Sno*Drift is a rally racing event held in Montmorency County, Michigan, annually, with headquarters in Atlanta, Michigan. The event is currently the first Rally America National Rally Championship event of the season. Currently the event is organized into three distinct rallies: the national championship event covering both days of rallying, and two regional rally events each covering one of the two days. Competitors may be entered in any or all of these events simultaneously.

Sno*Drift is a winter rally, run primarily on snow-covered gravel surface roads, and is usually held in January. The winners of the 2009 Sno*Drift Rally were Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom of Maryland, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI. This team also won the event in 2007, but in 2008, they were leading but did not finish the event as they encountered a deer on the next to last stage.

History[link]

A national event in the 1970s and 1980s[link]

Sno*Drift was first held in 1973 as a National event as part of the SCCA Performance Rally series near Grayling, Michigan. Chaired by Tim Steiner, the event was won by the team of Erhard Dahm and John Campbell driving a Jeep Wagoneer, with Gene Henderson and Ken Pogue finished 2nd in a similar vehicle. Scott Harvey and Tom King placed third in a Dodge Colt. Of the 38 teams starting the event, 24 finished.

The event was repeated the next year with Henderson and Pogue rising to win over Dahm with new co-driver Tom Grimshaw. Third was again captured by Harvey, who also had a new co-driver (Wayne Zitkus). The final Sno*Drift of the period was held in 1975, and was won by Harvey and Zitkus, this time with a Dodge Ramcharger, while second place was claimed by Tom Tolles and Virginia Reese in a Volvo 122S and third by Bob Hourihan and Doug Shepherd, also in a Volvo 122S.

Sno*Drift was not held again until 1979 when it again became a national event for the SCCA. This running saw 48 teams enter, of whom 31 finished. Taisto Heinonen and Tom Burgess won the event in a Toyota Celica GT while Doug Leverton and Greg Wilkinson placed second in their Datsun 510 and Scott Harvey and Randy Graves finished third in a Dodge Aspen.

46 teams entered the 1980 event, while only 24 finished. Overall winners were Guy Light and Jim Brandt in a Jeep CJ-7, followed by John Buffum and Doug Shepherd in a Triumph TR7 and by Dick Turner and Tom Grimshaw in an International Scout. 1980's winner in the production class was the team of Erik Zenz and Brian Berg in a Saab 99L followed by Curt Spicer and Tom Hudak, also in a Saab 99, and by Roger Suppes and Woody Crutchfield in a Toyota Corolla.

Sno*Drift was held in 1981 with 49 teams entering and 39 finishing. Jean Paul Perusse and Jim Brandt took the overall win in their Peugeot 504, while second place was claimed by Randy Black and Fred Baker in a Datsun 510, and third by Bjorn Anderson and Randy Weiser in a Toyota Celica. Niall Leslie and Doug Martin captured the 1981 production class win in a Datsun 200 SX, with second in class going to Gene Henderson and Jim Kloosterman, and third to Guy Light and Jim Brandt, with both teams driving a pair of AMC Eagle SX/4 coupes.

Sno*Drift saw 50 entries in 1982 with 31 finishing the rally. John Buffum and Tom Grimshaw took first with an Audi Quattro, with second going to Rod Millen and John Bellefleur in a Mazda RX-7 and third to Doug Shepherd and Jim Roller in a Colt. The production class winners were Guy Light and Jim Brandt in an Oldsmobile Omega, followed by Gene Henderson and Jim Kloosterman in their AMC Eagle SX/4, and Erik Zenz and Lawson Smith in a Saab 99 EMS.

1983, marking the eighth running of the event was also the last of the period run as a national event. 40 teams entered and 29 finished, with Rod Millen and Michael Parris winning overall in their RX-7, with Mark Klos and Andrew Klos taking second in a Jeep C101 and Don Jankowski and Karen Landau finishing third in a Dodge Charger. The Production class was led by a pair of Chargers, the first driven by Cal Landau and Craig Marr, and the second by Dan Coughnour and Eric Marcus with Gene Henderson and Jim Kloosterman finishing third in their AMC Eagle SX/4.

Years as a non-national event[link]

Sno*Drift was run in 1984, but was downgraded from a national event to a coefficient 2 divisional event of the , with 28 entries and 20 finishers. The event was held in December as part of the 1985 divisional series. Winners were Tom Bell and Mary Jo Czyzio in a Datsun 510, with second going to Erik Zenz and Steve Nowicki in a Saab 99 and third place awarded to Robert Parks and Jerry Tobin in an Alfa Romeo GTV.

Sno*Drift was run again in 1991, but as a time-speed-distance rally. 14 teams took part, with Gene Henderson and Jim Mickle winning in a BMW 325ix. This team won again in 1992 when the event was repeated.

Restoration as a national event in the 1990s[link]

After a long period of dormancy, Sno*Drift was run again as national event for the SCCA, although not as a full event, but instead at 60%, while also counting as coefficient 3 divisional event. In 1997, it was held in Montmorency County, Michigan, with 27 entries and 21 finishers. Overall winners were Frank Sprongl and Dan Sprongl in an Audi Quattro S2, followed by Steve Gingras and Bill Westrick and by Cal Landau and Eric Marcus, both in the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Group 5 winners were Mike Villemure and Rene Villemure driving a Volkswagen Beetle, followed by Mike Hurst and Lynn Dillon driving a Pontiac Sunbird and by Gail Truess and Paul Truess in a Chevrolet Citation. Group 2 winners were Gerald Sweet and Stuart Spark in a Saab 99 EMS, followed by Wayne Prochaska and Annette Prochaska in a Volkswagen Golf and Art Burmeister and Randy Moore in a Volkswagen GTI. The Production GT class win went to Steve Gingras and Bill Westrick in a Mitsubishi Eclipse followed by another Eclipse driven by Cal Landau and Eric Marcus and an Eagle Talon piloted by Brian Pepp and Dean Rushford. The Production class was won by a Ford Escort GT driven by Tad Ohtake and Bob Martin followed by a Honda Civic driven by Jay Kowalik and Jeff Wheeler. It was intended to run the event in 1998, although this was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions.

1999 saw Sno*Drift run again as a 60% national event and coefficient 3 divisional event. Overall victory went to Tom Ottey and Pam McGarvey in a Mazda 323 GTX, followed up by Jon Kemp and Brian Maxwell in an Audi 4000 Quattro and by Peter Lahm and Matt Chester in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV. Group 5 was won by Henry Krolikowski and Cindy Krolikowski in a Dodge Shadow GT, followed by Mark Utecht and Diane Sargent in a Dodge Omni and by Jeremy Butts and Peter Jacobs in a Plymouth Arrow. Group 2 winners were Wayne and Annette Prochaska in a Volkswagen Golf followed by David S. Cizmas and David L. Cizmas in a Suzuki Swift and by Art Burmeister and Randy Moore in their GTI. Ottey and McGarvey also took the Proguction GT victory, with Chris Czyzio and Eric Carlson in second and Cal Landau and Eric Marcus in third, both in Eclipses. Production class victory went to a pair of Volkswagen GTIs, the first driven by Karl Scheible and Gail McGuire, and the second by Brian Vinson and Richard Beels. Third was captured by a Plymouth Neon ACR piloted by Evan Moen and Ronald Moen.

Becoming a full national event[link]

2000 marked Sno*Drift's promotion to a full national event. The national event, part of the SCCA's ProRally series, would run all of the stages that comprised the rally. In addition, there would be two SCCA ClubRally events. The first, titled simply Sno, covered the first portion of the rally's stages, and was considered a coefficient 2 club rally, while the second, entitled Drift, covered the remaining stages and was scored as a coefficient 3 club rally. Competitors could enter any or all of these rallies and score points the appropriate series. the 2000 and 2001 event results were as follows (results are listed in the format - driver / co-driver / vehicle):

• 2000 Sno*Drift national rally (41 entrants/28 finishers)
  • Overall
    • 1. Paul Choiniere / Jeff Becker / Hyundai Tiburon
    • 2. Karl Scheible / Russ Hughes / Mitsubishi Lancer
    • 3. Pete Lahm / Matt Chester / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
  • Group N
    • 1. Karl Scheible / Russ Hughes / Mitsubishi Lancer
  • Group 5
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Corneliusen / Dodge Omni
    • 2. Mike Hurst / Rob Bohn / Pontiac Sunbird
    • 3. Bryan Hourt / Peter Cardimen / Honda Civic
  • Group 2
    • 1. Douglas Davenport / Lea Hoffa / Volkswagen Golf
  • Production GT
    • 1. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Steve Gingras / Bill Westrick / Eagle Talon
  • Production
    • 1. Brian Vinson / Luke Stuart / Volkswagen GTI
    • 2. Evan Moen / Kurt Winkelman / Chrysler Neon
• 2000 Sno Club Coefficient 2 Rally (30 entrants; 20 finishers)
  • Overall
    • 1. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Mark Utecht / Brenda Corneliusen / Dodge Omni
    • 3. Sylvester Stepniewski / Adam Pelc / Audi Quattro
  • Group 5
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Corneliusen / Dodge Omni
    • 2. Colin McCleery / Jeff Secor / Volkswagen GTI
    • 3. Rene Villemure / Mike Villemure / Volkswagen Beetle
  • Group 2
    • 1. Douglas Davenport / Lea Hoffa / Volkswagen Golf
    • 2. Charles Langan / Hughie Langan / Ford Escort
  • Production GT
    • 1. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Scott Harvey, Jr. / Bob Martin / Eagle Talon
  • Production
    • 1. Jouni Pohjolainen / John Matikainen / Nissan NX 200
    • 2. Ryan Brooks / Shanti Traskowski / Acura Integra
• 2000 Drift Club Coefficient 3 Rally
  • • 1. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Mark Utecht / Brenda Corneliusen / Dodge Omni
    • 3. Sylvester Stepniewski / Adam Pelc / Audi Quattro
  • Group 5
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Corneliusen / Dodge Omni
    • 2. Rene Villemure / Mike Villemure / Volkswagen Beetle
    • 3. Colin McCleery / Jeff Secor / Volkswagen GTI
  • Group 2
    • 1. Douglas Davenport / Lea Hoffa / Volkswagen Golf
    • 2. Joshua Scott / Roxanne Slancik / Volkswagen GTI
    • 3. Mark Brown / Ole Holter / Toyota Corolla
  • Production GT
    • 1. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Scott Harvey, Jr. / Bob Martin / Eagle Talon
  • Production
    • 1. Jouni Pohjolainen / John Matikainen / Nissan NX 200
    • 2. Tom Young / Jim LeBeau / Dodge Neon ACR
    • 3. Ryan Brooks / Shanti Traskowski / Acura Integra
• 2001 Sno*Drift National Rally
  • Overall
    • 1. Paul Choiniere / Jeff Becker / Hyundai Tiburon
    • 2. Mark Lovell / Steve Turvey / Subaru WRX STi
    • 3. Seamus Burke / Frank Cunningham / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
  • Group N
    • 1. Mark Lovell / Steve Turvey / Subaru WRX STi
    • 2. Karl Scheible / Brian Maxwell / Subaru Impreza
    • 3. Henry Krolikowski / Cindy Krolikowski / Subaru WRX STi
  • Group 5
    • 1. Tad Ohtake / Bob Martin / Ford Escort
    • 2. Mike Hurst / Rob Bohn / Pontiac Sunbird
    • 3. Colin McCleery / Jeff Secor / Volkswagen GTI
  • Group 2
    • 1. Eric Burmeister / Mark Buskirk / Volkswagen GTI
    • 2. Matthew Johnson / Eric Adams / Volkswagen GTI
    • 3. Thomas Lawless / Brendan Lawless / Honda Civic
  • Production GT
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Lewis / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Gail Truess / Pattie Hughes-Mayer / Mazda 323 GTX
    • 3. Bruce Perry / Phil Barnes / Eagle Talon
  • Production
    • 1. Scott Carlborn / Dale Ewald / Jeep Comanche
    • 2. Tom Young / Jim LeBeau / Dodge Neon ACR
• 2001 Sno Club Coefficient 2 Rally (32 entries; 26 finishers)
  • Overall
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Lewis / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Bruce Perry / Phil Barnes / Eagle Talon
    • 3. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
  • Group 5
    • 1. Mike Hurst / Rob Bohn / Pontiac Sunbird
    • 2. Colin McCleery / Jeff Secor / Volkswagen GTI
    • 3. Wiktor Biegalski / Andy Malikowski / Mitsubishi Eclipse
  • Group 2
    • 1. Thomas Lawless / Brendan Lawless / Honda Civic
    • 2. Phil Smith / Dallas Smith / MGB-GT
    • 3. Brad Hawkins / Adrian Wintle / Volkswagen Golf GT
  • Production GT
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Lewis / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Bruce Perry / Phil Barnes / Eagle Talon
    • 3. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
  • Production
    • 1. Jim Cox / Kaarii Louise Cox / Chevrolet S-10
    • 2. Ryan Brooks / Randy Berdan / Acura Integra
• 2001 Drift Club Coefficient 2 Rally (32 entries; 26 finishers)
  • Overall
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Lewis / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Bruce Perry / Phil Barnes / Eagle Talon
    • 3. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
  • Group 5
    • 1. Mike Hurst / Rob Bohn / Pontiac Sunbird
    • 2. Colin McCleery / Jeff Secor / Volkswagen GTI
    • 3. Jerry Brownell / Jim Windsor / Chevrolet Citation
  • Group 2
    • 1. Thomas Lawless / Brendan Lawless / Honda Civic
    • 2. Phil Smith / Dallas Smith / MGB-GT
    • 3. Phil Schmidt / Steve Irwin / Toyota MR2
  • Production GT
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Brenda Lewis / Mitsubishi Eclipse
    • 2. Bruce Perry / Phil Barnes / Eagle Talon
    • 3. Chris Czyzio / Eric Carlson / Mitsubishi Eclipse
  • Production
    • 1. Jim Cox / Kaarii Louise Cox / Chevrolet S-10
    • 2. Ryan Brooks / Randy Berdan / Acura Integra
    • 3. William Tremmel / Peter Coleman / Volkswagen GTI
• 2002 Sno*Drift national rally (46 starters; 34 finishers)
  • Overall
    • 1. Frank Sprongl / Dan Sprongl / Hyundai Tiburon
    • 2. Mark Lovell / Steve Turvey / Subaru WRX
    • 3. Mark Higgins / Michael Gibson / Hyundai Tiburon
  • Group N
    • 1. Mark Utecht / Jeff Secor / Subaru WRX
    • 2. Henry Krolikowski / Cindy Krolikowski / Subaru WRX STi
    • 3. Mark Cox / Jim Gill / Mitsubishi Evo VI

Expansion to a two-day event[link]

In 2002, Sno*Drift was expanded to cover two days, with the Sno club rally covering day one and Drift on day two. In 2003, the event was awarded the ProRally of the Year title by the SCCA. The 2004 event was marked by heavy snow.

Transition to Rally America[link]

In 2005, the SCCA transferred organization and marketing of ProRally and ClubRally to Rally America, Inc., with Sno*Drift as the first event of the 2005 calendar, and thus the first event to take place under Rally America organization.

Summary of events[link]

• Sno*Drift 1973: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1974: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1975: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1979: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1980: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1981: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1982: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1983: SCCA national performance rally
• Sno*Drift 1984: SCCA divisional coefficient 2 rally
• Sno*Drift 1991: SCCA regional time-speed-distance rally
• Sno*Drift 1992: SCCA regional time-speed-distance rally
• Sno*Drift 1997: SCCA 60% national and divisional coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 1999: SCCA 60% national and divisional coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 2000: SCCA ProRally national rally
• Sno 2000: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 2 rally
• Drift 2000: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 2001: SCCA ProRally national rally
• Sno 2001: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 2 rally
• Drift 2001: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 2002: SCCA ProRally national rally
• Sno 2002: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 2 rally
• Drift 2002: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 2003: SCCA ProRally national rally
• Sno 2003: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 2 rally
• Drift 2003: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 2004: SCCA ProRally national rally
• Sno 2004: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 2 rally
• Drift 2004: SCCA ClubRally coefficient 3 rally
• Sno*Drift 2005: Rally America National Rally Championship event
• Sno 2005: Rally America Central Regional Rally (coefficient 2)
• Drift 2005: Rally America Central Regional Rally (coefficient 3)
• Sno*Drift 2006: Rally America National Rally Championship event
• Sno 2006: Rally America Central Regional Rally (coefficient 2)
• Drift 2006: Rally America Central Regional Rally (coefficient 3)

See also[link]

• Rally America
• Rallying
• Sno*Drift web site

Sno may refer to:

• SnO, the chemical formula for tin(II) oxide
• Snö, a song by Laleh
• Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO)
• Small nucleolar RNA (snoRNAs)

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Look up drift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Drift may mean:

Film and literature[link]

• Drift (Doctor Who), a 2002 Doctor Who novel
• Drift (film series), a series of Japanese films written and directed by Futoshi Jinno
• Drift, 2007 experimental short film by Max Hattler
• Drift (Transformers), a fictional character
• Drift (2012 film), an Australian movie starring Sam Worthington
• Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, a book by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow

Geography[link]

• Battle of Rorke's Drift, 1879 battle between British and Zulu forces
• Drift, Cornwall, a village
• Drift Reservoir, near Drift, Cornwall
• Velddrif, a town on the west coast Bergrivier Local Municipality
• Drift, Kentucky

Industry[link]

• Drift pin, a metalworking tool used to align parts
• Drift mining, a nearly horizontal underground tunnel
• Drift netting, a fishing technique where nets, called drift nets, are allowed to drift free in a sea or lake
• Pipe drift, eccentricity or roundness in a pipe's inner wall

Music[link]

• Drift (Flotsam and Jetsam album),1995
• The Drift, 2006 album by Scott Walker
• Drift (Ken Block album), 2008
• "Drift (Emily Osment song)", a 2011 song by Emily Osment

Science[link]

• Clock drift
• Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks, a dark matter experiment
• Drift (geology)
• Continental drift
• Drift velocity
• Genetic drift, mechanism of evolution
• Stochastic drift, the average change over time in a random process
• Drift (linguistics), a unidirectional short-term and cyclic long-term drift
• Drift (telecommunication), a comparatively long-term change in an attribute, value, or operational parameter of a system or equipment
• Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform, a technique for spectra collection

See also[link]

• Drifting (disambiguation)
• Drifter (disambiguation)
• Driftwood
• Daventry International Railfreight Terminal (DIRFT), in England
• Dérive, the spontaneous exploration of urban landscapes guided by aesthetic instinct

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Ken Block
Ken Block in 2008.
Nationality	American
Born	(1967-11-21) 21 November 1967 (age 44) Long Beach, California
2012 Rally America
Debut season	2005
Current team	Monster World Rally Team
Best finish	2nd Overall in Rally America in 2006 and 2008
Awards
2004[1] 2005[1] 2009	• One of the most influential people (#17) in Sports Business Journal • Ad Age's Marketing 50 • One of the Fast 50 in Fast Company Magazine • 40 Under 40 Awards, Sports Business Journal • Rally America's Rookie of the Year • Gymkhana 2 was 2009's #4 most viewed viral video

Ken Block (born November 21, 1967, in Long Beach, California)^[2] is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes.^[1] Block has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross.

Rallying[link]

2005[link]

In 2005, Ken Block began his national rallying career with the Vermont SportsCar team.^[3] Vermont SportsCar prepared a 2005 Subaru WRX STi for Block to compete. His first event of the rallying season was Sno*Drift, where he ended up finishing seventh overall and fifth in the Group N class.^[4] During the 2005 season, Block had five top five finishes and placed third overall in the Group N class and fourth overall in the Rally America National Championship.^[3] At the end of his first rallying year, Ken Block had won the Rally America Rookie of the Year award.^[5]

2006[link]

In 2006, Ken Block along with his DC rally teammate Travis Pastrana signed a new sponsorship deal with Subaru.^[3] Through this deal with Subaru, the teammates became known as "Subaru Rally Team USA."^[3] With the new rally season, Block also got a brand new Vermont SportsCar prepped 2006 Subaru WRX STi.^[3] He competed in the first ever X Games rally event at X Games XII.^[3] In the competition, Block ended up finishing third to take the bronze.^[3] He went on to compete in the 2006 Rally America National Championship, where he finished second overall.^[3]

2007[link]

In 2007, Ken Block competed in the X Games XIII rally event, where he placed second overall and won a silver medal.^[5] In the 2007 Rally America National Championship, Block finished third overall.^[5] During this season, Block also entered in a few rounds of the World Rally Championship; Rally Mexico and Rally New Zealand.^[4] In Rally New Zealand, Block recorded two top-five stage times in the Group N class.^[4] At the end of 2007, Block had achieved 19 podiums and 8 overall victories in rally events.^[1]

2008[link]

In 2008, Block was provided with a brand new rally prepped 2008 Subaru WRX STi to compete. Block decided to compete in the Rallye Baie-des Chaleurs of the Canadian Rally Championship to gain some experience with his new 2008 rally car and prepare for the World Rally Championships later this year.^[6] Block gained his first Canadian rally win at the event.^[6] This was only the second event for the new car.^[6] Block and his co-driver were unable to get any championship points at the event due to not having a Canadian competition license.^[6] Block competed in the Rally New York USA competition and finished in first place.^[7] In the X Games XIV rally competition, Block finished tied for third place with Dave Mirra.^[8] This occurrence was due to both competitors having issues with their car. Block, who made it to the semi-finals of the event, had a radiator problem after landing the car awkwardly on a jump. With both bronze place competitors in damaged cars unable to compete, the medals were awarded to both of them.^[8]

Block competed in the 2008 Rally America National championship, which concluded on October 17, 2008. In the event, he finished second overall with a strong victory in the last event. In the Lake Superior Performance Rally stage, Block finished over one minute ahead of his next closest competitor and secured the second overall position.^[9] Next up for Block this rally season is three World Rally Championship events.^[4]

2009[link]

Block appeared in a segment of motoring show Top Gear.^[10]

2010[link]

Ken Block testing Ford Fiesta for the 2010 Rally America season

Block driving a Ford Focus RS WRC at the 2010 Rallye de France

On January 6, 2010 the Monster World Rally Team announced Ken as their driver for selected rounds of the World Rally Championship, in which he will be campaigning the Monster/Ford Racing Focus RS WRC 08. His car will be prepared and run by the North of England based M-Sport, who also prepare the official Ford WRC cars. He will be simultaneously running in his sixth season of the Rally America Championship in an open class Ford Fiesta, as well as his fifth X-games. Ken will also be the first ever American driver to campaign for the World Rally Championship. On February 27, Block won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood (Rally America) for the 5th consecutive time. This broke the record held by John Buffum.^[11] Ken is currently being trained by former Ford factory driver Markko Märtin. At the Spain rally, he won his first 2 points in World Rally Championship.

2011[link]

On March 23, Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino were taken to hospital, having rolled their Ford Fiesta RS WRC during the shakedown stage of the 2011 Rally de Portugal in Faro, Portugal.^[12] A representative of the Monster World Rally team later stated that both men were fine.^[13]

Complete Rally America results[link]

(key)

Complete WRC results[link]

* Season in progress.

PWRC results[link]

Other motorsport activities[link]

On October 15, 2009, it was reported that Block was close to a deal to join the World Rally Championship in a new Ford team. Long time co-driver Alex Gelsomino is also reportedly involved in the deal. Former Subaru WRC driver Chris Atkinson has been reported to be lined up as Block's team-mate in the all-new Monster Energy Drink Ford World Rally Team.^[14]

In 2005, Ken Block along with his DC Shoes associates participated in the Gumball 3000 Rally. For the event they sent out three modified 2004 Subaru WRX STi's sponsored by DC Shoes.^[15][16]

In 2006, Ken Block competed in the One Lap of America competition along with Brian Scotto. They were teamed up in a 2006 Subaru WRX STi and finished forty-fifth overall.^[17]

In 2006, for the Discovery Channel show Stunt Junkies, Ken Block jumped his Subaru WRX STi rally car 171 feet (52 m) and a max height of 25 feet (7.6 m).^[3] The whole episode was dedicated to Ken Block attempting this stunt.

In 2007, Ken Block joined the DC Shoes Snowboarding team at New Zealand's Snow Park.^[3] Block did massive jumps and assisted in snowboarding tricks while driving his rally car on the mountain alongside the snowboarders. The session made the cover of the December 2007 issue of Snowboarder Magazine and closed out the MTN.LAB 1.5 DVD.^[3]

In 2009, for the BBC show Top Gear, Ken took James May out for Gymkhana-style driving at Block's stunt course at Inyokern Airport, an operational California airport, also starring Ricky Carmichael, whom Ken describes as 'a good friend'.

In 2010, for the BBC show Top Gear, Ken took the feature car from the previous episode (a Reliant Robin) for a lap of the Top Gear test track. He rolled the car and was unable to complete a lap but was unhurt.

On January 6, 2010, the announcement is made as Ken joins up with Ford and begins his WRC career driving both a Ford Fiesta and Focus RS WRC.

On August 24, 2010, Block released the first of a three part Gymkhana 3 video release featuring his new Ford Fiesta.^[18]

Ken Block also holds the world record for the world's fastest snow cat, a modified Subaru STI called a Trax STI.^{[citation needed]}

On September 14, 2010, Block's third Gymkhana video, featuring a Ford Fiesta, was released on YouTube.^[19] The video got more than seven million views in its first week.

On August 16, 2011, the fourth Gymkhana video, The Hollywood Megamercial was released on YouTube, featuring Block driving around the Universal Studios backlot.^[20]

Involvement In Colin McRae: Dirt 2 and Dirt 3[link]

Ken Block is featured as a driver in Codemasters Colin McRae: Dirt 2, along with his Subaru Rally Team USA Impreza.
In Dirt 3 he is seen as a driver and Gymkhana teacher, his Monster World Rally Team vehicles are available in the game.

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Rally America Website
• Ken Block Official Merchandise Store
• Ken Block Interview
• Gymkhana racing improved by Ken Block, Video, ~4min
• dirt2game.com

Dave Mirra's Subaru rally car

David Michael "Dave" Mirra^[1] (born April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, New York) is an American BMX athlete, Subaru Rally Team USA driver and business owner. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals, standing (and gold medals) and has medaled in every X Games since they started in 1995. His current medal count as of July 31, 2009 in the X Games is 24.^[2] In 2008, he placed second in BMX Big Air and third in Rally Car Racing at the X Games. He is known primarily as a vert ramp and park rider. He has ridden and has been sponsored by Haro Bikes since the mid '90s before starting his own bike company. In 2004, Mirra guest starred on an episode of George Lopez (TV series).

Early life[link]

Dave Mirra graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).^[3]

Making Protown[link]

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Greenville, North Carolina is more commonly known as "Protown" in the BMX community. This is due to the large amount of contest-riding BMX professionals living there.^{[citation needed]} In the 1990s, Mirra's brother, Tim Mirra, moved to Greenville where there was virtually no BMX scene.^{[citation needed]} Mirra was looking to get out of New York, so he decided to move down to Greenville. Not long after, fellow professional BMX rider Ryan Nyquist moved in with him. Mirra and Nyquist became quick friends and would build and ride ramps together. Greenville is now home to over twenty professional BMX riders.^{[citation needed]}

Mass media[link]

Dave Mirra's success has brought him to numerous outlets besides riding his bike, such as hosting two seasons of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge. He is featured in the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX video game series and more recently appeared in the 2009 video game Colin McRae: Dirt 2. He has published a photo-biography titled "Mirra Images", has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and the "Today Show", was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher for IRS fraud, and was once one of People Magazine's "50 Hottest Bachelors". He was also featured in Rolling Stone magazine. Dave also rode a $7500 gold plated bike in the 2006 X-games, but was not able to finish the competition because of a crash. He was left with a concussion afterwards.

Sponsorship[link]

Dave's first major sponsor in the BMX world was GT Bicycles. Hitting a slump, and reluctant to sign, Mirra's hero Dennis McCoy finally convinced GT to pay him a fair amount for sponsorship. GT wanted Mirra to move to California and tour the country doing stunt shows at bike shops to promote their bikes like the rest of their riders but, since Mirra felt at home on the East Coast, his relationship with GT eventually faded. He has been sponsored by Haro bicycles for a number of years. In 2007 he started his own company called MirraCo. Dave Mirra has his own video game for the PlayStation 2 generation consoles.

Aside from bike sponsors, Mirra has had various secondary sponsors throughout the years. His current sponsors are: Recaro, MirraCo, Monster Energy, DC Shoes, Maxxis Tires, Nike, Bell Helmets, Snafu, and Subaru.

See also[link]

• Freestyle BMX

References[link]

1. ^ DAVE MIRRA @ 23MAG BMX
2. ^ http://www.davemirra.com/-/Bio
3. ^ http://collegeprowler.com/cal-poly-pomona/alumni--and--post--grads/

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Official website of MirraCo, Mirra's company
• Online photo-biography
• OXY Nation Website, Dave Mirra Video