Wampa in its path. The snow just got real.
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Ken Block has just released the fifth instalment of his Gymkhana series: Ultimate Urban Playground. The video has been shot across the rolling landscape of San Francisco itself, the first time Block has used real streets as the backdrop for hooning mayhem.
Filmed over four days, locations like the Financial District and The Bay Bridge were shut down specifically for Block to put rubber to pavement. Block also tackled extreme angles and terrain through such iconic locations as Russian Hill, Potrero Hill, Twin Peaks and the San Francisco Bay itself, thanks to a barge. Block’s Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle is back, with 600hp on tap and a 0-60mph time of just 1.8 seconds. That means San Francisco’s streets get torn up at some speed…
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The Gymkhana short film series have done what many other automotive films try to do but fall rather short: these films broke that tightly wound automotive mold and broke into the mainstream. With the first film hovering somewhere around the 10 million view mark on Youtube, the second film hitting around 27 million and the third raking in a solid 34 million, [...]
The donut is one of the first maneuvers taught when learning how to drift. Pro drifters and rally racers sometimes do donuts when they make a mistake to get back on course. And sometimes they do donuts for fun when they are celebrating a win or just for show. In Gymkhana Grid, learning how to execute [...]
With all of the tire destruction and E-brake grabbing that happened at Hollywood Park on Sunday, I've some more photos to share from the Gymkhana Grid test day. Above, another view of the Nova from the aptly named shop, Hot Rods to Hell. From the chaos of a high power V8 and rear drive to [...]
Ken Block's gymkhana videos have been seen by millions around the world – making his name a household one. Mr. Block has become a sensation for doing crazy things in automobiles, but you don't need to be an international superstar to compete in this most technical of motorsports. In order to prove this, Ken is [...]
I’ve added six different wallpapers from the Ken Block shoot which was posted up last week. Head over to the media section to grab standard and widescreen formatted desktops! -Linhbergh Nguyen Special July AWD Features Speedhunters Ken Block Feature
In most motorsports from around the world, the first attraction is the cars and the technology behind them. Here is a car that needs no introduction. This is a car that seemingly defies physics under the hands of its driver. This is no infomercial, display of driving prowess, or showmanship. This is a car that [...]
