Ken Block, a rally driver, was killed in a snowmobile accident.
American top news: According to the Hoonigans Instagram account, Ken Block, 55, passed away today as a consequence of a snowmobiling accident.
Pictures of Park City, Utah, taken over the weekend in the snow were posted on his personal Instagram account. Read full news here
A drifting video showing an Audi S1 Hoonitron on the Las Vegas Strip was most recently uploaded to YouTube by the creator of Hoonigan and the Gymkhana video series.
Block worked with Ford Performance for a while before switching to Audi in 2021.
It’s with our deepest regrets that we can report that Ken Block lost away in a snowmobile accident, the group said in a post sent on rally driver Ken Block’s Hoonigans Instagram account this evening.
Ken was legendary for his ability to turn a dream into reality.
Steve Arpin, Block’s colleague in the Nitro RallyCross competition, told ESPN that Block “built an industry.”
But if you were fortunate enough to know him, that’s when Ken’s best qualities showed.
He gave his buddies royal treatment and offered chances to anyone who was willing to put in the effort.
He was everything the world needs more of and did a lot of other really wonderful things as well.
Block, a fervent supporter of the business and a devoted family guy, competed in the 2022 American Rally Association Championship with his wife, Lucy, and their 16-year-old daughter, Lia.
“Ken was a trailblazer, an icon, and a visionary. And last but not least, a husband and father. He will truly be missed, “Block co-founded the fashion and automotive media company Hoonigan Industries.
Block has 1.92 million YouTube subscribers, and his car-driving stunt videos, or “Gymkhana,” often receive 50 million views.
He also frequently participated in ESPN’s X Games, which occasionally featured rally racing.
It is prohibited for Formula One drivers to make political statements.
Without previous approval from the FIA, Formula One drivers will no longer be permitted to make political statements at race events.
The organisation that oversees motor racing has added a new article to its International Sporting Code that forbids, unless prior permission is obtained, “the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments, particularly in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA.”
Drivers have started using the opportunity to speak out before and after races in recent years.
Since the beginning of the 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton has a history of donning T-shirts with political themes.
He wore a T-shirt that read “Arrest the cops that beat me up” after winning the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix.
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