All Targa cars (outside the touring category) are required to have cages, race seats, and 6 point belts, not to mention full safety gear for the competitors

“Public roads not built to be raced on” describes basically every rally stage in existence

No. Traditional rear steer only turns in the opposite direction of the front wheels to tighten the turning radius. So if you turn the front wheels to the right, the rears turn to the left to take the rear in the opposite direction and make the vehicle rotate in a tighter circle. Crab walk allows the front and rear…

Actually while Ken’s initial rally Fiesta (2010) was a 5-door he’d been using a 3-door stateside since 2012.

Thanks! Unfortunately it looks like I’ll be taking a lot more tomorrow, my car broke during today’s stages, so I’m out of the rally.

I can confirm the VIN is a 17 digit VIN

The owner lives in New York

I guess this debate is a difference in semantics. To me calling something a “get” suggests involvement in the arrangement. It’s good PR for Skoda no doubt, and rightly so. I’m just saying they weren’t party to the deal.

I had lunch with the parties involved (I’m also the one who took all the photos/videos in this story). Skoda had nothing to do with the deal. It was a last minute thing strictly between Ken and Barry, which is why Hoonigan didn’t have time to design a livery for the car and it’s just straight black with sponsors.

Paddle shifters for one, I’d have to dust off the rule book to figure it out beyond that

Wut? I’m not sure you understand what I’m saying. It isn’t Skoda’s car, Skoda has nothing to do with Ken being in it. Hell, until Tuesday Skoda probably had no idea it was happening, just like the rest of us. The car belongs to Barry McKenna and that’s who Ken’s deal is with.

Ken in the Skoda isn’t really a “get” for Skoda/VAG as it has nothing to do with the manufacturer. Ken, a privateer, is renting a car for (at present) a single event from another privateer. Next time out he’ll probably be in a different brand.

Yeah, should have specified “current generation”

Did somebody say slowest drag race? How about a 2 minute drag bike race?

You’re right, they’re normal cars when they leave the factory and are converted into hearses by coachbuilders, most of them the same ones that build limos and most of them located in Ohio. The reason for no interior latches basically comes down to simplicity and cost. 99.99% of hearses will never once have a person in…

Not gonna lie, parking in front of hotels and pulling out the luggage never got old. Having given some thought to what I’d have done if I kept it, I’d strongly recommend removing part of the bulkhead behind the front seats. With the bulkhead there the front has all the space and comfort of a U-Haul cab (and all the…

Having owned and road tripped a hearse I’d say there are definite drawback, namely fuel economy, lack of space up front, and the overall size of the damn thing, but the fun factor makes up for it all.

No idea. I was just making a Nihilist Arby’s joke.

Eat Arby’s

Are you saying you don’t want your money spent on fast as heck neon green powerboats?