Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino test for Rally Mexico in MWRT WRC Focus. +VIDEO
In preparation for Rally Mexico this weekend, the Monster World Rally Team traveled to the Greystoke Forest, near the M-Sport headquarters in Cumbria, England, two weeks ago, for Ken and Alex’s first and only test in the Ford Focus RS WRC. In the morning, the drivers were greeted with snow-covered roads and below freezing temperatures. Not exactly ideal conditions for Mexico testing. The day was shaping up to be a repeat of a previously aborted test that was snowed out, but the midday sun came out to melt the ice and frost, allowing the team to successfully put in a much needed 170km of seat time before their inaugural WRC Event. “Testing the Focus RS WRC was one of the best days I’ve spent in a rally car...it's really an amazing machine,” says Ken. "I just wish I could’ve done more than one day of testing in the Ford Focus RS before jumping in the ring with the world’s best drivers this weekend at Rally Mexico. But this is my development year, not that I won’t be going flat where I can, but I realize that I have a bit to learn before becoming a really competitive driver in the WRC."
Stay tuned for daily updates on Ken and Alex's progress at Rally Mexico. Also catch us on twitter.
PHOTOS: James Lipman/MWRT
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Mon, 2010-03-01 16:50The Focus RS is a beast.
Good luck
Kenny from the Block!
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Mon, 2010-03-01 16:58I wish my Ford Focus looks as nasty as this one..
Nice Ken ;))
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Mon, 2010-03-01 17:23impresionante entrenamiento, conduccion perfecta, vamos ken!!
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Mon, 2010-03-01 17:33bien ahi block ! segui asi ..
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Mon, 2010-03-01 17:42I thought on the last post/video it was a fiesta, and the car you speak of in germany is a focus! How many cars do you have?
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Mon, 2010-03-01 17:46Ecuador is waiting for block and monster team
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Mon, 2010-03-01 17:52Aaron he is running the Fiesta for the Rally-America series and the Focus in the WRC.
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Mon, 2010-03-01 17:53under the dash doing something else while he's driving lol
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Mon, 2010-03-01 18:43Kick ass in Mexico Ken!
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Mon, 2010-03-01 19:11If you are lucky enough to have the Discovery HD Theater channel then it is being shown on there. Rally Mexico will be aired on March 18th and the 19th on there. I bought that channel just so i can see Ken Block on there. Its the only channel that airs it in the US. My whole pack of hd channels only costs about 8 bucks so you may call your cable company and see if you can get it. You can still watch it even if you dont have an hd tv.
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