{"id":246,"date":"2011-01-22T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carscrubs.com\/blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2011-02-13T22:28:03","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T03:28:03","slug":"can-you-drive-are-you-sure-about-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carscrubs.com\/blog\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"Can you drive? Are you SURE about that?…"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Gymkhana. Ken Block. Insane driving.<\/strong> That’s pretty much all you need to know.<\/p>\n

What is Gymkhana?<\/strong> Gymkhana is basically a more complex and more challenging version of the traditional “autocross” event. Gymkhana events often feature obstacles such as cones, tires, and barrels. The driver must maneuver through a predetermined “track” performing many different driving techniques, including reversals, 180\/360 degree spins, figure 8s, drifting, and other highly advanced maneuvers. Essentially, a gymkhana is any event featuring a starting point, a finish line and some sort of “obstacle” to get through, around, or by, all within a time limit. Or to put it another way: gymhkana is insane driving…in a “controlled” environment. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

And who is Ken Block?<\/strong> Well…he is the insane driver, of course. \ud83d\ude09 Oh, and he happens to be a professional rally racer for the Monster World Rally Team. And get this…he drives a Ford Fiesta! <\/strong>Yes, you heard that right!<\/p>\n

Ok, this ain’t your Mom’s Ford Fiesta (sorry to all the moms out there!) and you can’t just walk into your local Ford dealership and pick up a “Ken Block special” Fiesta of your own. You see, Ken’s Fiesta has a 2.0 Liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 650 hp <\/strong>and 660 lb-ft of torque!<\/strong> Oh, and it goes from 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds. No, that is NOT a typo…let me repeat that: 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The car is actually capable of making 850 hp, but the engine is de-tuned via a restrictor plate so that the car has the proper traction for driveability.<\/p>\n

So, being the driver extraordinaire that he is, Mr. Block apparently went in search of the ULTIMATE playground for a gymkhana demonstration and he found one in France at L’Autodrome.<\/p>\n

And here is the result…<\/p>\n