Ken Block's daughter Lia in front of his Hoonicorn Mustang Photo by Hoonigan. Picture: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images. Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 - January 2, 2023 [aged 55]) was an American professional rally driver. May you be up in the big race track in the sky racing with the angels. It’s another Ford Escort, and no ordinary Escort at that - it’s an ex-Group A WRC RS Cosworth. Ken Block said his Escort Cosworth currently produces around 400 horses, mated to a custom-fitted seven-speed sequential manual gearbox. Appears In: Gymkhana 9 & 10. com. Ken Block crashes a legendary Ford Escort RS Cosworth of the Hoonigan Company with over 400 PS. 0. The 371-horsepower rally icon is set to (again) travel the world with the Hoonigan himself. After all, it's a significant departure. 2255 Views 36 Replies 23 Participants Last post by neil2860, Aug 18, 2011. The driver, Kenneth Block, 55-year-old male out of Park City, Utah, was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him. a 1978 Escort Mk2 and a Ford. The 55-year-old was known as a competitive rally driver in championships such as Rally America and Global Rallycross. Up for grabs is Block's old 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (updated to 2006 exterior specs), a fully race-prepped Group N rally car built for his mid-2000s stint in Rally America. Losing children is one of the most painful moments for a parent. READ: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro First Drive The car is near and dear to Ken's heart as it is the first Ford rally car. Jan 3, 2023 at 11:00 am ET • 1 min read. 7-liter Roush-Yates V8. It's a Fox-body Mustang design concept with AWD that was created by Ash Thorp, the designer who designed the Ford Escort RS Cossie V2 and the. The 1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth WRC, fondly called. 2. News related to all forms of rally and offroad motorsports - WRC, RallyAmerica, NASA… Now, we get to see Ken Block test it for the first time. Ken Block made a drift car playground out of city streets. Oh, yes. com. sitting in the passenger seat of his Escort Gymkhana car while his daughter Lia, age 13 at the time, learns to hoon like her. 1min 22secs in he pitches his Subaru sideways at gloriously. . Audi. Ken Block’s new Escort Cosworth rally car is finally finished, so he headed to the UK to test it for the first time. The Hoonigan crew revealed the four. Jan 3, 2023. It was equipped with fifteen52 Turbomacs and Toyo R1R tires, it’s the ideal around-town ride for Block. A car was sorted thanks to Pirelli having agreed a deal with Toyota to use its two-year-old TF109 throughout 2011 to help its development work. Photo by: JEP / Motorsport Images. The Overview. 1 Ken Block Has Been a Good Boy, Gets a New Toy: a 333 HP 9,000 RPM Ford Escort Mk2 2 Ken Block Manhandles 2016 Focus RS at Goodwood, Ex-Stig Whips Mustang GT350R 3 Mad Mike Whiddett Drifting at. I’ve said many times that the greatest thing about Speedhunters is the variety of automotive material that we cover. It features an all-wheel drive, and a new Ecoboost engine that produces 600 hp and 650 Nm of peak torque. Ken Block, a talented American rally driver and co-founder of Hoonigan, handed away on January 2, 2023 after a tragic accident. Ken Block has died aged 55 following a snowmobile accident in Mill Hollow, Utah. by Manoli Katakis January 8, 2021, 9:01 pm. The X Games paid tribute to Block on Monday, writing: “One of the most important figures in sports over the last four decades, Ken influenced a generation. This is Block's first rear-wheel-drive. Still popular with enthusiasts. Built based around NASCAR specs, Block threw the all-wheel drive monster around the streets of Los Angeles. If I can do it, anyone can! Ken Block, like him or loathe him, ya gots ta admit he can drive. 0-liter turbo four built to 1997 WRC standards with an aluminum (ahem) block and as much as 620. Today, the Hoonicorn Ford Mustang makes 1,400 incredible horses, with 1,250 lb-ft of torque. Ken Block announced earlier this year that he would be taking on select rally events with his race-prepped 1991 Ford Escort RS Cosworth. We were devastated when Ken Block's classic Ford Escort Cosworth Group A rally car crashed and burned last summer during the New England Forest Rally in Maine. His skill and car control became quickly apparent and Block aptly nabbed Rookie of the Year that season in the Rally America Championship. On today's episode of Daily Transmission, the HHIC himself stops by the Donut Garage with his newest racecar project: a 1991 Ford. Its home to some of the most epic roads, and the only tarmac hillclimb stage in th. 5 million views. Both of the Fiestas — dubbed GYM3 and RX43 are powered by 2. Unfortunately, we have learned that the famous Escort has burned to the. When the first episode went live, it garnered 1. He later went on to earn global recognition for his ‘ Gymkhana ’ video series on YouTube. Racer, Gymkhana superstar, and extreme sports legend Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on Monday, January 2, 2023. His plan is to race this Escort RS Cosworth on a few gravel stage rallies around the world next year, along with occasionally piloting a Ford Fiesta R5 also. This season marks the first time that Lucy and Ken are competing. Fans were stunned to find out the news of his death and extended their heartfelt condolences to the grieving parents. 11467. The Ford Escort Cossie V2 may be a 90s era WRC car, but just like any proper racecar does - it has to evolve and get faster. Small touches. Ken was recognized for. The car will make its first public appearance at the Gymkhana GRID Finale here in the U. Speaking to him in Montreal about the possibility, Block had smiled: "I am going to see what I can talk them into. Nov 5-8 – PENDING: SEMA, Las Vegas, USA. . This was the second Escort Cosworth Block had made after the first was lost to fire Credit: Hoonigan Racing After his first Ford Escort Cosworth was lost in a fire in 2018, Ken wanted an even. He debuted in 2005 with Vermont SportsCar and raced under a sponsorship deal with Subaru. Over the years, we've watched Ken Block hoon around in some incredibly cool cars in the Gymkhana series, from a souped-up Ford Escort Cosworth rally car to the 1,400-hp 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn. Ken Block’s Legacy And His Custom Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG Before we discuss the CLS55, it’s worth going over Ken Block’s contributions to the automotive world . Hoonigan. It was just back it April that Ken Block announced his plan to compete with his 1991 Ford Escort in 2018. This was one of the most memorable Gymkhana films of the lot. One week ago my family and I built a mini-Gymkhana GRiD practice course inside my Hoo. His presence wasn't as a crowd enter. 28 February 2019 at 07:31. 4. The driver, Kenneth Block, 55-year-old male out of Park City, Utah, was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him. First published on Mon 2 Jan 2023 23. The 333bhp on offer is sent to the rear-wheels via a sequential six-speed ‘box. Mar. Ken Block bought the his first Ford Escort soon to be the. Sadly, the. Based on the loved and celebrated Ford Escort platform, which gained its storied history in European rally racing, this 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS is quite unlike its stage-ready counterparts. -He began his rally driving career in 2005 and earned the title of Rookie. Charmingly basic, raw, and unproduced. Professional rally racing driver Ken Block competed in the New England Forest Rally at the wheel of his 1991 Ford. He. Block gets his title from - HHIC, aka Head Hoonigan In Charge. Luckily Block and his. October 20, 2015. Hoonigan Racing Division announced the tragic news of the rally. He was a creative driving force. . "Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. The 2016 Ford Focus RS RX was a result of a global collaboration between Ford Performance, Block's Hoonigan Racing Division and U. It was later replaced by the Ford Focus WRC. After losing his previous 1991 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A rallycar to a fire while racing in the summer of 2018, Ken Block knew exactly what he had to do for 2019: build an all-new Cossie! And for his “Cossie V2,” he’s taken all of the things both he and the fans loved about the original Ford Escort Cosworth and has enhanced them in a. View 4 images. the Escort did really well, as Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino managed to score a podium finishing third. 10 months old. See also Justin Thomas House:. 0-liter four-cylinder engine tuned to deliver 600 hp and 663 lb-ft of torque. Famed stunt and rally driver Ken Block was killed in Utah on Monday when the snowmobile he was riding up a steep slope flipped on top of him, authorities said. 2nd Overall in 2006, 2008, and 2013. 0:38. The tenth gymkhana video would be the last, but definitely, Ken Block didn't hold back in producing the ultimate tire-slaying tour which saw five cars on five unique locations doing what Block does best — hooning. After 11 years of driving a plethora of Blue Oval performance. Rear-wheel-drive unsurprisingly goes to Seamus Burke, for yet another year of domination in the coolest MkII Escort anyone has ever built, as. Check out the rally driver and showman Ken Block in action with his Ford Escort Cosworth "Cossie V2" during the 17th Rally Legend 2019 in San Marino!#rallyle. Following his Mk2 Escort and ‘Hoonicorn’ Mustang – not to mention a wealth of modern Fiestas and. He was 55 years old. For his new car, Block is also trading in his loud neon livery for a. It is a little-known fact that Gymkhana 1 actually took 2 days of filming spread out over a full month. Jax Redline is Ken Block's Baja 1000 teammate. Both driver and co-driver escaped without harm, but the iconic rally car was a total loss. In Summer 2018 Ken Blocks Ford Escort Cosworth Group A rallycar died in the flames. Uh, and eventually we had DC Shoes started, and that just took off and grew so fast that we sold or got rid of everythingKen Block's retro Hoonigan Ford Mustang. Motorsports legend Ken Block has died after a snowmobile accident, aged 55. 0 Comments;October 2006. 0-liter engine. It was a rock that did in Ken Block’s beloved 1991 Group-A Ford Escort RS Cosworth at the New England Forest Rally in Maine. 185 votes, 36 comments. Jay Lasco. Hoonigan via YouTube. Professional rally driver and YouTube star Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on Monday, his Hoonigan Racing team announced. Those watching this space for a while may have remembered that Ken Block already had a Ford Escort Cosworth barely a year ago. We work tirelessly to bring you guys the coolest cars, events and more from across the world and from just about every subculture there is. 0-liter turbocharged inline-four / AWD. Block was a. m. Ken Block in Hollywood. Set on the streets of LA, Gymkhana Seven is the latest in a long line of brutal internet-breaking videos from Ken Block and his Hoonigans, and is surely the most epic, face-melting installment yet. Utah's Wasatch. Block, whose influence derived wholly from his exuberant, enthusiastic embrace of life, died in an accident while snowmobiling in Utah on January 2, 2023. Ken Block and His 1993 Ford Escort Cosworth Are Officially Returning to American Stage Rally. For his latest Gymkhana, he will be using a rear wheel drive car for the first time, which is a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS. But. His latest video with the Hoonigans crew features a nifty second-generation Ford Escort that's been turned into a wicked Gymkhana drifter. Click below to check out Ken Block shred Toyo tires off the MKII Ford Escort at 9000 RPMS!Last week, serial drift addict and skate shoe bloke Ken Block wowed us with his latest ride. Simon Kabutey - January 3, 2023. Pumping 224hp through all four wheels from its Garrett-turboed 2. Its 400-bhp 2. The. Twitter. The New England Forest Rally was his second event, but following a rather crispy end to the race it appears to be the last for. A competitive rally driver since 2005, Block was Rally America's Rookie of the Year in his first season and went on to win rallycross medals at the X Games and podium finishes at the World. Ken Block’s pursuit to turn all of the great fast Fords into track toys continues. Ken Block, shown during WRC Mexico in 2013 in Leon, Mexico, died Monday in a snowmobile accident near his Park City, Utah, home at age 55. Block's partnership with Ford encompassed motorsports and custom vehicle builds for his Gymkhana video series. Back in 2011 Ken Block and his partnership with Ford introduced me into the world of rallycross and inspired me to pick a fiesta as my 1st car after watching his gymkhana videos. No one knows why Ken Block hates tires, but the man's passion for destroying inanimate pieces of rubber seems to know no bounds. Make: Subaru. After a year of waiting and an entire reality series dedicated to its. And of course, her father made sure that she learned from the very best in the business: Vaughn Gittin Jr. 1. Ken Block began his racing career with the Vermont Sports. The hearts of the automotive world collectively sank last year when pictures emerged of Ken Block's 1991 Ford Escort Cosworth on fire at the New England Forest Rally. This was our introduction to Ken Block. Ken Block’s rally career began in 2005. Rally racer and Hoonigan co-founder Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident. Published Apr 22, 2021. The Ford Escort Mk2 RS was quite the car in its day, but for Ken Block it had to be totally re-done. S. Via - Motor1. For his next effort, Block has blown us away once again with the debut of his all-new Gymkhana ride, a highly modded 1978 Ford Escort MkII RS. And power. The 55-year-old professional rally driver and Hoonigan co-founder died in a terribly sad snowmobile accident on Monday. The tenth gymkhana video would be the last, but definitely, Ken Block didn't hold back in producing the ultimate tire-slaying tour which saw five cars on five unique locations doing what Block does best — hooning. May 17, 2022. January 10, 2023. Originally manufactured for homologation purposes, the RS200 is a British-designed rally car made to compete in Group B. Going Hollywood. 1978 Ford Escort MK2 RS. The Cossie rolled twice and caught on fire, and fortunately Block and his co-driver escaped before the Escort blazed to the. Lia Block is the eldest daughter of Ken Block. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer, and an icon. Ken Block, known for his series of outlandish Gymkhana stunt videos and his rallying and rallycross outings, has died in a snowmobile accident at the age of 55. 0” for the upcoming “Cossie World Tour”! Working with digital creative Ash Thorp (a VFX-GCI master who’s worked on major feature films such as X-Men: First Class, Prometheus, Ghost in the Shell and more), Block. Ken Block was just 55. After the death of Ken Block, the audience was curious about his parents. Oregon Trail Rally is the last stop on the 2021 ARA championship calendar. Published Jan. The Hoonicorn car has been updated with a roll cage, paddle shifters, and a full-halo seat to protect the driver in case of impact. Meanwhile, Lucy will be stepping up to 4WD Open Class in. Ken Block has revealed his latest weapon in his war against tyres - the ultimate classic Ford Escort. His engine died.