Win Lia Block's SEMA-Built 2025 Toyota GR Corolla

What you're looking at

This is not a dealer-floor GR Corolla with a sticker in the window. It's Lia Block's personal street build — the car she assembled hands-on and rolled out at the 2025 SEMA Show, carrying the Block House Racing name her late father made famous. Under the hood is the same platform that makes the GR Corolla a cult object: Toyota's G16E-GTS 1.6-liter turbo triple making 300 horsepower, routed through a proper six-speed manual and the GR-FOUR all-wheel-drive system with its adjustable torque split. That combination — a rally-bred hot hatch you actually row yourself — is why these cars command what they do.

On top of the stock car sits roughly $15,000 in upgrades, and they're the right ones rather than the loud ones: KW V3 coilovers (three-way-adjustable damping, the enthusiast default), a Borla cat-back exhaust, a Seibon carbon-fiber aero package, and Motegi Battle V wheels wrapped in Yokohama Advan Apex rubber. It's a coherent street-and-canyon setup, not a parts-catalog dump.

Why it matters

GR Corollas are already hard to buy at MSRP and hold their value stubbornly on the used market — a stock example lives in the low-to-mid $40k range. What you can't buy at any dealer is provenance. This one was built and shown by Lia Block, an F1 Academy and rally driver, as a tribute project tied directly to her father's legacy. Cars with a genuine name attached don't come up in a random raffle very often, and that's the part of this prize that isn't replaceable.

Just as important: the giveaway funds the 43 Institute, the Ken Block Foundation (EIN 92-1660633, Park City, Utah), a legitimate registered nonprofit that has partnered with the likes of Nixon, RACER and Hagerty. It exists to create pathways for underserved, driven young people in motorsports, action sports and the creative arts. So this is a real charity behind a real, verifiable build — not a fly-by-night raffle.

The fine print worth knowing

The sweepstakes runs through Tapkat, a common sweepstakes platform. Entry is tiered — you 'select the entry level that fits you' — and, importantly, there is a free route: the sponsor states plainly that no purchase, payment or donation is necessary to enter or win, and buying entries does not improve your odds. The exact free-entry instructions and the ticket price tiers are in the official Tapkat rules — confirm those before entering.

The entry deadline is October 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT, with the drawing on October 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT out of Utah. As with any car giveaway, assume the winner is on the hook for taxes on the vehicle's stated value — that's typically the largest hidden cost of 'winning' a car, and the sponsor's official ARV is the number the IRS will care about. No cash alternative has been confirmed on the public page; check the rules for whether a cash option or title/registration terms apply.