03/01/2023
RIP Ken Block.
14 Years ago DC Shoes posted a video of Ken practicing. I remember watching him do donuts around a guy on a Segway and thinking it was the coolest thing ever.
From then on I always wanted to see what crazy thing he had planned next. The next thing was always crazier, and it never stopped.
I thought his Ford Fiesta Gymkhana car was the coolest thing ever. I bought my first "performance" car, a 2015 Focus ST and one of my first purchases for it was a Tire Slayer Hoonigan license plate frame.
I got into autocross to give some sort of motorsport a try and had a blast. I went to cars and coffee events to spend more time around cars and car people.
I don't really do those things anymore, but that influence is part of who I am. I go on lunch at my boring day job and always hope that the roundabout down the street is clear so I can slide around it in my Fiesta ST like I know how to drive.
I always like cars, racing and stunts, but I think Ken and all of the things he's created gave us something new to be excited about.
Ken entertained and inspired so many people. He may not be here anymore, but everything he's done has and will continue to entertain and inspire.
