One million views in 24 hours, as of today its up to over 2 million views since it came out. Ken Block’s “Gymkhana 4” takes us on a wild ride through the backlot of SoCals Universal Studios, past familiar sets and backdrops. We even get BACON!
Chock full of special effects, it makes sense that they used Universal Studios as the backdrop for his latest video
If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out and tell us what you think
DC SHOES: KEN BLOCK’S GYMKHANA FOUR; THE HOLLYWOOD MEGAMERCIAL
I love how Travis is still around rocking his Subie even though many have shunned his circle track duties as of late. If you’re a true Travis Pastrana fan, you know that he hasn’t forgotten his Subie roots.
In this video that was just uploaded, Travis calls out Ken Block on his marketing campaign etc. It’s all good though and no one should take this all to seriously. After all, DC does cut Travis a paycheck from time to time. It’s like a friend calling you out during a game of ping pong… or fooseball… or maybe something a little more competitive.
Anyways, enjoy this video, I know I did (The car, not the women…. err, ladies… err… Grandmas?)
So I was swimming around the world wide web (or should I have been surfing?) and came across this amazing STi. I don’t have much info on it other than it was from the guys at NotSoStock.com and it’s pretty stout.
According to the article, they were testing this car out and its wet set up. I think it’s made for a touring series in Canada. In fact, I recall it used to be World Rally Blue and it had a factory body.
Door Handles? We don’t need no stinkin’ door handles! Aerocatch door handles keep an aerodynamic look.
All the standard race interior parts… pretty serious.
Proper! Check out the rest of the car on NotSoStock.com and see it in action!
Source: NotSoStock.com
Spy shots make me giggle. Our friends from Autoblog got these amazing photos of the RWD Subaru coupe on the Nurbergring a few days ago. Far removed from the Mules that we’ve seen, this is starting to take shape as an awesome example of a performance coupe that many Subaru fans have been waiting for.
Source: Autoblog
Our friends from Wrecked Magazine posted this up. I saw this all over Facebook. It was the Toyota 1JZ-GTE powered Drift Subaru was stolen from a Car Show in the UK this past weekend. After a crazy Social Networking blitz, they were able to find it with only a few stickers missing and minus the rear wing. So, how do these thieves think they were going to sell these parts? On NASIOC? “F/S: 1JZ Swap for a Subaru Kit”. Idiots. I’m glad that they found this Subie and I hope that we don’t have to hear any more stories like this!
So I was browsing the internetz today and found this site: http://www.becauseracecar.org
I thought these were funny (featuring subies):
I have to say, I am actually disappointed in the game Dirt 3.
On the packaging it states more rally content then ever before in the series, when the first game alone was a 100% rally game. Not to mention it’s heritage predecessor the colin mcrae series.
So far I have done like three rally stages in the career mode, and that’s another thing I’m not a big fan of. Now I know that racing games aren’t known for their career progression, but I really think they should be, because if you aren’t racing you’re looking at menus and choosing where next to race.
It’s so linear. Unlike Dirt 2 where you really only had to do the races you are a fan of, the third instalment gives you a path to follow. Not only that, but the game is based on the archaic point system, so they force you to “race” races you don’t want to but also pretty much forces what car you will drive just to make the points to progress (driving certain cars gives you more points).The reason why I put the word race in quotes is because half the time you are in a gymkhana. I like watching Ken Block’s videos, but it’s not as fun to play, especially when you have to place just to move forward.Though I must add, the soundtrack is exceptional 🙂
That’s my spiel
Our good friends at Dirty Impreza tipped us off to this great news! The 2011 STi sedan has been approved for FIA Group N Homologation. So, what’s that supposed to mean? That means that the 2011 STi Sedan chassis is approved for FIA Rally!
FIA Group N is one of the categories of vehicles based on production cars and used in competitions around the world. To enter such competitions, vehicles must be homologated according to FIA regulations. With strict limits on modifications to production models, the Group N is known as a category which best reflects the performance inherent to the base car.
*1: Vehicle type: GVB (6-speed manual transmission model), Homologation number: A/N5738
*2: Please contact STI’s Group N Business Planning Department for compatibilities to existing parts for the Impreza WRX STI 5-door model.
Can’t wait to see these cars in action!
Source: Dirty Impreza
Subie Life: For the Love of Subaru 