chris stiles Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Ken Block defects to Ford. Pastrana soars into New Year. Ryan Douthit, Driving Sports TV Update 1-11-10: Ken Block - The Car, The Team and responding to critical Subaru fans. Update 1-12-10: Ken Block - Challenges in 2010, WRC Readiness. Watch Pastrana discuss his jump and more on Block. View official NASIOC Ken Block to Ford Thread Travis Pastrana Big Jump Thread Just catching up after surviving yet another New Year's. Hope everyone had a safe holiday. If the first week is any indicator, it's going to be an amazing year for Subaru, Rally and, well, everyone. Travis Pastrana started the New Year by marginalizing Ken Block's Stunt Junkies 170ft jump from just a few years back. Pastrana rocked his STI 269-feet over water and into the record books. The way these guys work it was only a matter of time before Block one-upped Pastrana. Nobody thought Block's jump would be a business one -- to Ford. Whether or not you like the idea, Ken Block's move to Ford is the best thing that could happen to rally in the USA. We've been covering the sport since 2003 and every year was going to be "The Year" that Rally takes off in America. Well, 2010 is finally that year. (Just too bad for Subaru that it involved one of their stars defecting.) Sucks for Subaru fans that the next Gymkhana video will be Ken rockin' a Ford Fiesta. (Yes, that's confirmed.) On a side note: Ken's deal with Ford is a multi-year program. The goal is to get Block into the upper rungs of WRC competition. That was something Subaru simply could not offer at this time -- since they have no WRC program. "pulled from nasioc.com" I just can't believe he's finally leaving subaru... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hope he gets into the WRC and does well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 He isn't in the WRC yet.. Ford will be racing in Rally America.. he will be doing some testing in the WRC and may have a guest appearance from time to time to see how he does. I believe he raced an older RWD Celica in Finland last year Block would be one of the few and first USA drivers in the WRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I used to really not like ford, inlue of recent developments, becoming a huge fan! GO FORD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I bought stock in Ford about six months ago when it was dirt cheap. I agree with Woldson!! GO KEN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIM73240Z Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 yep, I alos bought Ford Stock when it was less that $2.00 a share. Go Ford. Cant wait to see some new vids jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I wish him the best and hope he does well. I'd love to see him racing in the WRC. This will hopefully be his ticket in there. I'm not opposed to Ford rally cars at all, but I have been more interested in the French cars since we do not have them here in the States anymore. However, Ford is suddenly becoming more and more interesting. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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