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Action sports legend Ken Block, 55, dies in snowmobile accident (ESPN)

The pro rally driver and former action sports marketing executive died in a snowmobile accident Monday. He was 55.

At the races, he was happy to be racing with Lucy and to have his daughter racing and to have his kids at most of the races," action sports icon Travis Pastrana told ESPN. He treated his friends like gold and would create opportunities for whoever wanted to put in the work. "Ken was a legend in his ability to take a vision and make it a reality.

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Rally driver and YouTube star Ken Block dies in snowmobile ... (CNN)

Professional rally driver and YouTube star Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on Monday, his Hoonigan Racing team announced. He was 55.

“Shocked and saddened to hear the passing of a true icon of our sport,” said Belgian rally driver Thierry Neuville. The videos proved hugely popular and gained hundreds of millions of views. He began rallying in 2005 and two years later made his debut on the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) circuit in Mexico. “The State Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death. And most importantly, a father and husband,” Hoonigan Racing said in a statement. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon.

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Ken Block dies after snowmobile accident (Grand Prix 247)

Pro rally driver Ken Block died aged 55 after a snowmobile accident, his team Hoonigan Racing said on Monday.

He competed in the World Rally Championship and won several rallycross medals at the X Games. And most importantly, a father and husband. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon.

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Ken Block, Rally Driver and YouTube Stuntman, Dies at 55 (The New York Times)

The acclaimed driver, best known for his “Gymkhana” videos, was killed in a snowmobile accident.

He also won five medals at the X Games between 2006 and 2013, and was the first American to drive in the World Rally Championship. He was the Rally America rookie of the year in 2005, and finished second overall in 2006, 2008 and 2013. on Monday “when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

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Rally car driver and DC Shoes co-founder Ken Block dies in a ... (NPR)

Ken Block, an action sports legend who also co-founded Hoonigan Racing, died on Monday at age 55 after his snowmobile fell backwards on a steep slope.

And most importantly, a father and a husband," Hoonigan wrote in the statement. A previous version stated that DC Shoes was founded in 1984. Block's legend is likely to live on through the rally racing success of his family. "Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene. [The Wasatch County Sheriff's Office later confirmed ](https://www.facebook.com/wasatchcountysheriffsoffice/posts/pfbid0ke2BVsreR4RLenSqkMHfNoyyeXHTiUE6n5g1fT7uEXTLom7gmG6L8qMXJky42SMcl)that Block was riding a snowmobile near his home in Utah around 2 p.m.

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Ken Block, rally driver known for daring stunts, dies in snowmobile ... (The Washington Post)

The pro rally racer and YouTube star died when his snowmobile crashed on a steep slope in Utah's Wasatch County, the sheriff's office said.

According [to his official biography](https://www.youtube.com/@KenBlockHHIC/about), Block won more than 25 national-level rallies globally and was one of only a handful of Americans to have scored points in the sport’s World Rally Championship. [According to a recent Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmzo1bZIb6J/?hl=en), heavy snowfall in the past few days forced Block to use snowmobiles and tractors to gain access to his ranch near Park City, Utah. [In its safety guidelines](https://www.snowut.com/safety), the Utah Snowmobile Association suggests that users avoid snowmobiling alone where possible, pack adequate equipment including two-way communication devices, and check the weather forecast before venturing out. [in a statement posted to Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm74ZDVL_PS/) on Monday. And most importantly, a father and husband. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon.

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Ken Block, pro rally driver and social media icon, dies at 55 (Los Angeles Times)

Five-time X Games medalist Ken Block, who co-founded DC Shoes and Hoonigan based in Southern California, died in a snowmobile accident.

So, we had to go fast and risk everything to chase that title right to the end — and this is the behind-the-scenes story of how that all went.” He also was the first American to drive in the World Rally Championship. He was a five-time X Games medalist in RallyCross, was Rally America rookie of the year in 2005, and finished second overall three times. We are saddened to hear of the loss of Kenneth and our hearts are with his family and friends so deeply affected.” “When I grew up skateboarding, I didn’t compete in skateboarding, I just went out and had fun. Block was riding with a group but was alone when the accident occurred,” according to a statement from the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office.

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Internet Motorsports Hero Ken Block Dies in Snowmobile Accident ... (Paul Eisenstein)

The motorsports world is mourning the loss of noted Rally, Rallycross, and Gymkhana driver Ken Block, who died Jan. 2, in a snowmobile accident near his ...

Block didn’t need to win championships, because his fans could see that he was world-class in his skills and that he was having the time of his sweet life doing it. [viral Gymkhana videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu7M43QZ3q4&list=PLF0xa8RE3Rk_Da36CfLnkhHuDrEQ_q0ol), in which he would drive a variety of vehicles performing precision drifting and stunts in Subaru and Ford vehicles. Starting in 2010, he also raced in FIA World Rally competition with Ford and the Though Block never won a Rally America championship, he was frequently second in the standings, keeping pressure on his teammate and four-time champion Pastrana. [Rally America](https://www.americanrallyassociation.org/)’s 2005 season in a Subaru WRX STi, finishing fourth overall in the season and claiming Rookie of the Year honors. He held the record for the world’s fastest Snowcat, built from a Ford Raptor pickup truck. “We had a good time fighting it out and the cars were perfect.” In 2014 he also competed in a single FIA ERX Supercar Championship race, which he won. The combination was magical. Ken lived life to the fullest. Block’s former rally teammate Travis Pastrana said, “Ken was a friend, a rival, a mentor, a boss, a business partner, and a fellow family man who was more proud of showing me pictures of his kids go-karting than he was of himself doing a world’s first in one of the many ‘coolest cars known to man’ that he regularly drove the wheels off. Years ago we had an amazing time heli-skiing and snowboarding in Canada.

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