# Rally: Ken Block Maine 2008 full stage **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 12, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052 "2009-06-12T10:08:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![comm\_perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@comm\_perry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/comm_perry)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/1 "2009-06-12T10:08:14Z")
…With calls! Pretty cool stuff…I was amazed at how early he was getting the calls through the first 2/3 of the stage… > **[Subaru Cars, Sedans, SUVs | Subaru of America](https://www.subaru.com/enthusiasts/rally.html)** > > Visit Subaru of America for reviews, pricing and photos of Subaru Cars, Sedans, SUVs. Find a Subaru Retailer Information. ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/2 "2009-06-12T10:27:45Z")
pretty cool…too bad the co pilot was annoying as shit. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/3 "2009-06-12T10:47:11Z")
God… SWRT is really stepping up their media coverage and marketing since Pastrana and Block have hit the scene. Its a huge win for us the enthusiasts! ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/4 "2009-06-12T11:05:05Z")
> [@9ONA3OOZX](#): > > pretty cool…too bad the co pilot was annoying as shit. Lmao… Of all the picks, I have no idea how block ended up with an Italian in Gelsomino but he does sound so silly in there. So for you Rally America gurus… was that a fairly straight stage or do they all look like that? There were not many hard turns at all in that video… ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/5 "2009-06-12T11:31:10Z")
> [@9ONA3OOZX](#): > > pretty cool…too bad the co pilot was annoying as shit. you mean how he was doing his job? lol > [@MOBOOST4U](#): > > Lmao… Of all the picks, I have no idea how block ended up with an Italian in Gelsomino but he does sound so silly in there. > > So for you Rally America gurus… was that a fairly straight stage or do they all look like that? There were not many hard turns at all in that video… eh, it was relatively high speed i guess but i wouldn’t call it straight. i’d guess compared to other stages it had a lot more 5/6’s and not too many lower speed corners. there was some pretty decent elevation changes though, thats got to be tougher than tight corners. ---
**Author:** ![comm\_perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@comm\_perry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/comm_perry)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/6 "2009-06-12T11:34:14Z")
I’m not too sure…I know Maine is generally a fairly free flowing rally. It’s all logging roads, so they tend to be wider/flatter/straighter. I’ve driven 4 or 5 of the stages of STPR myself, and they generally seem to be narrower and curvier than the ones in that video…But in-car always has a tendency to make things look slow/straight… I think Gelsomino was a Co-driver of some fame for a while before hooking up with Block…once you get used to it…his cadence isn’t too bad. He was dead calm and very even throughout the whole video…I can see why Block picked him. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/7 "2009-06-12T11:45:52Z")
I guess I was talking in relation to WRC… I cant wait for Rally GB… ill let you guys know the difference when im in Wales in late October, that is if they dont cancel it this year 😉 > [@comm\_perry](#): > > I think Gelsomino was a Co-driver of some fame for a while before hooking up with Block…once you get used to it…his cadence isn’t too bad. He was dead calm and very even throughout the whole video…I can see why Block picked him. [http://www.alexgelsomino.com/](http://www.alexgelsomino.com/) Apparently he is a god to some people lmao. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/8 "2009-06-12T11:49:17Z")
in the end its all the same, tarmac, dirt, curves, jumps, bumps, trees, walls, houses, goats, sheep. you’re going to bite it on one of those things at some point 😛 ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/9 "2009-06-12T11:54:04Z")
Those yumps look crazy. STPR has long straights like that, but at the end of them is always a hairpin. With trees next to your doors. And a cliff on your side. ---
**Author:** ![comm\_perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@comm\_perry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/comm_perry)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/10 "2009-06-12T12:10:58Z")
> [@MOBOOST4U](#): > > I guess I was talking in relation to WRC… Here’s a video of Petter Solberg/Phil Mills in Finland from 2004. It’s more in car with the calls…try and keep up if you can! 🙂 …I think I might have posted this up before, but whatever. It’s a pretty good comparison…Finland is generally considered the “fastest rally on the WRC circuit” [http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=07efad2b-f7f9-422d-b844-dcfda653f704](http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=07efad2b-f7f9-422d-b844-dcfda653f704) ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/11 "2009-06-12T12:41:43Z")
> [@comm\_perry](#): > > Here’s a video of Petter Solberg/Phil Mills in Finland from 2004. It’s more in car with the calls…try and keep up if you can! 🙂 > > …I think I might have posted this up before, but whatever. It’s a pretty good comparison…Finland is generally considered the “fastest rally on the WRC circuit” > > [http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=07efad2b-f7f9-422d-b844-dcfda653f704](http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=07efad2b-f7f9-422d-b844-dcfda653f704) Haha so not alike at all then lmao. That was full of crazily dramatic crests opening into turns… and thats one of the fastest? WOW, just reminds me how crazy those guys actually are. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rally-ken-block-maine-2008-full-stage/69052/12 "2009-06-12T15:49:37Z")
has anyone posted the new ken block drift video with rob dyrdek? I havent felt like searching, but its a bad ass vid.