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Video: Ken Block loved his Escort Cosworth, before it caught fire

21st February 2019
Seán Ward

Ken Block used to have a Ford Escort Cosworth. The key phrase there is ‘used to’, as not long after Ken’s head-mounted GoPro captured this rather excellent footage, the Cosworth suffered a gearbox problem, hit a rock, rolled and caught fire. But let’s not dwell on its untimely demise.

The video you see here is of Ken and co-driver Alex Gelsomino belting down the Concord Pond stage of the 2018 New England Forest Rally. They finished in fourth place with a time of 4m 5.7s. 

The 1991 Escort Cosworth isn’t WRC fast, far from it, but it still takes some serious skill and commitment to drive quickly. Enjoy a master at work.

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