Lia Block is following in her father Ken Block’s footsteps as a Subaru rally driver.
Block, together with co-driver Keaton Williams, will step into Brandon Semenuk’s Subaru WRX ARA24 for the American Rally Affiliation (ARA) Lake Superior Efficiency Rally, which kicks off in Marquette, Michigan, October 11. Semenuk will skip this occasion, the ultimate one of many season, having already clinched a 3rd ARA championship.
Lia Block to drive a Subaru WRX ARA24 on the 2024 Lake Superior Efficiency Rally
“My household and I’ve such a particular historical past with this workforce,” Block stated in an announcement. “I would not need this milestone to be with anybody else.” Ken Block, who died in 2023 in a snowmobile crash at age 55, began his motorsports profession rallying a Subaru WRX earlier than happening to create the viral Gymkhana video collection.
Block inspired his daughter’s curiosity in racing, educating her easy methods to drift at age 13 and letting her drag race his monstrous “Hoonicorn” 1965 Ford Mustang at age 14. Lia Block has since turn into an achieved driver, piloting her father’s “Hoonipigasus” Porsche 911 in a demonstration run at Pikes Peak, representing Williams within the 2024 season of F1 Academy, and competing within the Baja 1000, Excessive E, and kart races.
Lia Block to drive a Subaru WRX ARA24 on the 2024 Lake Superior Efficiency Rally
Lia Block can also be no stranger to the ARA collection. She received the ARA Open 2WD class championship in 2023, turning into the youngest champion in ARA historical past. However this marks right here debut in a top-level automobile within the collection.
Travis Pastrana, who raced with Ken Block within the early days of the latter’s rallying profession and has carried the torch for the Gymkhana collection, will compete within the Lake Superior Efficiency Rally as Lia Block’s teammate, together with longtime co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino.
