Ken Block Pulls Out of Pikes Peak Hill Climb Due to Hoonipigasus Engine Issues
Professional tire burner and race car driver Ken Block announced Thursday morning that mechanical woes will keep him and his Hoonipigasus Porsche from qualifying and competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this weekend.
(1/3) BAD NEWS: BLOWN MOTOR, WE TRIED! The Hoonipigasus dropped a valve, causing a major engine failure, and despite the joint BBI x HRD team exhausting our resources trying to repair it (we even flew in parts and Porsche’s top motorsport tech from California!)... pic.twitter.com/RobhT6nh7f
— Ken Block (@kblock43) June 23, 2022