---
title: "Rally Driver Ken Block Thrashes Around in His Ford Fiesta for Yardkhana"
description: "Block is only person to take on Hoonigan's lot with an all-wheel-drive vehicle."
date: "2018-07-09"
modified: "2020-03-15"
authors:
  - name: "Danny Korecki"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/danny-korecki.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/22019/rally-driver-ken-block-thrashes-around-in-his-ford-fiesta-for-yardkhana"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Fiesta"
  - "Ford"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "Hoonigan"
  - "Ken Block"
---

# Rally Driver Ken Block Thrashes Around in His Ford Fiesta for Yardkhana

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Driver Ken Block is known for his Gymkhana video series along with his rallycross/rally racing, but he also has the title of "Head Hoonigan in Charge" at his automotive lifestyle brand Hoonigan.

Hoonigan's headquarters, the Donut Garage in Long Beach, California, has been ground zero for some of [the most entertaining bits of automotive video content](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/17128/hoonigan-daily-transmission-best-of-2017.md>) for the last year and every once in a while, Block finds the time to stop by to play with one of his personal toys. [A busy man in 2018 with his multi-series racing schedule](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20167/ken-block-announces-his-2018-racing-plans.md>), Block brought his Ford Fiesta RX43 Gymkhana car by the shop.

The last time fans have seen Block's 650 horsepower Fiesta RX43 was at [Terrakhana](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13691/ken-block-goes-full-dirt-playground-in-pennzoils-terrakhana.md>) and before that Gymkhana 8.

Block brings his Fiesta RX43 to abuse in what the Hoonigan's call Yardkhana. He previously [brought his 1991 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A rally car](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14967/ken-block-gets-a-new-toy-and-rips-some-donuts.md>) as well as his [1978 Ford Escort MK2](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/15617/ken-block-rips-donuts-and-burnouts-in-a-mk2-ford-escort.md>). After hundreds of Hoonigan Daily Transmission episodes, Block is still the only person to do all-wheel-drive donuts at the Donut Garage.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk_AK98hS4Q

In the video, Block showcases his normal Gymkhana skills. He does donuts, goes up on two wheels, does some hardparking, and even breaks his gearbox which survived the rallycross, two Gymkhana films, Gymkhama Grid competition, but not the Donut Garage parking lot.

To see all of the entertaining details, check out Hoonigan's newest episode of *Build Breakdown* "Ken Block Slays the Donut Garage in his 650HP Fiesta #Yardkhana" below.

https://youtube.com/embed/Z9v3-DMFyIs

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- [Ken Block Gets A New Toy And Rips Some Donuts](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14967/ken-block-gets-a-new-toy-and-rips-some-donuts.md>)
- [Ken Block Announces His 2018 Racing Plans](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20167/ken-block-announces-his-2018-racing-plans.md>)
- [Ken Block Goes Full Dirt Playground in Pennzoil’s ‘Terrakhana’](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13691/ken-block-goes-full-dirt-playground-in-pennzoils-terrakhana.md>)
- [Watch Ken Block Slide All Over an Industrial Complex in Gymkhana 9](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5179/watch-ken-block-slide-all-over-an-industrial-complex-in-gymkhana-9.md>)
- [Watch Ken Block Drive Around in His RS Daily Drivers](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/16314/watch-ken-block-drive-around-in-his-rs-daily-drivers.md>)
- [Watch Ken Block Test His Escort Group A Rally Car](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20251/watch-ken-block-test-his-escort-group-a-rally-car.md>)
- [Ken Block Gives a Tour of Hoonigan Racing Division HQ to Show His ‘Carcaine’ Addiction](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20937/ken-block-gives-a-tour-of-hoonigan-racing-division-hq-to-show-his-carcaine-addiction.md>)
- [In Gymkhana Eight, Ken Block Hoons Through Dubai](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2388/in-gymkhana-eight-ken-block-hoons-through-dubai.md>)