Loren Healy Takes The Checkered Flag Ending An Exciting Season Of Ultra4 Racing
October 24, 2011 – Glen Helen, CA: Historic Glen Helen Raceway recently played host to the 4Wheel Parts Ultra4 Grand Prix. Over 40 worthy competitors showed up for the fifth and final event of the 2011 Ultra4 series in beautiful San Bernardino, California. The Grand Prix format required drivers to circumnavigate a punishing five mile course for a total of four hours in an effort to find the toughest competitor on the planet. In the end, 2010 King of the Hammers winner Loren Healy took home the gold in his familiar ATX-sponsored Jimmy’s 4×4 buggy, but it was anything but an easy victory.
Healy had to beat out tough competition from fellow King of the Hammers winners Jason Scherer and Shannon Campbell on a course that was packed full of jumps, banked turns, and loose hill climbs that wreaked havoc on man and machine alike. Beautiful weather made for pleasant spectating and pitting, but the 80 degree temperatures conspired against the fluids trapped within overtaxed transmissions and shocks. By the end of four hours, only ten vehicles were still running under their own power, but every driver had a huge grin on their face and vowed to return next year for a race that has quickly become a favorite with fans and competitors alike. Below is the complete list of competitors, the laps they completed and who qualified for the 2012 King of The Hammers this weekend.
The 2012 Ultra4 season starts off with an action-packed week of festivities in Johnson Valley on February 3rd. Thirty thousand enthusiasts are expected to make the annual pilgrimage to Means Dry Lake Bed to witness the returning 4Wheel Parts Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) and Pit Bull Tires UTV Race, as well as the all new Smittybilt Every Man Challenge. The week culminates with the sixth running of the now famous Griffin King of the Hammers on Friday, February 10th. Save the date, this is one race you will not want to miss.
About Ultra4 Racing: Due to the incredible success of the Griffin King of the Hammers, Hammerking Productions created the Ultra4 racing series. The defining characteristic of this class is that all cars must be possess 4-wheel drive. Beyond that, the class is unlimited and combines multiple off-road disciplines such as desert racing, rockcrawling, and short course racing. The Griffin King of The Hammers takes place each year in February, on public lands in Johnson Valley, CA. The race has evolved from 12 teams racing for bragging rights and a case of beer, to more than 150 teams competing before tens of thousands of live spectators and hundreds of thousands of online fans.
Finish
First Name
Last Name
Car #
Hometown
State
total laps
Qualified
1
Loren
Healy
4428
Farmington
NM
28
2
Jason
Picket
4444
Ft. Collins
CO
28
*
3
JT
Taylor
13
Fountain
CO
28
4
Nick
Nelson
4404
Cortez
CO
28
*
5
Brad
Falin
457
Frenley
NV
27
*
6
Tony
Pellegrino
4485
Simi Valley
CA
27
7
Shannon
Campbell
5
Gilbert
AZ
26
8
Cottin
Rodd
4407
Cortez
CO
26
*
9
JR
Van Ortwick
4466
Rowland Heights
CA
26
*
10
Brian
Shirley
18
Dodge City
KS
26
11
Jason
Scherer
76
Danville
CA
25
12
Levi
Shirley
81
Dodge City
KS
25
13
Brandon
Watson
4488
Glenwood Springs
CO
25
*
14
Scott
Ward
4438
Lake Havasu City
AZ
25
*
15
Mike
McClure
733
Ness City
KS
25
*
16
Alex
Hardaway
4481
Santa Rosa
CA
25
17
Darren
Henke
4441
Golden
CO
25
*
18
Gary
Ferravanti Jr
4475
Paso Robles
CA
25
19
Casey
Currie
2
Anaheim
CA
25
*
20
Richie
Carter
4474
Simi Valley
CA
24
21
Bill
Phillips
4480
Whittier
CA
24
22
Warren
Thomas
257
Morro Bay
CA
24
*
23
Dave
Bovich
50
Shasta Lake
CA
22
24
Ben
Napier
4461
Sydney
AUS
22
25
Mike
Nappi
4490
Idaho Springs
CO
20
26
Travis
Carpenter
4405
Orangevale
CA
19
*
27
Randy
Avery
348
Sonora
CA
19
28
Brent
Goegebuer
4473
Corona
CA
19
29
Chris
Hoyt
53
Castle Rock
CO
18
30
Gregory
Lundeen
701
Broomfield
CO
18
31
Bill
Baird
5252
Sturgis
KY
18
32
Jeremy
Hengl
85
Orangevale
CA
17
33
Paul
Hoffman
4483
Victorville
CA
16
34
Greg
Adler
210
Manhattan Beach
CA
12
35
Kevin
Sacalas
4435
Riverside
CA
12
36
Gary
Ferravanti Sr.
4446
Paso Robles
CA
10
37
Rob
Lynch
4463
Spokane
WA
10
38
Dean
Bulloch
4411
Cedar City
UT
9
39
Eric
Brown
502
Las Vegas
NV
9
40
Billy
Briney
4439
Ness City
KS
7
41
JT
Stephens
4454
Little Rock
AR
1
*
42
Jeremy
Dickinson
3
0
43
Nathan
Unruh
63
Clovis
CA
0
Drivers qualified either finishing in the top 10 unqualified drivers or by being the top 5 unqualified drivers to have completed at least 4 races this season.