RE: Ken Block: PH Meets

[TheJimi]

anonymous said:

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Bang on, Tonks

Moreover, nowhere else does collective sneering quite like PistonHeads does.

[KarlMac]

"Yeah. But some of those brands now aren't racing the things they were years ago. And it's unfortunate when you have such a classic car like the STI - it had the race heritage but now that has gone."

Shirley you could say the same about the RS?

[Alex Langheck]

r.g. said:

Janesy B said:

Promotional launch work or rallying the things? You can't argue with the reach Ken Block has.

Of course choosing people that only WRC fans would know over someone that is a household name would make sense in marketing terms, as long as it pleases some rally geeks...

A sign of the times!

Rallying is nowhere near as popular now as it used to be. It's all about the marketing and Mr Block can and will reach millions compared to whoever (insert unpronounceable name)is driving a Ford in WRC these days.

Exactly!! Ford can reach millions without being in the WRC; your average motorsport fan probably thinks that Ford are in the WRC, but they're not - job done.

[Truckosaurus]

Alex Langheck said:

...your average motorsport fan probably thinks that Ford are in the WRC, but they're not ...

I saw on Twitter over the weekend that Chris Meeke was doing rather well in the Monte Carlo Rally, but couldn't tell you what sort of motorcar he was competing in. As the quoted poster suggests, I have no clue who is in the WRC these days, the only car I can recall seeing recently was a VW Polo.