There's no getting around it; between his much-loved Gymkhana videos and his stint in the WRC, Ken Block's got a pretty sweet life. What's it actually like to spend a day in Block's shoes? A few months ago while wrapping up his Gymkhana Four video, Block let cameras follow him around for a day in the life.
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This video starts with Block leaving his Los Angeles hotel in his Sync-equipped H.F.H.V. Ford Fiesta (otherwise known as his Gymkhana Four car) to drive to a Cars and Coffee meet in Orange County. Yes, Block drives his Ford Fiesta rally car to Cars and Coffee, and no we don't know if it's legal or not (although his carisbased on a production Fiesta). Block then drives his Fiesta to grab some grub with a buddy. Next up, Block goes to the Universal Studios set to shoot some scenes for Gymkhana Four.
Finally, Block drives out to Willow Springs Raceway to practice for the Gymkhana World Tour. For the next two minutes we're assaulted with shots of Block tearing up the raceway, drifting around a cone, and then knocking a ladder out from underneath a friend with his car. Block closes the day out by hopping into his Euro-spec Ford Focus RS and heading for the hotel. Lucky guy.
You can check out a day in the life of Ken Block in the video below.
Source: YouTube
I generally like writing—especially when it’s about cars—but I hate writing about myself. So instead of blathering on about where I was born (New York City, in case you were wondering) or what type of cars I like (all of ’em, as long as it has a certain sense of soul or purpose), I’ll answer the one question I probably get most, right after what’s your favorite car (see above): How’d you get that job? Luck. Well, mostly. Hard work, too. Lots of it. I sort of fell into my major of journalism/mass communication at St. Bonaventure University and generally liked it a lot. In order to complete my degree senior year, we had to spend our last two semesters on some sort of project. Seeing as I loved cars and already spent a good portion of my time reading about cars on sites such as Motor Trend, I opted to create a car blog. I started a Tumblr, came up with a car-related name (The Stig’s American Cousin), signed up for media access on a bunch of manufacturer’s websites, and started writing. I did everything from cover new trim levels to reviewing my friends’ cars. I even wrote a really bad April Fool’s Day post about the next Subaru Impreza WRX being Toyota-Corolla-based. It was fun, and because it was fun, it never felt like work. Sometime after my blog had gotten off the ground, I noticed that Motor Trend was hiring for what’s now our Daily News Team. I sent in my résumé and a link to my blog. I got the job, and two weeks after graduation I made the move from New York to California. I’ve been happily plugging away at a keyboard—and driving some seriously awesome hardware—ever since.
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