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07 September 2009 - 16:00

Big Block, small Block

If you’re a regular visitor to these parts, you’ll know that we are unashamed in our appreciation of rally hoonmeister Ken Block, the Impreza-thrashing loon.

For his latest video, Block has teamed up with American pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek for a head-to-head battle. Well, more of a head-to-kneecap battle.

It’s not quite the drift-fest of Block’s previous Gymkhana efforts, but so long as you bear in mind that it’s all a bit tongue-in-cheek – it’s a cheery enough way to wile away a few minutes when you should be, y’know, working and stuff.

Just one question: is that close shave around the two-minute mark as close as it looks? If so, that Dyrdek chap is a brave fella…