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Q&A with Ken Block, Ford Rally, X Games Driver

5/5/2010
Ken Block, 2005 Rally America Rookie of the Year and a three-time medalist at X Games, is teaming with Ford in 2010. Block, who co-founded DC Shoes, a worldwide leader in performance skateboarding shoes and a renowned action sports brand, is driving a Ford Fiesta in Rally America and will also drive a Fiesta in the X Games. In addition, he'll campaign a Ford Focus RS on a part-time basis during the 2010 World Rally Championship season before competing full time in 2011.

Block achieved global fame as a national rally driver through his popular viral video campaigns. Ad Age named his Gymkhana TWO film the No. 4 Viral Video of 2009.

Block recently chatted live with fans on theFordStory.com and answered other questions posed by @Ford Online. Below are excerpts from those conversations.

FPV Appoints Allan Moffat as Ambassador

1/2/2010
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) today announced the appointment of racing legend Allan Moffat as its official Ambassador.

Moffat will represent FPV at major events and in some exciting new programs throughout 2010, as Ford's performance arm steps up its activities in the new decade.

The four-time Bathurst winner has a long history with the Ford brand, which started in the late '60s as a factory team driver and culminated with the famous 1-2 Falcon hardtop team victory with Colin Bond at Mt Panorama in 1977.

"I am delighted to welcome Allan Moffat to our team," FPV General Manager Rod Barrett says.

Super-strong Focus rally car returns to action in Sweden

3/2/2010
The Focus RS World Rally Car that saved Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila from serious injury during a violent crash in Portugal last season will return to competition in the opening round of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship in Sweden next week.

Such is the car's strength that, despite plunging almost 200 metres down a hillside when it rolled 12 times, it has been rebuilt by the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team for Rally Sweden – with Latvala and Anttila again behind the wheel.

Latvala's accident in Rally de Portugal on his 24th birthday was one of the most dramatic in the sport's history. The Focus RS WRC rolled down the hillside for almost 20 seconds but both Finns walked away from the wreckage with just cuts and bruises. Television footage of the crash has been watched more than 765,000 times on the YouTube video sharing website.