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02GF74

posted on 27/9/17 at 06:18 PM Reply With Quote
Ken block omg

[youtube]https://youtu.be/Hg6L_7qLIEQ[/youtube]

Dammit. Link not coming up properly but the information &#8505; is all there

[Edited on 27/9/17 by 02GF74]






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CosKev3

posted on 27/9/17 at 07:01 PM Reply With Quote
https://youtu.be/Hg6L_7qLIEQ

What a car and driver!

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loggyboy

posted on 27/9/17 at 07:25 PM Reply With Quote
A distintly average driver with a good team of publicists... and a great car.





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scudderfish

posted on 27/9/17 at 07:34 PM Reply With Quote
He's aping Ari Vantanen with the shielding his eyes thing. Difference is, Ari was capable of winning rallies instead of just showboating.



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CosKev3

posted on 27/9/17 at 07:35 PM Reply With Quote
Distinctly average?

Fairdos you spout some poo on occasions! !!

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loggyboy

posted on 27/9/17 at 07:38 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by CosKev3
Distinctly average?

Fairdos you spout some poo on occasions! !!


Amongst professional rally drivers distinctly below average.





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steve m

posted on 27/9/17 at 08:14 PM Reply With Quote
how many rally championships has he won ?





Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at




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CosKev3

posted on 27/9/17 at 08:17 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by steve m
how many rally championships has he won ?


How many have you won?

Where in that video, or this thread has anyone said he's a good rally driver?

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coyoteboy

posted on 27/9/17 at 08:21 PM Reply With Quote
Yeah I'm afraid I really only see him as a car park king, sub par at any real motorsport but great at showing off when it doesn't really matter. Shame really, I wanted him to do well in rally. I suspect that wasn't even a good peak time either, and given the machine he's in it really just shows his priority. But I guess that's his choice and he's happy with it!

And to negate someone's view because they're an observer, not a competitor, is not really fair. If it was a positive view you'd not be saying "what do you know, you're no winner".

[Edited on 27/9/17 by coyoteboy]






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CosKev3

posted on 27/9/17 at 08:25 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by coyoteboy
Yeah I'm afraid I really only see him as a car park king, sub par at any real motorsport but great at showing off when it doesn't really matter. Shame really, I wanted him to do well in rally. I suspect that wasn't even a good peak time either, and given the machine he's in it really just shows his priority. But I guess that's his choice and he's happy with it!


No he doesn't do well in motorsort ,WRC or World RallyX.

Just a shame non of the better drivers off this forum have never had a chance to enter,as they would be champions for sure...........

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coyoteboy

posted on 27/9/17 at 08:28 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3

Just a shame non of the better drivers off this forum have never had a chance to enter,as they would be champions for sure...........


That's just a playground argument. You got a crush on old Ken?






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CosKev3

posted on 27/9/17 at 08:31 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by coyoteboy
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3

Just a shame non of the better drivers off this forum have never had a chance to enter,as they would be champions for sure...........


That's just a playground argument. You got a crush on old Ken?


No,just nowhere was it mentioned he was a good rally driver,so nothing to do with that video really.

Just the way of forums I suppose, bitter/jealous people sat on the sofa

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posted on 27/9/17 at 08:57 PM Reply With Quote
Popcorn anyone
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steve m

posted on 27/9/17 at 10:03 PM Reply With Quote
If the POP is aimed at me, then so !

Ive never questioned what he can do, albeit scripteded and filmed, by a zillion camerars

but what has he ACTUALLY done ?





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melly-g

posted on 28/9/17 at 05:56 AM Reply With Quote
Nothing, apart from make some really entertaining videos.
I love watching them, they make no sense whatsoever but that's there appeal oh and the cars.
It's all rehearsed over and over but still great to watch.
I thought he might do well in rallying but no he's not, you can't really practise that!

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CosKev3

posted on 28/9/17 at 06:38 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by melly-g
Nothing, apart from make some really entertaining videos.
I love watching them, they make no sense whatsoever but that's there appeal oh and the cars.
It's all rehearsed over and over but still great to watch.
I thought he might do well in rallying but no he's not, you can't really practise that!


Exactly

Take the video for what it is,the same as all his videos.

A awesome car driven by someone that can handle it sideways very well and the best hillclimb course in the world

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SJ

posted on 28/9/17 at 07:03 AM Reply With Quote
I don't know whether he is a good driver or not, but I don't like the whole tyre smoking thing he does. In my view a good driver would go fast without all the drama.
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nick205

posted on 28/9/17 at 08:08 AM Reply With Quote
I have to go with the "OK driver, great PR team" camp on this one I'm afraid.

I've watched his YouTube videos and yes they're entertaining. IIRC he did one around San Francisco. I was more intrigued by how the city seemed to have shut down and vacated the venue myself.

Before anyone says it - No I can't drive like that - I've never been blessed with the space, film crew, money or more importantly the car to do it.

I find Ari Vatanen driving a 205 T16 in a proper rally event more appealing to watch. Overpowered cars, naff all spectator discipline and kahunas of Titanium coated in Titanium, with a Titanium buff for good measure. I'd better stop about Group B rallying before I go off on one.

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MikeRJ

posted on 28/9/17 at 08:09 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3

Just a shame non of the better drivers off this forum have never had a chance to enter,as they would be champions for sure...........


That's just a playground argument. You got a crush on old Ken?


No,just nowhere was it mentioned he was a good rally driver,so nothing to do with that video really.

Just the way of forums I suppose, bitter/jealous people sat on the sofa



No one has claimed they could do better, just that he's not a particularly great driver when compared to others in the motorsports events in which he has completed. Are you saying this is incorrect and that he is in fact a driving god?

He has plenty of wealth and sufficient driving talent to make a spectacle, but an awesome driver he is not.

If that makes me a bitter/jealous person sat on a sofa then fine by me. I'll take that over having an outrageous man crush on a minor celebrity.

[Edited on 28/9/17 by MikeRJ]

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gaz_gaz

posted on 28/9/17 at 10:44 AM Reply With Quote
Arguing about this, I can only assume there's a shortage of MK Duttons on ebay getting peoples backs up
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Bunje

posted on 28/9/17 at 11:06 AM Reply With Quote
on a slight sidetrack Gaz is that your new car in your profile picture
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gaz_gaz

posted on 28/9/17 at 11:10 AM Reply With Quote
Hi Ben, Yes it is mate. So far so good :-)
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Bunje

posted on 28/9/17 at 11:23 AM Reply With Quote
wicked i saw that when it was for sale i was tempted myself. with the sequential gearbox i bet its immense
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gaz_gaz

posted on 28/9/17 at 11:33 AM Reply With Quote
It's quite a car and very well put together, It's not been without its niggles though,
Main problem though has been the induction noise with the throttle bodies hanging through the bonnet,
It blows up noise meters everywhere i take it, Static noise at Brands was 95db, Full throttle drive-by was 108db

Tucked away now for winter with a full tear down and rebuild to IVA standard about to commence,

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Bunje

posted on 28/9/17 at 11:37 AM Reply With Quote
awsome hopefully ill see you on some tracks next year then sorry for the thread drift Kev
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