DC SHOES: BLOCK & ATKINSON, RWD PRACTICE

[@BrokenMotorsports]

A day ill never forget. First time meeting Atko and i think the first time i saw KB's mk2 out. Will definitely miss these random times running into Ken and the team.

[@AdamMidghall]

Ken, a true pioneer but its videos like this that embody his passion of rallying, sliding a MK2 Escort with Atko to an inch of its life. Quite possibly no other person has done as much for rallying in the 21st century, rest in peace Ken. One hell of a ride.

[@Oob144]

43VER❤

[@RedneckSwede]

It's no every day you see an American drive a "Real" rallycar. Love this alot...

[@toddyboy563]

Really good to see a good ol' escort driven by a top driver of today's era, Escort's are the icons of rally and made it what it is today! Epic car, epic drivers, epic video!

[@ANDREWF891]

RIP KB - Thanks for everything. The memories will stay.

[@X379]

Ggreat to see atkinson still out there driving since he hasnt been in the WRC since Ireland. Great driving and looks like a blast!

[@atomikjames]

The ability of these drivers is amazing. Looks like so much fun.

[@s0krfreAk09]

gotta love mk2 escorts. 30+ years and still kicking ass!

[@aussiekartman]

My first two cars were Escort's. Not as quick as this one, but I reckon I had just as much fun.

[@SnappleBanapple]

At this day and age "Show" will take you a long way

[@skunkysbud]

ive been watching this vid for over a year now and i still love it hahahaha

[@gweggorz]

As much as I'd like to think I could do this, I know I can't. It looks like a lot of fun, but also scary as hell lol. Awesome driving by both of them. I have a huge respect for racers, especially rally drivers.

[@xXen0x]

Look at his face, Escort humbles Ken Block, what a rally machine, nothing can touch it for pure smile value.

[@andwms99]

absolutely mint!! can we have some more?. smiling and laughing all the way through! bring back atko to wrc. he is missed..

[@julian7574]

Rest in Peace Ken ❤

[@rwdford]

You have to love the sound of a good 2.0 BDG Its cars like this that make rallying what it is, long live the rwd madness :)

[@zenodio3D]

Rally just gotta be the most entertaining motorsport on earth! It looks like so much fun!

[@drifter105]

Chris Atkinsons the man! look at how much fun his having!

[@masterdirk101]

drag races = 12 seconds of fun rallying = total crazyness

[@MkoneEscort]

Thats why we love the Ford escort "how much fun is this car!" quoted by Chris. I hope Chris gets his Rallye carreer running again, C'MON AUSSIE OI OI OI!

[@HadaCakraningrat]

Holy Moly that Mark 2 Escort drives like a dream... I LOOVE FAST FORDS ! GO BLOCK GO ATKINSON ! the best from the north, the best from the south.

[@RicardoR5]

i would give my left ball to live a life like this two chaps

[@DoctorEisenhower]

ken block is a rally racer and basically the face of gymkhana. He made the sport as popular as it is today.

[@c4viper1]

this car is the grand daddy of rallying show some respect! My dream car

[@lousbits]

I had a '71 Mk1Mex stripped out, bubble arched, caged and lowered running a 130bhp 1750 x flow on twin 45's. Only did 110 but made you feel like a driving God and handled like a gocart on shellgrip.

[@toddyboy563]

Couldn't agree more mate, people don't realise that the Escort is an Icon in the rally world, ands as you say they have a big price tag, I bog standard Mk1 or Mk2 in mint condition can be at the cost of today's "on the road rally cars". Love The Escort!

[@gabadoo6969]

One of my fav videos on KZbin ever!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd love to be at thiw school and I;d love to have an Escort like thiw Awesome car,fun to drive My congratulations Mr O'Neal ....

[@Fatfool159]

Probably one of my favorite cars

[@XLesky]

Every time I watch a video like this I wish I never got rid of my MkII Escort XL!!!!

[@doedeerdesign]

ahaha....these two will be team mates at Rally Mexico in a few weeks....look out people...Chris Atkinson back in a WRC Car....MAGIC WILL HAPPEN!!!...SERIOUSLY!!!

[@stonerzebra]

THIS CAR LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN TO DRIVE

[@Strikehard92]

Great video! Thanks to DC for uploading all these great and fun videos keep it up! Btw LOVE KEN BLOCK

[@artofwheels]

I love the Escort Mk2s. Thumbs up!

[@willscott85]

im not gonna lie....THAT WAS EFFING AWESOME....i gosta rallye my ranger now...BAD ASS

[@RprtBak]

OMG that looks like so much fun. Now if only I had the money.......

[@jordanr1504]

Block + Escort Mk2 = Epic

[@95xXxdude]

the founder of DC shoes and king of gymkhana

[@TruenoandLevin86]

Chris Atkinson and Ken Block would make a great team next year

[@daugbret]

Beautiful stuff guys, thanks for filming! US RALLY SONNN

[@N35QU1K]

That sequential shifter is DOPE!

[@swingAE86]

cant wait to see them in WRC next year.

[@billyelliotx]

If you've never rallied, Team O'Neil will give you more experience driving and teach you the right way than you would learning by yourself for several rallies. It might not seem worth it at first glance, but once you do it and start rallying, it's worth every penny.

[@atreehouseofpancakes]

I had fun just watching this video

[@crashin1]

Block + Ford RS200... This needs to happen.

[@roli4rally]

yeaaah this is the best rally car ! RWD 4EVER ;) great video

[@DarynRod]

That car and the way he drives it is hideously beautiful, lol.

[@MarcoDantes]

This is driving and having lots of fun !

[@jasam1972]

Great Escort MK II, one of the best car made for the rally´s and good looking too !!

[@joe125ful]

Beast old car and great sound!!!

[@Dr_Xyzt]

That looks like so much fun!

[@uzogsi]

There are "feather" style paddles on the wheel. Notice when the camera is showing the driver, the thing behind the wheel is the paddle. Kickass car :D

[@robbedoes1985]

this shit is AWESOME! an euroford, and lots of fun! nice gearbox 2!

[@NagaTen]

Totally agreed mate. In the historic GP Boavista at Porto (the same circuit as WTCC) the Escort MK1's were running right along the 70's-80's Porsche's (in both cases really worked up cars).

[@Wannabe000]

Dam that looks hella fun :D

[@CasonpointMusic2012]

Dang that looks like so much fun.

[@killaoflimmus]

@kevrs2 And Mk2's are so much fun to drive in wet and on gravel/ice. I had a 1.6 sport when I was 18 and it was a blast, wish I'd never got rid of it.... so sad I miss her.

[@robertrodriguezFhortune]

"""Here is a video that Ken Block sent me this morning of himself and fellow rally driver Chris Atkinson having some fun in Ken's 1978 Ford Escort. Under the hood sits a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder Millington engine that boasts 280 BHP. It also is setup with WRC-styled paddle shifting and a six-speed sequential gearbox. I think this video does an incredible job of capturing the definition of fun! -Vaughn Gittin JR""""

[@rrpeters]

Tim O'Neil Rally school is open to the public and is a great way to get into rally.

[@ADSHQ]

These RWD vehicles are a lot more fun to watch than the AWD ones IMO.

[@MillertimeTV]

Amazing video!

[@RussellTelker]

That looks like a damn fun Group 5 car!!!!

[@Em12k]

looks really fun

[@no0rules0today]

that car is AMAZING!!!! prettycool Man, not bad

[@criggie]

I had a 78 mark 2, same round headlights and colour and everything. I miss that car....

[@ralliart2000]

Don't think Pastrana will be too bothered. He's one of the most iconic motocross riders of all time, and is pretty quick in a car too!

[@BrightonGC8]

I really hope Atkinson gets a ride next season

[@FlyinFreek]

Ken's just laughing his ass off the whole time!

[@englishacoustics]

Its a sequential box operated by paddles on the steering wheel, you can also push or pull the gear lever to shift up or down. The display changes to red when you hit the red line,.

[@stevetikicia]

man that car is awsome!!!

[@assyrianwinged]

back in the days when both drove subarus those were the days

[@andrewbradley130]

mk2's with sequential boxes, crazy power engines and redesigned suspension like this one, makes national rallying amazing, when the racmsa try to turn it into a group n only sport comprised solely of evos and imprezas. fucking awesome video

[@toddyboy563]

I was just about to say " What about the cozy!" The cosworth is an immense car even as standard!

[@Whiachy]

They make it look so easy.

[@Bigfishin05]

And these guys get paid to do this............best job in the world!

[@toddyboy563]

It's an 1978 Ford Escort mate. Erm, I'm not too sure on the power steering obviously it wouldn't be standard, but I do think it's installed after market for the rallying.

[@Kuth70]

love all the people bagging on the escort here. no respect for the classic rally cars. That escort MK2 is incredible. I'd love to own one.

[@MRTPerformanceAustralia]

Great stuff!

[@crazyhippie69]

pretty cool!!! Try to drive this car in snow have to be really hard because it's a rear wheel drive!!!

[@projectjwoo]

Only thing in that car that was original was the body. the brakes sounded awesome. cool video.

[@CARLOS62B]

looks like great fun

[@Solid615]

this is what they do for a living play in the dirt with cars.... AWESOME

[@Troxern]

Love the car

[@weed46]

This is what rallying is all about

[@TheJalso23]

Yeah , very nice. It looks As they have many Fun As much.

[@93xj]

2:10 to 2:33 - water truck log house effin' brilliant

[@dddddddgggggggggg]

Now thats a proper rally car

[@gasixteenb11]

@Tj1056 the shifter you noticed is linked to the paddle shifter system on the steering column which the driver can quick shift by pushing or pulling it makes handling easier and faster believe me it is awesome.

[@jut96755]

i want that escourt!!!

[@gizamer]

this mk2 and the metro 6r4 have to be the best of all time rally cars(in my opinion) what do you ppl think?

[@Junglist562]

looks fun. VERY fun :D

[@Koop2k]

Check out the paddle on the wheel just by his right hand, that's what you shift with, the stick is just a backup, and for putting the car into reverse.

[@styladede]

by the way the long stick on the right side of the steering wheel is a shift stick. the handbreak is the smaller one behind the large one.

[@CossieJeff]

Finely he drives a Real Car FORD en he loves it hearing him smile

[@ph13rwun]

It's a manual with sequential shifting. The shifter itself has an actuator that's controlled by the paddle on the steering column.

[@est19791]

that lil cosworth sounds sofa king awesome!!!!!

[@seabear8]

PLEASE PUT THIS TRACK TO THE NEXT DiRT game or WRC game ;P

[@NZ2STROKE]

Best rally car ever!!!!! Fuck I love those mk1 and mk2 escorts

[@henkkaS4]

Well, thank you, i was just telling the truth, as a hardcore rally fan and driver :)

[@EPTVMOTORSPORT]

Atkinson have very great skill driving...

[@bugattti1]

that thing is such a sleeper!