Ken Block Returns To Rallying With Subaru, Will Race An Impreza WRX STI In 2021 ARA Championship

Ken Block will race a specially-prepped Subaru WRX STI in six of the seven remaining rounds of the 2021 American Rally Association championship.

After ending his long-standing tie-up with Ford earlier this year, Block is now a free agent and will take a trip down memory lane rallying a WRX STI for the first time since 2009.

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“Beyond stoked to be back in a rally car full-time this year, and having it be in a Subaru again, it’s got a nice symmetry to it!” Block said in a statement. “I haven’t made a run at the full championship since 2013 and it’s going to take some time to get used to this newer generation of STI, but I like the feel of the car in testing and can’t wait to get out on the stages at Olympus.”

Block’s co-driver will be Alex Gelsomino while his Subaru Motorsports USA teammates will include Travis Pastrana/Rhianon Gelsomino and Brandon Semenuk/John Hall.

Block first raced an Impreza WRT STI at the Sno*Drift Rally back in 2005. He remained a fixture of Subaru Rally Team USA and was a teammate of Pastrana until 2009 before signing up with Ford. During this time, Block won 10 U.S. rally victories, two X Games medals, and secured a trio of top-three finishes in the Rally America driver’s championship. Block also made his World Rally Championship debut with Subaru.

In a video showcasing his new Subaru rally car, Block reveals that he will also race a Porsche 911 in this year’s East African Safari Classic Rally and race the Baja 1000 in a trophy truck.