KEN BLOCK AND HOONIGAN RACING DEBUT ALL-NEW,
M-SPORT BUILT 2013 FORD FIESTA ST RX43
For
the 2013 race season, Hoonigan Racing Division’s Ken Block is focused
on two goals: winning gold at all four of this year’s Global X Games and
going for the overall championship win during this year’s Global
RallyCross season. Ken’s tool for achieving these goals is the all-new,
M-Sport built, Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta ST RX43.
Developed in collaboration between Block, Hoonigan Racing Division
and M-Sport (the Malcolm Wilson-run motorsports operation in England
that’s been responsible for fielding Ford’s WRC efforts over the last 16
years), Block’s new racecar is a completely fresh build from the ground
up. Starting with the base Ford Fiesta shell, M-Sport has taken their
considerable years of experience and expertise and focused their efforts
into creating the ultimate, fire-spitting RallyCross car for Block to
compete with this season.
“We turned to M-Sport on this build for a multitude of reasons,” said
Team Manager Derek Dauncey. “We learned a lot last year in Ken’s debut
GRC season and we were able to take that information, pass it along to
the engineering team at M-Sport and have them create an absolute beast
of a racecar. Our car last year was quite good and Ken qualified first a
few times, took silver at Los Angeles X Games and led the majority of
the final race in Las Vegas. To be entering this season with a car
that’s so much improved upon an already great vehicle is great for Ken
and the team.”
Having completed a successful first test of the car just yesterday,
Block came away highly impressed. “I’m absolutely stoked on how this car
has turned out,” said Block. “I know my Ford Fiesta HFHV last year was
awesome, but the RX43 is really on a whole new level. Malcolm and the
team at M-Sport took all of our input and made some radical
improvements. I’m feeling absolutely confident that I’ll have one of the
best cars on the starting grid when we kick off the GRC season at
Global X Games in Brazil next month. I can’t wait!”
Block’s first competitive event with his new Ford Fiesta ST RX43 will
take place later next month on April 21st at the first of four Global X
Games, X Games Brazil. :http://hooniganracing.com
