NickF40
NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
8/16/11 4:39 p.m.

I figured with the Gymkhana 4 out now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbQnSVY6sE4

mtn
mtn SuperDork
8/16/11 4:41 p.m.

Reposted already. This might be a record.

NickF40
NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
8/16/11 4:48 p.m.

Well I searched and found nothing

flountown
flountown Reader
8/16/11 5:24 p.m.

Maybe someone should actually put Ken Block's name in the title of the thread, that would help...

T.J.
T.J. SuperDork
8/16/11 7:24 p.m.

Maybe someone should actually click on the link before posting, that would help...

T.J.
T.J. SuperDork
8/16/11 7:26 p.m.

I don't proclaim to understand drifting as one who pays for his own tires, but even more confusing is the fact that tire company (Falken in this case) sponsor drifters as a form of advertisement. Are they advertising that their tires have less traction than their competitors or are they just hoping to entice 16 year old boys to go out and drift their parents car so daddy can buy them new tires and thus Falken might sell more tires? Confusing.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/16/11 7:27 p.m.

Doesn't look to repoasted to me. At least I haven't seen it.

Not as slick as Ken's stuff, but man that V8 howl.

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
8/16/11 7:38 p.m.

I think there is merit to tire companies working with drift companies. You actually have to have tires that hold up quite well, grip on the front, and have good traction off the line and in certain corners.

Drifting is very technical...

T.J.
T.J. SuperDork
8/16/11 8:17 p.m.

In reply to Maroon92:

And uses up tires fairly quickly so if you want to sell more tires encourage more people to try drifting, I get that, but to me it makes me think that Falken tires don't have very good grip and are prone to losing traction therefore not a tire I want to buy.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
8/16/11 8:24 p.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/hes-baaaack/38751/page1/

mtn
mtn SuperDork
8/16/11 8:37 p.m.
T.J. wrote: Maybe someone should actually click on the link before posting, that would help...

Yep, you are correct. I apologize, I just saw "Ken Block" in the post with a youtube link and assumed that this was the Gyhmkana 4.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/16/11 8:38 p.m.
aussiesmg wrote: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/hes-baaaack/38751/page1/

One of them is Ken Block, want to be rally dude. One of them is Vaughn Gittin, actual drifting dude. Not the same guy.

One of them is driving a small much molested hatch, one driving a large much molested Mustang. Not the same car.

One of the cars has fire shooting out of it's ass, one of them, just that V8 wail of doom.

One of them has gorillas, one is just a car, some asphalt, and copious amounts of tire smoke.

They both burn up many tires and have some monster stuff on the side, but really, the similarities end there.

flountown
flountown Reader
8/16/11 9:04 p.m.

Whoops, yeah, but I still argue some thread titles should be more descriptive.

NickF40
NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
8/16/11 11:16 p.m.

hahahaha thanks TJ, I know right! and Maroon pretty much summed it up

Toyman-haha

Grizz
Grizz Reader
8/16/11 11:23 p.m.
Toyman01 wrote: Driving a small, much molested hatch, that has fire shooting out of its ass with that V8 wail of doom. Just a gorilla suit, a car, some asphalt, and copious amounts of tire smoke.

And if the vid was done by GRM members.

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