– Top driver, great friend, family man and inspiration to millions around the world. “Today is an incredibly sad day, and all of our thoughts are with Ken’s wonderful family,” wrote Petter Solberg Twitter.

Son Oliver has also posted a tribute to the late rally driver.

– My hero, my friend. You are a true inspiration and I am eternally grateful for the opportunities and help you give me. All my thoughts are with the family, he wrote Twitter.

The 55-year-old Block is also a former teammate of Andreas Bakkerud. In a post on Facebook Bergen residents wrote that they were texting each other just hours before the crash.

– A visionary

– We texted a few hours ago. I can’t believe you’ve been taken from us. It’s unbelievable. My heart is broken, wrote Bakkerud.

The two rally drivers became teammates in 2016 in the Hoonigan Racing Division. They only drove for the same team for a short time, but have since kept in touch, he wrote Bergen Newspaper.

For BA, Bakkerud explained:

– Ken Block has been a visionary, pioneer, inspiration and icon for me – and many others. He is a family man with a wonderful wife and three wonderful children who I am very fortunate to know so well. I texted Ken and Lucy (wife) less than 12 hours ago about daily stuff and all of a sudden he’s gone. No, it’s all unreal to me.

– Great grief

Hoonigan Industries was the first to confirm the death on Tuesday evening Norwegian time.

– It is with great sadness that we confirm that Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident today, company signature Instagram.

The accident is said to have taken place in the state of Utah in the United States.

– Ken is a visionary, pioneer and icon. And most importantly, he is a father and a husband. He will be sorely missed, the company further wrote.