Known for pulling wild stunts behind the wheel of his Ford Fiesta rally car, Ken Block had zero intention of rolling the high-powered machine five times. But that’s just what happened during a shakedown of the car ahead of the Rally of Portugal event this weekend.
Block, and co-pilot Alex Gelsomino were both admitted to hospital, after he lost control of the car in a ‘fourth-gear incident’ (read: going stupid fast). Both have since been released without injuries – although early reports indicated Block’s flatbill cap may never be the same.
The car, unfortunately, was damaged too severely for Block to compete in this weekend’s third-round of the World Rally Championship.
[Source: AutoSport]
See video of the crash after the jump:
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The guy has WAY more talent than most of those WRC hacks.
March 24th, 2011 at 12:37 pm