Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident

Social networks started by rustling, then an official message written on a black background validated the sad news:

“It is with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away today in a snowmobile accident. Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And above all, a father and a husband. We will miss him incredibly. ". The accident occurred in Woodland, Utah.

By his name Kenneth Paul Block, the American born November 21, 1967 in Long Beach (California) was first known in the United States for his practice of extreme sports, very fashionable among young Americans, such as skateboarding and motocross. and everything related to skiing.

Gifted for business, in 1990 he co-founded a sportswear brand intended for this universe, DC Shoes, which he had the idea of ​​promoting in videos broadcast on the Internet. His international notoriety exploded with the production of short films where he created incredible scenes of drifting and other slippages at the wheel of supercharged motor vehicles, the famous Gymkhana, which have racked up hundreds of millions of views. He was successively under contract with Subaru, Ford then Audi.


A true enthusiast of motor sports, he will not hesitate to risk his image in competition against the world references of WRC, Rallycross or hill climb. A joker in the service parks, Ken Block was loved by everyone, a fact rare enough to be highlighted. To his wife Lucy, his three children and all his loved ones, AUTOhebdo presents its most sincere condolences.

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