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November 5, 2009
Subaru at SEMA
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Subaru made a big splash at SEMA this year with the Ken Blocks WRX on tracks this year. Nevermind that Ken Block went to Ford… More pics and video after the jump!
November 2, 2009
Sneak Peek: Ken Block's Subaru on Tracks at SEMA
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
The Subaru folks weren’t wild about us taking pics and video in their booth this morning. You may have already seen the first video of Ken Block’s Subaru on tracks back in April. We’ll come back and shoot more pics once they’re set up.
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October 15, 2009
Ken Block to Compete in World Rally Championship!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Talk about big news: Gymkhana virtuoso Ken Block is heading to World Rally Championship. But since Subaru has dropped out of the series, he’ll be joining the Monster Ford team and piloting a 2009-spec Ford Focus WRC. Personally, I can’t wait to see how he does against some of the best drivers on the planet, because while playing paintball and smashing florescent lightbulbs with Rob Dyrdek—as he did in the underwhelming Gymkhana Two Infomercial—is a well and good, I prefer drivers to be judged by how fast they can complete a circuit, rather than how pretty they look doing it. Hopefully, Block’s pop culture status will make the fans who’ve so rabidly consumed his internet exploits tune into the WRC, which has been looking to get one of its Pilotis into the door of the lucrative US market. Check out the video below for some footage of Block and new teammate Chris Atkinson behind the wheel of a ’78 Ford Escort MK2, and stay tuned for info on how he fares in his first race.
August 8, 2009
X-Rated Rally Games
By John Naderi
StreetFire.net
The X Games Rally Super Special is history. Yeah, we know, this is not “real” rally racing or even a super special in its purest form. And its true that some of the “qualivited” action sports crossover competitors may not turn times as quick as many of the real pro ‘shoes, but it is X-citing and its good to see any kind of motorsport huck itself into the mainstream spotlight. Although this year’s super special was rather anti-climactic compared to the thrills and spills of the first four years that rally’s been at X. Make like Travis Pastrana here and hit the jump to see our StreetFire.net video coverage and more pictures and stories from X.
July 31, 2009
Kenny From The Brack Takes the Pole at X
By John Naderi
StreetFire.net
Home Depot Center hosted the qualifying today for the X Games Rally Super Special. Because the FMX Super X configuration holds court in the arena until Saturday night Rally qualifying was confined to the outer perimeter tarmac section. To no one’s surprise it was an all STI/Fiesta battle. However what was surprising was that the Fiestas dominated taking three of the top four spots. Indy 500 winner and IRL Champion Kenny Brack put the Olsbergs MSE Ford in the top spot but it was only good enough for 5th place on the grid. Hit the jump to see why and you can also see more pictures as well as our video of Kenny previewing X.
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July 14, 2009
IMV Films Spoofs Ken Block, Achieves Greatness
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
It’s one thing to take a professional driver, an insane race machine, a closed airport and a giant crew to produce something like Ken Block’s amazing Gymkhana videos. But it’s another thing to do it with a beat up Subie, public roads, a bunch of fireworks, a doomed trailer, and your buddies. Of course, doing it the second way is completely illegal, and we can’t recommend anyone try, but IMV Films have, and it’s awesome. Driver Kyle Sarasin may not have Block’s drifting chops, but he might have him beat in the showmanship department. Bravo IMV Films, I hope you guys don’t wind up in jail.
June 23, 2009
Kicking Social Networking Into Top Gear
By John Naderi
StreetFire.net
I went to the premiere of Ken Block’s latest and greatest a while back and KB told me that he was about to film a Top Gear segment. Block later sends me a message thanking us for our video feature on the event. In the email Block writes about how cool it was to bomb his rally car around an airstrip in the desert with James May and Ricky Carmichael. I punch out a cryptic Tweet about Block and RC doing something with Captain Slow in a feeble attempt to name drop my sorry ass onto the D-list. Then I get an @message response to my Tweet that reads, “stay tuned!” with this twitpic attached from a user by the name of “4carmichael”. OMG, WTF, the only thing I love more than Top Gear is the Interweb. And yes, I do think I’m cool because Ken Block and Ricky Carmichael (or at least their people) have reached out to me. I know it’s pathetic, but it’s all I got.
June 1, 2009
Block is Back: Gymkhana Two!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Ken Block’s follow up to his classic Gymkhana video has been highly anticipated, and now, the wait is over! So today’s big question? Did he top part one or not? To be honest, I’m not quite sure, but with Hollywood-level explosions, tons of glamor shots of his Crawford Performance Subie, and a cameo by DC teammate Rob Dyrdek, it’s pretty clear he tried damn hard. I think my favorite part is where he uses his rear wheel to snatch a balloon from the dummy’s hand. The way you can see him looking out the window and lining it up is just classic. Enjoy.
May 29, 2009
Ken Block Tried to Kill Me – 3X!!
By John Naderi
StreetFire.net
Ken Block is the creator of the DC Shoes empire and a Rally America championship stud. But he’s best known as that heel toe god among us match-rev challenged mortals who pulled the Segue donut in that gymkhana practice video that has been straining the bandwidth of the entire interweb with some 20 million-plus streams to date. And earlier this week Ken Block tried to kill me – on three separate occasions! Get to jumping to read how.
May 28, 2009
Ken Block Will Drop Gymkhana Two June 1st!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
When Ken Block released the Ken Block Gymkhana video six months ago, it blew up like a bomb. Now the follow up is in the can, and we’re all wondering just how the hell he’s going to top it. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait until June 1st to see exactly what he’s come up with. But he just hosted a little preview session for the media down in LA, and StreetFire’s cameras were there to get the scoop. Enjoy this teaser and stay tuned!
