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Ken Block Left Subaru

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Ken Block On Team Subaru STI Ken Block is probably the most exciting driver in the rally world right now. Well, not just in rally racing. Because aside from that sport, he is also attached to some adrenaline-raising sports like skateboarding, snowboarding and motocross. As far as his performance in racing is concern it is probably his craft right now. He drives for Subaru, that was before. The entire rally community were shocked of a big change. Block left Subaru for Ford at the very start this year. Now, it is his team mate, Travis Pastrana, who is left with the responsibility to maintain the dominance of Subaru in the rally world. 2005 was the year when Ken Block made a name in World Rally Championship, under the company of Subaru. This happened after he had co-founded the famous DC Shoes. During this season, Ken had five top 5 finishes and end up third overall in the Group N class and fourth overall in the Rally America National Championship. Under the same company, he won the Ra...

Old vs New Car of Ken Block

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Ford Fiesta and Subaru Impreza has so much rivalries. Checking out the history, you'll find out that there are many rally drivers that drove a Subaru then moved to Ford and vice versa. We have Tommi Makinen, Marcus Gronholm, Juha Kankkunen, Richard Burns, Colin McRae, Peter Solberg and so on. Although it's not just the two mentioned car brand that they switched to, it is still noticeable that Subaru and Ford has created rivalry through out the years. Maybe because of the title they have won, or the achievements of their respective drivers, or just plainly because of the efficiency of the cars. Whatever the reason is, it is still up to you which one you would go for. To clear things up, let us break down the details of each one. Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini car by the Ford Motor Company. It is one of the company's most successful car after selling more than twelve million units,. It found its break in the 1979 Monte Carlo Rally where it was driven by Rog...

Ken Block Switches From Subaru To Ford

You’ve probably seen this video a thousand times dubbed countless other times; but still, you probably can’t help watching it over and over again, especially if it comes out with some new material. The Adolf Hitler ‘Downfall parodies’ have been nothing short of hilarious and the latest one, which involves Hitler’s reaction when he finds out that rally car driver Ken Block has switched from his beloved Subaru to Ford is arguably one of the best versions we’ve seen. We don’t know who to feel worse for; Hitler for seeing Subaru lose its driver to the ‘enemy’ or Subaru for having Hitler as a fan. But hey, at least Travis Pastrana has a new fan now. Trust us; the video is a must-watch and if you’ve got a few minutes to spare, we invite you to check it out; it’s worth the laughs.