{"id":17971,"date":"2023-10-11T19:04:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hemmings.com\/stories\/lia-block-wins-2wd-rally-championship\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T19:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:04:53","slug":"lia-block-wins-the-american-rally-associations-2wd-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/lia-block-wins-the-american-rally-associations-2wd-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lia Block Wins the American Rally Association\u2019s 2WD Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A chip off the ol\u2019 Block, Lia Block continues to impress racing fans with her skill and determination. Most recently, she, with co-driver Rhiannon Gelsomino, won the American Rally Association (ARA) Open 2WD Championship with just two rounds left to go in the season. <\/p>\n

During her first full ARA rally season, the new rally champion has pulled off a feat that her late father, Ken Block, had strived for during his racing career. Ken Block<\/a> was an impressive professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, earning several runner-up and second place finishes in American rally. His 2022 ARA battle for the championship went down in the history books. Racing the stages with a no-expense-spared Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC car, Ken kept racing against all odds, even after hitting a tree during the technical 100 Acre Wood rally (round two of the race series), a deer hit at the DirtFish Olympus Rally (round three), and then surviving a crash during the season\u2019s final round. Before the crash, Ken Block was 17 points ahead, leading overall.<\/p>\n

This year, Lia is carrying on the legacy<\/a> and taking the Block name back to the top. Lia Block piloted a freshly built Subaru BRZ adorned with tribute livery to achieve four wins and a runner-up, which put her at 86 points<\/a> ahead of second-place 2WD competitor Nick Allen. Her co-pilot Rhiannon Gelsomino is the perfect partner, being the wife of Alex Gelsomino, Ken\u2019s long-time co-driver, and the co-driver who joined Travis Pastrana for prior championship wins. Lia and Rhiannon now hold the two-wheel-drive American Rally Association title for 2023, which makes Lia Block the youngest winner in the series’ history.<\/p>\n

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