Ken Block dies in an Snow Mobile accident

[Deleted member 26715]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64150191

 

[sevenfourate]

No way ! 😳

Died the way he lived……..

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Nasty accident, but honestly never heard of him.

 

[AlanW]

I will admit to being truly shocked and stunned by his death, I was only watching one of his most recent videos last night!

 

[sevenfourate]

I will admit to being truly shocked and stunned by his death, I was only watching one of his most recent videos last night!

Likewise. Some people always appear so in control and seemingly immortal. He was one of those….

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Nasty accident, but honestly never heard of him.

He was an okay Rally driver in terms of his peers, but he was extremely good at staged events,

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu7M43QZ3q4
is the first one he did, it grew into some pretty extreme sequences, if you are into car control & pushing them to the limit he was very good.

 

[Jody]

RIP Ken.

Hopefully someone can complete the Pikes Peak with his Hoonipegasus. Maybe Travis? It would be a fitting tribute.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Nasty accident, but honestly never heard of him.

You're not alone....
Snow, dangerous stuff - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64149476

 

[Bonefish Blues]

You're not alone....
Snow, dangerous stuff - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64149476

Unless you do something truly catastrophically awful, a modern rally car with its cage will mean you walk away from an accident. Not so things without cages like in this accident, quads and so on

 

[Jody]

Unless you do something truly catastrophically awful, a modern rally car with its cage will mean you walk away from an accident. Not so things without cages like in this accident, quads and so on

It's not like he didn't have a good skill set with snowmobiles. The hill that it flipped on also didn't look anything out the ordinary

 

[Bonefish Blues]

It's not like he didn't have a good skill set with snowmobiles. The hill that it flipped on also didn't look anything out the ordinary

The potential consequences of what is a small error are so very different, that's the thing, and I guess so it proved here

 

[fossyant]

The Hoonigan stuff was very good. RIP.

 

[Jody]

The potential consequences of what is a small error are so very different, that's the thing, and I guess so it proved here

Not helped with him reportedly being on his own (or seperated from the party). Could have either been trapped or suffered a serious injury when it's flipped.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Damn, love my rallying. He'll be missed.

View: https://youtu.be/vsYrhNMZa6U

 

[Slick]

Guy was a genius behind the wheel, really sad to hear this.