Ken Block, Pro Rally Driver and Hoonigan Founder. What really Happened?

Ken Block, co-founder of Hoonigan and DC Shoes, died in a snowmobile accident near his Utah home on Monday. He was 55.

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Hoonigan Industries said that Block had died in a statement that was posted on its social media networks.

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"We are very sorry to confirm that Ken Block died today in a snowmobile accident," the statement said.

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"Ken was a leader, a visionary, and a pioneer. And above all, a father and husband. He will be missed very much."

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Block co-founded DC Shoes in 1984. Block became a well- known motorsports figure after selling his company in 2004.

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Five years after he first drove a rally car, he was a podium threat at World Rally and Rally America and won five RallyCross medals at the X Games.

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In 2008, Block uploaded the first of 10 Gymkhana videos to YouTube. In these videos, he did stunt driving, drifting, and creative things with his surroundings.

After more than a billion views, his Hoonigan YouTube channel became the most watched in the history of motorsports.

"Ken was a legend because. he could take an idea and make it happen. He started a business, "Block's NIGA teammate in the Nitro RallyCross series, Steve Arpin, said.

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