I-Biograge
I-American Ranger and Showman Ken Block ithole imiphumela emihle emijahweni, kodwa akukhona konke impilo eyakhiwe ezungeze umsebenzi. Ubuye waphumelela ebhizinisini futhi wadala ngisho nomugqa wezingubo nezicathulo zemidlalo eyeqisayo. Kepha esikhathini esiningi ngisanikeza ezemidlalo, ngibambe iqhaza emiqhudelwaneni yeqhwa, i-skateboarding kanye neziphambano ze-rally.Ubuntwana nentsha
UKen wazalwa ekwindla ka-1967 edolobheni laseLong Beach, eCalifornia, e-USA. Ubuntwana bachitha ogwini lolwandlekazi lwePacific futhi ngokushesha nje lapho ngifunda ukubhukuda, nganquma ukukwazi ukuwasetha ama-surfing. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, abathanda ibhulokhi baphenduka isifiso sokuletha okuthile kulo mdlalo. Wabuthana nabangane, futhi bendawonye banquma ukuthi ngamanye amakilasi ngidinga izicathulo ezikhethekile.
Abadlali abahle be-Sneaker Abasubathi - abasubathi baqoshwe ngamabutho abo, ngakho-ke ngesicathu esisodwa ngo-1994, abafana babenebhizinisi. Le nkampani ebizwa ngokuthi izicathulo ze-DC kuqala ikhishwe kuphela imishini yokusebenzisa i-surfing, bese yandiswa ibanga futhi manje inikeza izingubo nezicathulo zemidlalo eyehlukene eyehlukene. Ngo-2004, icala elinenzuzo le-Block lathengwa yi-Quiksilver, Inc., ngokunikeza ama- $ 87 million kuye futhi ashiye uKen njengokuthunyelwe komholi.
Umjaho Wemoto
Lapho edinga imali, ngo-2005 iBlock inquma ukubona iphupho lezingane lomjaho. UDebut kaKen wenzeka njengengxenye yeqembu le-Vermont Sportscar eMbusweni Kazwelonke WaseMelika Ralline Championship, inkampani yakhipha imoto ye-subaru yendoda ye-WRX WRX STI.Ngaphandle kokuhlangenwe nakho emhlanganweni kusukela okokuqala, umjaho wakhombisa umphumela omuhle. Wafika emgqeni weqembu lesihlanu leqembu nelesikhombisa elisesikhombisa, futhi elivale isikhathi esivele selivele ngesikhathi se-4, ngaleyo ndlela libhekisisa ubuholi be-subaru. Ngonyaka olandelayo we-Racer Biography usudlule waphumelela kakhudlwana. Ukusizakala ngokuxhaswa okuphelele kwesithobelo, kanye nomngane wakhe, kwakha iqembu le-Subaru Rally Team USA Team. Ngenxa yalokho, inkathi imlethela ama-win ayi-5, kuwo amagolide amabili. Uthathe indawo yesibili ebuqhudezweni kazwelonke.
Ukuqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza emiqhudelwaneni ngaphakathi kwezwe, ngasikhathi sinye uKen uzama amabutho kanye ne-WRC. Ngaphezu kwalokho, waya ngokuya eba ngumnqobi ezinhlanganweni zesikhathi esisodwa kanye nemibukiso. Ngo-2008, le ndoda ibamba iqhaza emhlabeni we-World Rally Compionship kanye nokulungiselela, ku-Subaru WRX WRX STI babamba iqhaza emhlanganweni waseCanada, lapho anqobile khona. Ngemuva kwalokho ngathatha indawo yokuqala emijahweni e-United States, naseMqhumeni X Imidlalo XIV i-block yayinenhlanhla encane, le ndoda yahlukanisa indawo yesithathu ngoDave Mirra.
Ngo-2010, uKen eWorld Rally Championship wamelela i-Team Monster World Rally. Umshini we-Competing Men wenza inkampani ye-M-Sport. Wabe eseba yilungu lesikhathi sesithupha seRally American Championship kanye nesikhathi sesihlanu ngokulandelana awine imincintiswano yezinkuni eziyi-100. Ngo-2011, ibhulokhi ngenxa yengozi yayisesibhedlela, kodwa ngokushesha umphathi wakhe wathi umsubathi naye uzobuyela ekusebenzeni.
Kuma-2014 World Championship, ebanjwe eSpain, kuze kube sesigabeni sokugcina, umjaho wakhombisa umphumela omuhle futhi wathuthela okweshumi kwaphela lapho isondo lijeziswa ngaphambi kokuqeda. Lokhu uZamanka wathatha isikhathi kuye, ngakho wathatha indawo eyi-12. Futhi ngo-2015, uKen wamenywa ukuba azodlala ngokuthi "izithonjana" ngomdlalo wekhompyutha udinga ijubane. Ibhulokhi yafika kulo mdlalo eminyakeni engama-37, kepha ubudala abufakanga indoda ukuba ibe "yinkosi yokujaha okuzenzakalelayo".
Impilo yomuntu siqu
Mayelana nempilo yomuntu siqu yomshayeli wemoto yomjaho akaziwa. Engxoxweni, uKen watshela ukuthi unomfazi nezingane ezintathu. Phakathi kwezinye izinto zokuzilibazisa ze-Men Snowboarding - ebusika nasebhayisekili noma ephakaleni - ehlobo. Lokhu kufakazelwa ngezithombe eziningi kuphrofayela yebhlokhi ku- "Instagram".
Yize uKen engakaze abe yinsizwa isikhathi eside, indlela yokuphila ayimniki ubudala, ngokwanda ngo-183 cm (isisindo esingaziwa) ibukeka inesithukuthezi, ibukeka kahle.
UKen Block manje
Block futhi manje uyaqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza ezinkampanini, kepha abalandeli banesifiso samavidiyo, lapho kusukela ngonyaka ka-2008 babeka ku-YouTube ebizwa nge- "Jimhana".Eqinisweni, le yimincintiswano yaseJapan, lapho ababambiqhaza bedlula khona izindlela eziyinkimbinkimbi, kepha uKen aqhubekele phambili futhi aguqule lo mdlalo embukisweni ngaphandle kwezimbangi, lapho ekhombisa ukujika okuhle, ukugibela ngejubane elikhulu ngezingqinamba.
Ngemuva kokususa izingxenye eziyi-10 ze- "Jimhankhan", manje umjaho womjaho ukhipha ividiyo ethokozisayo esiteshini sayo. NgoMeyi 2019, indoda yabonisa izilaleli, njengoba ilawula i-Ford Ranger Ranger kanye nokunye okufika eNew Zealand.
Impumelelo
- Ngo-2004 - "Umuntu ozithonyayo ebhizinisini lezemidlalo" (ngokusho umagazini we-Sports Business Journal)
- 2005 - "Newbie of the Year" eMhlanganweni waseMelika
- 2006 - Indawo yesi-3 yemincintiswano engu-12 Imidlalo ye-X-Games, indawo yesi-2 kwiChampion yaseMelika emhlanganweni
- 2007 - Indawo yesi-2 yemincintiswano engu-13 Imidlalo ye-X-Games, Indawo yesi-3 emqhudelwaneni waseMelika emhlanganweni
- 2008 - I-2nd yendawo emqhudelwaneni waseMelika emhlanganweni
- 2013 - I-2nd Beka Emqhudelwaneni WaseMelika Emhlanganweni