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A day in the desert with Ken Block.

- Jonny Lieberman

“What about Ken Block?” We had a Ford Raptor scheduled for our Ignition video series. The plan was to take the beast to the massive piles of sand at the Dumont Dunes in the Mojave Desert. If you have a Raptor at some sand dunes, you’ll want to jump it. And although I’ve levitated dozens of cars on asphalt, I’d never jumped one on the soft stuff.

I asked the Blue Oval PR types if they would be so kind as to send out an adviser of some sort, such as an engineer or a Baja 1000 mechanic. Initially, they were going to send Greg Foutz, a builder and racer of the EcoBoost Raptor in the Baja 1000. That would be great. Then, a few days later, my friend at Ford asked if we’d like to work with Mr. Block instead. Talk about an offer you can’t refuse.