If you thought Block was done with Ford when Hoonigan pulled out of World Rallycross, oh no. Ford’s not going to give up that PR-and-tire-smoke machine that easily. Now we finally know what Block’s future plans involve: one of the most insane cars of all time: a 1991 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A rally car.
Ford and Hoonigan Racing have announced that they’re jointly withdrawing from the FIA World Rallycross Championship at the end of the 2017 season. The next move for racers Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud and their Focus RS RX race cars is yet to be determined.
Ken Block teased his newest video last week, and, this morning, it finally dropped. It’s good.
Ken Block, known hoonigan, is up to familiar tricks, this time taking his talents to Pikes Peak, which he climbed in a 1,400-horsepower Mustang. At one point, according to a teaser released this week, Block nearly lost it.
I’ve known about Hoonigan Racing, Ken Block’s motorsport team that competes in FIA World Rallycross as a Ford factory backed team. I even saw them compete at Lydden Hill last month. But I never really understood just Hoonigan, which is separate from Ken and Ford and is based out of Long Beach, California. I assumed…
Sure, Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos have all of the stunts and precision driving you could have ever dreamed of being able to do and all of the street closures you wish you had the money to buy, but they’ve never been set entirely on dirt—deep, deep mounds of dirt. Well, welcome to “Terrakhana.” Stay awhile.
The Focus RS RX has driven by Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud must be built to handle all kinds of abuse: jumps, dirt, getting hit on all sides during World Rallycross competition, and of course, Gymkhana videos. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how they made the car stronger, faster and more ridiculous.
A long-ass time ago, the revamped and Clarkson & Co-less Top Gear aired. There was a segment where Ken Block hooned around London with Matt LeBlanc. It was kind of short and not long enough at all. Today, the BBC released the Extended Director’s Cut of the segment.
Kenneth H. Blockenheimer recently revealed that his AWD-converted ‘66 Mustang with a Roush-Yates V8 now has twin turbos and runs on methanol. What is it like to warm up one such engine? Toasty.
The first installment of the promised virtual reality version of Ken Block’s hoontacular spectacular Gymkhana Nine video is finally here. If you were wondering how some of the crazier stunts were done, Gymkhana Nine VR is your chance to stand right in the middle of the action and find out.
Ken Block, the man who drifted his way into our hearts forever with the Gymkhana videos, is now completely off the reservation. He already hacked up a 1966 Ford Mustang and threw in a 845-horsepower 410 cubic-inch V8. But now, he’s added even more power via methanol injection and gigantic turbos. Ken is legitimately…
What do you do with a set of identical Can-Am Maverick X3s lent to you for obvious marketing purposes? Race them, duh. Team Hoonigan whipped out their best sideways dirty antics by pitting Ken Block’s team up against BJ Baldwin’s in their ultimate Battle Broyale through an abandoned desert neighborhood.
The Hoonigan crew put a few 360-degree cameras out when they were shooting Ken Block’s latest tire-slaying Gymkhana Nine adventure. For the first time ever, you’ll be able to experience Gymkhana in virtual reality through the FordVR app.
One 600-horsepower, rallycross-spec, Zubaz-stripe-liveried Ford Focus RS RX. The rust-scarred locale of Buffalo, New York. Many, many abused tires. You know the formula by now. Feast your eyes on Gymkhana Nine.
Tomorrow the world will bear witness to Gymkhana Nine, Ken Block’s latest video extravaganza of tire smoke and high-speed hatchback tomfoolery, much of it set against the lush and exotic backdrop of Buffalo, New York. But there was a location even more picturesque than Buffalo in mind originally, if you can believe…
That’s right: Ken Block is still making viral-style Ford commercials. This one features his new Focus RS RX rallycross car, and many, many tips have been sent in about it hooning around the exotic locale of Buffalo, New York. Let’s enjoy a small teaser of the action until then, shall we?
This is better than Gymkhana.
Ken Block did what Ken Block does in his terrifying rally Fiesta: delivering the donuts to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
I don’t think I had an appreciation for how much work goes into building a rallycross car from the ground-up until I saw this clip on Ken Block’s new Ford Focus RS RX. Every little individual component has to be assembled, and it’s fascinating to watch it all come together.
Rallycross is one of those fast-paced disciplines of motorsport that can take the viewer through about 11 emotions in a single turn, and this FIA World Rallycross Championship video is a great example of that—driver attempts a daring pass, spins sideways in front of the field and somehow saves it to take the lead.
