'There's always next year. There's always next year,' we lie to ourselves when things don't exactly go our way. Particularly in racing, you always think about the next season, how to improve, and how to overcome a setback. Sometimes you don't make it to next year. Sometimes the dream dies with you. Ken Block died on Monday in a snowmobiling …
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Ken Block’s Hoonipigasus is out of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb before it even started
Things have gone quite pear-shaped for Ken Block, BBI Autosport, Porsche, and Mobil 1 at the inaugural run-in of Hoonigan's "Hoonipigasus". This pink monstrosity was aiming for the overall record at Pikes Peak with the extreme sports icon at the wheel, but didn't even make it to the start of the race. The goal for the car was to absolutely dominate …
Continue to the full articleHere’s your chance to hoon Ken Block’s Tuthill-built Safari Porsche 911
Earlier this year Ken Block, the Head Hoonigan, competed in the East Africa Safari Rally in a Tuthill-prepped Porsche 911. This custom competition build is based on a 1978 Porsche 911 SC 3-liter, and it carried Ken and co-driver Alex Gelsomino for nine days of competition across 5,000 kilometers. This is certainly a cool-looking machine that pays …
Continue to the full articleKen Block aims for Pikes Peak victory with BBI Autosport-built Hoonipigasus
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has long been the battlegrounds for run-what-you-brung motorsport, and this year is the 100th running of this magnificent race. In celebration of the centennial event, Ken Block, the folks at Hoonigan, and the mad scientists at BBi Autosport are jumping face first into the Pikes Peak pond, aiming for an overall …
Continue to the full articleKen Block Will Pilot Tuthill Porsche’s Safari 911 In This Year’s East African Safari Classic Rally
Tuthill Porsche are returning to Kenya this year to compete in the 2021 East African Safari Classic Rally, and this year they're bringing Ken Block along for the ride. Dubbed as the world's most challenging historic motor sports event, the route through Kenya's Northern Territory is 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) is grueling 9 day event. Tuthill …
Continue to the full articleVideo: XCAR Talks To Magnus Walker About His Porsches, His Way
This brief discussion with Magnus is actually pretty enlightening. Did you know, for example, that his design ideals are heavily influenced by Captain America, Evel Knievel, and 1950s SoCal Hot Rod culture? I mean, I guess you could have inferred that, but it's interesting to hear it come from the mouth of the man himself. You'll also find out …
Continue to the full articleHoonigan Rauh-Welt Porsche 964 Video Short: “Time To Make The Donuts”
Brian Scotto makes more donuts than Krispy Kreme in his RWB 964 called simply "Hoonigan". In this new video short put out by the children-trapped-in-adult-bodies over at Hoonigan, Scotto shreds a few tires in the extra-wide 964 Turbo, which has been appropriately nicknamed "Hoonigan Industries Tire Shredder" or HITS. The matte-white wide-body 911 …
Continue to the full articleGymkhana 47: Drifting A Porsche Cayman S
If you're a car guy or girl, and you've been somewhere other than living under a rock since 2008, you will have no doubt at least heard of Ken Block and his "Gymkhana" videos on YouTube. The recipe is simple, take one modified car, drive it fast, make lots of handbrake turns, do donuts around cones, do wild lurid drifts, and generally act like a …
Continue to the full articleWhat Could Ken Block do if he Drove a Porsche?
If you're not familiar with Ken Block or the sport of Gymkhana, then take a minute and check out first link at the end of this post. Basically, Block has the ability to defy physics, gravity and other laws with his amazing driving skills. He does things in (and with) a car that just don't seem possible and he does a lot of them in a Ford Fiesta. …
Continue to the full articleWhat will Ken Block do with a Rauh-Welt Begriff Porsche?
What could Ken Block do if he drove a Porsche? Who? What? If the names of Ken Block and Rauh Welt Begriff (RWB) don't ring a bell, they should. Ken Block is a professional rally driver who is perhaps best known for his series of Gymkhana videos and car jumping exploits (there's a video at the end for you to check out) and RWB is a Porsche tuner …
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