Driving the Mk2 Gymkhana Escort is no less!
He takes parenting to an entirely new level. Just when you thought Ken Block could not get any better, it’s just the opposite. Block’s 13 year-old daughter Lia and future hoon in the making, She has already had some racing success, with podium finishes in the Lucas Off-Road Racing Series driving UTVs. Also, the above video includes a clip of Lia driving a Power Wheels Mustang. However, to save her embarrassment we won’t screencap this portion.
We are confident that we will continue to provide the best service possible. Will Here are some photos of Lia tearing up tires behind her dad’s gymkhana Escort. This is her first time driving a car. In fact, she learned how to drive a manual transmission from her father. Three days Before this outing. While we can’t speak on behalf of everyone, your humble author was able to drive a stick three days after learning. Still learning how to drive a stick. We are envious if we sound that way. You can admit it.
We are also very impressed. Block claims that his Escort car is the most easy to drive, but it’s almost like saying that Ultron is the easiest Avengers enemy to kill. It produces 355 horsepower naturally and spins at a staggering 9,000 RPM. This requires some serious aggression on your go-pedal to keep it on boil. You can also find a racing clutch, racing brakes and a large handbrake. If you think managing three pedals with two levers, a steering wheel and two pedals is easy, then you have never driven one like it.
Lia clearly has some serious skill. She was able to use the Utah Motorsports Campus tarmac as her runway and climbed into the passenger seat, with her dad showing her how it works. It’s Lia from there, and we’re not going to be shy about it – the father-daughter interactions are just as heartwarming than the billowing clouds tire smoke coming from the Escort. We cheered almost as loud as our dad when Lia brought everything together to do multiple opposite-lock pirouettes about the orange cone.
Although most parents will tell their children to not drive, many parents aren’t Ken Block. We can’t wait for their future gymkhana videos, where they will be tearing tires together.