Meet Ken Block.  Shoe Mogul and Monster Ford Rally driver.  Incidentally, that’s a Ford Fiesta (or is it a Focus?).

Great footage of Rally Mexico.  Enjoy.

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Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is underway for the season.  If you haven’t caught this on TV yet, make it a priority.  You can follow highlights like this on YouTube as well.  Very entertaining.  You NASCAR haters may even enjoy this.

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There’s a word for this. It starts with ‘fu^&ing’ and ends with ‘idiot’.

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Great collection of warning signs from Jalopnik.  I want to know how these signs are created, reviewed and approved.  Is there some international governing body and a designated contract cartoonist that put these together?  Why do they all look the same?

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This is definitely worth viewing.  Not the most spectacular rally footage, but well produced and without a soundtrack.  Hearing the sounds of the car/driver action adds considerably to the experience.

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I love the water skiff maneuver about 12 seconds in.

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Yes, you too can compete in the Lucas Oil Off Road Truck Series.  This program from Speed Technologies’ SuperLite Arrive & Drive rental program, puts you in a race-ready truck and fires you down the track in an actual racing event.

All it takes is passion, dedication, travel, and about $8000…per day.  Of course, if you want to try an entire season without the commitment of starting your own team, you can do that for about $52 Grand.

Not a bad deal, all things considered.  If I were exceedingly wealthy, I might even consider this over the Mustang Driving Experience or the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

Of course, if I had that kind of money lying around, I would probably do them all.

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The headline reads “Russian strap-on”, it involves tank treads, and it includes the name Metelica.   Clearly, this is a must-watch video, no matter what your particular fetishes, aversions, or diversions might be.

Probably won’t be needing one on the CO Front Range, but if you found yourself in Siberia, it would probably come in handy.

Reader submission from LouP.

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