Ken Block is out of WRC Rally de Portugal

bentes
bentes Posts: 286
edited March 2011 in The Crudcatcher
Hi guys!

Well it seems like that Ken Block is out of the rally even before it started! And in a spectacular way!

Yesterday during the shakedown wich was right behind where I work this hapened:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blYvzbd_y7I

Comments

  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    That's 'cos it's a rally and not playtime in his own back yard.

    Don't get me wrong I'd kill for car handling skills like his, but he's got a long way to go to be at WRC driver level.
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    big crash.


    potato to what Lostboysaint said though... he's good, but not WRC good, not yet.
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    a lot of the stuff he does in gymkhana is CG'd
  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    joshtp wrote:
    big crash.

    potato to what Lostboysaint said though... he's good, but not WRC good, not yet.

    Indeed!
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  • .blitz wrote:
    a lot of the stuff he does in gymkhana is CG'd

    its not thats the whole point its all his car control and many many many takes, thats why there are so many skid marks around the track

    i agree hes not at wrc level, but hes won rally america and the american chamionships numerous times, so might aswell.
    plus as he owns DCs its hardly a problem of money.
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    pretty mental crash!
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  • He may not be the best Rally driver in the world, but he does consistantly crash well.
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,185
    That's 'cos it's a rally and not playtime in his own back yard.

    Don't get me wrong I'd kill for car handling skills like his, but he's got a long way to go to be at WRC driver level.

    This.
  • WisePranker
    WisePranker Posts: 823
    I'm sure it'll polish out :shock:
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418

    there are so many skid marks
  • Maybe he can concentrate on that game he's releasing in a couple of months ;-)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Well, there's a surprise. Ken Block. Crashing. Who'd have thunk it?
  • Rich9
    Rich9 Posts: 1,635
    Epic fail

    the man is a prick. His team boss, must really love him
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  • Rich9 wrote:
    Epic fail

    the man is a prick. His team boss, must really love him
    He crashes allot that's for sure, his co-driver must love him, he won't have to make notes for more than 4 bends.
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  • Rich9
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    Ford must really love him too. Monster having to buy all those replacement shells!

    Or may be his co-driver is really bad.. 'oh sorry ken, forgot to mention that corner'
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  • Rich9 wrote:
    Ford must really love him too. Monster having to buy all those replacement shells!

    Or may be his co-driver is really bad.. 'oh sorry ken, forgot to mention that corner'
    Maybe his co-driver is James May: Hard left, no no, I mean right.
    Anyway, he drives Fords, they're scrap before the race and the're scrap after to.
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