I really like the fact that Pastrana invited Loeb. At first sight, i'm french and i'm happy that Loeb won the race against Block. But at second sight, it's great for the whole world of WRC who really needs some entertainment ( and so, money ), like Block has with Gymkhana. That's pretty cool. So thanks to you american drivers, Pastrana and Block, that permit us, our WRC World to be more known to new public. And also thanks Loeb to prove to the world, that your a WRC legend pilot from now.
Loeb is the best Rally driver, no one can rationally deny that. I like Rally racing, Rally cars, and the whole Rally "scene." Even though I am American, I never was a big stock car race fan, but I think that takes a certain amount of skill also, just a different racing culture. Poor Ken Block just can't get a break in Rally racing, flat tires, crashes, he didn't advance much past the lower mid level in WRC. The Euros have us beat there.
I like how when the English commentator was listing Loeb's achievements the American commentator was like "yeah sure but Ken Block is in second place with a flat tire" you can hear it in her voice that she's butthurt that her fellow Americans got the floor wiped with them by some Frenchman. Lmao no body can give Loeb a run for his money, he won championships while staying in his bed, that's how good he is
The difference between Loeb and the others was simple : traction. Loeb never did some fancy drifts because he knows it costs time. I was surprised every time he was doing a hairpin in wrc : everyone would do some long drifts around the corner while Loeb simply braked, turned and went full gas.
It depends on the driver though. You see Colin McRae doing drifts on hairpins at fast speed most of the time of his WRC career. Loeb just prefers grip when tackling hairpins.
Sébastien Loeb is the "master". He won the WRC world championship 8 times in row ! Probably 9 times in row this year ! It's just incredible. He is The Master.
Sebastien Loeb crosses the finish line, parks his car at the stand, gets out of the car, goes into the locker room, takes a shower, puts on a cup of coffee and sits next to the track, takes his smartphone and is waiting to take a selfie when Ken Block crosses the finish line ...
Undeniable. :] Good analysis, is all I can say now. On the other hand, this has been an awesome show... I hope this becomes a marketing tool for WRC as represented by Loeb, while the rest of the world can also appreciate the X-Games represented by Block (something he's been doing really well with that gymkhana), Foust, Pastrana, and the rest of the crew!
should give Block credit for maintaining second place on three tires. it's take a lot of skill to keep that under control. Loeb is undeniably one of the best rally/rallycross racers in history. he started out as nothing & when his boss saw him drive his Ferrari, he suggest Loeb did racing. here he is today with incredible display of skill. Loeb & Block deserved those medals.
Basically whenever Loeb competes in a race everyone else is racing for second place. I would love to see a race between him and Lewis Hamilton in road cars just to see what will happen. World Rally drivers vs. F1 Drivers.
A few years ago Loeb and Red Bull F1 team where working together to prepare a F1 but sadly at this period his WRC results decreased so he decided to focus on WRC only
Fully agree. Looking at the change in positions between 3rd and 6th in the last couple of laps there must have been some racing going on. Yet all we get is coverage of Loeb out on his own.
Look at all the people hatin. Seb is a great racer don't get me wrong, but just because he won doesn't mean the field isn't experienced. Global Rallycross has Marcus Gronholm, a 2 time WRC champion, Tanner Foust, the first American to win a European RallyCross round (and he came in 2nd place for the entire championship), and various highly experienced European Rallycross aces like Sverre Isachsen(3-Time defending European champion) and Toomas Heikkinen. That makes the win even better for Loeb.
Agreed. I wanted to see the second place "battle", although since there was no coverage, I'm not sure how close it was. I was kinda hoping it would be similar to Rene Arnoux and Gilles Villeneuve back in the day but thanks to the full victory lap coverage of Loeb winning by over ten seconds, the rallycross event wasn't as exciting as it is hyped up to be.
- resistance to handle all of this for the whole season on snow, sand, asphalt etc. that´s really driving art for me. So Sebastian Loeb is best driver on the planet for at least this decade for me.
1st Sebastien Loeb (French). 2nd Ken Block (American). 3rd Deegan (American). 4th Foust (American). 5th Millen (New Zealand.) 6th Liam Doran (Great Britain). 7th David Binks (Great Britain). 8th David Higgins (Great Britain). 9th Samuel Hubinette (Swedish). 10th Sverre Isachsen (Norway). Considering the Americans had so much bad luck in this race with Block tire down, Foust rear axel damage, Pastrana crashed out, they did a great job. Not to mention, they are new at it, unlike 6 -10th place.
loeb has to be the most underrated driver in the world. I dont follow rallying, i follow formula one yet i still think he is quite possibly the greatest driver of all time no person has dominated a sport like he has legend.
If you watched the whole coverage of the race, you'd see how much praise the commentator was giving to Loeb. He even chose Loeb to win it all. He wouldn't stop talking about Loeb. He was saying Loeb is a rookie to Rallycross not Rally. They are similar in some regards but very different in others.
The only way this could be fair it's between Sébastien Loeb and Petter Solberg, because they are the best WRC drivers, just give Solberg any car any day and that would worth to watch
I'll have to commend on Ken Block driving on 3-wheels and managed to keep his position. I guess seeing him race in WRC improved his skill afterall. That's some fighting spirit despite all the probable pressure from the fans, media, sponsors, etc... a true sportsman -- not just the gymkhana entertainer he became famous for.
I agree with you on that, Loeb is simply the best. Better than Americans, Europeans (except France). He's the best Rally driver ever. However, you got to give the american drivers credit for finishing 2, 3, 4 in a sport that is somewhat new to them. Heck 5 - 10 place are regular rallycross drivers who grew up doing it (not sure about Millen though). Can't wait for next years x games. I hope Loeb returns. If he does, i will make the trip to LA to watch a Legend drive :)
you are so correct!! I laughed when Block said in an interview, that it will be interesting to see how Loeb adapts to having several cars on the track at the same time.....In my head I was like.....you do know Loeb has had podium finishes in LeMans.....dumbass...still Block is entertaining to watch, I was just annoyed at his statements
I think no need for insults, it's a sport we all love and such performance is very good for other drivers to see, then it gets more fun, the stack as been raised by loeb . Let's see how the others react and how long it will take them to catch up . I love this sport people, no dising each other ,teasing is aloud ;)
he's done multiple tests with the Red Bull F1 team, rumours were that he could even have been replacing Mark Webber for the last couple of seasons. During a test at Catalunya in 2008 he posted a time of 1:22.5, the lap record is only 1:21.67.
Wow, Sebastien Loeb took this RallyCross thing like a walk in the park. He is a 9x rally world champion and one of the best all time drivers in the world. No surprise, though a little humiliating for the hosts.
Certainly, Loeb is the greatest, but Citroen and Peugeot deserve credit for building some of the best competition cars. Peugeot (owner of Citroen) won the world endurance car championship last year in their 908 3.7 litre turbo diesel. Yes, they didn't win 2011 Le Mans but lost to Audi by 13 seconds after 24 hrs. But, Peugeot won the remaining races, including Sebring (12hr.) and Petit Le Mans (10hrs.) at Road Atlanta. They also won Spa, Silverstone, China, and others.
ohhh maaan.. i just watched gymkhana 1 2 and 3, and was thinking to myself, wow Ken Block should go up against Loeb..... and Ithen I came across this!!!!! and i JIZZED. Sebastian Loeb is a MONSTER!!! :D
he's learning, atleast he's bringing the love to rally cars !!! he might do well as in podium, no championship is my bed, but he isnt terrible, he was when he did his first 2 movies, now he actually drives :D
Sorry guys, but Loeb is simply the best rally car pilot ever! Thanks to the US pilots who authorized him to give them a lesson during his holidays... A kind of tourist trophy, in fact! lol
Im not gonna argue there but you have to admit that block has been a huge driving force here in the states for bringing awareness to the sport of rally cross. I mean thats how i got intrested in the WRC. No more of that boring oval nascar crap.
8 times WRC champion, 2nd in Le Mans 2006. He probably could have gone to F1, but he didn't get the FIA Super Licence, because he had not done enough circuit racing at lower levels.
This special XGames Citroën DS3 XL have 550hp, the Ford Fiesta of Block ... 600hp... The French rally car is a great car sure but it dont explain alone the total domination of Loeb in Rally or Rallycross for 10 years ! LOL It is also the driver behind the wheel who made this domination of course !! And Loeb is the greastest driver of rally ever! The best of the best, the King of the Kings, the 1st Jedi's Master of rally races! ^^
2a) France (& the French builders) are since the beginning of Rally WC in 1970 the country who won the bigger number of WC's Rally with 15 victory (the 16th is for this year 2012 ^^) the 2sd is Italy with 14, the 3rd is Japan far beside with 7 victories "only", 4th far far beside USA & Germany with 3... ^^
as a French it would be very esthonish for me to see Loeb drink ... a cup of tea LOL He drink a "verre" of wine or a bier if you want but tea... OMG LOL ^^
Freakin exactly! The shots of Loeb you cant even see Block in second, but they keep the cameras on him while Block is driving around sans rear tire and still holds down second!
Do you listen to yourself? That girl who has no idea is a long-time former co-driver, not in this final, but one of the drivers entered is a 3-time US Rally Champion, Tanner Faust is one of the most skilled drivers in the world, whatever the discipline, and if not for his crash and injury, MG would make it a second WRC champ. Millen is a legend in offroad racing of all stripes, and half the other drivers are European Rallycross drivers too. I agree the lineup could be better, but not by much.
Block took this as a race.
Loeb took this as a sunday hobby.
Hahaha...american will angry after read this...😆😆😆
@@aremeng9685 did somebody say something?
@@aremeng9685 Eh, I'm perfectly fine.
Anyone else wish Rally would come back to the X-Games? This is badass racing that's basically a real life DiRT game.
nah, the tracks boring, world rx is better
Yes same :(
@@rehannoor4961Well that aged poorly.
@@Your-Local-RX-Guy Did rally return?
To the XGames I meant
I really like the fact that Pastrana invited Loeb. At first sight, i'm french and i'm happy that Loeb won the race against Block. But at second sight, it's great for the whole world of WRC who really needs some entertainment ( and so, money ), like Block has with Gymkhana. That's pretty cool. So thanks to you american drivers, Pastrana and Block, that permit us, our WRC World to be more known to new public. And also thanks Loeb to prove to the world, that your a WRC legend pilot from now.
This is childs play for Loeb. No wonder he is back in WRC.
James B drrrt
Block = race of his life
Loeb = holliday race
0:55 "Ken block is gonna give Sebastien Loeb a run for his money" What planet is this woman on?
She was on meth
Rest in Peace Ken
Loeb is a legend block is a cowboy
loeb: sunday drive. fans: lucky to be able to see one of the best in the world in action, even if he was just taking it easy
Loeb is the best Rally driver, no one can rationally deny that. I like Rally racing, Rally cars, and the whole Rally "scene." Even though I am American, I never was a big stock car race fan, but I think that takes a certain amount of skill also, just a different racing culture. Poor Ken Block just can't get a break in Rally racing, flat tires, crashes, he didn't advance much past the lower mid level in WRC. The Euros have us beat there.
I like how when the English commentator was listing Loeb's achievements the American commentator was like "yeah sure but Ken Block is in second place with a flat tire" you can hear it in her voice that she's butthurt that her fellow Americans got the floor wiped with them by some Frenchman. Lmao no body can give Loeb a run for his money, he won championships while staying in his bed, that's how good he is
Haha agreed.
Haha, the end of your sentence is so hilarious! :)
Yes exactly right. Lobe is exceptional talent. He yet very humble . Love Loeb
As an American, I can confirm this almost hurt to watch.
@@Your-Local-RX-Guy honestly it hurts in a different way now that we lost Block RIP
Loeb just dominated, no one on this track can touch him.
Watching this hits different after Ken Block unfortunately passed... 😔
The difference between Loeb and the others was simple : traction. Loeb never did some fancy drifts because he knows it costs time. I was surprised every time he was doing a hairpin in wrc : everyone would do some long drifts around the corner while Loeb simply braked, turned and went full gas.
It depends on the driver though. You see Colin McRae doing drifts on hairpins at fast speed most of the time of his WRC career. Loeb just prefers grip when tackling hairpins.
@@AbsoluteRandomnessYT some drifting is fine but a lot of rally drivers think it’s formula drift lol
Sebastian Loeb probably has the best resume out of all racers in all of history
Sébastien Loeb is the "master".
He won the WRC world championship 8 times in row ! Probably 9 times in row this year !
It's just incredible.
He is The Master.
A decade later and though he is now retired from full time competition, Loeb's still got it.
I don't support Loeb's team in WRC but you have GOT to admire this man :L absolute legend.
sebastien loeb is just the best driver of the century !
RIP KEN BLOCK
Sebastien Loeb crosses the finish line, parks his car at the stand, gets out of the car, goes into the locker room, takes a shower, puts on a cup of coffee and sits next to the track, takes his smartphone and is waiting to take a selfie when Ken Block crosses the finish line ...
Undeniable. :] Good analysis, is all I can say now.
On the other hand, this has been an awesome show... I hope this becomes a marketing tool for WRC as represented by Loeb, while the rest of the world can also appreciate the X-Games represented by Block (something he's been doing really well with that gymkhana), Foust, Pastrana, and the rest of the crew!
Basicly loeb is driving for fun i guess....ken with flat tyre is just pure hardcore....lol
No flat tire
No Gincama , No Ken Block. Respect for Loeb, the best rally driver ever.
Bien dit daniel
should give Block credit for maintaining second place on three tires. it's take a lot of skill to keep that under control. Loeb is undeniably one of the best rally/rallycross racers in history. he started out as nothing & when his boss saw him drive his Ferrari, he suggest Loeb did racing. here he is today with incredible display of skill. Loeb & Block deserved those medals.
Loeb came, saw and conquered as usual.
Rest in peace Ken block and Tanner Foust. You guys were some of the best
Yeah, the difference is that Block doesn't actually "race" for a living. It's like comparing Lakers and Harlem Globetrotters.
Quality coverage of all of the race and not just 1st place runner, X Games. Nice long race too! hah
Loeb.... A Rookie......
Loeb is just amazing in a car Rally and Rallycross two completely different sports and he dominates all
10 seconds in the face of ken block hahahaha he's the king :D
Citroen & peugoet
PSA in france
Renault , champion race et team
😂 La branlè qu il donne au ricains sa me rêver. Loeb the Best driver
il n'est pas champion du monde pour rien !
@@SlayerSanji 9 fois
Basically whenever Loeb competes in a race everyone else is racing for second place. I would love to see a race between him and Lewis Hamilton in road cars just to see what will happen. World Rally drivers vs. F1 Drivers.
A few years ago Loeb and Red Bull F1 team where working together to prepare a F1 but sadly at this period his WRC results decreased so he decided to focus on WRC only
Fully agree. Looking at the change in positions between 3rd and 6th in the last couple of laps there must have been some racing going on. Yet all we get is coverage of Loeb out on his own.
Look at all the people hatin. Seb is a great racer don't get me wrong, but just because he won doesn't mean the field isn't experienced. Global Rallycross has Marcus Gronholm, a 2 time WRC champion, Tanner Foust, the first American to win a European RallyCross round (and he came in 2nd place for the entire championship), and various highly experienced European Rallycross aces like Sverre Isachsen(3-Time defending European champion) and Toomas Heikkinen. That makes the win even better for Loeb.
Agreed. I wanted to see the second place "battle", although since there was no coverage, I'm not sure how close it was. I was kinda hoping it would be similar to Rene Arnoux and Gilles Villeneuve back in the day but thanks to the full victory lap coverage of Loeb winning by over ten seconds, the rallycross event wasn't as exciting as it is hyped up to be.
- resistance to handle all of this for the whole season on snow, sand, asphalt etc. that´s really driving art for me. So Sebastian Loeb is best driver on the planet for at least this decade for me.
1st Sebastien Loeb (French). 2nd Ken Block (American). 3rd Deegan (American). 4th Foust (American). 5th Millen (New Zealand.) 6th Liam Doran (Great Britain). 7th David Binks (Great Britain). 8th David Higgins (Great Britain). 9th Samuel Hubinette (Swedish). 10th Sverre Isachsen (Norway). Considering the Americans had so much bad luck in this race with Block tire down, Foust rear axel damage, Pastrana crashed out, they did a great job. Not to mention, they are new at it, unlike 6 -10th place.
loeb has to be the most underrated driver in the world.
I dont follow rallying, i follow formula one
yet i still think he is quite possibly the greatest driver of all time
no person has dominated a sport like he has
legend.
If you watched the whole coverage of the race, you'd see how much praise the commentator was giving to Loeb. He even chose Loeb to win it all. He wouldn't stop talking about Loeb. He was saying Loeb is a rookie to Rallycross not Rally. They are similar in some regards but very different in others.
Bring back Rallycross to the X GAMES
Loeb is one of the best drivers in the rally scene for sure and i had a felling he would dominate x games rally this year
My jaw dropped when they referred to Loeb as a rookie..
The only way this could be fair it's between Sébastien Loeb and Petter Solberg, because they are the best WRC drivers, just give Solberg any car any day and that would worth to watch
I'll have to commend on Ken Block driving on 3-wheels and managed to keep his position. I guess seeing him race in WRC improved his skill afterall. That's some fighting spirit despite all the probable pressure from the fans, media, sponsors, etc... a true sportsman -- not just the gymkhana entertainer he became famous for.
RIP Ken
if this was grand turismo, loeb would be the assist guide line and block is the player trying his hardest to follow it but struggles to lol.
It was fun watching one guy race.
Leob is real rally driver, who broke scandinavians domination in WRC, and Block is jast a showman. Those are two different worlds !
DiRT 2 brought me here. WHY THE F*CK DIDN'T THEY PUT LOEB IN THIS GAME ????
Champion !!! Sebastien!!! ca fait plaisir!!
The greatest victory it may be to admit defeat ... merci mister Loeb !!! et vous les ricains vous êtes pas seul au monde!!!
My comment was a tribute to Loeb. Give me a break.
I agree with you on that, Loeb is simply the best. Better than Americans, Europeans (except France). He's the best Rally driver ever. However, you got to give the american drivers credit for finishing 2, 3, 4 in a sport that is somewhat new to them. Heck 5 - 10 place are regular rallycross drivers who grew up doing it (not sure about Millen though). Can't wait for next years x games. I hope Loeb returns. If he does, i will make the trip to LA to watch a Legend drive :)
They need to bring rallycross back to the xgames
Michael Darrisaw fact
Loeb retired, he'll race only 4 or 5 rallyes in the 2013 WRC. He has just won the 1rst one yesterday.....
Legend.
Just think how awesome this final would've been had Gronholm been racing. Get well soon Marcus!
you are so correct!! I laughed when Block said in an interview, that it will be interesting to see how Loeb adapts to having several cars on the track at the same time.....In my head I was like.....you do know Loeb has had podium finishes in LeMans.....dumbass...still Block is entertaining to watch, I was just annoyed at his statements
Damn that Loeb, I may not like him but man do I respect his skill as a rally cross driver.
Foust is a presenter on TG:US for those of you who aren't sure.
Loeb owned them xD
Loeb the man
The other drivers were no competition for Loeb. Total domination.
I'm not biased towards Block but damn bro, you have to admit a second place position with a flat is pretty bad ass from an average guy point of view.
Loeb is a beast..best wrc driver ever indeed.
I think no need for insults, it's a sport we all love and such performance is very good for other drivers to see, then it gets more fun, the stack as been raised by loeb . Let's see how the others react and how long it will take them to catch up . I love this sport people, no dising each other ,teasing is aloud ;)
he's done multiple tests with the Red Bull F1 team, rumours were that he could even have been replacing Mark Webber for the last couple of seasons. During a test at Catalunya in 2008 he posted a time of 1:22.5, the lap record is only 1:21.67.
He's not retired, he will compete in WTCC and other many ponctual competitions, French GT touring, maybe Le mans, champion of champion, etc etc..
Wow, Sebastien Loeb took this RallyCross thing like a walk in the park. He is a 9x rally world champion and one of the best all time drivers in the world. No surprise, though a little humiliating for the hosts.
You're kidding me right? - Everyone who attended in the X-Games RallyCross attended at the practice runs.
So glad they brought Toby Moody in as commentator, he is awesome!
Seb, y'a pas photo, t'es le meilleur !!!
Citroen is here with the DS3 of Loeb and the C4 of Doran. Citroën is the best for rallying.
Certainly, Loeb is the greatest, but Citroen and Peugeot deserve credit for building some of the best competition cars. Peugeot (owner of Citroen) won the world endurance car championship last year in their 908 3.7 litre turbo diesel. Yes, they didn't win 2011 Le Mans but lost to Audi by 13 seconds after 24 hrs. But, Peugeot won the remaining races, including Sebring (12hr.) and Petit Le Mans (10hrs.) at Road Atlanta. They also won Spa, Silverstone, China, and others.
he drove straight to a WRC competition and thanked the X-Games for the warm up. :))))
ohhh maaan.. i just watched gymkhana 1 2 and 3, and was thinking to myself, wow Ken Block should go up against Loeb..... and Ithen I came across this!!!!! and i JIZZED. Sebastian Loeb is a MONSTER!!! :D
no Grönholm,no fight for Seb.
great job done by Kenny
...it does suck a lot that Loeb wins everything...but of course,he deserves the respect
I like that,
here in Europe RallyCross is far more popular but there is absolutly no broadcast, at least not in Germany.
Sebastian Loeb : ~~Smooooth operatorrrr~~~~
Ken Block : WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE ~~~
8-time world champion soon wrc 9. the best driver of all time
he's learning, atleast he's bringing the love to rally cars !!!
he might do well as in podium, no championship is my bed, but he isnt terrible, he was when he did his first 2 movies, now he actually drives :D
Class is defined
Sorry guys, but Loeb is simply the best rally car pilot ever!
Thanks to the US pilots who authorized him to give them a lesson during his holidays... A kind of tourist trophy, in fact! lol
Im not gonna argue there but you have to admit that block has been a huge driving force here in the states for bringing awareness to the sport of rally cross. I mean thats how i got intrested in the WRC. No more of that boring oval nascar crap.
8 times WRC champion, 2nd in Le Mans 2006. He probably could have gone to F1, but he didn't get the FIA Super Licence, because he had not done enough circuit racing at lower levels.
This special XGames Citroën DS3 XL have 550hp, the Ford Fiesta of Block ... 600hp...
The French rally car is a great car sure but it dont explain alone the total domination of Loeb in Rally or Rallycross for 10 years ! LOL
It is also the driver behind the wheel who made this domination of course !!
And Loeb is the greastest driver of rally ever!
The best of the best, the King of the Kings, the 1st Jedi's Master of rally races! ^^
the announcer got so excited when he realized Ken Block had a flat tire haha
Loeb totally dominated this race. 11 second win. Thats like 5 minutes in a rally.
2a)
France (& the French builders) are since the beginning of Rally WC in 1970 the country who won the bigger number of WC's Rally with 15 victory (the 16th is for this year 2012 ^^)
the 2sd is Italy with 14, the 3rd is Japan far beside with 7 victories "only", 4th far far beside USA & Germany with 3... ^^
as a French it would be very esthonish for me to see Loeb drink ... a cup of tea LOL
He drink a "verre" of wine or a bier if you want but tea... OMG LOL ^^
btw. great Comercial for Citroen ;)
Agreed, after he lost his tire, I was a lot more interested in seeing Block.
I have to ask... How long does it take to clean up the streets after an event like this? Do they try to get rid of the skid marks?
Sebastien Loeb is the best rally driver in history!
damn, seriously loeb is unstoppable. he should compete in another world, Rally on another universe
Rally driver vs stunt drivers, totally different sports. But I'm happy rally racing is arriving to the US, great sport.
that moment when you only know 3 drivers, and they are on the top 3. the rally-er Loeb, the stunt-er Block, and the drift-er Foust. :)
Sebastien Loeb is simply the best driver in the world.
Freakin exactly! The shots of Loeb you cant even see Block in second, but they keep the cameras on him while Block is driving around sans rear tire and still holds down second!
Do you listen to yourself? That girl who has no idea is a long-time former co-driver, not in this final, but one of the drivers entered is a 3-time US Rally Champion, Tanner Faust is one of the most skilled drivers in the world, whatever the discipline, and if not for his crash and injury, MG would make it a second WRC champ. Millen is a legend in offroad racing of all stripes, and half the other drivers are European Rallycross drivers too. I agree the lineup could be better, but not by much.