VIDEO // KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA 3 - PART 2

l'Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, a 1.58 mile oval track built in 1924 that features banks as steep as 51 degrees, is where Ken Block chose to shoot the third installment of his Gymkhana video series. At the wheel of his 650hp 2011 Ford Fiesta rally car, watch as Block shows us why this former French race track is the ultimate playground for hoons and hooligans alike // [comment]

EVENT // KEN BLOCK TO HOST GYMKHANA COMPETITION

We've just received word that WRC driver and known hooligan, Ken Block, will be hosting a spectator event on December 3rd and 4th at the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale called Gymkhana Grid and the Ken Block Invitational. What is essentially a Gymkhana competition, Block hopes to pit pro drivers and grass roots racers against one another on a course he himself designed. Click here for additional information.

Follow the link for Block's latest Gymkhana video... [read more]



Image: Deus
Info: Autoblog
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

VIDEO // KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA 3 TRAILER

Ken Block and the Monster World Rally Team have just released this trailer for the third installment in Ken's Gymkhana video series. This time Ken will be at the wheel of a 2011 Ford Fiesta WRC, and while the video doesn't offer much info as to what exactly Ken will be doing in his new Ford, the full feature is scheduled to be released at 8pm (PST) today, so we won't have to wait long. Patience is a virtue, right? // [comment]

VIDEO(S) // DRIVING SPORTS INTERVIEWS KEN BLOCK

Our friend Ryan Douthit of Driving Sports had the opportunity to speak with Ken Block, who as of last week announced he will be driving a Ford Focus RS in the 2010 World Rally Championship as a member of the newly formed Monster World Rally Team.

Block, who has become famous not only for his abilities behind the wheel of a rally car, but largely because of the Gymkhana videos he has unleashed onto the internet, speaks with Mr.Douthit regarding his move to the WRC, the Rally America Open Class Ford Fiesta he will also be driving in 2010, as well as his forthcoming Gymkhana 3 video, which is expected to debut sometime this summer.

Follow the link for parts two and three of Mr.Douthit's interview... [read more]





Video(s): Driving Sports
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

VIDEO // CATERHAM CAR CONTROL

Displaying a great deal of car control, watch as Chris Evans drives his Lotus Seven look-a-like at what appears to be a British gymkhana-autocross event // [comment]

GYMKHANA 3 VIDEO? // KEN BLOCK TERRORIZES TOP GEAR

Apparently the gentlemen at Top Gear decided to cross the pond, hoping to catch the illusive rally driver Ken Block in the wild. Courtesy of 0-60 Magazine and an unknown YouTube bootlegger, here is a bit from Top Gear S:13 E:3 featuring Ken Block and Ricky Carmichael in what some might call Block's Gymkhana 3 video. Oh yea, Mr. Nguyen, don’t click on this one ;) // [comment]

GYMKHANA BATTLE // LOEB VS. BLOCK?

After our experience in Parisian traffic, it is no surpirse that WRC champion Sebastien Loeb can drive so well. Participating in a Red Bull sponsored Gymkhana event somewhere in Argentina, check out this video of Loeb doing his best Ken Block impersionation... [read more]

Video courtesy of 0-60

THE INFOMERCIAL // KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA TWO VIDEO

Featuring an excessive amount of tire smoke, car control and other insane automotive antics, follow the link for a look at Ken Block's much anticipated Gymkhana Two video... [read more]

PART TWO // KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA SEQUEL

It goes without saying that Ken Block has skill behind the wheel. The first installment in his 'Gymkhana Practice' video series, dare we call it a series, was a 600bhp infused, tire smoking, pylon grazing ride through some abandoned warehouse and adjacent parking lot. Now, Block intends to do it al over again, this time with a bit more power and an all new ride. The video featured above is the second teaser to hit the interwebs and showcases the build of Block's new weapon of choice. According to the guys at 0-60 Magazine, Block's new 2009 Subaru Impreza STI was build by Crawford Performance and took 43 days and over 800 man hours to build. Stay tuned for the next installment... // [comment]

VIDEO PREVIEW // KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA SEQUEL

After five million views on YouTube, Ken Block's original 'Gymkhana Practice' video is an instant classic. Set in a deserted warehouse, Ken showed us what 600bhp and AWD can do when in the hands of a seasoned Rally America driver. So having learned that Ken is working on a sequel to his Gymkhana video, what follows is a short video 'teaser' of the new project with the full feature expected on June 1st. Follow the link for a look... [read more]



Photo: Case Issac

MOVING PICTURES // VIDEO FAVORITES FROM '08

E30 M3 Rally Car


Ken Block // Gymkhana Practice





Hill Climb // Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA Junior


Ayrton Senna at Monaco

Following up on the ‘Eye Candy // A Few Favorite’s From ‘08’ posting from earlier this week, we decided to put together a collection of video favorites from 2008. Choosing from amongst all of the CTD video postings was no small task, so don’t hold it against us if we missed one or two or your favorites...

We hope you enjoy our favorite videos from 2008 and that you will continue to visit CTD as we look to provide even more motorsport news and culture to the masses in 2009! // 01.01.2009

KEN BLOCK // AT IT AGAIN...

Join Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino as they run the ‘Concord Pond’ stage of the 2008 New England Forest Rally. The way they put together the picture-in-picture video, with the stage GPS on the left and pace notes on the right, makes for some of the best in-car rally footage we have seen this season. Watch as Block and navigator Gelsomino go on to tie last year's stage record in their 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, just another example of Ken Blocks skill behind the wheel... Click here or above and enjoy // 11.29.2008

KEN BLOCK's 530WHP STI // GYMKHANA VIDEO

Have we mentioned how much we like AWD? Maybe it is the ever present foul weather here in the PNW, or maybe it’s because of that ride in a 500bhp first-gen Audi S4... Hmmm. Well anyhow, when we see videos like this, it just reaffirms our belief that AWD supremacy is very much alive and well (not to mention this). So, without further ado, check out Rally America driver Ken Block and his 530whp STi Impreza practicing a bit of Gymkhana at an undisclosed location. Enjoy // 11.13.2008