Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

Recently posted on Facebook by a reliable source. 'Hoonigans' have confirmed that Ken Block has passed away as the result of a snowmobile accident.

Obviously best known in the motorsport world for the Gymkhana stunt video series that spanned the globe for filming locations.

A frequent competitor in the US Rally Championship/ Rallycross Championship and previous participant in the WRC and other rallies/rallycross/ other motorsport events around the World.

From Hoonigan Industries instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm74ZDVL_PS/

Terrible news at the beginning of the year.. :'(
https://dirtfish.com/archive/ken-blo...bile-accident/

Ahh terrible news. RIP

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Horrible news, RIP

He did an amazing job promoting Motorsport.

Very sad news. Ken Block was one of us, he loved rallying. RIP

R.I.P Legend.

That's tough! People who bring joy and happiness should not go this way. RIP!

His influence on young fans may have been the most since Colin McRae, especially with his input and name attached to the popular rally game, DiRT3.

Rally in Peace, Ken Block #43.

Remember Ken´s off at Leustu 1 (SS14) in 2012. After last car had passed me and my son Simon went 3K from Saakoski yellow house up to the corner he went off and lost a wheel. MSport people was just arriving and he stood there holding his child in his arms. Calm despite what happened. When he was asked he just explained how it happened. Very nice and polite.

Same corner I was spectating with Pantealex and his Jämsään friends in 2019...

You just know he was one of the guys who would have kept endlessly rallying, racing and doing stunts. Some just have motorsport in their veins.
I remember him going viral on Youtube with his gymkhanas in the 2000s and basically becoming an icon.

RIP Ken

Isn´t it they are also dare devils outside their sport, when they instead could ease down a bit? Schumacher, McRae and now Block...

Sad news, R.I.P.

Quite ironic after all his rally crashes, huge car jumps and amazing on-the-edge stunts, that it's a snowmobile that takes him out. :(

rip...

Ott Tänak @OttTanak

Our sport lost a great man today. Ken was a visionary and a true legend who has inspired so many of us. Rest In Peace, Ken !

“We lost a legend today in Ken Block,” says Ford CEO Jim Farley. “Ken inspired generations of automotive enthusiasts, and in the process he came to inspire all of us at Ford Motor Company as well.”

sources:
https://mobile.twitter.com/jimfarley...25336183771137
and
https://fordauthority.com/2023/01/fo...ck-dies-at-55/

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Isn´t it they are also dare devils outside their sport, when they instead could ease down a bit? Schumacher, McRae and now Block...

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Yes, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence... but I can't blame them.

Motorsport world pays tribute to Ken Block:
https://www.motorsport.com/rally/new...lock/10416639/

I was guilty in the early days of being a bit cynical and perhaps jealous in hindsight of Ken's involvement in rallying however I like many I suspect would be foolish to deny his influence on the sport and car culture in general. His sheer enthusiasm and love for rallying always came across and was last witness to it in the Tuthill Classic Safari film which appeared on Youtube over the break.

To his family and many friends and fans my condolences.

Most motorsport guys die from stupid accidents because driving fast is something really hard and they feel they can do almost everything at that level which results in hilarious deaths.. helicopters, climbing ladders to pick fruit, snomobiles, skiing ects....

Oh well rallying did not lose much with block and it also helped to bring the wrong people into the sport... But a loss is a loss and is always a pity when people die below the age of 82.

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Isn´t it they are also dare devils outside their sport, when they instead could ease down a bit? Schumacher, McRae and now Block...

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Not easily, it's just part of who they are that brought them into the sport and got them noticed in the first place.

Ken without doubt enjoyed what he did - rallying more than some works drivers. For example doing more donuts than necessary in Barcelona was just to spread the enjoyment he got instead of comparing times. A true petrolhead too, responsible for some great builds. Who else was going to be building and rallying an Escort Cosworth!?

Very sad news.

I've heard of many fatal accidents with forms of off-roading sport like quad bikes, mountain bikes, scramblers and skidoo's.

Rallying deaths are relatively rare but bring much negative pressto the sport whereas other sports get away with it...

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I've heard of many fatal accidents with forms of off-roading sport like quad bikes, mountain bikes, scramblers and skidoo's.

Rallying deaths are relatively rare but bring much negative pressto the sport whereas other sports get away with it...

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I don't mean to comment on Block's incident, but it's good to distinguish accidents in official sports and just hobby riding.

I hope Oliver Solberg is careful on his snowmobile...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cm69N...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Any Swedish guys have old Rally Sweden maps / spectator guides or know someone who could have them?

I made this based on a video but it's not 100% right, would like to get some details. The whole area is likely changed a bit since...

https://www.rally-maps.com/Internati...993/Kalvholmen

https://youtu.be/twjqwXUmNZg?t=575

Also some years of Rally Sweden are missing altogether from rally-maps so overall maps from those years would be appreciated as well. Namely 2002, 2001, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1991 and 1988. And also the itinerary of 1987 is missing.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

Any Swedish guys have old Rally Sweden maps / spectator guides or know someone who could have them?

I made this based on a video but it's not 100% right, would like to get some details. The whole area is likely changed a bit since...

https://www.rally-maps.com/Internati...993/Kalvholmen

https://youtu.be/twjqwXUmNZg?t=575

Also some years of Rally Sweden are missing altogether from rally-maps so overall maps from those years would be appreciated as well. Namely 2002, 2001, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1991 and 1988. And also the itinerary of 1987 is missing.

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I will take a look in my archive...

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I will take a look in my archive...

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One of the things I like about this place.
People (geeks?) like me with personal archives of rally history that are happy to share with anyone putting together collections of information that the world can see.

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One of the things I like about this place.
People (geeks?) like me with personal archives of rally history that are happy to share with anyone putting together collections of information that the world can see.

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Indeed! And not just this place but the rallying community in general. Although there's also some examples of people who have a big collection of paper maps unwilling to share anything to the digital world, but luckily it's a small minority.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

Any Swedish guys have old Rally Sweden maps / spectator guides or know someone who could have them?

I made this based on a video but it's not 100% right, would like to get some details. The whole area is likely changed a bit since...

https://www.rally-maps.com/Internati...993/Kalvholmen

https://youtu.be/twjqwXUmNZg?t=575

Also some years of Rally Sweden are missing altogether from rally-maps so overall maps from those years would be appreciated as well. Namely 2002, 2001, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1991 and 1988. And also the itinerary of 1987 is missing.

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I´ve found overall maps from 1996 and 2001. Separate stagemaps from Rally Guide from 1988, 1999 and 2002. Have to dig deeper, but it´s cold in the storage...
How do you like to have the material. Can I just take photos?

hi guys.
i managed to get onto a real R2 car after 30.000 km-s played in Richard Burns Rally.
And i would like to share the onboard - if you have some free time, check it and enjoy. I really did. Its a fckng drug:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQrQcD5rjR0

happy new jear

Dirtfish remembering Ken Block in a nice video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRmg_G70UZE

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

I´ve found overall maps from 1996 and 2001. Separate stagemaps from Rally Guide from 1988, 1999 and 2002. Have to dig deeper, but it´s cold in the storage...
How do you like to have the material. Can I just take photos?

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Cell phone photos are perfectly fine. I can DM you my email

Start with the oldest ones please, since I should be getting road books for 1999-2002

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXk3ju4WDC4

I LOVE watching stuff like this, that just happened in Dakar. Its soo clooose to the chaos

@AnttiL Sent you some pics... will dig more later...

Those were great moments! :)
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc...ry-of-the-wrc/

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

@AnttiL Sent you some pics... will dig more later...

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https://www.rally-maps.com/Swedish-Rally-2001
https://www.rally-maps.com/Swedish-Rally-1996

Browsing youtube, all of a sudden, came across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_S9UUHJNaw was trying to find it after it was released but sadly found nothing, until today. A great way to capture Group B, & rallying in general, also makes you think about current day drivers who've lost their co-drivers in an accident.

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Browsing youtube, all of a sudden, came across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_S9UUHJNaw was trying to find it after it was released but sadly found nothing, until today. A great way to capture Group B, & rallying in general, also makes you think about current day drivers who've lost their co-drivers in an accident.

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I saw it already some years ago. It's decent.

That's Markku Alen's son in the Lancia overalls, by the way. He's a professional actor.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

I saw it already some years ago. It's decent.

That's Markku Alen's son in the Lancia overalls, by the way. He's a professional actor.

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That's pretty cool, shame it isn't a bit longer/ we don't get more films like this.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

I saw it already some years ago. It's decent.

That's Markku Alen's son in the Lancia overalls, by the way. He's a professional actor.

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Anton?