the ‘gymkhana’ video series by ken block takes a modified production car to the streets for racing
 
american professional rally driver and co-founder of DC shoes ken block has released the newest addition of his gymkhana video series.
using a modified 2012 ford fiesta rally car, the streets throughout the entire san francisco bay area are transformed into a gymkhana course:
a track where drivers navigate a series of drifts and stunts through pre-determined obstacles.

filmed over four days, ‘gymkhana five’ is a follow up to ‘gymkhana four’ which used universal studios as a set to create a hollywood-like high speed driving scene. each of the videos in the series situates the extreme motorsport in the unexpected context of the everyday. like all rally cars, the vehicle is a modified version of a production model, in its new iteration utilizing a 650 horsepower engine which achieves 0 to 60 mph (0 – 100 km/h) in 1.8 seconds, with a lightweight carbonfibre body that enables the craft to perform jumps, turns, and other maneuvers unlike its street-legal counterpart.

‘gymkhana 5’ video

 
gymkhana five by ken block
‘gymkhana 4’ at universal studios

‘gymkhana 4 – the hollywood megamerical’ video
 
 
gymkhana five by ken block
destroyed wheels and tires from filming
 
 
gymkhana five by ken block
stock 2013 ford fiesta upon which the rally car is based