Ford_News
12-23-2010, 05:47 PM
Filed under: Videos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Toys/Games (http://www.autoblog.com/category/toys/)
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Traxxas channels its inner 1/16-scale Ken Block - Click above to watch the video after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/#continued)
Master of the Gymkhanna (with a minor in marketing) Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken+block) has teamed up with Traxxas to create a radio-controlled version of Block's #43 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/video-43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs/). The 1/16-scale Fiesta is fitted with a brushless motor that turns all four wheels and sends the mini-Block car down your driveway at up to 30 miles per hour. If that's not enough juice to play out your dreams of winning a Gymkhana event, you can opt for another setup that features a new pinion gear, second NiMH battery and series connector. The additional hardware raises the top speed to over 50 mph.
The car is currently selling for around $300 (http://www.google.com/search?q=ken+block+traxxas&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=f). No word on whether that price includes replaceable fenders and other body panels... a necessity after the Ken Block RC car inevitably hits a tree. Check out a mini Gymkhanna-style video of the micro car in action after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/#continued)... and, answering the last possible remaining question, proof that it will indeed blend.
[Source: Traxxas (http://www.traxxas.com/products/models/electric/7309kenblock) via Jalopnik (http://jalopnik.com/5716907/)]Continue reading Ken Block's official RC Gymkhana car arrives just in time for Christmas [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/)
Ken Block's official RC Gymkhana car arrives just in time for Christmas [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Traxxas channels its inner 1/16-scale Ken Block - Click above to watch the video after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/#continued)
Master of the Gymkhanna (with a minor in marketing) Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken+block) has teamed up with Traxxas to create a radio-controlled version of Block's #43 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/video-43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs/). The 1/16-scale Fiesta is fitted with a brushless motor that turns all four wheels and sends the mini-Block car down your driveway at up to 30 miles per hour. If that's not enough juice to play out your dreams of winning a Gymkhana event, you can opt for another setup that features a new pinion gear, second NiMH battery and series connector. The additional hardware raises the top speed to over 50 mph.
The car is currently selling for around $300 (http://www.google.com/search?q=ken+block+traxxas&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=f). No word on whether that price includes replaceable fenders and other body panels... a necessity after the Ken Block RC car inevitably hits a tree. Check out a mini Gymkhanna-style video of the micro car in action after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/#continued)... and, answering the last possible remaining question, proof that it will indeed blend.
[Source: Traxxas (http://www.traxxas.com/products/models/electric/7309kenblock) via Jalopnik (http://jalopnik.com/5716907/)]Continue reading Ken Block's official RC Gymkhana car arrives just in time for Christmas [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/)
Ken Block's official RC Gymkhana car arrives just in time for Christmas [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/23/ken-blocks-official-rc-gymkhana-car-arrives-just-in-time-for-ch/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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