--- title: "You, Amateur Hoon, Can Own the Ford Focus RS RX From Ken Block’s Gymkhana Nine" description: "It survived hanging a wheel over Lake Superior and a jump in front of a train. Now it's being auctioned off for charity." date: "2020-09-30" modified: "2020-09-30" authors: - name: "Stef Schrader" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/stef-schrader" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/36840/you-amateur-hoon-can-own-the-ford-focus-rs-rx-from-ken-blocks-gymkhana-nine" categories: - "Culture" - "For Sale" - "Ford News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "compact" - "focus" - "Ford" - "Hatchback" - "sports car" --- # You, Amateur Hoon, Can Own the Ford Focus RS RX From Ken Block’s Gymkhana Nine ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* If you've ever [dreamed]() of chucking around a 600-horsepower rallycross beast like Ken Block in the Gymkhana videos, here is your chance to do so for a good cause. The 2016 Ford Focus RS RX from [Gymkhana Nine]() is up for sale in [Barrett-Jackson's Fall Auction 2020]() with all proceeds going to charity. The loose-surface specialists at [M-Sport]() tweaked Ford Performance's Focus RS RX to run in the World Rallycross Championship, but this particular car was the star of the Hoonigans' [Gymkhana Nine: Raw Industrial Playground](). The Buffalo-based stunt film featured some of Block's wildest feats, such as a jump in front of a moving train and a donut so close to the edge that it nearly dropped the car into Lake Superior. https://youtube.com/embed/\_bkX5VkZg8U The car itself had to be up to the task, featuring a growling, popping 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine tuned up to 600 hp and 660 pound-feet of torque. A five-speed sequential transmission sends power through a Sadev center differential release unit and a Sadev rear differential. There's also Cosworth engine management and data logging to fine-tune, nitpick and troubleshoot things on the car. The chassis was reinforced and seam-welded to take every possible kind of abuse that [you'd expect]() from Block, plus there's an FIA-homologated, M-Sport-designed roll cage for added safety and stiffness. ![message-editor%2F1601515513821-thiscar\_970x546.jpg]() **YouTube | Hoonigan** Reiger suspension lets it soak up all the jumps and bumps. Under-body protection prevents you from making the classic amateur hoon mistake of killing the car by landing on something important. (RIP, *my* rallycross [beater](), killed by send.) It all rides on 17x8 O.Z. wheels with FIA-homologated rallycross tires. Inside, you'll find Recaro racing seats, a custom M-Sport multi-function steering wheel and a very large, very useful hydraulic handbrake handle. https://youtube.com/embed/irFdTELiJlI Some 45 million people viewed Gymkhana Nine, and it had numerous [behind-the-scenes]() videos and even a "FordVR" version made with a [360-degree camera](). Sadly, this isn't street-legal, but all of the final sales price will go to [Team Rubicon](), a group that allows veterans to continue serving and using their skills through disaster and crisis relief operations. The auction starts at 5:30 p.m. EDT on October 22nd through Barrett-Jackson, and you can view that listing [here](). All we ask is that you don't let it sit in a collection. Please keep using the car as it was intended: By hooning the FIA-homologated tires off of it. *\[H/T [Ford Authority]()!\]* *Got a tip? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Stef Schrader is a former senior staff writer for The Drive. She started writing about cars in 2013 after meeting Jalopnik's editor-in-chief at a race track, where Stef can be found at every available opportunity. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()