How were things in Missouri?
We had a great trip. Of course, Ken is still getting used to his new Ford Fiesta, and he’s only had a limited amount of testing. Travis [Pastrana] is in the car he’s been racing for a number of years, and that car is proven, so Ken’s working on getting this one up to par. There was a little bit of a gap he had to fill chasing Travis, but he stayed smart and stayed strong—he probably never made a bobble the whole rally—and the results paid off. Winning there five years in a row is a pretty amazing feat. He’s got that place down like Ricky Carmichael at Southwick. Exactly! Is this the first WRC race Ken has done? He did one before in the WRC equivalent of the Lites class, but this is the first time he’s gone up against the likes of Sebastien Loeb, Kimi Raikkonen, Mikko Hirvonen, and all those big, big, big names in rally, so he’s jumping into the shark tank with this one, but he’s ready. He’s going into this weekend with the idea that he’s gaining experience—that he’s finally accomplishe
