To say that Ken Block’s Gymkhana series of videos has become a worldwide sensation is a bit of an understatement. His YouTube videos regularly garner hundreds of millions of views, and Block himself has rocketed to international stardom thanks to his amazing, daredevil driving skills. The man is an icon…and any icon deserves some cool tributes.
So it is with great pleasure that we present to you “Snowkhana One”, a miniaturized version of Ken Block’s Gymkhana series filmed by Ford of Europe. It’s cute, in a tire-shredding sort of way.
Granted, there is no actual tire burning in this video, as everything was scaled down to Hot Wheels size. In the great tradition of Gymkhana videos, there are a number of “celebrity” cameos, including the a Wampa, a storm trooper, and even good ol’ St. Nick himself. Add to that plenty of power-sliding and Ken Block hoonigism, and you have a fun little tribute video just in time for the holidays.
Even Luke Skywalker pops in to pay tribute to Block, though the po-po are no match for mini-Block’s driving skills. Yup, this is one video worth sharing with any friends who happen to be fans of Ken Block…and it kind of makes us want to shoot our own stop-motion video. Time consuming, but oh-so-cool.