---
title: "The Petersen Museum Organizes a Car Meet for the Premiere of Ken Block’s Climbkhana"
description: "A truly special car meet, featuring American drift king Ken Block and a few of his tail-happy toys."
date: "2017-09-27"
modified: "2017-09-27"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/14630/the-petersen-museum-organizes-a-car-meet-for-the-premiere-of-ken-blocks-climbkhana"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Car Meet"
  - "hoonicorn v2"
  - "Hoonigan"
  - "Ken Block"
  - "Petersen Automotive Museum"
  - "Toyo Tires"
  - "Turn 10"
  - "Xbox One"
---

# The Petersen Museum Organizes a Car Meet for the Premiere of Ken Block’s Climbkhana

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/09/170924-climbkhana-39.jpg>)
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Ken Block's newest drifting short film (calling them Youtube videos seems inappropriate) about tackling [Pikes Peak in the Hoonicorn V2](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14606/the-hoonicorn-attacks-pikes-peak-in-climbkhana>) premiered Monday, but the lead-up to the debut was almost as exciting as Climbkhana itself. In celebration of the film's launch, the [Petersen Museum](<https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/1104/you-must-visit-the-redesigned-jaw-dropping-petersen-museum>) in Los Angeles teamed up with [Toyo Tires](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/6381/toyo-tires-at-the-2016-baja-1000>) and Turn 10 Studios to throw a huge rooftop car meet on Sept. 24.

As a car meet veteran, I rolled up to the museum parking lot right at 4 p.m., unfashionably on-time as usual, expecting a [Cars and Coffee-esque madhouse](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14403/porsche-injures-11-after-cars-and-coffee-crash>) and no parking. After acquiring a tail of other lost sports cars and eventually reaching the roof of the parking structure, I was greeted with an impressive display of modified vehicles. I self-consciously muscled my filthy Datsun 240Z into a shady parking space near the back to hide the dirt and went to work drooling over the sea of lowered euros and *Fast & Furious*-inspired USDM queens.

Aside from the usual Subaru squad and stanced BMWs, the meet featured two immaculate [Datsun 510s](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14537/nissan-displays-fleet-of-iconic-and-electric-cars-at-japanese-classic-car-show>), a brand-new Civic Type R, racing-spec Shelby Cobra, and even a right-hand-drive Isuzu 117 Coupe.

![message-editor%2F1506475882822-170924-climbkhana-27.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475882822-170924-climbkhana-27.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506475896113-170924-climbkhana-28.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475896113-170924-climbkhana-28.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506475908352-170924-climbkhana-30.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475908352-170924-climbkhana-30.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506475923743-170924-climbkhana-33.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475923743-170924-climbkhana-33.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506475938062-170924-climbkhana-38.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475938062-170924-climbkhana-38.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506475961918-170924-climbkhana-40.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475961918-170924-climbkhana-40.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506475978685-170924-climbkhana-48.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506475978685-170924-climbkhana-48.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476610010-170924-climbkhana-31.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476610010-170924-climbkhana-31.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476624665-170924-climbkhana-46.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476624665-170924-climbkhana-46.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476641876-170924-climbkhana-47.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476641876-170924-climbkhana-47.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476686630-170924-climbkhana-51.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476686630-170924-climbkhana-51.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

The real stars of the show were from Mr. Block's collection of course, featured in the [Hoonigan Car Pack](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13398/forza-horizon-3-and-motorsport-7-add-hoonigan-car-pack>) expansion for *Forza Horizon 3* and upcoming *Forza Motorsport 7*. The twin-turbocharged, 1,400-horsepower Hoonicorn V2 took center stage, with Colorado dirt still visible on the rear diffuser. Flanking the 'Stang was Block's personal [1978 Ford Escort RS1800](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/626/ken-blocks-1978-ford-escort-is-retro-done-right>) and Hoonigan-tuned [Porsche 911](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/10328/watch-the-hoonigan-rwb-porsche-lay-serious-rubber>) courtesy of RWB. Kenny from the Block himself appeared for autographs and pictures, with Microsoft personnel in tow bearing high-tech racing simulators and [*Forza 7* demos](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14473/our-impressions-of-the-forza-motorsport-7-demo>) for show-goers to try.

![message-editor%2F1506476141929-170924-climbkhana-8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476141929-170924-climbkhana-8.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476164564-170924-climbkhana-1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476164564-170924-climbkhana-1.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476184073-170924-climbkhana-54.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476184073-170924-climbkhana-54.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476197695-170924-climbkhana-56.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476197695-170924-climbkhana-56.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476237926-20170924\_161355.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476237926-20170924_161355.jpg>)
*Chris Constantine*

This is the Hoonicorn's last look at sunlight for a while, as the car will be put on display in the museum next to [Block's Ford Fiesta](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13691/ken-block-goes-full-dirt-playground-in-pennzoils-terrakhana>).

I had the opportunity to speak with Block for the 10 seconds it took to sign his autograph, so I asked him if his hand was sore yet, to which he replied "Nah man, this is the easy part of my job."

![message-editor%2F1506476279380-170924-climbkhana-19.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476279380-170924-climbkhana-19.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

![message-editor%2F1506476301487-170924-climbkhana-22.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1506476301487-170924-climbkhana-22.jpg>)
*James Mckeone- Kahn Media*

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