{"id":214880,"date":"2023-09-29T08:17:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214880"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:17:04","slug":"how-did-ken-block-die-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/how-did-ken-block-die-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Ken Block die? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

KEN Block sadly died at the age of 55 near his ranch in Park City, Utah, on January 2, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoonigan Racing Division announced the tragic news of the rally legend's untimely passing. But who was Ken Block and how did he die?<\/p>\n

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Who was Ken Block?<\/h2>\n

Ken Block \u2014 born in California on November 21, 1967 \u2014 was a rally driver with a decade-long professional career, racing in every season between 2005 and 2015.<\/p>\n

He was also involved in a number of other extreme sports including skateboarding, snowboarding and motocross.<\/p>\n

As well as competing in motorsport, Ken co-founded DC Shoes \u2014 a skating fashion brand \u2014 in 1994 and co-owned Hoonigan Industries, which makes clothing and apparel for motor enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Ken is best known to British audiences for performing crazy stunts in two episodes of the BBC's long-running motoring programme Top Gear.<\/p>\n

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Block also found fame for his series of "gymkhana" videos on YouTube, in which he performed daring stunts in a range of vehicles.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife Lucy and 16-year-old daughter Lia, who is also a racing driver.<\/p>\n

How did Ken Block die?<\/h2>\n

Block died in a snowmobile accident near his ranch in Park City, Utah, on the afternoon of January 2, 2023.<\/p>\n

According to cops, he was riding the snowmobile down a steep slope when the vehicle upended and landed on top of him.<\/p>\n

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Although Ken was riding as part of a group, he was alone when the accident happened.<\/p>\n

Wasatch County Sheriff's Office confirmed his death in a statement, adding: "We are saddened to hear of the loss of Kenneth and our hearts are with his family and friends so deeply affected.<\/p>\n

"We thank all of our first responders for their continued service."<\/p>\n

Who did Ken Block race for?<\/h2>\n

The much-loved driver raced with a few different teams over the course of his celebrated career.<\/p>\n

He debuted in 2005 with Vermont SportsCar and raced under a sponsorship deal with Subaru.<\/p>\n

Block formed his own racing team, Monster World Rally Team, in 2010 as a platform to compete in the World Rally Championship.<\/p>\n

The team rebranded to Hoonigan Racing Division in 2012.<\/p>\n

When was Ken Block on Top Gear?<\/h2>\n

Block appeared in two Top Gear episodes \u2014 one in 2009 and one in 2010.<\/p>\n

In the first, which was filmed at California's Inyokern Airport, Block zoomed around the airfield alongside James May, aka "Captain Slow", in his Rally American Subaru Impreza.<\/p>\n

After drifting around the runway and narrowly avoiding crashing into some parked planes, Block skilfully drifted the car through a pair of hangar doors twice and made doughnuts around a small signpost.<\/p>\n

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Next, he took the rally car off-road, showing off his drifting skills alongside dirt biker pal Ricky Carmicheal.<\/p>\n

And in the second he was challenged by Jeremy Clarkson to drive a three-wheeled Reliant Robin around the test track \u2014 but he rolled it at the first corner, thankfully escaping unharmed.<\/p>\n

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