Quite a few Forza Horizon 5 gamers are presently taking to the open-world racing sport of their Hoonigan vehicles to pay tribute to rally legend Ken Block.
Ken Block, an expert rally driver that starred in a number of Want for Pace, Forza and Filth video video games, handed away earlier this week following an accident close to his ranch in Woodland, Utah. He was simply 55.
In addition to his widespread YouTube channel, Block additionally began his personal Monster World Rally Crew in 2010 as a platform to permit him to compete at a world championship degree, racking up a number of podium finishes within the course of. The group was renamed Hoonigan Racing Division in 2013, and over time a number of trendy rally vehicles and revamped classics have worn the Hoonigan identify in actual life and in video games like Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5 contains a dozen Hoonigan vehicles, together with the 1986 Hoonigan Ford RS200 Evolution, the 1992 Hoonigan Mazda RX-7 “Twerkstallion”, and the 1994 Hoonigan Ford Escort RS Cosworth WRC “Cossie V2”.
Following Block’s passing, Forza Horizon 5 gamers have taken to utilizing Hoonigan vehicles to recollect the legend (by way of The Loadout).
RIP Ken Block. Tried my best to recreate the infamous Pikes Peak Photo from ForzaHorizon
10,000,000 Skill score in Ken Blocks Hoonicorn V2. RIP Ken Block. from ForzaHorizon
Everybody on Forza proper now could be free roaming in a Hoonigan automotive 🖤🥲
— Austin (@AStheGOAT24) January 3, 2023
I used to be gonna go to mattress however I am gonna hop on Forza & drive a Hoonigan as a substitute. Hoping to identify some others doing the identical #43
— gengar bby👻 💜 (@avianoir) January 3, 2023
Thanks Mr Block. #kenblock #rip #hoonigan #forza #ForzaHorizon5 #twitch #youtube pic.twitter.com/mEsy5mJw8P
— HELLFIRE 506 (@506Hellfire) January 4, 2023
Hoonigan Racing additionally paid tribute to Block following his demise.
“It’s with our deepest regrets that we will verify that Ken Block handed away in a snowmobile accident right now,” reads the statement. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most significantly, a father and husband.”
Hoonigan Racing added that Block will probably be “extremely missed” and requested that followers “respect the household’s privateness right now whereas they grieve.”
“Devastating information in regards to the lack of Ken Block – he was a legend in Motorsports and will probably be dearly missed,” wrote the Twitter account for Forza Horizon. “Our deepest condolences to his household and the group at The Hoonigans.”
The Twitter account for Forza Motorsport added that Block had a “big affect on the motorsports neighborhood all over the world.”