According to the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office, Ken Block 'was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him.' He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 55.
, Block's rally career began in 2005. He was named the the Rally America Championship's Rookie of the Year in his first season and went on to make"plenty of podium appearances" on the national and world stage – including winning five X Games medals.
In addition to his renowned motorsport career, Block was a successful marketing executive. In 1984, he co-founded DC Shoes, which heBlock was also well known for videos that brought his motorsport skills to the screen, reaching audiences worldwide – notably through the viral"Gymkhana" series on YouTube, which receivedBlock was"such a talent that did so much for the sport that we love whether it was on tarmac, dirt, jumps, stunts.
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