If you haven't seen Ken Block's eighth installment Gymkhana already, it's time to glue your eyes to the screen as we bring you some behind-the-scenes information from Gymkhana Eight, and bring you the epic catalog of the Gymkhana series.

So how many tires does it actually take to get to the center of Dubai? Forty tires—10 sets—and that's with rotating them around each corner of Block's 650hp Ford Fiesta RX43 rallycross machine. And while they do bring a few spare parts (similar to the usual spare-parts assortment you'd bring to a stage rally or rallycross race), Hoonigan only brings one car to these shoots. No spare shells, no backup cars—Block only gets one shot at making it through filming with his RX43.

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In fact, Dubai had been on Block's list for some time. At the premier for Gymkhana Eight, Block mentioned that, "after doing Gymkhana Seven in Los Angeles with the Mustang, I knew I had to go a completely different direction for this one." Dubai offered a unique location, and "some fine gentlemen from Dubai" approached Block about bringing his unique extreme motorsport video franchise to the luxurious desert city. "I really liked the idea of the exoticness, and the beautiful newness of Dubai, and all the opportunities we were afforded," Block said. "I enjoyed the culture—I enjoyed how much they love cars and motorsports. It was a really fun time, not only doing the work there but also actually getting to know everybody there and figuring out how we were going to put everything together to really represent what Dubai was like."

Speaking of the culture, the topic of Block's Falcon introduction came up. Here, Block elaborated on some of the goofy differences between how Americans and Arabs play in the sand, bringing up Southern California's Glamis Dunes: "They do Falconeering there! And here [in the United States], if you go out to Glamis, you'll see people with their lifted truck, with their quads or dirt bikes with paddles, and [in Dubai], they're in Nissan Patrols with 1,000 hp, doing Falconeering—[expletive] awesome!" Block was so impressed with the culture that he had to include it in Gymkhana Eight.

One of the weirder automotive obsessions in the Middle East is stunt-driving pickups and SUVs on two wheels. It really is one of the most absurd obsessions we've ever seen, and it's often done on public roads. In a tour de force of Darwinism, or bravery, they'll even remove and change the tire while sitting on the doors and fenders of their teetering, two-wheeling truck.

Of course, this meant Block had to drift around it. Because that's just what Block does when he sees slow-moving objects—he drifts around them until they submit. Ask the guy on the Segway in Gymkhana 1.

The Ford Raptor scene was filmed on the first day of shooting. The scene was shot on the Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai's main highway. This is actually just the second time since its completion in 1980 that the massive desert highway has been totally closed; the first time was when former President of the United States George W. Bush toured Dubai in 2008. Of course, in order to shut down the largest highway in Dubai, the locals had to have a little fun with it, too, and Block was able to tie the stunt in with the 2015 Dubai Auto Show.

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Lastly, the driver of that staggering Raptor is 20-year stuntman Terry Grant, the owner of 23 World Records for all sorts of awesome things like Fastest Two Wheel Mile, Most People in a Car on Two Wheels, Most Donuts Standing on the Roof of a Car, and more. Basically, Grant owns one of the most epic resumes in existence, and his experience showed during one of the most technically amazing stunts in Gymkhana Eight.

Sadly, while the 1965 "Hoonicorn" Mustang was gone for Gymkhana Eight, the not-so-subtle hint at the new Ford GT was a welcome surprise; no doubt an Easter egg provided by the partnership between Ford Performance and Block in the World Rally Championship and Global Rallycross series.

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Another matter of fact: The green and white police-car fleet, comprised of various sports cars and supercars—like the Porsche 918, Mercedes SLS AMG, Audi R8, and Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG—are actual service vehicles in Dubai. Like the Los Angeles shoot, when they weren't on camera, Dubai's absurd police fleet was doing the necessary work to shut down roads and hold security during filming. It seems strange that the police would own the 887hp, 211-mph Porsche 918 supercar, but when you consider the number of sheikhs and businessmen in the Middle East who also own these high-performance supercars, it starts to make more sense; Crown Victorias aren't exactly capable of Bugatti levels of performance, as much as we love (or loathe) the venerable cop car.

However, Block's 650hp Ford Fiesta RX43 doesn't have to worry about the local pressure. This lightweight, all-wheel-drive terror is capable of catapulting Block to 60 mph in 1.8 seconds, clearly demonstrated in the video.

Now, for the Gymkhana anthology:

Gymkhana 1 - El Toro Marine Corps Station, Irvine, California

Gymkhana 2 Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, California

Gymkhana 3 Autodrome de Linas-Montlhry, Linas, France

Gymkhana 4 Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California

Gymkhana 5 The City of San Francisco, California

Gymkhana 6 San Bernardino Airport, San Bernardino, California