BY: Bix
Hail the new king hoon of San Francisco.
Hard as it is to admit it, folks, it seems to be true: Steve McQueen's 1968 crime thriller
Bullitt is no longer the ultimate cinematic expression of hooning in San Francisco. That honor now belongs to Ken Block's colon-happy
Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground: San Francisco.
July 09, 2012 at 02:13 PM
BY: Bix
Well, it's more of a barge.
So, the latest installment on Ken Block's Ebola-levels-of-virality Gymkhana video series hits the web on July 9th. Which means by July 10th, more people are likely to have watched it than will have seen
The Amazing Spider-Man.
June 27, 2012 at 01:40 PM
BY: Bix
Also, Twin Peaks references out the ying-yang.
January 03, 2012 at 07:04 PM
BY: Bix
Opening a can of hoonage on Los Angeles.
Ken Block's current office car—
the H.F.H.V, or "Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle," if you prefer the technical term—wears plenty of different hats, as the name implies. Swap out a few parts, and it can go from a Gymkhana-tuned car to a rallycross car or a stage rally car.
December 07, 2011 at 02:06 PM
BY: Bix
So if you're looking for special effects and an '80s pop soundtrack, look elsewhere.
Remember those
early gymkhana videos Ken Block made? Before the epic sets, multimillion dollar shoots and cinema-quality video—back when it was just a man, a rally car, and an empty industrial site filled with obstacles to drift around?
November 16, 2011 at 02:25 PM