the Gymkhana videos of driftmeister Ken Block

Gymkhana events are time and/or speed events in an automobile. The name is loaned from the equestrian discipline of gymkhana. Similar to equestrian, gymkhana courses are often very complex and memorizing the course is a significant part of achieving a fast time. These can feature obstacles such as cones, tires, and barrels. The driver must maneuver through a predetermined "track" performing many different driving techniques. What separates gymkhana from traditional autocross events is that the gymkhana requires drivers to perform reversals, 180 degree spins, 360 degree spins, parking boxes, figure 8s, and other advanced skills. Drifting is also encouraged where helpful or necessary. Essentially, a gymkhana is any event featuring a starting point, a finish line and some sort of "obstacle" to get through, around, or by, all within a certain time limit. [1]

Ken Block (born 1967, in Long Beach, California) is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. The original Ken Block’s Gymkhana project also known as GK1 has now become a cultural phenomenon. The video saw well over 20M Views, in countries all over the world. The YouTube sensation was found to be one of the most successful automotive films ever, period. In 2009 the sequel GK2 was born, with Block ready to hoon more that he had ever hooned before.

Now officially counting Gymkhana video No. 6, it's Ken Block, in a 650bhp Ford Fiesta ST with a sticker on the rear that reads "kill all tires". To be honest, it's not as cool as Gymkhana 5 (shot on the streets of San Francisco), nor as glamorous as Gymkhana 4 (a Hollywood-themed drift-off) but feels more in the spirit of the very first Gymkhana he released many moons ago; a display of his sheer technical skill in smoking the rears and performing eye-wateringly huge donuts. He even maneuvers his way around a moving wrecking ball; a fitting end to, essentially, Block's modus operandi for his car's tyres. [2]

[1] Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana_(motorsport)

[2] Ref. http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/gymkhana-6-ken-block-ford-fiesta-2013-11-11

[Ref.] http://kenblockgymkhana.com/about-ken-block/