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Six Flags Over Tomsk
11/18/09

In reply to Ken Block, Chris Atkinson Spank A Vintage Ford Escort In Woods
As kick-to-the-jaw awesome as the Group B beasts were, the rear-drive machinery that preceded them (Escort RS, Ascona 400, 131 Abarth, Sunbeam Lotus, et al) were just as rad, IMO. #kenblock
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Novaload
11/17/09

In reply to Ken Block, Chris Atkinson Spank A Vintage Ford Escort In Woods
Wow. I wish my commute was like that. #kenblock
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
11/17/09

In reply to Ken Block, Chris Atkinson Spank A Vintage Ford Escort In Woods
i would like to say that the reason my fore-arms are so well developed is from twisting a steering wheel around while flying through a dirt track rally course. that is all. #kenblock
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PowerTryp, Starless wonder.
11/17/09

@günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: So thats what the kids are calling it these days... #kenblock
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
11/17/09

@PowerTryp, Starless wonder.: yes... yes that's it... i would say it's from practicing guitar.. but i cannot demonstrate that.. b/c i still suck at playing guitar... i like this new excuse a lot better... i can actually drive...... #kenblock
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Franzouse
11/17/09

In reply to Ken Block, Chris Atkinson Spank A Vintage Ford Escort In Woods
This is great.
For the past years (I'm thinking 1997-2008), the so-called "money years", the emphasis culturally in our world has been on money, bling, luxury and other superficial marketing-based crap; this translated "automotively" in super expensive flashy customs and racing trends such as "drifting" and all that other fast n furious inspired crap.
Now that we're all broke, those values aren't so dominant anymore and I hope that people will gravitate towards more authentic stuff such as grassroots racing and maybe rally racing.

Jalopnik has always more or less understood that, but videos like this one might convince the wider public.
So +1 mr Block #kenblock
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Drew and not U
11/17/09

@Franzouse: Exactly! Who says you need a fat budget to have fun? #kenblock
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scroggzilla raids again
11/17/09

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Psst...Block and Atkinson have been reported to be the drivers for the new Monster Energy Drink WRC team for the upcoming WRC season. Scuttlebutt says they'll be driving select events in an '09 Focus WRC before going to the WRC Spec Fiesta and a full calender the following year. If true, than that makes this "team building"....and a whole lot of fun. #kenblock
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snapoversteer 'bout to get told
11/17/09

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Why does Ken Block always seem to be having so much fun? Screw him. #kenblock
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MaWeiTao
11/16/09

In reply to 2012: Anatomy Of A Carpocalyptic Disaster Scene
I notice the plane was incapable of gaining altitude just long enough for it to do a thrilling flyby of all the destruction. #2012
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danio3834
11/16/09

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Also, where are the robots? #2012
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danio3834
11/16/09

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This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time. #2012
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bmoreDLJ
11/16/09

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Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast looked more exciting than this "movie."

And being a radio show, it didn't even have any images to look at. #2012
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Pessimippopotamus
11/16/09

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Ooooooh oooooh. Let's play the id the car name game. I see the Lincoln Towncar and the Honda Pilot. #2012
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Elhigh
11/16/09

In reply to 2012: Anatomy Of A Carpocalyptic Disaster Scene
I can get behind blowing cars up if they're Hyundais, Kias, and whatever my former boss is in.

You know what, just him. If we can blow his sorry ass up that'd be cool. I could even spare the Hyundais. #2012
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Maymar
11/16/09

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I'd be afraid to get Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich in the same room, since they'd probably find a way to actually blow up the planet. #2012
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/16/09

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And you thought that Cash for Clunkers was a messy and indiscriminate waste. #2012
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LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
10/18/09

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Commodore drivers are gaining (if not gained) a reputation for being hoons in Oz and NZ.

I'm not deriding all Commodore drivers, the hoon ones are easy to spot...

-Mostly 88' to 97' vintage (VN - VX)
-5 Litre V8 (sometimes 3.8L Buick V6 if 'P' plater)
-Typical mods like paint-tin sized exhaust tip, darker than legal tint, ill-fitting body cladding.
-Jim Beam or Jack Daniels sticker on rear window. #australia
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brc is never late, because of his v8
10/19/09

@LandofMinos, is punching Prius people for pleasure: You forgot several important details :
-dodgy HSV sticker somewhere, possibly even an attempt to be fake HSV
- oversized girlfriend with muffin-top hanging over jeans texting on pink phone
- drivers seat reclined to touch rear seat
- obligatory lighting up of inside rear wheel at all turns, intersections, traffic lights, roundabouts, McDonalds drive-thru, etc. Not difficult with 185 series tyres, open diff and live axle.
- one rim replaced with spare tyre due to ill-judged drifting accident #australia
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LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
10/19/09

@brc is never late, because of his v8: Your last two points reminded me of when I was out at Penrith visiting a friend one evening years ago. We heard the distinct noise of a V8 revving up, spinning tyres and then a weird crack.

We went outside and as was met by the sight of a maroon VP SS sitting at an odd angle over the gutter in front of my friends house. It's rear driver-side wheel collapsed almost under the car.

We could tell what happened from the fish-tailing black marks on the road from the car back to a roundabout 100 metres (330ft) away. The P plater (back when P platers could drive V8's) had exited the roundabout, sunk his right boot and we guess was unprepared for the instant torque those old 5.0L Holden motors produced and ended up fish tailing sideways into the gutter back wheel first.

The rozzers turned up not long after that and wrote the idiot kid a couple of tickets. #australia
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