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Old 09-15-2010, 12:05 PM
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Wow - amazing stuff. Thanks for posting.
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Some new tricks and the that Fiesta looks pretty hot too. I'm guessing he doesn't have to pay for his own tires or rims.
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Fun Stuff.
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I am not a big fan of "teh drift" but that is some splendid driving!

Love the donuts on the high banking!

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this guy can frickin drive!!! I like the car too... 0-60 in 1.9 second... not bad!
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Awesome! Love the hit on the wall at 1:26.









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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
Awesome! Love the hit on the wall at 1:26.
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I have never seen him make a mistake in one of those videos before! I thought the man was incapable of less than perfection. They probably didn't shoot another take because the face he made was priceless. Also, looked like he might have been rattled a bit because it seemed like he blew the next drifted "S". That being said, I'm sure I couldn't do it like that, and I doubt that many mortals could either.
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Does Walter Rohl have a twin?
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Symphonic!

Down to rim! Love it...
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It's multiple takes right? How many cameras would that need otherwise. Look around 5:00...there's no camera around the green barrels on approach and then there is someone in the middle to film it. Nevertheless really cool.
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Like any other professional movie there are scene presentations, cuts, redos, and remarkable camera angles for effect during non-related movement.

Its still cool.
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Originally Posted by paradisenb
Does Walter Rohl have a twin?
No, Walter Rohl was fast, Block isn't...

Very cool video though, I bet going around that cone in steep banked part took some practice.

Only thing missing are some cool helicopter shots, with the budget they have, I wonder why not?
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Originally Posted by Flying Finn
No, Walter Rohl was fast, Block isn't...
"In the 2007 Rally America National Championship, Block finished third overall. During this season, Block also entered in a few rounds of the World Rally Championship; Rally Mexico and Rally New Zealand. In Rally New Zealand, Block recorded two top-five stage times in the Group N class. At the end of 2007, Block had achieved 19 podiums and 8 overall victories in rally events. Block competed in the 2008 Rally America National championship, which concluded on October 17, 2008. In the event, he finished second overall with a strong victory in the last event. In the Lake Superior Performance Rally stage, Block finished over one minute ahead of his next closest competitor and secured the second overall position. On January 6, 2010 the Monster World Rally Team announced Ken as their driver for selected rounds of the World Rally Championship, in which he will be campaigning the Monster/Ford Racing Focus RS. He will be simultaneously running in his sixth season of the Rally America Championship in an open class Ford Fiesta. Ken will also be the first ever American driver to campaign for the World Rally Championship. On February 27, Block won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood for the 5th consecutive time. This broke the record held by John Buffum."
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Block is a very good driver but using Rally America results is not really a good example. He's bringing a gun to a spork fight there. On the international stage he still has a long way to go to be mentioned even on the same page as Rohrl.


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