Ken Block's Gymkhana 5
Block is great at what he does...showmanship...but as Maz said, when its for real he just falls short....Just like freestyle footballers, all the tricks but cant actually play.
Just check out Loeb giving Americas finest( Block and Foust) a true driving lesson in X games 2012..
Just check out Loeb giving Americas finest( Block and Foust) a true driving lesson in X games 2012..
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Same here. c.1997, IIRC.
I actually managed to complete it on all 3 levels. But christ, it's so hard to do on the difficult one. The feds are complete *******s - they come at you from everywhere!
lol
Last edited by joz8968; Jul 9, 2012 at 11:25 PM.
Not sure what's so special. 
Seems like a normal drive into the office really except red buses instead of trams, pushbikes in lieu of dirt bike, oh, and a bit more traffic.
Actually, good to see something different than airfields and warehouses.
Seems like a normal drive into the office really except red buses instead of trams, pushbikes in lieu of dirt bike, oh, and a bit more traffic.
Actually, good to see something different than airfields and warehouses.
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Don't let this affect your hate for Ken.
"After less than ten minutes on the USPTO website, I downloaded a PDF copy of a letter that the USPTO sent to DC Shoes informing them that their trademark application was rejected. May I include a quote proving that government workers are not retarded? This is TTAC after all.
“Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a feature of applicant’s goods and/or services – namely, the content and subject matter of applicant’s goods and services. Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); see TMEP §§1209.01(b), 1209.03 et seq.
Here, the applied-for mark is GYMKHANA for a variety of goods in Class 009 featuring, related to, or broad enough to potentially feature or relate to sports and recreational activities, including the sporting activity of GYMKHANA.
The wording GYMKHANA means or refers to a form of motorsport similar to autocross. See attached definitions, webpages on the sport, and Wikipedia article. The below listed goods and services all feature sports, recreational, and cultural activities broadly or directly relating to motorsports and other street sports. Moreover, what appears to be applicant’s website uses the term “gymkhana” to refer descriptively or generically to the sporting activity. See attached screen shots of applicant’s website. Thus, the wording GYMKHANA describes the featured aspect of these games, recorded materials, downloadable files, sports services, and subject matter of the various published and produced media.”
The damn PDF is 62 pages long and specifically mentions Gymkhana GRID as a reason for rejecting the trademark application. The Patent Office did their job. Quite well, in fact."
"After less than ten minutes on the USPTO website, I downloaded a PDF copy of a letter that the USPTO sent to DC Shoes informing them that their trademark application was rejected. May I include a quote proving that government workers are not retarded? This is TTAC after all.
“Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a feature of applicant’s goods and/or services – namely, the content and subject matter of applicant’s goods and services. Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); see TMEP §§1209.01(b), 1209.03 et seq.
Here, the applied-for mark is GYMKHANA for a variety of goods in Class 009 featuring, related to, or broad enough to potentially feature or relate to sports and recreational activities, including the sporting activity of GYMKHANA.
The wording GYMKHANA means or refers to a form of motorsport similar to autocross. See attached definitions, webpages on the sport, and Wikipedia article. The below listed goods and services all feature sports, recreational, and cultural activities broadly or directly relating to motorsports and other street sports. Moreover, what appears to be applicant’s website uses the term “gymkhana” to refer descriptively or generically to the sporting activity. See attached screen shots of applicant’s website. Thus, the wording GYMKHANA describes the featured aspect of these games, recorded materials, downloadable files, sports services, and subject matter of the various published and produced media.”
The damn PDF is 62 pages long and specifically mentions Gymkhana GRID as a reason for rejecting the trademark application. The Patent Office did their job. Quite well, in fact."
The hell with occupying Wall Street. Somebody occupy the Patent Office. To be fair, the final decision hasn’t yet been handed down on this rather, shall we say, speculative application, but in the meantime DC Shoes is free to use its legal might to clamp down on anyone who might potentially infringe.
My suggestion for a resolution: The SCCA can keep the real motorsports, these GRID people can keep the pretend motorsports, and DC Shoes, along with Ken Block, can stick to the business of pay-crashing in rally events and making garbage shoes in China and Vietnam.
Hate is a strong word. I reserve that for Apple products.
My suggestion for a resolution: The SCCA can keep the real motorsports, these GRID people can keep the pretend motorsports, and DC Shoes, along with Ken Block, can stick to the business of pay-crashing in rally events and making garbage shoes in China and Vietnam.
Hate is a strong word. I reserve that for Apple products.
Last edited by Maz; Jul 10, 2012 at 11:15 AM.
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Maybe he`s not perfect like you At the end of the day...**** rally driver or not, he`s worth more than any of us and no doubt has a lot of fun in his `job`
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