Block keen on Finland debut

The start of Neste Oil Rally Finland might be more than nine months away but that hasn’t stopped Ken Block counting the days to the high-speed gravel spectacular, round eight of next year’s World Rally Championship.

WRC point-scorer Block, who has become an internet sensation through his Gymkhana driving videos, has never tackled the Jyvaskyla-based event before. Although the American has yet to finalise is WRC schedule for 2012, he wants to include the Finnish event on his list of dates.

“I’m able to do Finland next year because they’ve moved the date of X Games so I’m very excited about that,” Block told Wrc.com. “It’s going to be a tough one but I’ll go there with caution. It’s one of the hearts of rallying and it will be exciting to go there and race on those roads.”

Neste Oil Rally Finland takes place from 2-5 August, 2012.