JPRORACING

http://video.kenblockracing.com/flas...FFF&autoplay=0

vette dan

Its been on here before.

BT-01-vette

but can never get tired of seeing that one! That is one driving fool

L98Terror

Like 5 times

ScaryFast

And while somewhat amusing to watch, driving sideways is not the fastest way around a racetrack.

I expected a video of Ron Fellows or Randy Pobst based on the title...

Or Ken Smith.

RAFTRACER

A little loose is fast. That particular video, the guy likes to drive perpendicular to the roadway....great car control but slow......if this were an autocross he would have his a## handed to him by an H-stock civic.

RAFTeRACER

I dunno I think that guy might even be able to find his way around an autocross. You better stick with road courses!

VetteDrmr

However, I bet he would alter his driving style *slightly* if he was autocrossing.

Very enjoyable video; it sure would be fun to see just how he would do at an autocross in the same car/class (obviously different setup).

Have a good one,
Mike

66IISS

His autocross skills probably look something like this:

http://video.kenblockracing.com/flash/player/

go on the right of the menu, click MISC, check out the autocross demo

I'm not impressed.

Cashmo

Lifted from the CalClub Solo fourms:

If you guys remember, Ken Block PAXed 29 out of 75 at the last TeamBlew Subaru of America event.

Results:
http://ploney.shackspace.com/downloa...ss-results.pdf

AS:
1T 212 Jeff Mayes Subaru 64.242
2T 949 Ron Flaherty 06 STI 64.339
3T 271 Adrian Barnes 04 Subaru Wrx Sti 64.369
4 666 Ken Block 08 WRX STI 64.868

DS:
1T 965 Tom Denham WRX 64.124

HS:
1T 61 James Wilson 98 Subaru Impreza L 63.658

No clue on car prep, tires, weather conditions, etc.

Jeff

MazdaRob

He DNF'd about halfway through too.

wallyman424

keep in mind the guy's a rally driver.

the videos cool, its getting him publicity. im sure his sponsors like that. i wouldnt read too much into the video, other than its enjoyable to watch.

0Randy@DRM

I pulled the slide around the backside in my 4 door FWD car that looked like his. Well there is about 3 inches of fresh snow, the no horsepower drift fun. I played around with some real low speed stuff, which is pretty tricky to get the car to move around.

Randy

rbl

What would it take to impress you?

AU N EGL

SOme one pulls a stunt like that on most road courses he would be history.

AS Danny said A little Loose is FASTER, not slidewaze loose

racerjon1

He didn't change up his style (or didn't change it enough) when he ran One Lap of America in 2006.

I knew he was there cause he was in my class, I bet RAFTRACER wasn't even aware of him being there. (He was that far back)


Jon

RAFTRACER

Was he the one in the white/blueish Subi that took the long ride down the hill in the grass from rollercoaster to hogpen at VIR ????? Probably the guy doing the "subenuts" at the burnout contest....

racerjon1

That would be him...

He was driving like that at autobahn and blew the engine on day 1.. he came back a couple days later after a change, and I know the only time he was "faster" than me was when he went out when it was dry at Putnam. (I think you might know someone who did that the same day..)


Jon

VetteDrmr

That's a real shame. I have great respect for the WRC guys (not even attempting to put KB into that class), and drifting is a showy way of displaying rally type racing.

That he couldn't transition into a more traditional racing style is puzzling, unless he just doesn't care and wants "smoke time" for his sponsors regardless of the venue.

Have a good one,
Mike

BrianCunningham

We've got a snowcross coming up
I should borrow mom's Saturn