Master drifter and Gymkhana hero Ken Block was in the UK recently on some errand where the guys from Autocar kidnapped him for an exclusive interview. They wanted to know the secret of drifting like Ken, or at the very least the physics of it, because Block makes it look like a walk in the park, and they wanted a go in the Hoonicorn.

A large part of Gymkhana’s success in its recent editions is due to the Hoonicorn Mustang RTR drift car. Ken started out with Suabrus and Fords, but honestly they were getting a bit boring. He needed a bigger weapon and that’s exactly what he got:

Hoonicorn Mustang Highlights:

– MOTOR: Roush Yates 410 cubic inch Ford V8, 845 hp/720 lb.ft with ITBs

– TRANSMISSION: 6-speed Sadev SC90-24 all-wheel drive transmission with a hydraulic handbrake system

– SUSPENSION: Custom ASD Motorsports-designed geometry and components

– BODY: 1965 widebody Ford Mustang designed by RTR, Ken Block and Hoonigan, ASD Motorsports full tubular chassis, ASD Motorsports custom roll-cage, door bars and front/rear suspension mounts, RTR carbon fiber body panels

– WHEELS: fifteen52 three-piece R40, 18” x10.5”

– TIRES: Pirelli Trofeo R, 295/30/18, custom Ken Block compound