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Block Rockin' Beat: 100 Acre Woods rallly results

wickedstangs

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/subaru/" rel="tag">Subaru</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/" rel="tag">Off-Road</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/racing/" rel="tag">Racing</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><small><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/28/block-rockin-beat-100-acre-woods-rallly-results/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01-block-fiesta-testing-feb-630op.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ken Block wins 100 Acre Wood Rally in Ford Fiesta shown in testing above</small></strong></em></div>
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He did it. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/search/?q=ken+block&invocationType=wl-auto">Ken Block</a> made it <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/25/ken-block-attempting-5-peat-at-100-acre-rally-in-new-ford-fiesta/">five-in-a-row</a> at the 100 Acre Wood Rally, showing that his new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Ford Fiesta</a> is doing just as good for him as his old <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/subaru">Subaru</a>. Block and Alex Gelsomino were the overall winners of the Open Class in their Monster World Rally Team <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> Fiesta, but it wasn't easy for them. Block started the second leg more than a minute behind <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/subaru/">Subaru</a> Rally Team USA's Travis Pastrana after having a bit of trouble on stage one. Although the Ford was pretty quick, Pastrana was quicker, as was Antoine L'Estage, the Rockstar <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/lancer+evolution">Mitsubishi Evo</a> driver who now leads the Rally America championship race with 34 points.<br />
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Pastrana was leading until he broke his left rear control arm on the Super Special Stage in Potosi. That put Block into the lead with L'Estage barreling down on him - that is until L'Estage also hit some bad luck, getting a flat on the second stage and battling low visibility conditions at a water crossing. Block charged on and never looked back, crossing the finish some 20 seconds ahead of the Evo. Privateer Bill Bacon grabbed the last step on the podium in his last-gen 2006 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mitsubishi">Mitsubishi</a> Evo IX. Despite some difficulties this year, Bacon has at least been consistent, and finds himself in second place in the championship standings with 28 points. Dave Mirra nabbed 4th, his best finish yet in Subaru Rally Team USA's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/wrx">2010 STi</a>. <br />
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Next up for Rally America will be the Olympus Rally in Olympia, Washington on April 24-25. Full results in the official press release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/28/block-rockin-beat-100-acre-woods-rallly-results/">after the jump</a>. Hat tip to Jason!<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/news/bulletins/605/">Rally America</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/block-rockin-beat-100-acre-woods-rallly-results/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Block Rockin' Beat: 100 Acre Woods rallly results</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/block-rockin-beat-100-acre-woods-rallly-results/">Block Rockin' Beat: 100 Acre Woods rallly results</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/block-rockin-beat-100-acre-woods-rallly-results/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19377606/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/block-rockin-beat-100-acre-woods-rallly-results/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>


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