Need For Speed’s Racing Advisor Ken Block built the ultimate Gymkhana GRID course — a real-life playground to showcase the sheer speed, fun and exhilarating action of driving. This means all-new obstacles that help raise the difficulty for Block to master in his Ford Fiesta ST RX43 2013 racecar, including maneuvering around a moving wrecking ball and sliding through narrow opening cut into the sides of shipping containers. Block also added videogame elements from Need for Speed Rivals. Watch as he executes multiple jumps, drifts around Lamborghini Aventadors and evades the videogame-themed Redview County cops on Segways in his own unique style. You can almost smell the burn of the rubber as he tears up this incredible course. So sit back and enjoy the ride.
Nissan say “The GT-R NISMO took on the world famous Nurburgring and smashed the record……again. Raw power, raw speed, Zero Competition.”
The Stoked News question is: was the car a stock street legal GT-R or a modified track only car? Was the GT-R using race tires or on street legal DOT tires? The bottom line is let’s be careful to compare the GT-R’s truly outstanding time at the Nurburgring to other like cars. It’s a great car, but …
Brian Gillespie crashes his Hasport Hondata Insight at El Mirage dry lakes meet Nov 10th, 2013. The safety equipment worked as designed, and he escaped with relatively minor injuries. The car was the season’s points champion, and was running between 180-190mph when it turned in.
Dario Franchitti announced his retirement from the IndyCar Series on November 14, 2013. A legend to the sport, Franchitti has 3 Indianapolis 500 wins, 31 Indy car wins, 4 IndyCar championships, and is tied for 8th on the all-time win list. He will forever be regarded as one of the sport’s best drivers. Thank you, Dario.