Ken Block will take his Ford Fiesta and the Gymkhana party to the people with the inaugural Gymkhana World Tour featuring stops in Austria, Australia and the United States.
On of the most important partners of Gymkhana World Tour is Ford Motor Company. It seems that all the stops in this tour will coincide with key competition dates for Block in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and at X Games 17.
“I’m really excited about my Gymkhana World Tour this summer. I’m delighted that Ford is continuing to support my love of Gymkhana in the way that they are,” said Block. “It’s something that I really enjoy doing and the fans love it as well, so to have Ford on board as I go to do this sort of thing is amazing.”
Each GWT stop is will be original and unique, not only in its location but also in the content and layout of the Gymkhana course. Block will personally design the course and develop the Gymkhana routine.
The first event of this tour will be on July 10 in Vienna, Austria. Organizers announced that thirty winners of a Ford of Europe Gymkhana promotion will get a chance to ride along with Block in the Gymkhana Fiesta. Beside that, Ford of Europe is also offering up 43 limited edition Monster Fiestas to consumers as part of the event.
The second stop will be in the United States on July 23, the weekend prior to X Games 17. Dodger Stadium will be the host of this event. Unfortunately a limited number of tickets will be available to the public.
And the last stop in Australia will be held the week prior to the Rally Australia at Calder Park in Melbourne on September 2-3.
“What started out as an opportunity for Ken to go out and apply his skills in Gymkhana has now evolved into a worldwide phenomena that has garnered over 70 million views on YouTube and now has become a world tour,” said Jamie Allison, Director Ford North America Motorsports. “We are thrilled and excited because it is Ken showcasing to the world our global platform, Ford Fiesta, and just how fun Ford cars are to drive.”
“Ford Australia is delighted and proud to welcome Ken and his team ‘Down Under’ for what promises to be a very exciting display and never before seen in our part of the world,” said Chris Styring, Group Manager – Motorsport, Sponsorship, Events Ford Motor Company of Australia. “Ken’s show will no doubt appeal to both our male and female customers and demonstrate some of the fantastic performance attributes of the Fiesta.”
Source: Ford and Autoblog
2 comments
Vienna?? Why they have not included an Eastern European country also?
You know, this is Gymkhana World Tour, isn’t a Circus that travel everywhere. They have only a few, really important, stops