Ken Block’s Gymkhana 5 hits the streets of San Francisco: Motoramic Dash

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For the fifth installment of his popular tire-shredding how-to videos, entrepreneur and rally hooner Ken Block announced Monday he'd take his show to a hallowed setting -- the streets of San Francisco, made famous by Steve McQueen's "Bullitt." Them's some big shoes to fill.

The previous editions of the Gymkhana series have drawn 140 million views for their tender exploration of one man's personal journey to enlightenment through the fog of modern ennui and disenchantment. Ha, no, it's just Block turning rubber and oil to smoke through increasingly difficult scenery. The San Francisco setting will be a change of pace for Block, who typically keeps his hooning on closed sets. Given the sponsorship by Ford, and Block's promise of a special guest star, I'd expect some kind of nod to the Ford Mustang's iconic "Bullitt" sequence -- although Ford should probably not reanimate McQueen again.

For those unfamiliar, here's a sample of what to expect when Gymkhana arrives on July 9.

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