Fellow Top Gear alum James May has paid tribute to Ken Block (Picture: Getty)
James May has led tributes following the death of former Top Gear star Ken Block aged 55.
It was confirmed on Tuesday morning that Block died following a snowmobile accident in Utah’s Wasatch County.
Hoonicorn Racing announced the tragic news in a statement posted to Instagram, which read: It’s with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today.
‘Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband. He will be incredibly missed.’
Condolences have been flooding in since the announcement, with fellow Top Gear alumni May thanking Block for ‘some hilarious days out’.
Rally driver Block died aged 55 following a snowmobile accident, his team confirmed (Picture: Reuters)
‘Here’s the airfield drifting piece from years back,’ he added, alongside a YouTube link to Block’s airfield rallying in 2009.
In the video, Block shows off his Sabaru-sliding skills against dirt-biking champion Ricky Carmichael at Inyokern Airport, an operational California airport.
The late rally driver went on to appear in Top Gear once again in 2010, where he took 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.
Following Block’s death, the Sheriff’s Office stated that he ‘was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him’.
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‘He was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident,’ they added.
The Sheriff’s Office also stated that Block was riding as part of a group but ‘was alone when the accident occurred’.
CEO of Ford, Jim Farley, has also paid tribute and called the professional driver ‘an innovator, a talented driver and a marketing genius’.
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It was confirmed on Tuesday morning that Block died following a snowmobile accident in Utah’s Wasatch County.
