Video: Ken Block's Urban Shuttle Car

Nov 17, 2014 at 7:34
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225 Comments
  • 312 45
 Anyone else a little bored with seeing Ken block do donuts around different stuff. I mean, yeah, he is really good at doing donuts around stuff but still. 7 videos of it?
  • 68 11
 I really thought that too.

By the end when he was doing the donuts around the barrell I was thinking "he's already done that"
  • 64 78
flag curtaincarot (Nov 17, 2014 at 8:04) (Below Threshold)
 Same sort of thing could be said for any of the "great" sporty people, like danny macaskill for example. You only have so many tricks up your selves.
  • 38 2
 you no like donuts w/coffee in the morning?
  • 46 10
 If he was drifting around corners at 100mph+, it *might* be cool. But looks like a wast of 845 horsepower for the most part....
  • 17 26
flag BoneDog (Nov 17, 2014 at 8:33) (Below Threshold)
 bORING
  • 107 12
 No way man. I agree with curtaincarot. The same could be said for watching MTB videos. Rarely do you see new tricks or terrain, but we keep watching because the skill level is off the charts and it's entertaining as hell. I love watching Block's videos because although it may seem that he's just doing donuts, the skill level to control the car in those tight spaces is mind-blowing. I feel the same way when I watch Freeride videos of guys riding on the limit and hitting huge features. It gets the blood pumping man!
  • 22 1
 The Frisco's gimkhana episode was muuuuuch more entertaining....
  • 32 0
 Danny Mac tells a story with his more recent videos, he is aware that just another video with him doing the same tricks wouldn't be intereseting. Plus he seems to bring new tricks to each video. The really good sports videos are about finding a new place to ride, coming back from some kind of adversity, doing something new or about a journey or relationship etc, the really fogettable videos are just a stream of tricks you have seen before. Ken Block just seems to do donuts around different stuff, no story, nothing new. Whether it is around a cop car or a segway or a barrel or a lowrider it is still just doing donuts around a thing. It is an amazing car and a beautifully shot video featuring some really amazing skill but I just don't really care.
  • 17 2
 i dont know why iobohusky was getting negative marks.

If its not your thing, ur probably not gona be entertained by it.

Im sure drifters/rally racers will look at mtb(all disciplines) and say to themselves.. ive seen that before.
  • 27 2
 Welcome to pinkbike in the winter. Get ready for more random videos, season recaps, opinion polls on bike fashion and reviews on useless junk like the enduroguard.
  • 6 5
 Well, it is still a car. You can't do stuff like Dany Macaskill does in a car. This is why we call it a shuttle and we prefer to ride bikes.
  • 18 3
 but that car doe... omg ... its worth looking up the specs of it because its pretty mind blending.
  • 2 2
 Ohh shiiiiit.

Well at least there'll be some indoor edits from the top dirt jump/slope style riders like Rheeder. If that's your thing hahaha.
  • 7 1
 Reminded me of the V8 Interceptor from Mad Max haha! Yes I know their completely different but the front end looked similar.
  • 21 1
 This thread could be hash tagged #firstworldproblems for sure... Complaining about an awesome Gymkhana video wow!!
  • 5 14
flag Kieran-Young (Nov 17, 2014 at 9:51) (Below Threshold)
 No we're complaining about the same rehashed video just filmed in a different city in a different car.
  • 14 0
 ^the interwebz is the world's largest complaint desk
  • 16 0
 If cars aren't your thing thats cool. But I'm not sure how anyone on Pinkbike can sit here and complain about rehashed videos, or how he's doing the same thing just in a different location etc. I mean what exactly is most of the content on this site? Its videos of people riding bikes. Yes, the bikes change and the locations change, but ultimately most of these 'edits' are the same thing. There is nothing groundbreaking in 99% of them.
  • 4 7
 @sino428 "doing the same thing just in a different location etc." This is the most important point. The location. We ride beautiful places and leave them still beautiful.
  • 12 31
flag iffy (Nov 17, 2014 at 10:38) (Below Threshold)
 *There are no bikes in this video, just a dick being an ass in a car thinking he is cool*
  • 9 1
 That car, yes. Thats what I was fixated on, a nice departure from the usual turboed 4-banger. And the donut around the bombed-out Scoobie was a nice touch.
  • 16 0
 Come on, You have to accept the fact that some ppl love motor sports as much, if not more than, you like MTBing, so whats wrong with 7 drifting videos? MTBers make thousands of vids a yr
  • 9 1
 How is be being a dick
  • 13 2
 If you had even a clue of what it takes to hold those tight 4 wheel drifts you wouldn't make that comment. Go ahead, try it sometime.

Those "donuts" are to car driving what an infinite wheelie on changing terrain is to mountain biking. Sure. "Easy", but your ass can't do it and neither can your friends. All semi-pro and pro drivers (bikers)? Sure. "Easy".
  • 9 1
 The only thing that really entertained me was thinking about the engineering and parts and specifications and work put into his mustang...
  • 7 3
 How is it that he got props for slagging off Ken Blocks amazing videos? Seriously some people...
  • 3 6
 The drifting was awesome but it was a little long and the lack of music made it seem old after a while.
  • 28 0
 I'll take the screams of that V8 over Imagine Dragons any day.
  • 10 0
 SJones11- It's only annoying if the only car you've been around is a Prius. You're too young to drive and hybrid cars are kinda the norm for you so I understand the confusion. Wink
  • 6 0
 No one is gonna say anything about he going for the OG bronco refference
  • 2 0
 Tough crowd. Every now and then it's nice to take a spin around the Block. Winter on PB is my favorite time of year. It's also the time of year whem I can ride without dread of getting heat stroke.
  • 4 0
 guys i'm not complaining about the presence of the video. i love Ken Block,. i'm just saying that the frisco video was IMHO better edited, with better tricks, better driving and the tridimensionality of a city like frisco was awesome for that kind of stuff. maybe the Fiesta was a car better suited than the amazing mustang of this vid, a smaller and lighter car for doing this kind of stuff is more agile.
  • 3 0
 @RSDeuce Nobody in this thread said it was easy you are abjectly misusing quotation marks. I definitely can't do it and it is amazingly skillful. However, if, like in your example, there was a guy who could do manuals down DH trails I would watch the shit out of one or two videos and be amazed, just like I did with Ken Block. By video 7 if that is all he did I would be getting real jaded though. I would be asking for a story, for something new.
  • 2 1
 funny , I Thought the same thing. I saw the exact same driving moves in his first video in his subaru in 2012
  • 2 1
 I've got that weird feeling I've seen that somewhere already...oh wait..in all previous 6 gymkhanas..
  • 3 2
 Two things:
1. Gymkhana has become boring by now. All the same stunts over and over again.
2. He still doesn't get any of the shots right the first time. If I counted correctly, there were three scenes that were good on the first take.

TBH, you notice more and more money is going into these shorts, but they are declining in quality. Probably because it is not about Ken Block anymore, but rather about his Sponsors.
  • 1 1
 i always thought they were for exactly that. DCshoes + insert car here.
  • 1 0
 Wish i would be able to get my bikes suspension that dialed only once in my life Big Grin

btw: in my opinion a thousand times better then gymkhana

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmh-ew1swD4
  • 1 0
 So... why pray tell the infamous 'Bronco Chase' scene? Ken Block sees Public Burden, and has taken on the Case? Or does Ken Block not know OJ Simpson's Silk Stockings size??
  • 1 0
 @ Scott Townes - So it's got two live axles, then?
  • 1 0
 It's never boring to watch ken block crashing a wrc
  • 1 0
 True, theres no take two in WRC Smile youtu.be/E-PGCmizGgw
  • 56 8
 If your erection lasts longer than 4 hours after watching this, call your doctor and brag about it.
  • 13 38
flag bigtim FL (Nov 17, 2014 at 8:14) (Below Threshold)
 Ring ring..... ring ring.... "Hello Doctor's surgery..."
"Hey suckers! I got a boner from watching a car do spinney things, and now I have a serious medical condition which needs urgent attention but instead I'm just gonna rub your face in it until my dong goes gangrenous! So long mofo's!!"
  • 23 11
 Pro tip: dont rub your gangrenous dong on people's faces.
  • 38 16
 Pinkbike, please remove this nonsense. It is not a good influence on our youth
  • 2 0
 @rejean haha epic
  • 56 10
 Another video of ken block loosing a race with no one.
  • 10 13
 lol.

best comment so far.

it cracks me up how pinkbike swings from the nutsack of all the vids that have nothing to do with mtb, but have lots of 'crossmarketing appeal'...........

do you think the car websites have vids up about mtbs? doubt it, they could care less about our sport.

why are we soooo infatuated with motor sports on this site?

a slow 'mtb news' day is a slow 'mtb news' day, but still......................

it is hilarious.
  • 5 1
 I wouldn't say infatuated... Last time I checked car videos only make the Pinkbike homepage once in a blue moon. It's just cool and action packed stuff that interests people. Instead of hating on it, just try to enjoy it. Wink
  • 3 2
 Well technically you're right. He is the loosest in a race with no one else participating.
  • 9 0
 Quite a few of the motocross sites I frequent post up MTB videos. In the forums there is always talk about Rampage. Hell in Transworld MX the most popular MX magazine for sale there is a whole section dedicated to MTB and MTB gear. Everyone needs to calm down about the motorsport videos. Did one car video among the 20 MTB videos really ruin your day?
  • 5 0
 They could care less? How much less? Nice to know they do at least care a bit.
  • 1 0
 @stacykohut The only example I can think of is when Jalopnik loses its collective sh*t over Rampage. They've been thoughtful enough to post about McGarry's backflip a few times plus footage from this year. Personally, I don't care if PB features car antics 'cause I'm catching these posts on other sites. Now when they post about mountain scooters and e-bikes.... Wink
  • 34 8
 Monster Energy really is a weird company. They sell sugary green poison to impressional children/teenagers and ill informed young adults primarily, but because they sponsor and at least contribute to insane things like this video, everyone loves them.

A product so horrible and poisonous not even the athletes they sponsor will drink it, instead opting for water filled Monster Cans.

Entertaining video though.
  • 24 4
 What's your take on RedBull then. They're the exact same thing.
  • 15 11
 Yeah but Red Bull doesn't taste like poison.
  • 24 4
 They literally have almost the exact same ingredients just packaged in a different can.
  • 14 5
 RedBull is just as bad. Sell poison, brand the product in such a way that criticism of it makes me feel bad for liking Rampage.
  • 4 3
 Yea these companies sell poison, it's a choice to drink the shit. It's not like people don't know it's bad for them. But these companies bring a lot to mtb and other action sports through this publicity.
  • 4 1
 always cracks me up me when i see "Zero Calories Energy drink" written on Monster cans....

Calories are the Unit to measure Energy just like km/h or mph for speed.

I wonder nobody ever sued the over this, i heard someone sued red bull for not actually giving you wings...
  • 3 6
 And your point? Calories are a measure of how much energy it takes to consume and process something not how much energy it gives you.
  • 7 1
 True, I know Hunter and Vanderhaam have both turned down energy drink sponsors because they don't want to promote such an unhealthy product. Coffee all the way Razz
  • 7 5
 Please, enlighten me as to where the "poison" is in these drinks? I looked at the ingredients, and I don't see it. They even use real sugar instead of corn syrup.
  • 6 2
 ArnoldBarber??????

Calories its the Unit for energy. Its how much energy is contained in a product, not only in food.
In case of food it is what can be used by the body to function.for example when you run you need energy which means the body uses up calories which you added into the system in form of food.
Zero Calories means the product has Zero Energy... hence energy drink is quite an ironic product name.

If it would be how much energy you need to digest something... well...you would get slimmer by eating more burgers... look around you.... it does not work that way... lol

Ok... you also need energy to digest but that's not what is meant by the numbers next to the pictures of burgers at MacD...
  • 3 7
flag ArnoldBabar (Nov 17, 2014 at 11:44) (Below Threshold)
 I guess I worded it wrong it is the amount of energy you need to expend to burn it. The reason you get fat by eating too many burgers is because the amount of calories needed to burn it is generally greater then the amount of energy you actually expend.
  • 4 3
 well it seems you don't get the irony in it... it still cracks me up every time i walk by a can in the store... maybe i am the only one...
  • 4 0
 So whats your take on alcohol then?
  • 13 1
 It's amazing.
  • 2 1
 Well action sports athletes historically don't have the best record of getting sponsored by purified water companies or all natural, healthy food brands, now do they?

Who the f*ck cares. The ones who drink that crap are either drunk or not heavily into the sports the company sponsors so they're dumb fatasses to begin with. Who cares? They're going to die out soon anyways.
  • 1 0
 Savage. But agreed
  • 2 0
 thanks scott-townes.....having said that what the f*ck is so unhealthy about these drinks anyways-yes heaps of sugar/corn syrup and caffeine.....those that like their coffee sweet are essentially drinking the same thing.Sugar is bad but heaps of shit has heaps of sugar apart from energy drinks-at least they are what they are named...unlike some of the shit that gets peddled as healthy such as low fat option foods. Great vid too-nothing like sound of a screaming big block engine and take RSDeuce's comments about insane skill with drifts with such small tolerances for potential disasters.Thanks PB
  • 3 0
 One of the most toxic substances in common usage on the planet today: caffeine. Doesn't matter where you get it from, caffeine is a toxin. Of course, at the quantities we consume it at, it's completely fine, our endocrine systems are pretty good at their jobs. Just like they handle pretty much every other toxin we consume.

Every time I see somebody start screaming about how energy drinks are poison, all i hear in my head is Andy Samberg screaming "I'M AN ADULT! THROW IT ON THE GROUND!"
  • 1 0
 I think people are getting hung up on and taking the term poison too literal. So Monster doesn't actually inject cyanide into their drink , still doesn't mean you should be drinking it or that it is safe or healthy for 13 year old impressionable kid to be drinking it 3 times a day because he sees the monster logo plastered over everything he likes.
  • 2 1
 @michibretz Caffeine, regardless of the source, is a stimulant. stimulants affect your brain chemistry in order to speed up neuron function, which boosts your energy level. your body has plenty of reserve calories that it can burn at any time, just because caffeinated drinks triggers your body to burn those due to an adrenaline-like reaction, rather than providing the calories directly within the beverage, doesn't mean it doesn't enhance your energy level. science.howstuffworks.com/caffeine4.htm
  • 5 2
 @laynehip if you can show me an ingredient on the can that actually causes harm, at a reasonable consumption level, I'll agree.

people letting their kids consume sugary drinks multiple times a day, or highly caffeinated drinks multiple times a day, is a parenting problem.
  • 3 1
 People have died from drinking too many cans of Red Bull, I once had three and it seriously felt like my heart was going to explode. If you're having one at a time once in a while you'll be fine; the problem is a lot of people aren't doing that. That much "energy" is incredibly hard on your heart.
  • 2 2
 groghunter...

Per definition (and printed on the top of the cans) there is no Energy in this Energy drink.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy#Measurement_and_units

It like saying you have a Powerboat with out an engine (ZERO kilo watts horse power)
or a silent loudspeaker, a round corner, an underground skyscraper or whatever other supid combination yo can think of.

damn marketing without education is really a dangerous thing...

for sure there is a lot of substances in that kind of drink which can ad will influence your brain chemistry or metabolism or whatever Just like they are in almost everything we consume on a daily bases. I don't argue that. Still energy needs to come from something but in this case it will not come from your "energy drink"
  • 2 0
 @michibretz www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedant

you're sticking to the definition of stored energy, which isn't the claimed effect.

When people talk about how much energy they have, they aren't talking about how many Kcals they have stored up in body tissue. They're talking about how energetic they feel. Stimulants increase that feeling, by their very definition. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant
  • 1 3
 lol... you are funny... thanks for keeping me entertained on a slow day... do you work for monster?
  • 2 1
 Ah, the old "you made points I can't refute, so let me accuse you of being a shill" strategy.

No, I don't work for Monster.
  • 2 0
 I'm with @groghunter on this one. Zero calorie energy drinks do not contain energy, but they contain multiple stimulants (most of them) that increase your level of alertness and, according to some, can increase your athletic performance.

Black coffee has essentially zero calories, but it definitely wakes me up and keeps me awake.

From the Monster website: "Monster Absolutely Zero: helps fight fatigue, improve mental performance and focus, and motivates you to work ( I mean play ) harder, so generally you feel pretty damn good."

All of Monster's claims are debatable, but they do not claim that it CONTAINS energy. I'm not a fan of the taste or the caffeine jitters, so I only have energy drinks when it's really important to stay awake, such as overnight road trips. I drove non-stop (except gas/bathroom) for just over 30 hours once with sugar free monsters. I didn't fall asleep, but my urine looked like toxic waste!
  • 1 2
 you did not make a single point that's why its funny and why I am still writing writing to you.
You are like a puppy chasing its own tail. really fun to watch...

i said in the morning i think it is funny they are advertising the fact that it holds no energy on a product called energy drink.
what else do yo want me to say?

but well if you want more, here you go:
By your logic the product would have to be called Stimulant Drink or even Energy-Draining-Drink. Or just "DRUG" because what you are describing as the intended effect is pretty much the same as a cocaine high...

Wikipedia quote: Cocaine increases alertness, feelings of well-being and euphoria, energy and motor activity, feelings of competence and sexuality.

And you know what, after that high, any high, comes the crash and you know why? Because the body drained its energy reserves. Ant that's exactly where we return to the ironic part. After consuming this "energy drink" you fight so hard for you will actually need to put more energy back in your body than before... cool huh?
  • 3 0
 Caffeine is very much a drug. It is a stimulant, as is cocaine, so it isn't surprising that they have similar effects. By the way, I burn the calories contained in a regular monster in less than 20 minutes during hard exercise. Drinking a Monster for the chemical energy it contains isn't the point. The stimulant effect is the main point... The sugar is only there to make it taste better. There isn't any energy drink I have found that I think tastes particularly good, but the ones with sugar are generally better.
  • 2 1
 Facepalm www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/caffeine

the first sentence: Caffeine is the most popular and widely used drug in the world.

Yes it's a drug. So is Ibuprofen. So is aspirin. So is Menthol, which is the active ingredient in pretty much every "natural" cough drop in the world. None of them are poison simply because they happen to be drugs.

The only way I'm chasing my tail, is that I'm feeding a troll named michibretz, who thinks the only possible usage of the word energy in the English language is the definition used in physics. Which even Merriam Webster lists as the THIRD definition, AFTER two that use it to describe how energetic a person is. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/energy
  • 1 2
 dude Seriously, i never questioned the effect of contained chemicals nor did i comment on them being good bad or whatever (you are welcome to read back), but as long as someone sells a product called "energy drink" and advertises it saying "0 Calories = no energy" i will not be able to walk by that product in a store without smiling to myself...

You don't think that's funny, well my friend, that's your problem. I think its hilarious!

oh and because you like your merriam-webster links so much:
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calory
  • 1 2
 uh something just came to my mind, you are actually right!
Me and the can saying 0 calories are totally wrong! sorry for trolling you...

assuming a big can of energy drink which has a mass of about half a kg usually stands on a shelf which lets say is one meter high that actually would result in the can containing a potential energy (U = m * g * h ) of 0.5*9.81*1 = 4.905 Joule or about 1.17 calories.
Therefore if this can of Energy drink would fall from the shelf onto your foot you indeed would be energized and i would be even more amused than i am already by just walking by this very shelf with out you being "energized". a win win situation...

still not funny? still your problem!
  • 2 1
 If you want to continue to prove you're unable to comprehend the definition of a word, unless it agrees with your contrived argument, go right ahead.

I must say, however, that it's pretty disingenuous to claim it's all about "smiling to yourself," when your first post suggested that someone should sue energy drink makers based on your flawed argument.
  • 1 3
 Seriously. That's all? I was so looking forward to your next post but now I am quite disappointed.

And by the way, i said " I wonder nobody ever did sue" that is very different from "somebody should sue".

You are being a dick about scientific or common langue definition of a word but don't understand that difference? Very sad...
  • 22 4
 nice tire shredding! Dope car build! That thing is amazing! Pinkbike is full of haters.... who probably drive smart cars in tights with your side mirrors folded for more aero so you can get best strava score on your coffee run.
  • 17 2
 Even if OJ ruined its image...i'm still buying the new Ford Bronco when its available.
  • 13 0
 OJ reference was the highlight for me!
  • 4 2
 HE DIDN'T DO IT!
  • 5 0
 The glove didn't fit!
  • 5 1
 YOU MUST ACQUIT!
  • 2 0
 There still hasn't been any REAL announcement of a new Ford Bronco. An April fools joke that has lasted far too long.

www.fourwheeler.com/news/1404-2016-ford-svt-bronco-coming-soon
  • 12 1
 love this video! didn't think I could enjoy it more until the janes addiction started playing. thanks to ken block for doing cool shit like this, even though he has a million other things that hes responsible for overseeing in his life. thanks to whoever for making such an awesome car. no thanks to monster regardess of their involvement. fuck energy drinks they are poisoning children. thanks to the people involved in making this happen in LA. thanks to pinkbike for posting this. it was kickass. thanks to all the idiots making idiot comments on this page. thanks to all the people out there willing to leave the safety of the harbour to try to do cool shit- like fly around in a car- just because its worth doing, as opposed to being a spectator in life while sitting at their computer complaining about all the worthwhile people who are trying to do cool shit. keep hating, tourists.
  • 11 0
 not reeaally a Mustang anymore is it?
  • 10 1
 No tires were harmed in the making of this video. ...Just kidding, we roasted all of them!
  • 9 0
 Where was everyone in L A that day.
  • 9 0
 drinking
  • 6 1
 Most of you don't get the fact that this guy is drifting around tight corners that would be impossible to go around at that speed without kicking out the rear end. Yes, we've seen it all before. But the fact is there's not many drivers that can drive, drift, and corner with the precision Ken can. I bet that there's only a few people here that can make it round a track in a acceptable time or even attempt to drift.
  • 8 0
 Cop be like "We're to busy to look into your stolen bike"
  • 10 2
 I'm not even into cars and I love this shit!!!
  • 9 1
 haha loved the oj chase
  • 7 0
 My life has no sence without owning this car!
  • 4 0
 I only skimmed the comments quickly but I don't think anyone caught the Bronco car chase down the freeway. Run O.J run. I thought that was some good humor added into the video.
  • 3 0
 So damn sick If rather listen to that 845 hp beast than all this gay ass music that's on most of these fucking mountain bike videos So to all of you hating on the video go slap on another pair skinny jeans and a V-neck you homos
  • 8 2
 Pity hes so terrible in the WRC
  • 4 1
 Exactly, i find it hard to care for these rehearsed promo videos when i know how he really compares to guy's like Loeb or Ogier on the real timed WRC stages.
  • 2 0
 I was going to say he should take that car up Pike's Peak, but he'd probably DNF again... and that can mean death on that road
  • 3 0
 Pity how bad he is in WRC, he is better than the other 20,000 guys around the world that wish theY were good enough to even be considered to drive in the WRC.
  • 6 1
 This is pinkbike, shouldn't' we be seeing some footage of him ripping up that gawd-ugly Specialized Demo he just got?
  • 5 2
 Car was dope!!!! ELANOR keeps her spot for fords... ken block super impressive & skilled driver but agreed 7 vids is alot ....even tho i watched it 7 times
  • 5 0
 wander how many takes did that take to shot ?
  • 3 0
 count the tier lines on the ground
  • 6 0
 O.J.!!
  • 5 0
 The wheels made a lot more miles than the car that day!!
  • 4 0
 the san francisco one was much better in my opinion... but that car sure is sweet.
  • 4 0
 I loved it. As someone that is into cars and bikes I really do love watching stuff like this and Danny Mac edits.
  • 1 0
 geeeez, I can smell the burning rubber from here...


impressed with how many LA streets they we able to close down to make this video...


ha ha ha, I love the OJ cameo, that's classic.... wait, what? I thought the animal was put away for good, when did he get out?

Donuts around the donut shop -- chuckle, that's funny
  • 6 1
 Cops love donuts.
  • 4 0
 any on as a clue on how many set's of tires he spends to do the video?
  • 2 0
 How about how much they spend to shut down an L.A. freeway?? All those cops cost money too.
  • 1 0
 They were probably just prop cops lol
  • 4 0
 do that shit all the time on m xbox............................... haha
  • 2 0
 that my wet dream in this video right there... not the mustang, f*ck that... 110 and 105 without traffic! can you imagine how fast we would be at the trail heads ???
  • 1 0
 YAWN. Cool car and all but yeah, 7th installment of the same thing is boring and after cruising through San Francisco it's hard to get excited about spinning doughnuts on flat ground.
  • 1 0
 You people are ridiculous. The amount of negativity is astounding. Seems like the only thing people doon PB these days is complain and talk *hit. If you didn't enjoy watching that you have serious issues. Have a nice day.
  • 3 4
 well driven! but what a noice Big Grin thats why i love bikes - the better they are the less noice u ll experience Smile ) and honestly if one compares how much effort it is to create this movie, to a good POV downhillrun and if you compare how incredible lame this vid is compared to the mentioned run - it´s a waste of money resources and most of all - time.
  • 1 0
 Yep. Nice car. And good skills and some new ideas of stunts and footage angles etc. But Ken Block is the opposite of Derrik Zoolander. He can't turn right!!
  • 1 0
 I got my grandpa to watch this and he cant get his head around it he says its suck a waste and its not real. I ask why and he said because it was to crazy to be real. lol
  • 1 0
 " So what you trying to tell me officer is that cant go down this road because there's a guy doing donuts in the street!?!?!?!"
........Commence ROAD RAGE!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 If he could do it with RWD, I'd be more interested...AWD seems like the lazy man's way
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 A Custom Mustang is fine although a 92 or 93 white custom Bronco would have been more fitting running through the streets of L.A. 20 years later!
  • 2 0
 Ken Block was the kind of kid who would make the longest skid mark with his bike
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 Kocham gościa Big Grin ale pewnie mało kto wie że jest współzałożycielem DC ... :v
I love this dude Big Grin but sure no too many of you knows he is co-founder of DC ... :v
  • 1 0
 I loved the San Francisco video. The mid air corner groove gave me the "Oooo-Ahhhhs"! This video left me with the "ho-hums", but I dug the hell outta the car.
  • 3 0
 if only they had that as a shuttle at every urban dh race
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 Ken is good at gymkhana tire smoking cuz hes probably the only guy in the world doing it full funded.....
Put him in the WRC stage and the guy cant even place.
In short,...Ken everyone can smoke tires, I can even do it on my 29er (Ripley), the only thing impressive worth seeing is the cars you drive...lets start placing in the WRC and maybe youll turn out alright.
  • 21 4
 I don't get this argument at all. What does his race results have to do with these videos. To again relate it to mountain biking, look at a guy like Remy Metailler, who puts out some of the most rad mountain bike videos out there. How would he place if he entered a world cup race? Do we shit on his videos because he wouldn't sniff the podium?
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 this is probably the dumbest shit anyone has ever said. congrats
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 Yeah, the OP's craziness is analogous to hating on hardcore awesome street riders because they wouldn't place in the Dew Tour. Just like street riding trumps contests, "Hooning" trumps lame car races. (Not that the WRC is lame but racing in general kinda is).
  • 4 1
 Eco, ken block regularly podiums or wins gymkhana events, only usually beaten by the guy from American top gear. He IS good at what he does
  • 6 1
 You win most dense comment of the thread award. Man, those F1 drivers SUCK I bet they wouldn't even podium in the WRC.
  • 2 0
 And Block came 12th in the last round of the WRC in Spain. He was regularly placing around the top 20 when he raced. Being the co-owner of DC shoe co. he just didn't have the time to race all the races. As this article shows he's a busy man racing as much as possible www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/october/block-wrc-future/page/1904--12-12--1801.html
  • 2 0
 For sale: 1965 mustang. Custom everything. Only driven once. Needs some TLC. One of a kind. MSTA.
  • 1 0
 I liked this but the creative team should have been involved before he did the sanfransisco edit. if they were, he could have used the mustang in sf and done a bullit theme.
  • 1 0
 Hands down the guy has skill but how many times did he do each section as the roads are filled with black lines where he has had practice runs.
  • 2 0
 It sometimes takes professional riders hundreds of times to get a trick perfect on film, the amount of tries it takes doesn't take away from how awesome the trick is. No difference here.
  • 4 1
 They ruined a really cool car...
  • 3 0
 just me see GTA5 everywhere ??!!!!
  • 2 0
 I'm pretty sure I've driven half that shit on GTA V but it was 100x more balls to the walls because Franklin does his driving thing
  • 2 0
 Craziest thing in that video BY FAR? Getting those streets and Freeways in LA closed for the shoot
  • 3 0
 Thanks fossil fuels, couldn't have done it without you!
  • 1 0
 Batteries man.
  • 2 3
 I get it.. Ken Block.. he's really effing good at making his car go in small circles around hot dog stands... what I don't get is what this has to do with mountain bikes. I mean he's not even driving on dirt ffs! If I wanted video of cars I would go to Pinkcar.com, thank you very much.
  • 2 1
 Waste our tax payer to paying all PD to blocks all road...worth it? Ken Block not even in the circle of the WRC. Not even close.....
  • 1 0
 I am glad no tires were hurt during the making on the video...................maybeee not. In my boring world, a car get's me to the place I will be biking from.
  • 2 0
 This makes me feel like planting some rubber trees
  • 2 0
 I want to see Semenuk do this in his mustang from life behind bars.
  • 1 0
 While the rest of us are trying to AVOID LA traffic, ken block and monster are paying to CREATE traffic jams...
  • 4 2
 The previous one was more entertaining I thought
  • 3 0
 DONUTS !
  • 1 0
 He went to Randy's Doughnuts and didn't bring me back an apple fritter. Waste of fuel!
  • 3 1
 Elanor im leaving you for another mustang
  • 1 1
 I think I would still take Eleanor over Block's monstrosity though. Eleanor was mostly stock; Block's Mustang is almost entirely custom, including the entire body.
  • 2 0
 Donuts at the donuts hehe
  • 2 0
 cool!!!,i wonder if Norbs taught Ken Block how to drift?
  • 3 1
 that car tho!

X X
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  • 2 0
 now who is cleaning the streets? that mustang is so awesome
  • 1 0
 One simply doesn't 4wd a Mustang. Or a drift car for that matter. That was pretty wild though.
  • 2 0
 His next video should be called; Ken Block - I'm still alive and rich
  • 2 0
 He should be focused on bringing back the old DC Rob Dyredek shoes from like 1998
  • 2 0
 Doesn't LA already have a smog problem?
  • 2 0
 Who recorded my last session of grand theft auto?
  • 2 0
 LOVE the Yeti Switch Infinity air scoop, complete with kashima coating.
  • 2 0
 I am hooked .....ken block is the man....next level shit!
  • 2 0
 on an MTB website for what purpose? (apart from advertising revenue)
  • 1 3
 I just keep noticing all the black marks already on the roads.....and think....anyone ca be a great driver when you cut and splice the video together with multiple takes.....lol Lets see him do the same thing in a Toyota Corolla!
  • 3 1
 Do you think all the mountain bike videos/movies you watch are shot in one take?
  • 1 0
 Haters gonna hate.. no I believe that MTB videos are compiled pieces of individual video sectioned together by someone in a office to make a thrilling and epic saga for young persons to watch and enjoy.
  • 2 0
 Sick car!! And Ken Block knows how to burn tires
  • 1 0
 Anyone else get reminded of need for speed most wanted at the donut shop part?
  • 2 0
 thats a fancy looking downhill bike
  • 1 0
 If you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours, this could be why. Smoking tires never gets old boys. Go try it.
  • 2 0
 So this is why L.A has smog
  • 1 0
 donuts are getting old, but god damn that car is fast!!!! hope Nicolas cage isn't too jealous!!
  • 1 0
 Next time please post something related to offroading Smile www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXMyZ929lpY&feature=youtu.be
  • 1 0
 they released this on pinkbike a few weeks ago
  • 1 0
 Ken Block "the king of donuts", maybe that title belongs to Homer Simpson.
  • 1 0
 this the radest car video iv eva seen fucken sick!!!
  • 1 0
 Proving that music is not a necessity...
  • 1 0
 hmm... Ronnie Mack style ?
  • 1 0
 Donuts around the donut shop....nice!
  • 2 0
 Mmmmmmmm, doughnuts
  • 2 0
 Yea man I with ya @ 5:09. Looks like a couple of Chocolate éclair's and a bunch of chocolate frosted and I'm guessing a few Jelly filled up there on the top shelf. Finally a Ken Block video with some actual DOUGHNUTS! Mmmmmmm
  • 2 3
 This dude can't drive, he hit the cart at 2.37. Thats some spatial awareness to come out of the smoke going in the right direction. Great driving but too long.
  • 2 2
 HOLY f*ckING SHIT!!! this video is sick wow


boring????????????????????????????????????wtf
  • 1 0
 FORD... Still haven't made a reliable car since '67 then...
  • 2 0
 I guess some folk would argue the same about Holden...
  • 2 1
 Man, he must go through more types than me
  • 1 0
 a donut around a donut ! Only Ken Block can do this
  • 1 0
 #HOONICORN!!! Great start to a video the rest was gash. That car though!!!
  • 1 0
 I can drive like that...in GTA V
  • 3 0
 I've never been to L.A but I recognised loads of places in that video thanks to GTA. I'm going use GTA as an interactive google maps from now on
  • 1 0
 Steve McQueen's Mustang has been resurrected...
  • 1 0
 Nice little bit of exposure for wiseau in there
  • 1 0
 hahahaa oj simpson car chase with the white ford bronco
  • 1 0
 Should have gone off-road
  • 2 0
 Insanity
  • 1 0
 ahha at the comments, its like a high school in here.
  • 1 0
 True irony, Doing donuts around a donut shop.
  • 1 1
 Can't have been that bad... It did't put me to sleep like the last few
  • 1 1
 Guess this is what you do when you can’t beat Sebastien Loeb…
  • 1 2
 Too bad that he wasn't that good in real life racing. I got bored after 5 minutes.
  • 1 0
 Like it
  • 1 3
 Ken Block sucks.
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