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Watching the time lapse of the Subaru Rally Team USA strip down a fresh from the factory WRX STi and prep it for rally racing at the hands of Travis Pastrana is a thing of beauty.
Plus, where else can you watch as 800 hours of labor flash by in the blink of an eye:
[Via: Autoblog]
Ken Block and Travis Pastrana look like they’re trying out for the next superman movie on this cover shoot for Racer X magazine.
The stunt involved Travis backflipping his MotoX bike over Block’s Subaru, and then fire was added in just for fun (and to keep things interesting).
When asked about the stunt, Block replied “Glad Travis didn’t hit his head on the top of my car, and at least I didn’t break my back this time.”
Nice.
[Racer X]
[Via: 0-60Mag]
How long does it take to transform an everyday Subaru WRX STI into a rally ready WRC-spec supercar?
About two minutes.
[Via: Jalopnik]
The Subaru WRI STI has always been on my list of ‘must eventually own’ cars, but with commercials like the following, it’s hard to see how anyone could not say the same:
[Via: Autoblog]
If you want your feet to be as stylish as the car whose pedals they’re pushing, then check out Motive’s list of co-branded driving shoes, called Cars With Sole.
Featuring the DC Pro_Spec v1.0 (2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI), the Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Clubman Hot Chocolate (2008 Mini Cooper Clubman S), the Puma Inflection F1 BMW Sauber Team (2008 BMW 135i) and the Adidas Porsche Design S2 Leather (2008 Porsche Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1), it’s a list of footwear that will help you look good on and off the track.
I am now officially jealous of Ken Block.
After getting to jump his rally prepped Subaru WRX 171 feet for a new world record, he got to jump it over 70 feet in the snow for the cover of Snowboarder magazine.
The stunt was performed at New Zealand’s Snow Park Record, and used a specially prepared 55-foot ramp to put him alongside some very brave snowboarders during the jump.
I just hope Space Jam’s “I Believe I can Fly” played over his stereo the entire time.
On Saturday, I had the chance to go and see Formula D’s “The Finals” at Irwindale Speedway (yes, I did get stuck on Interstate 5 on the way down from San Francisco due to that massive accident), and I must say, if you’re at all a fan of the four wheeled machine, make sure you check out one of Formula Drift’s events at a track near you.
If you’re not familiar with the sport, think of drifting as two automotive ballerinas battling it out in a boxing match. It’s gracefully controlled mayhem, and in my opinion, it’s easily the best form of four-wheeled entertainment on the planet.
Continue reading ‘…It’s Tuner Tuesday: Formula Drift?’
Fans of rally racing (myself included) usually watch the sport for two things: the jumps, and the gnarly crashes. Sure, the racing is all fine and dandy, but it’s the jumps and the crashes that keep people coming back. Ken Block, deciding to go big rather than going home, took the former to a new level for an upcoming episode of Discovery Channel’s Stunt Junkies, jumping his Monster Energy Subaru over 100 feet (probably much more, but he can’t divulge actual footage until after the episode airs, so take your best guess). Though it’s hard to imagine just how far that really is without actually being there, judging by the pictures, I’d say the man must be insane! Thankfully, Ken managed to keep it wheel side down while setting this new record, and is hopefully working on some way of back flipping the car for his next performance. Dukes, eat your hearts out. Rally car big-air at next year’s X Games anyone?
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[Via: Jalopnik]
