“My biggest accomplishments have always been being a mother to my kids and a strong, supportive wife,” said Lucy Block.
on Jan. 2 earlier this year, a tragic loss to his wife and three kids, and to the motorsports community."My biggest accomplishments have always been being a mother to my kids and a strong, supportive wife," said Lucy Block."Being given the opportunity to drive to the summit for Ken at Pikes Peak is an honor. He gave so much to the action sports community.
but was foiled by engine failure in his pink Porsche 911"Hoonipigasus," which is the same car his 16-year-old daughter, Lia, will now be driving in her untimed run this year. Lucy Block will be competing in the Unlimited Class for the first time in a Sierra Echo EV chassis powered by a Hypercraft electric powertrain.
Sierra Cars offers race-proven high-performance recreational and race chassis and vehicles, and Hypercraft is an emerging powertrain manufacturing startup supplying powertrain components. A joint venture between the two resulted in the Echo, a single-seat, rally-inspired, all-electric racer perfect for ice, asphalt, sand—and, obviously, Pikes Peak.
"We are so honored to take part in this year's PPIHC with the Block family. Shortly after Ken's passing, I was speaking with Lucy and realized how important it was to her that she remains in motorsports with her family. Getting Lucy involved at Pikes Peak seemed like the place where we could make the most positive impact," said Sierra Cars Founder and professional racer Cole Powelson.
"Ken has been a big inspiration to many of us at Hypercraft, for decades," said Hypercraft Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Jonathon Miller."The opportunity to work with Lucy, and to be the EV powertrain provider for the Sierra Echo that will take her up this legendary mountain, is a huge honor, to say the least. We're excited to see the Block family inspire the next generation of performance culture, just like their dad did."The Echo sports a 18.
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