There is nothing like the first time behind the wheel of a new car, and for Hoonigan Racing Division’s Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud, it had to be extra special, because it represented the upgrade to a new car: fresh out of rally-spec Fiestas, the duo moved up to the new Ford Focus RS RX, the new race-spec version of the Focus RS that is currently getting rave reviews from anyone who is lucky enough to sit behind the wheel of the new all-wheel-drive hot hatch. Like any new car, there is a learning curve that has to happen…you have to know how the car will react to whatever inputs you provide, be it a quick run through the gears or one of Block’s signature backed-in, all four wheels spinning drifts that his Gymkhana series is built on. Remember, you don’t know the car’s limitations until you find them!
Come on Ken – enter the WRC and show us what you’ve really got! Because at the moment your’e just a one trick pony who races alone and I happen to think you could be the first American world rally champion – so go for it and the best of luck mate!