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0Confirmed: Ken Block's San Francisco-shot Gymkhana 5 to debut on July 9 1340047500
Ken Block is YouTube gold, that much we know. Having accumulated 140+ million views for his Gymkhana videos over the years, the man can clearly attract some eyeballs with his behind-the-wheel shenanigans. The last installment, the fourth in the series so far, was by far his biggest and boldest ...
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Official: Sebastian Loeb to compete in X Games RallyCross [w/video] 1339793100
Things just got a lot more interesting for this year's X Games RallyCross event, with eight-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb announcing his entry into the competition. The French driver's participation in X Games comes thanks to Travis Pastrana, who sent out a personal invitation to Loeb via ...
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Video: Dodge Dart Rallycross stars in first Ken Block-style stunt video! 1333554960
Once Dodge announced its intent to race the SRT-built Dart in the U.S. season of Global RallyCross Championship with ESPN, the only logical thing to do next was hand it over to stunt driving wildman Travis Pastrana for brutal treatment around Chrysler's Chelsea Proving Grounds. Sadly, the ...
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Video: X Games 17 brings RallyCross to the streets of L.A. [spoilers] 1312214400
Over the weekend, rally cars took over the streets of downtown Los Angeles to compete in X Games 17. The field of drivers was perhaps the most prestigious yet, with plenty of X Games veterans like Tanner Foust, Travis Pastrana and Brian Deegan facing tough new challengers in the form of Marcus ...
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Video: X Games rider nails first motorcycle front-flip in competition 1312064940
Motorcycles were built to have two wheels pointing towards the Earth with the rider above the machine. Over the years, the insane and/or insanely talented athletes of the X Games have flipped that notion on its head. Literally. We've seen backflips, spins and even double backflips, but at the ...
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Video: Watch the Moto X move that cost Pastrana a broken ankle and his NASCAR debut 1311953400
This weekend was supposed to be a busy one for Travis Pastrana. In what had been dubbed "Pastranathon," the Moto X / RallyCross driver / NASCAR rookie was set to compete in X Games 17 Thursday and Friday, fly to Indianapolis on Saturday for his NASCAR Nationwide debut, then be back in Los Angeles ...
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Ken Block unveils new multi-hoonable Ford Fiesta HFHV 1311613260
Being Ken Block has got to be a lot of fun, but like any other life, it has its share of problems. In Ken's case, he's actively involved in a number of rally disciplines, each of which has its own parameters and requires its own type of car. Solution: the Ford Fiesta HFHV. The initials stand for ...
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Video: Video: Travis Pastrana takes a page from the Ken Block school of marketing 1308672000
Travis Pastrana may have jumped over to the world of NASCAR, but he clearly didn't forget how to drive a rally car. He's prepping for the upcoming 2011 X Games, and was looking for a way to show off the new livery on his 2011 Subaru WRX STI. Taking a page from the book of Block, Pastrana has ...
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Rally Cross to be held outside on streets of LA for X Games 17 1304033100
X Games 16 SuperRally – Click above for high-res image galleryRallyCross and the X Games were made for one another, and X Games 17 will feature one of the coolest tracks ever. The games, which will run from July 28 through July 31, will include a first-ever rally street circuit in ...
