Ken Block was a rally racer who started as a rally racer at the age of 37. We lost him on 2nd Jan 2023, he died while riding his snowmobile. But most of you might not know who ken block is, only car enthusiasts would know him. But most of you would recognise him with his stunts around the world. He started the Hoonigan racing company in 2010 after joining hands with Ford. Which he joined after parting away with Subaru. Ken Block showed his brilliant skills in his Gymkhana videos.
You can find out about his life on youtube or other articles, I was a big fan of his stunts at Gymkhana. There were 10 Gymkhana videos in Total. Ken Block was 40 years old when he released the first Gymkhana video in 2008. Though I started following him after his Dubai Gymkhana 8th edition which was in the year 2015.
Ken Block Gymkhana Videos
Gymkhana videos gave me goosebumps the stunts performed in them were really outstanding. Ken block had one of the best control over his car when he drives. He performed 10 Gymkhana videos, 2 Climbkhana on dangerous mountain roads, and 1 Electrikhana with an electric car.
Gymkhana 1 (2008)
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI prepared by Crawford performance, 530 HP. Performed in an Airfield
Gymkhana 2 (2009)
2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI prepared by Crawford performance, 566 HP and 828 HM of torque. Performed in Port of Los Angeles
Gymkhana 3 (2010)
2011 Ford Fiesta prepared by Olsbergs MSE. 650 HP and 894 NM torque. Performed in Linas France
Gymkhana 4 (2011)
2011 Ford Fiesta (High Function Hoon Vehicle). Performed in California
Gymkhana 5 (2012)
2012 Ford Fiesta (High Function Hoon Vehicle), 650 HP. Performed in San Fransico
Gymkhana 6 (2013)
2013 Ford Fiesta ST RX43, 650 HP and 881 NM of torque. Performed in San Fransico
Gymkhana 7 (2014)
1965 Ford Mustang, 845 HP. Performed in Los Angles
Gymkhana 8 (2015)
Ford Fiesta ST RX43, 650 HP and 881 NM of torque. Performed in Dubai
Gymkhana 9 (2016)
2016 Ford Focus RS RX, 600 HP and 894 NM torque. Performed in New York
Gymkhana 10 (2016)
This video was a combination of 5 location
Detroit, Michigan
Hoonicorn V2, 1965 Ford Mustang, 6.7 Lt Twin turbo, 1400 HP and 1694 Nm of torque, was performed in Detroit, Michigan
Sweden
WRC 2018 Ford Fiesta, with an inline 4, 1.6 Lt turbo, 380 HP and 450 Nm of torque, was performed in Sweden
LA, California
1999 Ford Escort “The Cossie”, 2 Lt Inline 4 Turbo, 645 HP and 715 Nm of torque, was performed in
Guanajuato, Mexico
2017 Ford Focus RS, 2 Lt Inline 4 Turbo, 650 HP and 800 Nm of torque, was performed in Guanajuato Mexico
Texas, USA
Hoonitruck 1977 Ford F-150, 3.5 Lt V6 twin-turbo, 914 HP and 950 Nm of torque, was performed in Route 600
Climbkhana One (2019)
1965 Ford Mustang Hoonican RTR V2, 1400 HP. Performed in Pikes Peak, Colorado
Climbkhana Two (2019)
1977 Ford F-150, 914 HP and 951 NM of torque. It was performed in Tianmen Mountain
Electrikhana (2022)
Audi Sport Quattro S1. Performed in Las Vegas
You find all the videos here
Conclusion
We lost a big inspiration in the car community. He was so cool with his car stunts, it was just very peaceful to watch. I personally could never meet the guy, but after Gymkhana 8 which is the point when I started following him, I always watched his videos and the pure skill he showed in those videos.
