Block’s last post on Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday (AEST) proudly boasted of Lia’s foray into the rally car arena.

The post said: “The 4th and final episode of my 16-year-old daughter Lia buying, tearing down, rebuilding and now driving her ’85 Audi Ur Quattro will be live at 8am PST tomorrow on my YouTube channel. Will her Audi finally do a donut?? Or will it break in the attempt? Tune in to find out!”

Block was well known for his lengthy string of much loved Gymkhana stunt driving videos, which led to him making a cameo on BBC’s Top Gear on his way to becoming a popular member of the motoring community, stuff.co.nz said.

His Gymkhana videos are seen by many to be pioneering, both in a marketing sense and in their ability to make motorsport and the car culture world more accessible to young people.