Home > Brand Articles > DC_Shoes_Ken_Block.html DC Shoes – A Chip off the Old Ken BlockKen Block is the rally driver who co-founded DC Shoes, ensuring the shoes and clothing would be the number one choice for extreme sport lovers everywhere.DC Shoes is one of the leading fashion brands on the alternative sportswear scene. And the success of the brand has to be in part down to the co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes, Ken Block. As well as being a rally racing driver, Block has competed in a number of action sports including snowboarding, motocross and skateboarding. DC Shoes are unlike other clothing and footwear brands because of this authenticity, ensuring they look, feel and fit the needs of extreme sports. DC Shoes: Putting the Skater Soul in Rubber Soles Block is Californian through and through, born in Long Beach in 1967; he co-founded DC Shoes with Damon Way in 1994. DC Shoes began as a small outfit creating shoes designed specifically to fit the needs of skateboarders. Just as any professional sport, DC Shoes were committed to the idea skateboarders competing at high levels needed the right gear and support. DC Shoes soon took off in the world of action sports and the success of the brand saw Quicksilver snap it up in 2004. The DC Shoes brand is now one of the biggest, offering a variety of action sports gear and fashion lines. DC Shoes stays o the cutting edge of action sports thanks to recruiting world class athletes to help develop and market its signature lines. Racing Ahead Block has also developed his career as a rally driver since 2005, becoming one of the hottest names on the circuit. In 2005, he won the Rally America Rookie of the Year award. The following year he came second in the Rally America National Championship and by the end of 2007 he had achieved 19 podiums and 8 victories. In 2010, Block was the rally driver for the Monster World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. As well as the DC Shoes co-founder making a splash on the rally circuit, his profile grew after the Discovery Channel TV show Stunt Junkies, where Ken Block jumped his rally car 171 feet. Block went on to do massive jumps driving his rally car on a mountain top alongside snowboarders at 2007’s New Zealand’s Snow Park. More recently his media profile was sharpened after taking Top Gear’s James May out for Gymkhana-style driving at Block’s stunt course in California. Looking for DC Shoes? Shop Online with Rockstar Clothing Rockstar Clothing is a leading online retailer dedicated to alternative fashion brands synonymous with musicians, BMXers, artists, skateboarders and snowboarders. For clothes to match your lifestyle, find the edgiest brands from DC Shoes, Vans and Converse to Skullcandy t-shirts online.
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