{"id":5078,"date":"2014-04-22T16:11:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T20:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver4\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2014-04-22T16:11:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T20:11:35","slug":"neymar-jr-and-ken-block-go-head-to-head-in-castrol-footkhana-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/neymar-jr-and-ken-block-go-head-to-head-in-castrol-footkhana-film\/","title":{"rendered":"NEYMAR JR. AND KEN BLOCK GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN CASTROL FOOTKHANA FILM"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SdBXpORSGu0<\/p>\n

22nd April 2014, Castrol, one of the world's leading lubricant brands and\r\nOfficial Sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup&trade;, has brought together pioneers\r\nfrom the worlds of football and motorsport to create Castrol Footkhana; an\r\ninnovative experiment that sees Brazilian star Neymar Jr take on new Castrol\r\nAmbassador and global rally icon Ken Block.  \r\n  \"Castrol   \r\n In the challenge, an unexpected series of events unfold, as Ken and Neymar Jr team\r\nup with freestylers Andrew Henderson, S&eacute;an Garnier and Lassi Hurskainen to\r\npush the boundaries of performance and attempt ground-breaking new skills.\r\n\r\n In Castrol Footkhana, Castrol continues its proud history of fuelling pioneers by\r\nbringing together the most innovative performers in their respective fields. You\r\nhave Castrol Ambassador Neymar Jr leading a team of world champion freestyle\r\nfootballers against Ken Block and his rally car, powered by Castrol's strongest\r\noil, Castrol EDGE boosted with TITANIUM FST&trade;.\r\n\r\n The film, set on a specially designed Castrol Footkhana course, features the stars\r\noutperforming each other in a game of one-upmanship, showing off the skills and\r\ntricks that make them the modern pioneers of their sports.    \r\n\r\n Neymar Jr's strength under pressure is put to the test as Ken expertly controls his\r\ncar on the smoke-filled course, racing by in a series of breath-taking manoeuvres. \r\nNeymar Jr showcases his electric pace, skill and renowned finishing ability, which\r\nBrazilians hope will play a pivotal part in their country's quest to lift the World\r\nCup trophy in July. \r\n  \"Castrol\r\n Neymar Jr's performance is matched by Ken Block, who demonstrates supreme precision\r\nand control to score spectacular goals and make unbelievable saves. Not to be\r\noutdone, Neymar Jr's freestyler teammates respond with a series of creative, highly\r\ntechnical tricks under the guidance of fellow Castrol Ambassador and two-time FIFA\r\nWorld Cup&trade; winner, Cafu, making this an exhilarating and closely-fought\r\ncontest.\r\n\r\n Fans of Neymar Jr and Ken Block can watch the film now at castrol.com\/Footkhana.\r\n\r\n Neymar Jr, commenting on the project, said: \u201cIt has been amazing to work with Ken\r\nBlock and the other freestylers, bringing our skills together in this Castrol\r\nexperiment. I can't wait for football fans to see our freestyle tricks in action as\r\nwe go head-to-head against Ken and his car.\u201d\r\n\r\n Ken Block, who will also be featuring in a number of upcoming Castrol campaigns\r\nover the next 12 months, said: \u201cI'm stoked to partner up with Castrol again this\r\nseason. I know my fans are going to enjoy this Footkhana film since it's a spin on\r\nmy Gymkhana series, integrating some of the best freestyle football players in the\r\nworld.\u201d \r\n  \"Castrol\r\n A. S. Ramchander, VP Global Marketing at Castrol, said: \u201cBoth Neymar Jr and Ken\r\nBlock have demonstrated amazing levels of skill in their respective sports and we\r\nsee a great synergy between their pioneering spirits and what our brand stands for.\r\nOur sponsorship of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has given us the perfect opportunity to\r\npair up Ken with Neymar Jr to bring to life Castrol's passion for superior\r\nperformance, innovation and football.\u201d<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SdBXpORSGu0 22nd April 2014, Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricant brands and Official Sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup&trade;, has brought together pioneers from the worlds of football and motorsport to create Castrol Footkhana; an innovative experiment that sees Brazilian star Neymar Jr take on new Castrol Ambassador and global rally icon Ken Block.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5078"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5085,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions\/5085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}