Drift against Ken Block at Santa Pod, first qualify at Trax

**Blackett** · 24-07-2012 07:34

Gymkana Grid comes to UK.

DO A SKID!

Monster Energy Gymkhana GRID, at TRAX! | Trax Performance Car Show

Qualify at Trax, race against THE Ken Block at Pod, attain God Like Status - The End.

Flame and Thunder is an event at Santa Pod in October by the way.

Ian.

**Jites** · 24-07-2012 10:34

Amazing! shame my skills are fail but would be a good watch

Good luck to those who have the balls to try and take him on

**Rich330** · 24-07-2012 10:40

Tempted to turn up stove my car into block for a lol.

**Stavros** · 24-07-2012 10:51

This is deffo worth a punt for a lot of decent drifters, esp as it hasnt been given much publicity so not a whole shitload of people will have signed up.

**MrNick** · 24-07-2012 10:55

Originally Posted by Rich330

Tempted to turn up stove my car into block for a lol.

lol...you have to reach the final to challenge ken 'this is my sport' block..and you have to beat mr idea steeler 'travis pastrana'

**adamfitz** · 24-07-2012 11:01

block certainly coming up with a lot of ideas these days! like you say though, not been massively advertised. should give some good viewing at trax though

**skyinsurance** · 24-07-2012 11:07

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111|!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!one

**Rich330** · 24-07-2012 11:11

Travis Pastrana? Isn't that a type of sandwhich?

**Blackett** · 24-07-2012 11:25

Imagine what exposure you'll give any of your sponsors advertising on your car. I am working at Pod the Trax weekend (as I do every year unfortunately). Otherwise for the sake of uploading a pic of myself and a few details it's worth getting signed up. Looking at the list there's no-one English signed up for the UK qualifier at Trax.

There needs to be a facebook campaign to get some UK Drifters signed up, otherwise everyone will be moaning when all the French drivers invade and get to race Ken and Travis on our home soil!

I don't give a shiz about the Olympics but it would be cool meet Ken Block and see some UK drivers have a go at this.

COME ON PEEPS!

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Ian.

**Blackett** · 24-07-2012 11:30

French qualifier...

If you can do a figure eight and a kidney you can do this shiz!

Ian.

**59bhp** · 24-07-2012 11:51

haha awesome, now the people who think ken block isn't a good driver have the chance to show him up with there mad skills!!!

**Rossc0** · 24-07-2012 12:41

Originally Posted by 59bhp

haha awesome, now the people who think ken block isn't a good driver have the chance to show him up with there mad skills!!!

Unfortunately, we dont all have rthe same size wallet as Mr.Block. So i cant see an e36 325 doing so well against kens built for purpose 600bhp 4wd gymkhana fiesta, regardless of driving ability

**Blackett** · 24-07-2012 12:43

Originally Posted by 59bhp

there mad skills!!!

Sort of, you sign up and turn up on the Saturday at Trax. You show your skills and if you are assessed as being in the top 16 RWD (if you're in a drift car) you go through to the qualifier on the Sunday. If you're top 16 4WD then you go through to the qualifier. The day is then a head to head knock out competition. Results in two winners who move on to the final at Santa Pod in October. So two from each Country, one RWD & one 4WD.

Then in the final there are 8 'Monster Energy' star athletes. You go head to head and whoever comes out number one in RWD goes up against Travis Pastrana, 4WD goes up against Ken Block.

So as you can see there's a lot more to it than turn up and schmoke Ken Block. You've got to be in it to win though...

Ian.

**Rich330** · 24-07-2012 12:54

Originally Posted by Rossc0

Unfortunately, we dont all have rthe same size wallet as Mr.Block. So i cant see an e36 325 doing so well against kens built for purpose 600bhp 4wd gymkhana fiesta, regardless of driving ability

Exactly this. Tell him to build a car on a £10k budget to compete with. Then it might be more realistic.

**Jord200** · 24-07-2012 12:59

i think this will be fantastic! i will just go to spectate and to see ken block in action will be good! good luck to those who enter! think it will be a tough competition though!

**dacky20** · 24-07-2012 13:02

would be good viewing defo especially seeing some regular civvy drifter having a pop at king-block thing is arnt all his cars 4wd?

**Rossc0** · 24-07-2012 13:05

Originally Posted by dacky20

would be good viewing defo especially seeing some regular civvy drifter having a pop at king-block thing is arnt all his cars 4wd?

Read the thread man

Originally Posted by Blackett

Sort of, you sign up and turn up on the Friday at Trax. You show your skills and if you are assessed as being in the top 16 RWD (if you're in a drift car) you go through to the qualifier on the Saturday. If you're top 16 4WD then you go through to the qualifier. The day is then a head to head knock out competition. Results in two winners who move on to the final at Santa Pod in October. So two from each Country, one RWD & one 4WD.

Then in the final there are 8 'Monster Energy' star athletes. You go head to head and whoever comes out number one in RWD goes up against Travis Pastrana, 4WD goes up against Ken Block.

So as you can see there's a lot more to it than turn up and schmoke Ken Block. You've got to be in it to win though...

Ian.

**dacky20** · 24-07-2012 13:10

Originally Posted by Rossc0

Read the thread man

my bad should be good nether the less i got tickets

**dale_b** · 24-07-2012 13:34

I'm up for winning this and handing kens ass to him, or just ping his poxy fiesta off the track with my aristo... Pahaha

What spec do the cars need to be? Rollcage & cuts off etc or just normal pod rules?

**Blackett** · 24-07-2012 13:51

Originally Posted by dale_b

just normal pod rules?

Yeah, don't be a twat!

Err, perhaps you might wanna check out the Gymkana Grid website, it contains the competition format, rules, regs etc...

Ian.

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