Hoon Master, Ken Block, has just released the fifth instalment of his massively successful stunt-driving video franchise. With 3 742 765 YouTube views and counting, Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground is being hailed by some as his best effort yet. And probably because it takes place across the very same mean streets that Peter Yates used to similar effect in his 1968 crime thriller, Bullitt.
Giving a nod to that movie’s epic Mustang vs. Charger car chase, Block launches his 650hp Ford Fiesta over tabletops, down steep descents and up the sort of twisting side roads that us Joburgers can only dream about. There’s also an interesting cameo with Travis Pastrana and a few clanging trams thrown in for good measure. So turn the volume and enjoy…