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Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident
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PuppetMaster
Member
Wow RIP.
HoodWinked
Member
the start of this year is absolutely unreal.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Don't fuck around with vehicles in the snow seems to be the message I'm getting from the start of this year.
So sad especially as he started introducing his daughter in the Hoonicorn vs the world videos, seemed like a great kid and a chip off the old...
Hits hard.
So sad especially as he started introducing his daughter in the Hoonicorn vs the world videos, seemed like a great kid and a chip off the old...
Hits hard.
f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat
Member
Wow, what a shame. Wasnt in to the hoon stuff all that much but followed him when he and TP were running subies in wrc and rally america. Didnt he start up DC Shoes on like a 1500 loan from his father or something?
Showimg them angels how to flick it sideways.
Showimg them angels how to flick it sideways.
El Pistolero
Banned
The guy was a monster behind the wheel...What a sad news...
Alter_Fridge
Member
I'm unfamiliar to who that is
I know who Ken Lobb is, though
I know who Ken Lobb is, though
Patrick S.
Banned
Futaleufu
Member
RIP, really enjoyed the gymkhanas and all the Hoonigan stunts. I wonder what happens to the team now.
Yep. Remember when Ozzy almost died when he fell out of his ATV and it landed on top of him? That was on flat land.
Yep. Remember when Ozzy almost died when he fell out of his ATV and it landed on top of him? That was on flat land.
Patrick S.
Banned
Soccer star Michael Ballack lost his young son in an accident with a quad, too
Chittagong
Gold Member
They really aren’t, tens of thousands completely unskilled tourists take snowmobile safaris in Finnish Lapland every year. While snowmobiles are powerful devices that must be respected, I have seen complete rookies flip them, crash them in trees, drive them into ditches without harm.
Annually around 10 people in Finland die in snowmobile accidents, most of them sink through ice and drown.
So this is a highly unusual freak accident. Like that explorer guy killed by a stingray
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Fools idol
Banned
horrendous. His family must be in hell right now..
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Fucking hell. I follow him on Twitter and last I saw his family was there with him given the time of year.
I pray to any god that they weren't there when it happened.
I pray to any god that they weren't there when it happened.
ForAcademicPurposes
Gold Member
Holy shit.
I can't fathom it.
I can't fathom it.
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xrnzaaas
Member
Well he's lived his life doing dangerous things. Even if a lot of the stunts were heavily staged and not that risky after all it was still a dangerous life, more dangerous than being your typical motorsport driver. I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to drift the snowmobile or make some jumps.
FunkMiller
Member
RIP.
Damn, on the 2nd day of the new year.
RIP Ken
Loved all your videos. Even the new electric audi ones.
But LA best.
That’s Romain Grosjean.
Ballthyrm
Member
Your picture is wrong, That's Romain Grosjean.
daveonezero
Banned
Snowmobiles are crazy fast. Everything he did had the risk of death…it’s like the free climbers it’s almost a matter of time before something goes wrong.
RIP.
They really are. He isn’t riding it like one of those tourists. Backcountry snow machines they have a lot more variables and danger. They jump them and it’s more like a freestyle motorcycle. Not on a grated flat road.
These machines have crazy performance and grip. This is way more dangerous than a car. It’s more like a motorcycle.
Going over 35mph and hitting a solid object can kill you.
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M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
From the point of amateur, nothing seems more dangerous than a rally. You driving fast in tight spaces, without much forward visibility, without any barriers.
I will stick to low performance planes as my hobby.
daveonezero
Banned
But no one does that….people not even competing due all the time on recreational vehicles like motorcycles, quads, snowmobiles etc.
I used to drive my Subaru on gravel and small highways. It wasn’t a rally event but it wasn’t free of risk that’s for sure. But it was safer than anything with an open cockpit.
nocsi
Member
You can’t consider something safe until you put it in the hands of an American and they don’t die. Finnish aren’t dummies, but that doesn’t mean snowmobiles are dummy proof
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Dural
Member
Sounds like he was going up a steep incline and it flipped backwards and rolled over him, this isn't uncommon but it usually doesn't kill you. Must have just fell the wrong way and had the sled hit him just right. Snowmobiles are pretty popular around here and I know many people that have broken arms and legs hitting tree stumps and other things at high speed.
Patrick S.
Banned
WTF
daveonezero
Banned
Cmon man. Respect the risk of Finnish rally drivers.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Completely forgot about the guy since we get updates of him like once a year.
Nevertheless its a massive shock for me to hear Block has died. I had just watched his content like a few days ago. Blows my mind how much work, time and effort goes into capturing those amazing car stunts from multiple angles. It honestly deserves more views with the crazy amount of work it takes to put it all together.
We lost a legend
murmulis
Member
Rally cars have roofs, roll cages and 5-point harnesses. ATVs and snowmobiles have no rollover protection whatsoever. They are way heavier than they look and can easily kill you if they roll over. And it's stupidly easy to do that when going uphill or downhill. As you can see - even experienced stunt drivers like Block can easily fuck up.
Dural
Member
Yeah, his Gymkhana videos were unreal. No disrespect to Travis Pastrana, but his Gymkhana videos just weren't at the same level as Ken's. He was so precise in his drifting, it was unbelievable.
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
RIP.
Damn, on the 2nd day of the new year.
RIP Ken
Loved all your videos. Even the new electric audi ones.
But LA best.
You don't even know who Ken Block was do you?
Hawking Radiation
Member
RIP.
Damn, on the 2nd day of the new year.
RIP Ken
Loved all your videos. Even the new electric audi ones.
But LA best.
What's going on here?
TDiddyLive
Member
I always enjoyed his tour of London he did for Top Gear where they basically shut down major parts of the city.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Rest in Power, Legend.
#KillAllTires
#KillAllTires
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Putonahappyface
Member
Fucking horrible news. I loved watching him drive defying the laws of physics
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