I am sure we will see him again. He just is too talented to be ignored.
I know he is not the most charming driver on the track but so what? I do like his I don't give a flying fu$k attitude. It's actually a very refreshing change from all the nincompoops out there. Blah..blah..blah...cry...whimper...complain...
He doesn't have to like cars to do F1. As long as he delivers who gives a crap about whether he is passionate about cars or not. At the end of the day it still is a job. Yes, it's fun, very demanding, awesome and all the other stuff. But nonetheless still a job. He wouldn't be where he was without him being good.
I will take Kimi over that cry baby Alonso any day of the week.
I'll be curious to see how the new WRC Super 2000 cup is going to affect things. Lot's of manufacturers have cooked up Super 2000 spec rally cars (Honda, Toyota, VW, Peugeot, Skoda, Proton, Fiat/Abarth and Opel) and the difference between FIA Super 2000 specifications and the 2010 WRC spec is not a large one.
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
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
@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
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
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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I know he is not the most charming driver on the track but so what? I do like his I don't give a flying fu$k attitude. It's actually a very refreshing change from all the nincompoops out there. Blah..blah..blah...cry...whimper...complain...
He doesn't have to like cars to do F1. As long as he delivers who gives a crap about whether he is passionate about cars or not. At the end of the day it still is a job. Yes, it's fun, very demanding, awesome and all the other stuff. But nonetheless still a job. He wouldn't be where he was without him being good.
I will take Kimi over that cry baby Alonso any day of the week.
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At the same time, he went into a sport that's still interesting. Go Kimi!
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If you're just in it for the money, commute like everybody else.
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Maybe finally there will be someone to beat that french rallying robot Sebastien Loeb.
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I'll be curious to see how the new WRC Super 2000 cup is going to affect things. Lot's of manufacturers have cooked up Super 2000 spec rally cars (Honda, Toyota, VW, Peugeot, Skoda, Proton, Fiat/Abarth and Opel) and the difference between FIA Super 2000 specifications and the 2010 WRC spec is not a large one.
#tips
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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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