There are two great houses of off-road, at least for my generation of those who consumed MTV before it went to just airing Ridiculousness. Those houses are the Pastranas and the Blocks.
For me, watching those two growing up, and later interviewing and hanging out with both Travis and Ken, are indelible moments in time. I can recall almost every second, including talking with Ken before his passing about our kids' triumphs, and having Travis call me out in the most Travis way possible to do something insanely sketchy.
Hopefully, I can do the latter once more in 2025.
But after Ken's untimely passing, his kids and wife took up the Blockhouse Racing mantle, setting both the tarmac and dirt on fire, and racing in whatever racing machine they could get their hands on. Yet, it's something truly special when the two houses come together for a backyard brawl on the track, as they did at the season finale of Nitrocross earlier this year at Utah Motorsports Campus.
