Ken Block & 2011 Ford
Fiesta in Gymkhana 3: Video
Jay Williams - 16/September/2010
France
- Rally
driver Ken Block is at it again in Gymkhana THREE, the next chapter in
the Gymkhana video series. This time around Ken is featured driving a
2011 custom-built Ford Fiesta.
Gymkhana THREE Part 2; Ultimate
Playground: L'Autodrome, is the latest installment in the series of
Block's popular online videos, was filmed at the Autodrome de Montlhéry
facility in France and shows the modified Fiesta doing some pretty
awesome stunts.
For Monster World Rally Team
driver and DC co-founder Block, the opportunity to push the limits of
his car control while maneuvering around a series of cones, slaloms,
180-degree and 360-degree turns and other obstacles, all
while utilising extreme acceleration, braking and drifting was
irresistible.
The Autodrome facility was
selected for both being able to provide a professional racetrack as
well as pre-built obstacles that allow for unique stunts, most notably,
the steep 51-degree banking of the high-speed oval. The Gymkhana THREE
is also the first in the series to have stunts performed in the rain.
The custom Ford Fiesta featured in
the video is built by Olsbergs Motorsport Evolution (MSE), the vehicle
weights 1100kg and sports a purpose-built Olsbergs engine capable of up
to 634kW, but is restricted to 485kW to give Block the torque band
needed to control the car.
Equipped with an Olsbergs MSE Maktrak (magnesium) six-speed
paddle-shift sequential transmission, it is capable of 895Nm of torque
at 4000rpm and takes just 1.9seconds to go from 0 to 96.5km/h.
The car's body has been altered
with an aggressive new front bumper that has a carbon splitter, which
improves aerodynamics, unlike the rally car's bumper, which is built
for gravel stage durability. The fender flares are also much wider and
more squared off for an aggressive look.
Related
Links:
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Focus RS by BBR (2010)
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Focus RS (2010)
- Ford
Focus RS500 (2010)
- Ford
Focus (2009)
- Ford
Fiesta (Road Test)
- Ford
Focus Diesel (Road Test)
- Ford
Focus RS (2009)
- Ford
Fiesta XR4 (Road Test)
- Ford
Focus XR5 Turbo (Road Test)
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