WRC: Block set for new Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team
Ken Block is said to be close to a deal which would see him compete in the World Rally Championship with a new M-Sport Ford team, according to Autosport magazine.
Former WRC Subaru driver Chris Atkinson is set to be Block's team-mate in the proposed Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team.
Block's management team Wasserman Media Group are putting the three-year deal together, which, if it comes off, could prove be a watershed moment in the WRC's history.
WRC promoter Simon Long said: "Ken Block is an iconic figure in US motorsport and a major box office personality. It wouldn't get much better than this for the WRC going into North America."
Block and Atkinson would contest selected WRC rounds next year in '09-spec Ford Focus WRCs. The aim then, is to complete a full championship season in 2011.
WRC: Block set for new Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team | RallyBuzz
Former WRC Subaru driver Chris Atkinson is set to be Block's team-mate in the proposed Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team.
Block's management team Wasserman Media Group are putting the three-year deal together, which, if it comes off, could prove be a watershed moment in the WRC's history.
WRC promoter Simon Long said: "Ken Block is an iconic figure in US motorsport and a major box office personality. It wouldn't get much better than this for the WRC going into North America."
Block and Atkinson would contest selected WRC rounds next year in '09-spec Ford Focus WRCs. The aim then, is to complete a full championship season in 2011.
WRC: Block set for new Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team | RallyBuzz
