What’s the best way to tackle the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb" With a 1,400hp twin-turbocharged Ford Mustang, obviously.  

ESM doesn’t quite know what to make of Ken Block. Here’s clearly an immensely talented driver, and proficient businessman, yet success in top-level motorsport has eluded him.
Maybe it doesn’t matter. He’s built up an empire from DC Shoes, and created a number of toys to play with, like the latest Hoonicorn V2 Mustang.
In his latest video in the Gymkhana series, Block reenacts the epic Climb Dance short film created in 1988. In it, legendary WRC driver Ari Vatanen set a new record at Pikes Peak, when the course was still predominantly loose dirt and gravel. Kenny B had the benefit of Pikes Peak being paved all the way to the top, but that doesn’t stop it still being an epic drive. Climbing some 4,720ft along a track measuring over 12 miles, Pikes Peak requires skill and concentration to master. Oh, and bravery, for when you get a little too close to the edge:

Is it more dramatic than the record-setting run by Sébastien Loeb in 2013" Undoubtedly. Is it as achingly cool as Ari Vatanen’s 1988 effort" Hmmm, we’ll let you be the judge of that…
Image: (C) Hoonigan Racing
Tagged: Ari Vatanen, Climb Dance, Ford Mustang, Hoonicorn, Ken Block, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Sebastien Loeb, WRC

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