Motoring Discussion > Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 Miscellaneous
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 14:04 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - DP
In this latest instalment of his Gymkhana series, Ken Block tears up San Francisco in his 650hp WRC Ford Fiesta HFHV.

Epic cinematography, and some awe inspiring driving. I would love to have a tenth of this skill.

youtu.be/LuDN2bCIyus

Enjoy. :-)
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 14:17 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - zookeeper
nice driving....but no spectators? seems a waste
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 14:32 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Fullchat
Wicked! :)
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 15:12 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Zero
wow that backwards drift into the gate and out again at the corner of California and Battery is stunning.
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 16:22 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Fullchat
The bit were he got airborne sideways, landed and drove off impressed me. Normally surefire way of ending up on roof :(
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 16:56 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Mapmaker
He hits something at 6.24.

And I wonder how many shoots (and cars!) this took, given the rubber tracks already on the road.
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 17:24 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - DP
I would imagine this involves at the very least, multiple rehearsals, if not multiple shots.

That Fiesta is brilliant, though. The way it just lights up all four tyres on bone dry tarmac and catapults off in a new direction is superb to watch. It's still a 2.0 four pot under the bonnet as well! :-)

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 Mon 9 Jul 12 19:28 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - MJM
..I would imagine this involves at the very least, multiple rehearsals, if not multiple shots..

Either that or he does a wheel change part way through, The front ones change colour.
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 Mon 9 Jul 12 20:55 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Fullchat
Oh Yeah. Well spotted. And back again.
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 Tue 10 Jul 12 13:16 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Focusless
I like the figures for that Fiesta - 650bhp, 0-60 in 1.8s! (about 20s in)

The logistics of that film amaze me almost as much as the (incredible) driving - when was it done? If it was very early in the morning to reduce traffic disruption and spectators, did the residents mind being woken up by the racket? If it was during the day, how did they get permission to close the roads and pavements?
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 Tue 10 Jul 12 14:46 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - Mapmaker
>>how did they get permission to close the roads and pavements?

It's all computer generated, Focus.
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 Tue 10 Jul 12 16:31 
 Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 - zookeeper
hence, no spectators...may have well done it on an xbox
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