Adding a new wrinkle to the storied life of his FC3S RX-7, Kyle is going to be taking his former Formula Drift and current Redline Time Attack car to this weekend’s first Gymkhana Grid event at Hollywood Park. While we expect there to be a lot of 4WD cars, we want to make sure there is some Mazda rotary representation in Gymkhana.

What is Gymkhana Grid? The brainchild of Ken Block, famous for his Gymkhana and Gymkhana II videos which got about a billion hits on YouTube, it is apparently like an autocross, except it is really fast and involves elements of drifting, e-brake turns, 360s, dragging bumpers, tire smoke, and general hooliganism with a car. No wonder Kyle is going.

From the Gymkhana Grid website (www.gymkhanagrid.com):

The first event, being held August 7-8th in Hollywood Park, CA, will feature pro and amateur racers competing head to head, and testing the course layout with anything from a rear-driven sports car to all-wheel-drive sedans. For those new to the sport, there will be workshops and schools to help grow the awareness of gymkhana on the grassroots level.

We'll have videos and photos up next week from the event.

 

Love me some Gymkhana, can't wait to see one live! Good luck Mazdatrix, I'll be root'n for ya!

 

god does anyone have that video of the dude from jpan doing some gymkana with a white fc? used to have the link but i ******* didn't save it

but yea gl

so is this thing sponsored by new era and/or red bull (maybe monster?)?

 

I would love to be there but I have to teach. O well next year!

 

Bad link (trailing parenthesis)...

http://www.gymkhanagrid.com/

Can't make this one but will definitely be looking for Kyle to post some kick *** you tube footage thereafter.

 

this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JzPF9dmPP8

 

not even close =/ finishline, it was like in a parking lot...it was ******* crazy it was the japanese gymkana champ doing it in a fc...but this was years back

 

it was worth a shot searching briefly on youtube. the one you speak of must be really intense.

 

I'll be going......but my motor blew... so I cant drive my fd.. haha

 

Damn, tempting

 

hmmm i might go.. i live 5 mins away from there ... if any one else goes hit me up.. we should meet up before heading out

 

Spectator tickets are $15? I'm out

Course:

 

since when did you live 5 minutes from hollywood park?

 

Go Kyle !

 

I am gonna cruise by and check it out

 

See whoever goes there

Go Kyle!!!!! I'll be in my vert

 

everyone is on Ken Block's nuts, its like him and DC invented rally racing or something ... ***** been around for decades lmao

 

I agree with hypertek, i've been watching this stuff forever.. That's cool and all, but other countries have been doing gymkhana for a bit. Anyway, If i was local up there, i would go to check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgjFPhhzY8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY_UawIqO18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJrEJ...eature=related

 

it doesn't matter that ken block and DC didn't invent rally or gymkhana. What matters is the fact that ken block and dc wanna make it mainstream in America! that's sick. Ken block is going around getting tracks built so that gymkhana stops just being something they do in other countries and become something all Americans are into. you need popularity for anything these days.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bml8DONNSCo

 

Isn't that the truth.

 

+1 agreed.

 

i;m local but I would rather go to Valley View Casino and get my free buffet with all you can eat lobster and crab legs. No waiting in line if you're an elite member like me. I get my thrill from drifting off Hwy 76 in my Honda Accord V6

 

ran into Kyle at the press day sat. My friend has a blast in a ride along w/ him in the FC.

we also threw our photographer blake into the car w/ ken block on sat for a ride along and here are some of his words and images to describe the experience.

http://www.livesockets.com/article.php?id=2763

 

Glad he had fun! We just posted some photos and videos on our mazdatrixracing.com site from the weekend at Hollywood Park. Fun event, can't wait for the next one in December