Ken Block rolls Escort Cosworth rally car, watches it go up in flames
RIP Cozzie, but Block lives on to Gymkhana another day
KEN BLOCK’S rallying escapades for 2018 have been cut short, after he crashed his 1990s Ford Escort Cosworth rally car and it burst into flames.
The incident happened during the fourth stage of the New England Forest Rally, when the Gymkhana star rolled the classic ‘Cozzie’ after clipping a boulder, which Block blames on transmission trouble that meant the ‘box was unable to engage the correct gear when he needed it.
Once the fast Ford had come to a stop, a fire sprouted from the engine bay, with Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino managing to escape before the flames engulfed the car.
In addition to the fact that a prized modern classic car was turned to ash, the incident was made harder to swallow because that Block and Gelsomino were quite competitive during the event, with the pair running in third position overall when the catastrophe occurred.
Though the Ford is now no more, the Escort will have a posthumous starring role in the upcoming GynkhanaTEN stunt film, as well as the accompanying “The Gymkhana Files” Amazon Prime series that’s due to commence in late 2018.
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