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Desiderata
Jul 11, 12 14:41
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Ken Block Owns San Francisco in Gymkhana Five
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Sick.
http://youtu.be/LuDN2bCIyus
(When watching something like this I ponder the logistics of clearing a place like SF out to the extent that it appears to have been in this video...)
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Jul 11, 12 16:28
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It was shot over 4 days, so the probably just cleared out one road at a time. It's not a continuous (point a to point b) drive. Still effing awesome though.
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Jul 11, 12 16:48
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Gotta get some of those shoes!
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Jul 11, 12 19:25
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~5:40 with the "in air drift" is sick!
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Jul 11, 12 21:58
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Hard to imagine Ken can barely score points on the World Really Circuit.
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Jul 12, 12 1:34
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Well what Ken does and what the World "Rally" Circuit requires may be completely different things. Some of the skills transfer on, but skill-rather than speed- seems to be Ken's forte.
Completely wonkers that Ken is..
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Jul 13, 12 5:48
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Well, we're all great singers in the shower, but put us on stage where it counts and not so great anymore.
Funny comments aside, Rally racing at WRC level is a team thing. Maybe Ken just is not able to trust his co-driver for whatever reason.
Edited to add: Look at the last XGames Rally Cross event. Sebastian Loeb, Rally god for those that don't know, shows up, for the first time I believe, and takes the gold by some 12 seconds in front of Ken Block in second. Mr. Block certainly has incredible skill, but in competition he seems to be missing that last bit of fire.
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Jul 13, 12 8:07
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Going really fast is a skill that can be learned. Going faster than that becomes feel, art, telepathy, mystic. I believe some will just never have it.
Study on camera interviews of Loeb. It's not that there's something extra there. Something is missing. See if you can figure out what that is.
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Ski racerz
Jul 13, 12 23:34
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Awesome!
I wish I could drive my Audi like that, but even 465 whp is not enough to spin the wheels at will like the raced out Focus
Philb
Jul 14, 12 1:58
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They are not different things, the speed comes from having the skill. That is why Loeb is the best in the world.
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Jul 14, 12 8:23
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Loeb is so fast because of his car handling skills, Block has just refined the skills he has in a different direction, loeb may not be capable of developing that sort of precision driving that Block does, but Block nor Pastrana have anything like the speed of the WRC when put to the test........
its like Rossi and Ferrari, he's very quick but something like a second or more slower than Alonso, and a second or more is not competitive............well of course unless you're looking at Maurussia
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