Ken Block, ORMHOF Class of 2024

Ken Block - Rally, Influencer (Legacy)

“Ken Block was an entrepreneur and Pro Rally driver, but his legacy transcends business and sports.” -- Jeff Haden, Contributing Editor, Inc. Magazine

Block was a fiercely competitive driver - winning 23 rallies in the U.S., six- Global Rallycross Championship rounds, and being one of only four American drivers to score points in the World Rally Championship. But beyond the checkered flag, his work in marketing, branding, and entertainment in the automotive world - as well as bridging the gap between action sports and motorsports - inspired an all-new generation of fans and drivers through the billions of views that his content had gained worldwide. 

“For Ken, marketing was more than just an opportunity to build his name, or please sponsors, it was the ability to create passion around racing " said Ken’s wife Lucy. “He operated with an ‘all boats rise with the tide’ ethos. Even the companies he founded, DC Shoes and Hoonigan, carried on this goal, to lift the opportunities of others in action sports, motocross, rally, and off-road racing.”

Ken Block passed away in 2023 at the age of 55 in a snowmobiling accident near his home in Utah. The FIA retired Ken Block’s #43 in the World Rally Championship for 2023 in tribute. Listening to Ken’s fans, 43 Institute proclaimed April 3 as National Ken Block Day.

“It would not be overstepping to say Ken Block was the most influential motorsports athlete of our generation.” – Travis Pastrana

In Ken’s own words:  “At some point in my life, I basically said take every day as a day to learn something… You just learn so much through life. I really don’t have any regrets. I try to inspire people to be creative and live a fun life. And don’t be an a**hole. At the end of the day the motivation is to be successful. At the end of the day the motivation is to have something you have a lot of pride in.”

43 Institute is a non-profit foundation set up in Ken Block’s memory, with the mission to create pathways and provide resources for underserved, highly driven 'motivated misfits’ whose aspirations lie in action sports, motorsports, and the creative arts. For more information or to become involved, please visit www.43i.org. 

The ORMHOF Class of 2024, Ken Block, Marlin Czajkowski, Johnny Greaves, Jimmy Lewis, Rod Millen, Jon Nelson, Mike Pearlman, John Rettie, Jimmy Smith, Pete Sohren, Scott Steinberger, and Evelyn Tallman-Duceshi, will be inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame on November 3, the Sunday before The SEMA Show, at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Tickets are now on sale for Off-Road's Biggest Night of the Year, the 2024 ORMHOF Induction & Awards Gala. A special room rate is available for Gala attendees at the South Point. 

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