The year 2023 began tragically with the death of legendary American rally driver Ken Block (opens in new tab). In these videos, Brock performed stylish routines that required precise timing and supernatural talent. So naturally, Brock fans in the "Grand Theft Auto Online" community decided to create their own in-game gymkhana video (via PCGamesN (opens in new tab)) as a tribute to Brock.

Created by the TuttoAuto (open in new tab) group, the video is littered with various references to Brock's original Gymkhana video. In addition to faithfully recreating the stunt from "Gymkhana 7" (open in new tab) (where Brock hydraulically bounces the front wheels in the air and drifts under the car), Redditors familiar with Brock have already noted other small details that tip their hats to the real-life stunt show (open in new tab open in new tab) have already been noted.

It is a testament to the dedication and skill of the tribute's creators that the tribute was created without any help from mods; replying to a comment on Reddit, a TuttoAuto administrator clarified (open in new tab) that the video was created with only "ingame cars and some technology. He clarified that the video was created using only "ingame cars and some technology. I'd say that's quite a bit of technology. If I tried to do something similar, the entire video would be like an extended Mr. Bean skit.

Fans of Brock and of the cool things happening in GTA Online are unanimous in their positive reaction to the video. One Redditor (open in new tab) said, "If he were here, he'd be proud of you all," while another Redditor (open in new tab) praised the "quality production, camera work, driving, and Ken's iconic moves."

Brock himself was no stranger to video games, or at least to appearing in them. An accomplished rally racer, he appeared as a driver in the "DiRT" series, recorded a promotional video (opens in new tab) for the then-new Gymkhana mode of the third game, and appeared in "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship" and "Need For Speed. He died in a snowmobile accident on January 2 of this year at the age of 55.