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Ford Signs Ken Block for WRC, Gymkhana 3 Coming

Ford has picked up internet gymkhana extraordinaire Ken Block to head up its racing efforts for 2010. The WRC rookie was picked up by Subaru in 2006, but now finds himself sitting behind either a Ford Focus or a Ford Fiesta.

Block said of the Fiesta: “I am very excited to be in the Fiesta. That is the damn car that beat me last summer at X Games. Ford has a great platform with the Fiesta to develop and push a very good rally car worldwide and also in the showrooms. I am very excited to get in the Fiesta and see what I can do in the Rally America championship and at the X Games and also in 2011 to be in the new Fiesta World Rally car.”

From what it sounds like, we can expect a lot more hoonage from Block in the future – and don’t worry, there is a Gymkhana 3 coming featuring the Ford Fiesta.

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USF1 Close To Announcing Drivers?

File this in the “Yet Another Rumor” about the USF1 team drawer. The latest rumor is USF1 will be offering seats to Jose Maria Lopez and James Rossiter for 2010.

Ford unveils 280-BHP Fiesta S2000 Rally Car

Ford announced its updated Fiesta rally car. It features a 2.0 liter normally-aspirated, Cosworth tuned engine. The new car is the first global rally car produced by Ford and M-Sport and they have high hopes for this compact powerhouse. M-Sport Managing Director Malcolm Wilson said, “It’s the first time in five years that we have been able to offer a Ford rally car that can challenge for overall victory in national championships across the world.”

Extreme Lotus Elise Track Build

This is one insane heavily chopped, ultra-lightweight, supercharged, sequentially-shifted Lotus Elise that is pushing 305hp, and only weighs in at 1500lbs… need we really say more? The pictures honestly do all the talking!!

Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving launches Championship Race Series

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, a leader in advanced driver training for more than four decades, is proud to announce the new Bondurant Championship Race Series.

Formula Drift “The Gauntlet” 2009 – Footage By Joshua Herron – PT.2

If you enjoyed part 1 where we featured the video by Will Roegge, then you are going to love part 2 of our featured videos of NJ Formula Drift event. This video was shot by Joshua Herron. This was Joshua’s first time ever being at the wall shooting an event and from his personal blog, he could only describe the track as being “NUTS!”. This video truly shows us how crazy this race track is.

Formula Drift NJ 2009 – Footage By Will Roegge – PT.1

Do you want to know what it is like to be down in pit lane of a professional drift race event. Would you like a ‘best seat in the house’ view from within the race track walls. Then be sure to check out this latest video made by Will Roegge who truly captures the essence of what Formula Drift racing is all about!

The boat that Corvette owners dream about… Twin LS7 powered Corvette racing boat!

Powered by two LS7 engines, and putting down around 1200hp on each motor… this is one truly insane Corvette inspired boat. We do not know too much about this truly unique boat, but from what the video shows it is every Corvette owners dream if not every auto enthusiasts dream boat as well.

Sebastian Vettel explains changes to F1 in spiffy CGI video

You may have heard about the huge transformation that F1 racing will undergo this season. Slick new cars and new rules promise to up the excitement level. We could explain more, but F1 driver Sebastian Vettel does a much better job than we could ever do in this amazing CGI video.

2009 Dakar Rally: Volkswagen sweeps 1st/2nd

As the ink dries on the official results from this year’s Dakar Rally, Volkswagen is celebrating a 1-2 victory that also served up a new Dakar Rally first. A win by a diesel powered car.