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Demp
September 9th, 2009, 21:29
Block's Co-Driver Alex posted this on Facebook... figured I would share this..ENJOY!

YouTube - BLOCK & ATKINSON, RWD PRACTICE
Brock_Beeson
September 10th, 2009, 00:06
awesome
woundedyak
September 10th, 2009, 03:12
I bet Block hates to wake up in the morning!
Bryan_Harrold
September 11th, 2009, 12:10
Here's the press release that goes with it:

September 10, 2009 – VISTA, CA – A new Rally video has DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Member Ken Block having a bit of fun in a vintage rear wheel drive Ford Escort at Team O’Neal’s Rally School in New Hampshire. World Rally Championship driver, Chris Atkinson joined Block for the practice and video that resulted, now live at dcshoes.com/auto.

Block purchased the vintage rear-wheel-drive rally car to practice and have fun in. Wanting to broaden his rally skills, the Euro-only-spec 1978 Ford Escort MK2 helps him let loose in a few non-Rally America Championship events. Don’t let the vintage shell fool you—under the hood sits a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder Millington engine that boasts 280 BHP. Couple that with a WRC-styled paddle shifting, six speed sequential gearbox and you have one fast vintage rally car.

Block took the car to Team O’Neil’s Rally School in July 2009 to put the vintage rally car through it’s paces, and Former Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson joined Block to break it in. Neither Block nor Atkinson have much experience in RWD cars, so the rally session and video is a good look at the two of them to flip flopping between the driver and passenger seats.

Block will enter select races each year with this car, including Rally Defi in Canada this coming weekend, September 11-12. Block returns to serious Rally America National Championship competition—in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI—at Rally Colorado, September 19-20.


YouTube - BLOCK & ATKINSON, RWD PRACTICE
Matt D
September 11th, 2009, 12:42
Freakin awesome!!
I need a race car again im having speed withdrawals
BANNEDFROMBAJA
September 12th, 2009, 03:57
really cool but i noticed they were missing there fire suits :eek:

non the less this vid was really cool to watch
dirtyimpreza
September 14th, 2009, 15:03
At Team O'Neil you're not required to wear fire suits. block putting the poor MK2 off at Defi!

YouTube - 2009 Rally Defi - Ken Block Crash
formerly known as
September 14th, 2009, 15:17
When are we goin nick?
C.J. Hutchins
September 21st, 2009, 10:22
ha ha thats a cool video, O'Neils looks real fun in the summer!
Matt_Kupiec
September 21st, 2009, 20:32
Besides the fact that it poured rain everyday we were there, the summer session was a blast. I want to go back again in the winter.
Baja Fool
September 23rd, 2009, 21:50
How much fun does that look?
hsdmorgan
September 30th, 2009, 18:36
That looks like crazy fun.....:D
Lance T
October 6th, 2009, 10:56
That looks like crazy fun.....:D

X2...for sure.
sincerebro
October 10th, 2009, 19:47
what a fkk.... was blocks??
sincerebro
October 10th, 2009, 19:52
this car looks funny to this guys