Ken Block - what do you think of him?

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Recently, this guy released the new Gymkhana 3 video on Youtube.

What do you think about him, do you think its right to pretty much abandon the hardcore racing crowd in favor of having a good time and showing off?

As most of you guys probably know, he is yet to finish within the points in a race in the WRC despite a top car and team. This leaves him stone dead last in the championship, which makes him seem like he is just messing around there.

As for the Gymkhana videos, well.... I really like them, and they show what can be done with a car.

Anyway, whats your view??
 
He's found something he is great at and taking advantage. Nothing wrong with that.
Who knows, they might make something out of it in future, kinda like that xgames head to head
 
Gymkhana will never work as a competition, there are always quicker ways and they will never look as fun, and if judged on style it probably wouldn't get the same following.

I like him, I think he's awesome and who cares about rally results - he's probably just out there having fun.
 
My IT manager in St Paul, MN used to race against him in local rally events a few years ago and his opinion is pretty much this :

good stunt driver/performer, rubbish racing driver
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MikeHiow said:
Gymkhana will never work as a competition, there are always quicker ways and they will never look as fun, and if judged on style it probably wouldn't get the same following.

I like him, I think he's awesome and who cares about rally results - he's probably just out there having fun.
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Didn't stop drifting becoming competitive. It won't get a huge following but it could look good!
 
What do I think about him?

Well I wish I had his driving skills and the opportunity to drive like a maniac around courses/circuits etc. :p
 
MikeHiow said:
Gymkhana will never work as a competition
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana_(motorsport)

:p

What Block does is Gymkhana in a way (I think his first vid was titled 'practice'), except he's clearly not doing it for times as it is done in competitive forms, he's just out to make a lot of tyre smoke and noise in his videos. Don't get confused though and think gymkhana is all about lary powerslides everywhere in 650bhp monster cars, it's not.
 
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Clarkey said:
Great driver, better than anybody on here, and not worth discussing any further.
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Thats quite an assumption - theres more than a few motorsport drivers who frequent this place.

Anyway, I'm better than him by the virtue that I have driven many more miles than he has - no substitute for experience & all that ! :p:D:D:D:rolleyes:
 
MikeHiow said:
Gymkhana will never work as a competition, there are always quicker ways and they will never look as fun, and if judged on style it probably wouldn't get the same following.

I like him, I think he's awesome and who cares about rally results - he's probably just out there having fun.
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i think he`s doing the rallying because he doesnt want to known as just a trick driver
im not a fan
 
stulid said:
good stunt driver/performer, rubbish racing driver.
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how many rally america have you placed in ?

ShakenNstirred said:
i think he`s doing the rallying because he doesnt want to known as just a trick driver
im not a fan
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no hes doing rallying for FUN. he made a billion$ buisness out of nothing and is having fun spending his cash on the thing he loves doing. he doesnt claim to be the best or claim to be anything at all infact. its not his fault the internet became obsessed
 
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