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I am having an awful day today, someone pissed me off last night, I spilled coffee in my car this morning dealing with the inconsideration of yet another stupid male, but this video makes me happy, despite it all. Tagged: subaru, WRX, youtube
Ken Block is one of the fastest growing faces of an American in motorsports today. After making it big in the skateboarding world selling sneakers and apparel, Ken quietly decided to get into rally racing. In the past few years Ken has helped bring that electric type of racing to the mainstream, winning X Games medals, performing all kinds of amazing stunts and becoming a YouTube sensation along the way. Next year he moves up to the big leagues to race in the WRC and compete against the world's best. So how does Ken relax before a big season of sliding through mud at 100mph on a road as wide as a shoelace? He drives his Subaru Impreza WRX STI to Utah for some snowboarding. You see, to Ken Block, an STI is a Swiss Army knife. It can rally, drive a snowboard park, clear 100 foot gaps and run a Gymkhana course. His probably even has a slot for tweezers. Read More + Image Gallery >>
If I had one of these things, I'd never get any work done. Unless I was a rally driver, in which case I'll I'd be doing was work, work, work. Unfortunately (in this case at least) I'm just a blogger, so I don't won't be getting paid for zooming around the mountains in a cross between a tricked-out Subaru and a snowtank. Yes, I know there's no such thing as a snowtank, but you know what I'm talking about.
Unless you live under a rock you must have heard of Ken Block and his mad stunts using a Subaru Impreza. Now for 2009 SEMA show Subaru in collaboration with Vermont SportsCar have created a new toy for Mr.Block, a 400-hp WRX equipped with snow tracks! It is based on the WRX STI rally car, [...]