WRC: Will Ken Block Be Fast Enough?

So Mr. Viral Drift Video Ken Block has decided to slug it out with the big boys driving for Ford in next year’s World Rally Championship. But will he be fast enough to challenge top dogs like Sebastian Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen?

Maybe not. You have to give it to Block though. He’s got skill and he’s quick. But to be honest, his participation looks more like a publicity and marketing stunt more that anything.

Block’s a showman and an American and that’s basically what the sport needs to create a decent fan base in North America. (Start the USA! USA! chants on cue.)

His participation in the WRC will surely give Americans a nice enough exposure to the sport – a real breather for a straightline-happy culture to see cars going sideways on mud, dirt and gravel.

Check out this video of Ken Block setting a stage record at the New England Forest Rally in his Subie.