09-17-2009
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Ken Block, eat your heart out
I'm sick of all the Ken Block fanboys thinking he's some magical driver. Good? Sure. Great? Let me know when he's the Rally America champion, because right now he's a mile behind Pastrana, is getting beaten by a privately funded Evo 9 for 2nd and has two other Evos within 3 points of him in 4th and 5th.
Now, on with the show. Here we have Rhys Millen in a Hyundai Genesis coupe setting the 2WD world record at Pike's Peak.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/29/v...oupe-at-pikes/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfF55LIxZo4
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Every minute you spend in your Evo, not in boost, is a minute of your life you'll never get back.
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09-17-2009
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Sten Sniper
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. That man's got some giant steel balls.
Matt get's post of the day. That in-car video was incredible.
*edit* this is the video I'm talking about in case you don't see it in the article, the full 12 min run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMuFn...eature=channel
Last edited by CVD; 09-17-2009 at 09:11 AM..
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09-17-2009
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Thank you.
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09-17-2009
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
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Originally Posted by Matt D.
I'm sick of all the Ken Block fanboys thinking he's some magical driver. Good? Sure. Great? Let me know when he's the Rally America champion, because right now he's a mile behind Pastrana, is getting beaten by a privately funded Evo 9 for 2nd and has two other Evos within 3 points of him in 4th and 5th.
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And Pastrana sucks in comparison to the level of skill required for the WRC.
Seriously, he couldn't even compete with the J-WRC guys without crashing or finishing super far down the list.
Rally in America is just not on the same level.
+1 on tired of the Ken Block dick swinging. Rally results matter, not a bunch of rehearsed and edited maneuvers with a ton of marketing behind it.
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09-17-2009
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'2of9'
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
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Originally Posted by Tachyon
And Pastrana sucks in comparison to the level of skill required for the WRC.
Seriously, he couldn't even compete with the J-WRC guys without crashing or finishing super far down the list.
Rally in America is just not on the same level.
+1 on tired of the Ken Block dick swinging. Rally results matter, not a bunch of rehearsed and edited maneuvers with a ton of marketing behind it.
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x2. I didn't hear much about those 2 in WRC. I hear them ALOT by their fans though. I mean, the video looks sweet and all, but it's rehearsed, edited and directed...if it was an all-out "guerilla"(sp) video, than i'd be suprised but still, they're still for show, not for go.
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09-17-2009
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flips McGee
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
I
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RALLY
RACING!
Tarmac sections look like so much fun, then you get to the gravel area and hold onto your pants! To do this all with RWD no less.....damn.
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09-17-2009
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Banned
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
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Originally Posted by scheides
I
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RALLY
RACING!
Tarmac sections look like so much fun, then you get to the gravel area and hold onto your pants! To do this all with RWD no less.....damn.
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Heeeey, come on.. lol, it's not that hard. |
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09-17-2009
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
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Originally Posted by FattyBoomBatty
Heeeey, come on.. lol, it's not that hard.
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Originally Posted by Autoblog
Many stretches of road don't even have guard rails, which makes the fact that Millen wore his tires down to their steel belts that much more amazing.
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Oh, really? 
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -Mario Andretti
03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
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Originally Posted by Tachyon
Every minute you spend in your Evo, not in boost, is a minute of your life you'll never get back.
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09-17-2009
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Agreed. Block isn't all that great. He rolled his car at Ojibwe, and even before then he was getting beaten.
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09-17-2009
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Walls need hugs too
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Absolutely insane.
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Smart chicks are better. Personally I like a girl to give me her thesis on how to solve the economic crisis while I put it in her ass.
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09-17-2009
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
While most of you have probably see it, this is still my all time favorite Pike's Peak Climb Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJsHlugRls4
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09-17-2009
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flips McGee
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
^ great vid!
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Holy spoiler batman haha!
Millen video is great. That looks like a very fun ride!
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09-18-2009
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Millen definitely has way more skillz than Block or Pastrana. Block and Pastrana just get more media attention.
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09-18-2009
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4G63 X 2 = 8G63
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
+3 for F the Ken Block BS, on the VG front - Dirt 2 is nothing but advertisement. The racing itself is very good, but drop all the "BRO" culture bullshit. WRC FTMFW
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09-18-2009
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
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Originally Posted by Jaei Sun
Dirt 2 is nothing but advertisement. The racing itself is very good, but drop all the "BRO" culture bullshit.
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Agreed and agreed.
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I agree with Kracka.
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09-18-2009
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: FargO
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Psh you guys are just hatin cus you dont drive a subaru!!!
lol jk i totally agree that block and pastrana are pretty well advertised, but I wouldn't consider them bad drivers at all. Pastrana was rippin through the track at ojibwe rally. You try flying through the woods that fast and see how qucik you can do it!
and just for good measure...I'm the guy in the tree 
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09-19-2009
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
They're all way better than I am, so who am I too hate. All the vids in this thread, that's some badass driving.
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09-19-2009
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Savage,MN Dillon,CO
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
Sweet post, had I known this was going on in rado springs I would have driven down there to check it out. Next year I'm going there and I'm gonna post up on the corner at about 2.:57 in the 12min video where he was sideways and it looked like he was going to drive into the crowd! Will roegge, the guy who made the edited vid did a nice job but he's Kind of a weirdo though, searched him to find he enjoys taking pic's of himself jumping on beds.
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This vid was also great, bug's getting squashed on the camera, the guy driving into the sun with 1 hand on the wheel with sheer cliffs right next to him, I doubt anyone in this forum has the balls to do this, you have to have a death wish like charles bronson that focker.
Last edited by bertrenolds5; 09-19-2009 at 11:00 AM..
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09-19-2009
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Crystal, MN
Drives: 1991 Saab 900 Turbo
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Re: Ken Block, eat your heart out
How come he wasn't hooking onto the gutters, Initial D style? Everyone knows thats the fastest way.
:-P
Awesome video.
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