FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 9 | Page 27

After the epic Gymkhana 7: Wild in The Streets of Los Angeles exploded onto the internet at the end of 2014, Ken Block decided to get back to some old school rally racing for the start of his 2015 season. Teaming up with co-driver Alex Gelsomino, Block entered the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship in Whangarei on the North Island. The pair killed it across all three days, and with a final time of 2:54:53.6, Block convincingly took the win in his Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta HFHV rally car. His victory also made him the first non-Kiwi to ever win the Whangarei rally. ......................... ......................... April 2015 Ken Block International Rally of Whangarei Northland, New Zealand Photo: Ron Zaras / Hoonigan Racing