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02-24-2012, 11:41 AM
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Rally racing is amazing to watch, and it no doubt it's blast from behind the wheel. But while we'd love some time behind the wheel of a genuine rally car, we're guessing that the sport is a lot harder than it looks. Then again, dirt racing looks really easy when Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken%20block/) is behind the wheel.
Block and his seemingly ever-present camera crew hit the 100 Acre Wood course for some practice time before his attempt at a sixth consecutive victory, and the proof is in the video shown here. As you might've guessed, there is a lot of high-speed drifting of his Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/), some gratuitous high-definition slow-motion awesomeness and some bonus Alex Gelsomino on the mic. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/02/24/ken-block-gets-ready-to-go-over-the-river-and-through-the-100-ac/#continued) to watch for yourself.Continue reading Ken Block goes over the river and through the 100 Acre Wood in latest rally video (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/24/ken-block-gets-ready-to-go-over-the-river-and-through-the-100-ac/)
Ken Block goes over the river and through the 100 Acre Wood in latest rally video (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/24/ken-block-gets-ready-to-go-over-the-river-and-through-the-100-ac/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Rally racing is amazing to watch, and it no doubt it's blast from behind the wheel. But while we'd love some time behind the wheel of a genuine rally car, we're guessing that the sport is a lot harder than it looks. Then again, dirt racing looks really easy when Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken%20block/) is behind the wheel.
Block and his seemingly ever-present camera crew hit the 100 Acre Wood course for some practice time before his attempt at a sixth consecutive victory, and the proof is in the video shown here. As you might've guessed, there is a lot of high-speed drifting of his Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/), some gratuitous high-definition slow-motion awesomeness and some bonus Alex Gelsomino on the mic. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/02/24/ken-block-gets-ready-to-go-over-the-river-and-through-the-100-ac/#continued) to watch for yourself.Continue reading Ken Block goes over the river and through the 100 Acre Wood in latest rally video (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/24/ken-block-gets-ready-to-go-over-the-river-and-through-the-100-ac/)
Ken Block goes over the river and through the 100 Acre Wood in latest rally video (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/24/ken-block-gets-ready-to-go-over-the-river-and-through-the-100-ac/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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