# Ken Block, Chris Atkinson test out their rear-drive chops in a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2..

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001 "2009-09-14T10:54:45Z")
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### Author: ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/1 "2009-09-14T10:54:45Z")

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Ken Block, Chris Atkinson test out their rear-drive chops in a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 rally car

[Straight from autoblog.com](http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/14/video-ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops/)

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### Author: ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/2 "2009-09-14T11:06:21Z")

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Fantastic!

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### Author: ![DudebuD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@DudebuD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DudebuD)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/3 "2009-09-14T11:09:31Z")

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fuck their forearms are huge…

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### Author: ![nd4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nd4boost/32/5627_2.png) [@nd4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nd4boost)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/4 "2009-09-14T11:12:26Z")

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smells like win

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### Author: ![Skinny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skinny/32/5584_2.png) [@Skinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skinny)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/5 "2009-09-14T11:29:50Z")

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saw this a couple days ago. unreal skill, and driving ability right there.

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### Author: ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/6 "2009-09-14T11:38:36Z")

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hahah - I love when guys are just having fun. Those guys are having a fucking blast man…

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### Author: ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/7 "2009-09-14T13:27:04Z")

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Looks like fun,

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### Author: ![Polar\_s13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polar_s13/32/5572_2.png) [@Polar\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Polar_s13)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/8 "2009-09-14T14:01:50Z")

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Nice video…that would be soo much fun, in a car i dont own…

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### Author: ![XenoVibe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xenovibe/32/5739_2.png) [@XenoVibe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XenoVibe)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/9 "2009-09-14T17:21:10Z")

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Ahh thats so sick… and their arms are freaky 😑

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### Author: ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/10 "2009-09-14T17:47:50Z")

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Ahh… Living it up.

Looks crazy fun.

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### Author: ![weaves](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/weaves/32/5624_2.png) [@weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/weaves)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/11 "2009-09-14T19:29:08Z")

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Cool! I want that to be my backyard, imagine…

O and that car is badass:cool:

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### Author: ![kollo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kollo/32/5661_2.png) [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/12 "2009-09-14T20:10:20Z")

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what kind of tranny is that it shifted its self or they could shift it

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### Author: ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/13 "2009-09-14T20:11:51Z")

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> what kind of tranny is that it shifted its self or they could shift it

They were shifting with paddles, but the shifter also moved. Pretty crazy.

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### Author: ![kollo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kollo/32/5661_2.png) [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-chris-atkinson-test-out-their-rear-drive-chops-in-a-1978-ford-escort-mk2/128001/14 "2009-09-14T20:14:36Z")

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its like a crazy paddle/standard/dogbox all in one
