Showing posts with label Rally. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rally. Show all posts

Friday, 17 June 2011

Ford Fiesta Rally Cross storms Pikes Peak

Ride along with rally champion Marcus Gronholm as he storms up the Pikes Peak course in the Ford Fiesta RallyCross in an homage to the famous Climb Dance Pikes Peak run.

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Ken Block 2009 Highlights Slo-Mo & Hi-Def

Monster Energy Presents: Ken Block 2009 Highlights Slo-Mo & Hi-Def

This exclusive high definition viral film features the very best shots of Ken Block, captured during 2009, including  the Northstar at Tahoe shoot, the Gymkhana Two photo shoot at the Salton Sea, the 2009 Rally America National Championship season, Gymkhana Two: The
Informercial, the SCORE Powerdays 300 race, Ken's appearance on Top Gear and The Nitro Circus TV Shows, Gymkhana 2.1 featuring Rob Dyrdek, and  testing his 1978 Ford MKII Escort rally car. The footage was shot by Mad Media on RED, Phantom, and HD cameras.

The film is edited to "Mad World", written by Roland Orzabal and performed by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews as featured on the "Donnie Darko" soundtrack, and appears courtesy of Everloving Records. For more amazing clips and information on Ken Block visit:
www.monsterenergy.com


Monday, 13 June 2011

Rally star Ken Block to drive Formula One car

Tyre manufacturers Pirelli have announced ’Gymkhana’ legend and World Rally Championship star Ken Block is to be given the chance to drive their Formula One test car. Block will get behind the wheel on August 5 for a one-off drive at the famed Monza circuit in Italy.

“I’ve been lucky enough to do some pretty spectacular stunts in my career so far, but this is something else,” he said. “Everybody talks about Formula One being the pinnacle of world motorsport so I can’t wait to discover it for myself.

“I’m very grateful to Pirelli, which has been one of my partners since 2010, for this amazing opportunity. These cars are so specialised that I need to be realistic about what I can do, but I know that it’s going to be a lot of fun and take hooning to a whole new level…”

Pirelli's test car was used in competition throughout the 2009 Grand Prix season but has since undergone aerodynamic and weight distribution modifications to simulate the latest Formula One regulations, which Pirelli's current PZero tyres are designed for.