Ken Block and Ford stop their exclusive 10-year partnership. As a result, the block becomes free to conclude transactions with other automakers, which was confirmed on Friday Ken Block and Ford Performance representatives.
Partnership Block with Ford concerned motor racing and creating non-standard cars for his series Gymkhana. This led to the emergence of such cars as 1,400-strong all-wheel drive Mustang "Hoonicorn", Ford F-150 "Hoonitruck" of 1977 and even Ford Escort RS Cosworth, each of which appeared in various Gymkhana videos, starting with Gymkhana Three.
"Working with Ford over the past decade was awesome. I am very grateful to Ford for support for many years, but I also look forward to what is waiting in 2021 without restrictions, and the opportunity to straighten your wings to play and play with many other toys, "the block said in a statement published on the web Site Hoonigan Racing Division.
The unit has signed a contract with Ford in 2010. The partnership included the Rally and Rally Cross Campaigns with 19 victories, 17 other podiums, two medals of X Games and finish glasses in the World Rally Championships. Most recently, the 53-year-old unit moved to a fully electrical series of the Projekt E rally on the Ford Fiesta Erx racing car.
"We all in Ford are very grateful to Kenu block for bringing pleasure from Ford Performance cars to a whole new generation of car buyers. He did it unique to the Ken manner - with fun, energetic and unusual racing exhibitions that have no analogues in the automotive world, as well as with important victories and performances in the rally and rally-cross over the world, "says Ford Performance statement, published in Twitter.
Ken Block was not always associated with Ford. In the first two, Gymkhana videos, he managed by the Rural cars Subaru WRX STI, and recently the automaker returned to the series for Gymkhana 11, where the SUBARU racer Travis Pastra replaced the block. Now that the block can led everything that wants, it will be interesting to see where he and his Hoonigan team will go further.