Ken Block

Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 - January 2, 2023 [aged 55]) was an American professional rally driver.
== Gymkhana ==
Block produced a series of gymkhana videos which have drawn millions of views on YouTube.[citation needed]
In 2009, for the BBC show Top Gear, Block took James May out for Gymkhana-style driving at Block's stunt course at Inyokern Airport, an operational California airport, also starring Ricky Carmichael. In 2010 Block took the feature car from the previous episode (a Reliant Robin) for a lap of the Top Gear test track. He rolled the car and was unable to complete a lap but was unhurt.
On August 24, 2010, Block released the first of a three part Gymkhana 3 video release featuring his new Ford Fiesta.
On September 14, 2010, Block's third Gymkhana video, featuring a Ford Fiesta, was released on YouTube. The video got more than seven million views in its first week.
On August 16, 2011, the fourth Gymkhana video, The Hollywood Megamercial was released on YouTube, featuring Block driving around the Universal Studios backlot.
On July 9, 2012, Block released his fifth Gymkhana video on YouTube, featuring Block driving his Ford Fiesta in San Francisco and Travis Pastrana on a dirtbike. After 24 hours, the video was viewed 5.1 million times, making it the top-viewed video of the previous week.
; Main video series
* Ken Block Gymkhana Practice (2008; Subaru Impreza)
* Ken Block Gymkhana Two the Infomercial(2009; Subaru Impreza)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Three, Part 2; Ultimate Playground; l'Autodrome, France(2010; Ford Fiesta)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Four; The Hollywood Megamercial (2011; Ford Fiesta)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco (2012; Ford Fiesta)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Six -- Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course (2013; Ford Fiesta)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Seven: Wild in the Streets of Los Angeles (2014; Ford Mustang)
* Ken Block’s Gymkhana Eight: Ultimate Exotic Playground in Dubai (2016; Ford Fiesta)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Nine: Raw Industrial Playground (2016; Ford Fiesta)
* Ken Block's Gymkhana Ten: The Ultimate Tire Slaying Tour (2018; Ford Fiesta, Escort RS Cosworth, Focus, Mustang and F-150)
; Other videos
* Ken Block Drifts London (2016; Ford Mustang)
* Ken Block’s Climbkhana: Pikes Peak Featuring the Hoonicorn V2 (2017; Ford Mustang)
* Ken Block’s Climbkhana Two: 914hp Hoonitruck on China's Most Dangerous Road; Tianmen Mountain (2019; Ford F-150)
* Ken Block’s Electrikhana: High Stakes Playground; Las Vegas, in the Audi S1 Hoonitron (2022; Audi S1 Hoonitron)
==Death==
Block died at age 55 in a snowmobile accident near Woodland, Utah on January 2, 2023. The Wasatch County sheriff's department reported that Block had been riding in the Mill Hollow area when his snowmobile upended on a steep slope and landed on top of him. Block was declared dead at the scene of the accident.
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