>> ^sixshot:

just how much did he pay just to have THAT much of the city closed off??


HE didn't. Ford and Monster did.

I'm not sure which is cooler - Ken Block or the car

>> ^ChaosEngine:

Ok, I came here to post a smart arse comment about how there was only one time a ford driving around SF was awesome, but sweet monkey jesus, that was freakin' epic. Full on, throw-up-the-devil-horns awesome.
And if you've ever driven around San Fran and not wanted to do that.... you have no soul.


no, no, no. "Epic" would have been if he'd found a parking spot.

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>> ^visionep:

You can see from the tire marks that they did a lot of these sections several times. There is no continuous camera so I would guess that this course wasn't done all at once.
The permits to get each small section probably weren't that bad, like any filming permit. Likewise each small section probably didn't screw up traffic very much.
Unless there is some type of write-up on this showing that this was a full course I'm guessing this is how this was put together.


As the youtube description mentions "Filmed over four days..."

So you sound correct there.

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He actually kind of sucks. He was way out of his depth in the World Rally Championship (finished 22nd of 30 last year). He had marginal success in the American Rally Championship largely because his equipment budget was much higher than anyone else's.

Pretty much all he does of note is making these videos.

>> ^vaire2ube:

If NASCAR is about endurance driving, just give a trophy to long haul truckers.
This guy right here is special... and he makes right turns.

Thanks man!

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>> ^westy:

If driving is your full time job and you are given a 4 wheel drive rally car , this sort of thing is not that impressive.
The impressive thing about this is that as a society we are happy to have the super rich rub it in our faces and we just go along with it and celebrate it.


Cynic much? Just smile and watch the nice car do things you could never make it do.

>> ^Asmo:

>> ^IAmTheBlurr:
She's screaming because that car is basically a roller coaster that's not on a track.

I don't buy it, there is almost zero shuddering in the camera, they aren't bouncing in the cockpit at all, no evidence of powerslides (heads slapping back and forth)...
I'd say they are on a flat track and she's just skitzing out.


It looks like it's the acceleration that's getting to her, she's relatively calm in the corners, and only squeals a bit in on decel. I'm sure that the amount of noise from the car being gutted is probably unnerving her too. Most people just aren't used to their senses being assaulted in any way, seemingly especially her because it definitely doesn't look like he was doing anything crazy

I wonder how she'd react if she was in Ken Blocks car

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