Ken Block

Pro Rally car driver, Youtuber, and founder of Hoonigan Ken Block dies at 55

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The announcement has come from the Hoonigans Instagram feed that Ken Block, 55, has died as a result of a snowmobiling accident today.

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Block had a longtime partnership with Ford Performance before moving to Audi in 2021.

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Block started his rallying career in 2005 and won the Rally America Championship's Rookie of the Year award.

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Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband.

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He was not just a racer or a TV figure; he changed automotive culture.

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Ken Block lived life unbound. He merged skateboarding with rally cars with lowriders.

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Block is survived by his wife, Lucy Block, and their three children.

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