Kenneth Paul Block
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Kenneth Paul Block 🇺🇸

Kenneth Paul Block (Known as "Ken Block")
["rally driver", "gymkhana pioneer", "entrepreneur"]
Born Nov 21, 1967 🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States
Passed Away Jan 02, 2023 Woodland, Utah, United States
Lifespan 55 years old
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Notice / Correction
"Kill all tires."

Archival Overview

American rally driver, action sports innovator, and co-founder of DC Shoes and Hoonigan, revolutionized automotive culture with his Gymkhana series.

Biographical Record

Kenneth Paul Block (1967–2023) was an American professional rally driver and visionary entrepreneur who transformed 21st-century automotive media. Co-founder of DC Shoes and later Hoonigan Industries, Block combined precision rally driving with viral video artistry.

His ten-part Gymkhana video series accumulated over half a billion views, redefining tire-slaying car control in urban landscapes. Block competed in Rally America, the World Rally Championship, and Global RallyCross before dying tragically in a snowmobile accident in Utah in 2023.

Key Life Milestones

November 11, 2008

Gymkhana Practice Revolution

Released his first Gymkhana video online, igniting a viral cultural phenomenon that transformed global automotive filmmaking.

November 17, 2014

Gymkhana SEVEN in Los Angeles

Drove the 845-hp all-wheel-drive Hoonicorn Mustang through the streets of Los Angeles in an iconic automotive masterpiece.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Woodland Cemetery
Woodland, Utah, United States
GPS: 40.5750, -111.2378
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