Rally driver Ken Block is dead. As his team Hoonigan Racing announced via Instagram, among other things, the American died in an accident with his snowmobile in Wasatch County (U.S. state of Utah) on January 2, 2023. As the responsible sheriff’s office there explains in an official statement, Block in all likelihood lost control of the vehicle, which ultimately landed directly on him. This impact cost the 55-year-old American his life.
Rally icon and gaming performances
Ken Block is best known for his successful career as a rally driver. He competed in several world championships, but was also active in rallycross and numerous Gymkhana events. At the X-Games he was able to win several medals and thus enter the history books. He is also one of the founders of DC Shoes. His team Hoonigan Racing wrote a little obituary.
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“It is with the greatest regret that we can confirm that Ken Block died today in a snowmobile accident. Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. But above all, he was a father and a husband. He will Missed beyond belief. Please respect the family’s privacy as they mourn.”
But Ken Block also gained some fame away from the actual racetracks, even in the field of computer and video games he had several prominent appearances.
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His role as a Gymkhana trainer in the racing game Dirt 3, where he provided helpful advice, should not be forgotten. But Block was also seen in Dirt 2, the 2015 version of Need for Speed as well as Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport. Accordingly, both his name and his face are known to many racing game fans.
Those: Hoonigan Racng via Instagram
