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Tribute: Our Favorite Ken Block Videos
We have been followers of Ken Block since his early rally days at Vermont Sports Car, and then loved watching his “Gymkhana” videos on YouTube.
Rest in Peace: Legendary Rally Car Driver & Hoonigan Founder Ken Block
Ken Block, the legendary Rally Car Driver & Hoonigan Founder has died at age 55 in a snowmobile accident, according to Hoonigan Industries via Instagram
Video: Ken Block Hoons Audi Around Vegas Playground
Legendary rally driver Ken Block took to the streets, parking garages, and casinos of Las Vegas in a video promotion of Hoonigan & Audi’s one-off Electric S1 Hoonitron.
Ken Block Assaults the Streets of LA in Gymkhana 7 with an 845 HP, AWD Mustang
Professional rally driver Ken Block and his Hoonigan racing team have returned with the latest tire-destroying showcase of car control theatrics known to man, Gymkhana. For those unfamiliar with the series, now in its seventh official installment (there’s been a few more that apparently didn’t warrant an entirely new episode number), Gymkhana videos feature high speed stunt driving through some treacherous, often urban environments, with feats of drifting prowess that really must be seen to be believed. This time Ken takes us to the streets in and around downtown Los Angeles, and the weapon of choice is a custom built, all-wheel-drive, 845 horsepower 1965 Ford Mustang coupe. It’s absolutely glorious.
Ken Block Gets Extremely Sideways in the Ultimate Gymkhana Video
Professional rally driver Ken Block and his merry band of miscreants have released the newest installment in the Gymkhana series of videos. For the uninitiated,…
Detroit 2011: Ken Block’s Infamous Ford Fiesta On Display
Today, as we wandered around the auto show in Detroit, we happened across Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta that he pilots in his latest unbelievable gymkhana video. We’re pretty sure the rubber (at the very least) has been replaced since then.
Vehicle Title Transfers: Cario’s Revolutionizing Blockchain Solution
Cario announced the launch of its blockchain-based platform, designed to fix the way vehicle title transfers is done.
Video: Tommy Kendall Wheeling An IMSA GTU Mazda RX-7 Around Laguna Seca
This is a major highlight of Monterey Car Week: Tommy Kendall driving an IMSA GTU Mazda RX-7 around Laguna Seca.
This Weekend In Racing: May 23rd – May 26th
We’re in for a real treat this weekend! Formula 1 gets the party started with practice at the legendary, beautiful streets of Monaco on Thursday, followed by qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
Let’s Review: What Is Blocking?
If you watch a lot of racing, you see some action on the track that looks a lot like what the average person would call “blocking”. But it isn’t often penalized, even in pro racing where they have enough officials to be watching. Of course in club racing…
Learning Curve: Are You The Reason Blocking Is Out Of Hand?
Blocking is one of the most confusing subjects in amateur racing. It is confusing because it often happens without metal-metal contact. As a result, it isn’t reported or protested, and drivers get very little feedback about it. It is also confusing because it isn’t very clearly defined in the rulebooks.
An Evening With Block And A Frostbitten Fiesta
The upcoming Ford Fiesta has been a long time coming. In fact, aside from perhaps the PT Cruiser craze back in 2000, we can’t think of another compact in recent memory that’s received more pre-launch glitz, but then again, we can’t think of another compact in recent memory that’s been so closely associated with a superstar rally driver—at least for the last couple months anyway.
Pastrana Wins, Block Breaks, Ice Dominates At Rally America Sno*Drift 2010
Travis Pastrana’s enviable motorsports resume—which already features such mundane entries as double backflipping a motorcycle, jumping a car 270 feet across Long Beach Harbor, and capturing enough X Games gold to bailout Wall Street—expanded this weekend to include a new sport called vehicular ice dancing, and subsequently, his fourth Rally America Sno*Drift victory. Actually, ice drift might be a better term, as the Northern Lower Michigan roads used by the racers were the slickest in recent memory, thanks to a soaking rain followed quickly by a drastic drop in temperature—all less than a week before the race. As a result, the gravel roads were more like rivers of glare ice, and since studded tires aren’t legal in Michigan, and since rally cars must be street legal, well, you see where this is headed.
Speed Secrets: Four Wheels With & Without A Motor—An Interview With Bucky Lasek
Bucky has adapted to rallycross much faster than most people will ever know. When you consider that he typically gets fewer than a dozen laps of practice before his couple of qualifying laps—and then it’s right into the races—it’s amazing that he’s battling with guys like Ken Block, Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana (all of whom seem to live in a car!). From my perspective, it’s what he brings from skateboarding that allows him to just jump in, mix it up, and adapt so quickly.
Unfiltered Awesome: Gymkhana 3, Part 2 Is Out
If you are unfamiliar with Ken Block and his “Gymkhana” series, go to YouTube and watch parts 1 and 2 immediately. If you are familiar with Mr. Block’s antics, you will be pleased to learn that Gymkhana 3 is out.
Gamer: Dirt Showdown Trailer
Colin McRae’s beloved racing series “DiRT,” is making a departure from its established formula in the form of DiRT Showdown. The previous installments have been based firmly in reality, with rally racing taking center stage, as it should given the Colin McRae legacy. The latest DiRT project is taking a step in a different direction, a more violent direction, and we’re okay with that.
The Hot List: Volume 3
Every week we sift through a truly amazing amount of “stuff” in the dozen or so hours we spend online—you know, the time spent not driving sweet cars. A lot of the cool stuff we find has to do specifically with new cars, naturally, but there’s also a huge amount of awesomeness that doesn’t completely fit in the normal Winding Road world. To date, we’ve been in the habit of simply reading, watching, or talking amongst ourselves about this web detritus, but recently we thought it might be a good idea to start sharing it with you all. Thus, The Hot List.
Ford Launches Octane Academy With An All-Star Cast
Ford seems quite intent on making the most of social media, as it has launched yet another venture into the world of online marketing, with the Ford Octane Academy. The Academy combines a few lucky fans with Ford’s rally and drifting stars for a weekend of on- and off-road challenges.
Chicago 2011: Hyundai Shows Veloster Rally Car, Announces US Rallycross Team
At the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai announced that Rhys Millen has created a 500-horsepower, all-wheel-drive Hyundai Veloster rally car to compete in the U.S. Rallycross Championship series and the Summer X Games.
Detroit 2011: Auto Show Round Up
Miss some of Winding Road’s coverage of the 2011 North American International Auto Show? Don’t worry, faithful reader, we’ve got you covered. Below you’ll find a list of links to all of our Detroit 2011 coverage: both First Look pieces, complete with stock images and press release about each vehicle, and “live” image gallery posts with all of our photos from the show floor. We’re still in the middle of producing some more great auto show content, too, so feel free to check back as we add to the list, and to the NAIAS fun.
Flip This Car: 1994 Buick Roadmaster—Part Four
Entering the small dirt oval at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, I was the subject of some attention. Situated among a host of Japanese runabouts and numerous other cars that could fit in the trunk of the Beast, I had no hope of being inconspicuous. In retrospect, signing this car up for a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Rallycross event likely wasn’t the best use of the Buick’s ability, but from the moment I spied this car sitting on gigantic truck tires, I knew it was destined for an off-road adventure. That adventure materialized on Saturday December 4, as the Beast and I made a 200 mile round trip to compete in Round 10 of the Detroit Region SCCA Rallycross—the season ender—in Marshall, Michigan. If you’ve already spied the destroyed orange cone in the photo gallery, you’ve likely deduced that things didn’t go so well. In that assessment, you would be correct.
