Rally Portugal: The Ken Block / Kimi Räikkönen showdown (w/ photo Finnish).







Rally Portugal skipped on the traditional opening ceremonies in favor of a stadium-based Super Special that consisted of a series of tight turns, hairpins and one tabletop jump. But it was the rally’s clever head-to-head selections that really made the night, including the brothers Solberg, Loeb vs Hirvonen, and of course, the WRC Rookies. "As soon as we found out that we'd be going up against Kimi on opening night on a tarmac Super Special, pressure started building, so to raise the stakes even more, I decided to bet Kimi that I'd beat him,” says Block. “To be honest, I wasn't expecting to win, but was willing to lose a 100 Euros on the chance to wax a former F1 World Champ.”
In front of the packed Algarve Stadium, Block and Gelsomino lined up against Kimi Räikkönen and his co-driver Kaj Lindström for two laps of the 1km course. Off the line, Block took the jump and from that point until the last turn the two were neck and neck, swapping minor leads but eventually crossing the finish line at the exact same time (2:11:0). “What are the chances of that?” said Block immediately after the race. “But either way, I am stoked to have tied Kimi, afterall he does know a thing or two about driving on tarmac surfaces, plus I didn’t lose 100 Euros.”
Watch the fan-filmed clip of the race below:












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Fri, 2010-05-28 13:04Amazing Mr.Block!
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Fri, 2010-05-28 13:20That little drift at the end, before the finish line, was wonderful.
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Fri, 2010-05-28 13:23Incredible! Great job Ken, love to follow you :)
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Sat, 2010-05-29 03:53ken you have to coming to cyprus to show as same things!
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Sat, 2010-05-29 08:51Great driving ken! I'm proud to say I'm an American WRC fan because of your driving!
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Sun, 2010-05-30 06:59Grat drib=ve, horrid camera work!
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Mon, 2010-05-31 13:43yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa boi, luv ya blockster keep it up man
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Tue, 2010-06-01 00:49Who's the monster now!!!!
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Tue, 2010-06-01 07:23Insane Ken ! Love it!~..really love watching Gymkhana too ......Love film making and plan to film a stage or two of the WRC next season rock the fuck on ....good luck !
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Tue, 2010-06-01 13:50great job ken your an amazing rally drive good luck next rally
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