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If you’re a new driver, please read through this information before heading to our online registration page at www.ultra4racing.com/races. 1. What class are you interested in racing in ULTRA4? There are 7 classes racing at Western races and 6 classes racing in Eastern Races in the 2016 ULTRA4 Series. Click here to read a brief description of each class 2. What races are you interested in racing in 2016? Click here to see the full 2015 Race Schedule 3. Make sure your vehicle meets our tech rules and you have proper safety equipment. Your 4400 ULTRA4 vehicle must meet the…
Continue ReadingColorado-based DsquaredRacing is proud to announce a partnership with Oskar Blues Brewery for the 2015 Polaris RZR Mint 400, presented by General Tire, and dubbed “The Great American Offroad Race,” in Las Vegas this March. The team is a dedicated Ultra 4 racing team that will temporarily suspend their Ultra4 number, 4441, in exchange for Class 1, car #1544. D2R will feature its Trent Fabrication Top Shelf IFS car for the second year in a row, on their third participation in the legendary race. Oskar Blues Brewery, originators of craft beer in a can, offers unCANventional beers, including Dale’s Pale Ale, Old…
Continue ReadingFebruary 7, 2015 (Johnson Valley, CA) – 215 miles and almost nine hours after he left the start line in Hammertown, USA, Randy Slawson, owner of Bomber Fabrications, crossed the finish line for his second Nitto King of the Hammers title in three years. Considered the toughest one-day off-road car race in the world, KOH has one of the highest attrition rates of any off-road race. 2015 was no different. On Friday evening at 10 p.m., only 17 drivers out of 129 had made it to the finish within the 14-hour cut off. “Last year I had a lot of…
Continue ReadingFebruary 5, 2015 (Johnson Valley, CA) – Brandon Currie had big shoes to fill when he took the start line of the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge Thursday morning. His father, John Currie, was the three-time reigning champion of the event, and the younger Currie was driving his winning car. “There was a lot of pressure,” said Brandon who competed in the modified class, “not from my dad, but pressure I put on myself.” While Brandon, a former AMA Supermoto competitor who has medaled at the X Games, has limited car racing experience–he is well versed in the off-road community. The…
Continue ReadingDynoMax® ULTRA4 Race Team Claims Every Podium Spot in 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Race DynoMax’s Randy Slawson Claims Back-to-Back “King” Titles while Erik Miller, Levi Shirley and Wayland Campbell Earn Other Top Spots Monroe, MI, Feb. 13, 2015 – DynoMax driver Randy Slawson won his second “King” title at the 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers (KOH) race in Johnson Valley, Calif., late last week, followed by other DynoMax drivers Erik Miller in second, Levi Shirley in third and Wayland Campbell in fourth. Only 17 out of 129 drivers finished the epic 215-mile race that…
Continue ReadingFebruary 4, 2015 (Johnson Valley, CA) – Starting from 25th position should have been a huge disadvantage for five-time winner Mitch Guthrie and a great opportunity for some other drivers with hopes of winning. However, despite the bad luck of being drawn near the back of the field, the ‘Winningest King’ attacked from the start and by Race Mile 24 had the leading Polaris of Branden Sims in his sights. Between them coming out of Crowbar, the first rock climb, was Eric Miller who won King of the Hammers in 2012. Unfortunately, the former King’s race would end only half…
Continue ReadingBobby Tanner Wins 2015 Vision X SRRS vs. ULTRA4 East/West Shootout Presented by Sway-A-Way February 2, 2015 (Johnson Valley, CA) After a successful debut in 2014, The Vision X ULTRA4 vs. SRRS East/West Shootout presented by Sway-A-Way returned to Johnson Valley, CA on Monday night during King of the Hammers’ week. The event pitted the Southern Rock Racing Series (SRRS) Rock Bouncers against ULTRA4 cars in a shootout on the infamous Backdoor. Spectators packed the sides of the canyon to watch driving stars including Bill Baird,Eric Miller, the 2012 King of the Hammer Champ, and southern rock bouncing celebs…
Continue ReadingFebruary 1, 2015 (Johnson Valley, CA) – With 2014 King of the Motos’ winner Cody Webb racing in Europe, all eyes were on Colton Haaker, age 25, of Hollister, California to lead a stacked field during Sunday’s King of the Motos competition. And Haaker–an X Games medalist who frequently podiums on the AMA Endurocross series–delivered. But not without a battle and a few helping hands. “There is no way I could have won this race without help from my fellow competitors.” said Haaker at the awards ceremony. “You pretty much couldn’t make a lap without some help.” It was true.…
Continue ReadingGarden Grove, CA, February 10, 2015 Randy Slawson knows it’s good to be King. Randy and Brother Mike, his co-driver, took their second King of the Hammers title in the last three years. The Nitto King of the Hammers race Presented by 4Wheel Parts is touted as the toughest single-day off-road race in the world and after this year’s event, nobody would argue that point. It took Slawson almost nine hours to complete the 215 mile course that includes wide open desert sections with the toughest rock crawling trails in Johnson Valley, California. “We drove the same car from last…
Continue ReadingPOS. CAR # DRIVER NAME Start Time LAP 1 LAP2 LAP 3 TOTAL TIME 1 4448 RANDY SLAWSON 8:11:00 9:35:32 13:25:47 17:03:23 8:52:23 2 4421 ERIK MILLER 8:00:00 9:12:01 13:28:05 17:20:49 9:20:49 3 81 LEVI SHIRLEY 8:02:00 9:26:17 13:09:03 17:23:14 9:21:14 4 3 WAYLAND CAMPBELL 8:08:30 9:38:00 13:25:28 18:50:00 10:41:30 5 20 DEREK WEST 8:00:30 9:21:03 13:53:48 18:57:12 10:56:42 6 816 LUCAS MURPHY 8:05:30 9:42:19 14:19:33 19:07:46 11:02:16 7 48 CODY WAGGONER 8:14:30 9:59:58 14:49:16 19:29:34 11:15:04 8 27 JON CAGLIERO 8:06:00 9:31:23 13:25:38 19:26:37 11:20:37 9 4485 TONY PELLEGRINO 8:05:30 9:45:54 14:10:09 19:55:20 11:49:50 10 4418 MIKE COLVILLE 8:03:30…
Continue Reading2015 Smittybilt Every Man Challenge Overall Finisher Results Pos. Car# Driver Name Start time Lap 1 Lap2 Total Time 1 88 BRANDON CURRIE 8:09:30 9:40:22 14:07:13 5:57:43 2 4861 BEN NAPIER 8:14:30 10:02:03 14:26:16 6:11:46 3 4803 BEN DINKINS 8:19:00 10:07:21 14:59:36 6:40:36 4 4714 LUKE JOHNSON 8:13:00 9:57:09 15:16:26 7:03:26 5 4580 JORDAN TOWNSEND 8:06:30 10:10:08 16:21:42 8:15:12 6 4608 MATTHEW PETERSON 8:22:00 10:43:38 16:46:05 8:24:05 7 4828 MIKE AMARAL 8:21:00 10:34:49 16:52:38 8:31:38 8 4531 SHAWN RANTS 8:11:30 10:40:43 16:43:18 8:31:48 9 4748 RICKY JOHNSON 8:13:30 10:12:18 16:57:32 8:44:02 10 4841 TOM ALLEN 8:17:00 10:28:44 17:08:47 8:51:47 11…
Continue ReadingPRO Class POS Car# Driver Name Start Lap 1 Lap 2 Total Time 1 1 MITCH GUTHRIE 8:06:00 9:39:54 14:26:22 6:20:22 2 1909 DEAN BULLOCH 8:00:30 10:02:22 15:49:15 7:48:45 3 – DNF 1965 JON CROWLEY 8:01:30 10:05:13 16:07:00 8:05:30 4 – DNF 1295 CHAD HUGHES 8:04:30 10:01:36 16:44:00 8:39:30 DNF 2 CASEY CURRIE 8:02:30 10:58:39 DNF 12 TERRELL GAUNY 8:03:00 10:33:40 DNF 20 RICKEY BRINEY 8:06:30 10:07:25 DNF 77 SHANE CHIDDIX 8:08:00 10:08:59 DNF 313 TROY BIGELOW 8:00:00 10:00:44 DNF 669 BRIAN KING 8:04:30 9:53:53 DNF 1313 CJ BYNUM 8:07:30 10:23:00 DNF 1523 AARON CLARK 8:01:30 10:28:09 DNF 1913…
Continue Reading2015 Wheel Parts Qualifying Times COMPLETE LIST FROM BOTH DAYS ORDER CAR # DRIVER NAME KOH/LCQ TIME 1 76 JASON SCHERER KOH 01:59.500 2 4421 ERIK MILLER KOH 02:06.500 3 321 TOM WAYES KOH 02:09.750 4 4420 DEREK WEST KOH 02:11.510 5 4464 COREY KUCHTA LCQ 02:12.160 6 26 CLAY GILSTRAP KOH 02:12.680 7 210 GREG ADLER KOH 02:13.590 8 4493 ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN KOH 02:14.160 9 81 LEVI SHIRLEY KOH 02:14.310 10 4427 JEFF RUSSELL KOH 02:15.060 11 5 SHANNON CAMPBELL KOH 02:15.630 12 2 CASEY CURRIE KOH 02:17.440 13 67 LOREN HEALY KOH 02:17.780 14 4414 JASON SHIPMAN KOH…
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Mission Viejo, CA) January 14, 2015. Axial R/C Inc., A subsidiary of Hobbico Inc., is proud to announce Axial as the Official R/C Vehicles of Ultra4 / King of the Hammers for 2015. Ultra4 Racing is the latest and greatest off road motorsport event on earth. This style of racing challenges man to a duel with the elements. Unlike standard off road racing in a stadium or in the wide open desert, Ultra4 vehicles face challenges that no other motorsport demands. Competitors are not only made to cross vast areas of open desert, they also travel up…
Continue ReadingTop 3 Pro Finishers: 1. Colton Haaker 2. Cory Graffunder 3. Max Gerston Top 3 Amateur Finishers: 1. Kevin Murphy 2. Jordan Rock 3. Jason Gitchel Top Team Finishers 1. Michael Salsman/Ryan Koch 2. Todd Bennett/Brad Hannon Top Women’s Finishers 1. Morgan Tanke 2. Rachel Gutish Top Team Finishers KLiM KING OF THE MOTOS presented by TRAIL-TECH Place Bike# Rider Name Class Laps Total Time Overall 1 10 Colton Haaker MP 3 3:21:07.079 2 118 Cory Graffunder MP 3 3:26:43.361 3 15 Max Gerston MP 3 3:28:35.274 4 177 Mitch Carvolth MP 3 4:32:27.497 5 44 Kale Elworthy MP 3…
Continue Reading4 Wheel Parts, the global leader in truck and Jeep accessories, aftermarket parts, performance products and installation, has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2015 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, CA. A subsidiary of global automotive retailer Transamerican Auto Parts, 4 Wheel Parts’ partnership with KOH serves to enhance TAP’s existing support of the event, which includes title sponsorship of the Smittybilt Everyman Challenge. “King of the Hammers provides us with the ultimate proving ground to test the products we sell and install at our stores.” TAP President and CEO, Greg Adler – also a competitor…
Continue ReadingBike# Driver Name State City Class 101 ALEX LEHR SAN CARLOS CA MOTO AM 146 ANDREW HUGHES NOVOTO CA MOTO AM 17 BERNARD UNHASSOBISCAY RIDGECREST CA MOTO AM 517 BUCKY HILL SARATOGA WY MOTO AM 175L CHRIS GAGE CAMPBELL CA MOTO AM 140 CHRIS LENCIONI MOTO AM F62 CORBIN REED VISALIA CA MOTO AM V37 CRAIG THOMPSON FRESNO CA MOTO AM 262r DARREL W COLLINS YREKA CA MOTO AM 141 DAVE SANCHEZ RIVERSIDE CA MOTO AM 325 DEXTER DICKINSON GLENDORA CA MOTO AM 88 DREW DICKSON OAKLEY CA MOTO AM 79 ERIK SCHAFFER HAYWARD CA MOTO AM 143 GARETT CARLSON…
Continue ReadingAnyone want to know the course for the 2015 NItto King of the Hammers?!? For the first time ever, the KOH, EMC and UTV courses are being released to the public the day before Hammertown opens! Thanks to CartoTracks the maps are for sale online, and spectators and teams can purchase and download the map to their smart phones before they lose cell signal in Hammertown! Drivers will still need to download gps files in hammertown and yes, there will still be posters available in the merchandise tent! There’s a history in these hills. It’s a storied one. The tracks have…
Continue Reading2015 KOH Week Schedule by Day Friday 1/30 – Hammertown Opens Sunday – 2/1- KLiM King of The Motos Presented by Trail Tech Monday 2/2 – Vision X ULTRA4 vs SRRS East/West Shootout Presented by Sway-a-way Tuesday 2/3 – 4 Wheel Parts Qualifying (4400 Only) Wednesday 2/4 – Polaris RZR KOH UTV Race & 4 Wheel Parts Qualifying (4400 Only) Thursday 2/5 – Smittybilt Every Man Challenge Friday 2/6- Nitto King of The Hammers Saturday 2/7 – KOH The Experience lead by GenRight Friday January 30th, 2015 o 9:00 AM Registration Opens – Means Dry Lake Bed o 9:00 AM Pre-Running Opens o 9:00 AM Tech Opens – All new cars need to schedule tech…
Continue ReadingRiders, Here is some helpful information to help you plan for a successful KOM in 2015. If you have any specific questions about the race itself after reading this, reach out at me via email at jimmy@jimmylewisoffroad.com hopefully before January 19th as I will be in Hammertown and email can be spotty leading up to just a few days before our event. If you have questions about sign-up, contact shannon@ultra4racing.com The schedule for the event is posted here: http://ultra4racing.com/the-inside-line/2015-koh-week-schedule/ Click here for the current list of registered riders. If you’re not registered yet, you can still register online. Click…
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