Ken Block ditches his Ford Fiesta RS for the F-150 Raptor and sand dunes

A lot of them. Huge ones, also

This isn't Ken Block's first hooning session with the Ford F-150 Raptor. In fact, it was only last winter when the Gymkhana man had his way with the pickup on a snow-covered course.

Given that summer's knocking on the door, Mr. Block swapped the white background with a setting that involves a bit more sand. Joined by MotorTrend's Jonny Lieberman, he takes the all-aluminum Raptor off the beaten path.

The course eventually takes them on an enormous dune, where the Raptor is supposed to close its performance with a jump.

But will the truck's V6 EcoBoost engine, Fox shocks and more important, the spines of the two be up for the stunt?

Here's the answer: