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42 Drivers Confirmed for Genright ULTRA4s @ Superlift

April 1, 2014

The 2014 Genright ULTRA4s @ Superlift is shaping up to be our biggest East Coast Race to date with more than 42 drivers expected to participate! Here is the list of drivers so far: Driver Car # class 1 Adam Carter 4433 4400 2 alex wacker 96 4400 3 Ben Dinkins 4403 4400 4 BILL BAIRD 5252 4400 5 Brian Shirley 18 4400 6 Carl Langerhans 486 4400 7 chad hundt  456 4400 8 chicky barton 144 4400 9 Chris May 725 4400 10 Clay Gilstrap 26 4400 11 Derek West 4420 4400 12 Erik Miller 4421 4400 13 Jackson…

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2014 King of The Hammers Movie Titled “Element of Survival”

March 26, 2014

Trailer for 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire Movie Released JOHNSON VALLEY, CA – March 26th, 2014 – Hammerking Productions in conjunction with HeavyMetalConcepts released the trailer for the 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire movie titled, “Element of Survival” today. The race, which is already known as the “toughest one-day off-road race on the planet” proved exceptionally brutal in 2014 with only 32 of the 158 teams that started finishing in time. The title is a reference to the tenacity of those drivers that were able to finish, including this year’s…

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Dynomax Claims Every Podium at 2014 KOH

March 13, 2014

DynoMax® ULTRA4 Race Team Claims Every Podium Spot in 2014 King of the Hammers Race Team DynoMax Also Wins Top Spots in Every Man Challenge and Backdoor Challenge Plus SPEC Classes of King of the Hammers    Monroe, MI, Feb. XX, 2014 – Team DynoMax racers delivered some stellar performances last week during the opening of the 2014 ULTRA4 racing season at the famous King of the Hammers (KOH) race in Johnson Valley, Calif. Team DynoMax swept all three spots in the famous KOH title race, as Loren Healy claimed his second “King” title, followed by Tony Pellegrino and Bill…

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Media Credential Application – MetalCloak Stampede 2014

March 12, 2014

Click the link below to download the media credential application for the MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede in Rancho Cordova, CA on June 6th and 7th Media Credential Application – 2014 ULTRA4 Stampede  

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RCV ULTRA4s vs. SRRS Rock Bouncer Shootout!

March 12, 2014

  Thanks to RCV, Raceline, Interco, and Nitto, the ULTRA4s vs. Rock Bouncer shootout will return to Arkansas for the 2nd annual Shootout. Shootout starts at 6:00 PM, so ULTRA4 drivers will have  time to repair vehicles before the shootout. We will also have lights on site for spectators to watch as this shootout will go into the dark just like at Backdoor! The shootout will feature 30 vehicles. We are only taking 15 ULTRA4s and SRRS is only taking 15 Rock Bouncers. The cost to enter is $100 a car. Purse is $7500 to the fastest overall winner and $2500 to…

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Hot Springs Schedule of Events

March 11, 2014

Thursday April 3rd, 2014  Superlift Parking Lot open for ULTRA4 Teams dry camping on site  Friday April 4th, 2014  9AM – 2PM  Pre-Running and Registration 3PM – 5PM  Qualifying for ULTRA4s 6PM Mandatory Drivers Meeting – all classes Saturday April 5th, 2014 9AM – 2PM ULTRA4 Race 2:30PM – 5:30 PM  Legends, Stock, Mod & UTV Race 6:00PM –  Rock Bouncers vs. ULTRA4 Shootout Awards Ceremony at Pavillion Immediately following ULTRA4 Races

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Media Credential – Genright ULTRA4s at Superlift

March 11, 2014

Click here to download the Media Credential Application – 2014 ULTRA4 @ Superlift

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New MetalCloak Stampede Date! 6/6 & 6/7

March 7, 2014

  It’s official.A new date MetalCloak Stampede has been set. Please mark it on your calendars. More than 70 drivers have committed to the West Coast Series, this is going to be one epic weekend!

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New for 2014: Backup Drivers for Series-Committed Drivers of Record

March 7, 2014

Drivers that have committed to racing either the 2014 Regional or Nitto National series may appoint 1 Backup Driver of Record before the start of the series races. Should a Driver of Record be unable to attend or compete in a race, the backup driver of record may do so in lieu of the official Driver of Record. Backup driver of record must be appointed prior to racing the first regional race. Points and KOH qualifying positions will be retained by the Official Driver of Record, and cannot be applied to any other drivers. The official Driver of Record must…

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New for 2014: Post Race Vehicle Inspections

March 3, 2014

The purpose of this communication is to address inconsistencies in the adherence and enforcement of the ULTRA4 rulebook specifically regarding the Stock Class (4600). Effective immediately, a post race inspection will be conducted to determine non-safety based tech infactions.  Body panels, wheelbase, fender trimming, suspension configuration, etc will all be subjected to verification.  The post race inspection will be limited to the top 3 finishers and any other cars that are challenged by their peers. Time penalties will be assessed per transgression up to and including disqualification for malicious or repetitive transgressions. To clarify the body rules.  Front outer fenders…

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Pellegrino Wins 2nd at 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire

February 13, 2014

JOHNSON VALLEY, CA. (Feb. 7, 2014) – Driver Tony Pellegrino and his co-driver Bryan Lyttle piloted the GenRight / Falken #4485 Ultra4 race car back on the podium again! At the eighth running of the grueling Griffin King of the Hammers (aka: KOH), presented by Nitto tire off-road race in a remote section of the Southern California’s high desert. KOH is the toughest single day off-road race where this year 158 of the top drivers from around the world attempt to tackle the 198 mile race course filled with rocks, bumps, sand washes and hill climbs. Starting from the 38th…

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Official Times: 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire

February 8, 2014

Driver Name Car # Start Finish Adjusted Time Penalty* Total Time 1 LOREN HEALY 67 08:02:00 16:05:25 08:03:25 08:03:25 2 TONY PELLEGRINO 4485 08:09:00 16:27:42 08:18:42 08:18:42 3 BILL BAIRD 5252 08:06:00 16:29:37 08:23:37 08:23:37 4 JAKE HALLENBECK 4775 08:03:30 16:30:59 08:27:29 08:27:29 5 DEREK WEST 4420 08:01:00 16:05:34 08:04:34 00:25:00 08:29:34 6 RICK MOONEYHAM 554 08:11:00 17:12:10 09:01:10 09:01:10 7 TOM WAYES 321 08:00:00 15:55:21 07:55:21 01:10:00 09:05:21 8 ALEX HARDAWAY 4481 08:04:30 17:13:12 09:08:42 09:08:42 9 RANDY SLAWSON 4448 08:03:00 18:06:43 10:03:43 10:03:43 10 ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN 4493 08:06:00 18:29:17 10:23:17 10:23:17 11 LUCAS MURPHY 816 08:20:30 18:49:40 10:29:10…

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2014 Smittybilt Every Man Challenge Results

February 7, 2014

4500 Rubicon Express Modified Class 1 4500 Mod JOHN CURRIE 88 8:00:00 12:24:28 4:24:28 2 4500 Mod MIKE JOHNSON 4588 8:06:00 14:27:44 6:21:44 3 4500 Mod GEORGE EVANS 4577 8:00:30 14:40:20 6:39:50 4 4500 Mod JORDAN PELLEGRINO 4585 8:02:00 14:48:14 6:46:14 5 4500 Mod JOEY SIMEONE 21 8:01:00 15:02:45 7:01:45 6 4500 Mod AARON SYKES 4522 8:02:30 15:05:10 7:02:40 7 4500 Mod BRANDON HEYES 4558 8:00:30 15:07:24 7:06:54 8 4500 Mod PAUL BICKERTON 4578 8:02:30 15:14:29 7:11:59 9 4500 Mod STEVE LOPEZ 4508 8:08:00 15:56:22 7:48:22 10 4500 Mod ALAN JOHNSON 4511 8:05:30 16:46:27 8:40:57 11 4500 Mod RICHARD GARRETT…

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AIRAID Announces KOH Contingency

February 7, 2014

AIRAID Announces Contingency and Racer Support for 2014 King of the Hammers   AIRAID Filter Company is pleased to announce its contingency and racer support program for the 2014 King of the Hammers. Total contingency offerings of $3500 in cash and AIRAID product will be up for grabs at the Griffin King of the Hammers race, the Smittybilt Everyman Challenge, and the KOH UTV race.   AIRAID will have a support trailer and display in Hammertown during the King of the Hammers events on Monday, February 3rd, through Friday, February 7th. AIRAID technical support representatives will be on hand to…

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2014 Smittybilt Every Man Challenge Starting Order

February 6, 2014

Order Class Name # Time 4500 Mod 1 4500 Mod John Currie 88 03:53.12 8:00:00 2 4500 Mod Matson Breakey 4576 04:06.40 8:00:00 3 4500 Mod Brandon Heyes 4558 04:27.66 8:00:30 4 4500 Mod george evans 4577 04:30.97 8:00:30 5 4500 Mod Shawn Rants 4531 04:36.34 8:01:00 6 4500 Mod Joey simeone 21 04:40.15 8:01:00 7 4500 Mod Mike Bedwell 4540 04:40.15 8:01:30 8 4500 Mod Justin Hall 13 04:41.97 8:01:30 9 4500 Mod Jordan Pellegrino 4585 04:48.69 8:02:00 10 4500 Mod Richard Garrett 4565 04:55.28 8:02:00 11 4500 Mod Aaron Sykes 4522 05:14.37 8:02:30 12 4500 Mod Paul Bickerton…

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2014 KOH UTV Results

February 6, 2014

Class Name # Time Start Finish Adjusted Race Time (includes Transit and Staggered Start) Pro Class             1 UTV PRO Mitch Guthrie 1 04:33.2 8:00:30 13:00:43 5:00:13 2 UTV PRO Branden Sims 1913 04:10.8 8:00:00 13:12:45 5:08:27 3 UTV PRO Casey Currie 2 06:14.8 8:03:00 13:40:29 5:34:27 4 UTV PRO matt enochs 1924 04:57.4 8:01:30 14:24:07 6:20:19 5 UTV PRO Blake Van de Loo 1919 05:09.1 8:02:00 15:53:29 7:49:10 6 UTV PRO Bill Barnett 1948 06:58.2 8:03:30 16:16:06 8:09:44 7 UTV PRO Wesley Gryner 7 04:59.5 8:02:00 16:23:54 8:19:22 UTV PRO DEAN BULLOCH 1909 04:11.7…

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2014 4 Wheel Parts Last Chance Qualifier Results

February 6, 2014

1 112 MARK UNDERWOOD 22 03:14.41 Wed LCQ In 2 131 COREY KUCHTA 4464 03:23.28 Wed LCQ In 3 11 NICK VONA 4405 03:29.81 Tue PREM In 4 198 BRYAN MALONEY 23 03:34.59 Wed LCQ In 5 109 MICHAEL KELLY 707 03:46.78 Wed LCQ In 6 116 MIKE BOU 54 03:53.87 Wed PREM In 7 114 CHRIS MAY 725 03:57.18 Wed PREM In 8 20 BRUCE SZEMBER 11 03:57.34 Tue LCQ In 9 158 BRANDON JOHNSON 4425 03:57.91 Wed PREM In 10 102 ESTON SIMMS 38 04:02.75 Wed LCQ In 11 21 DUSTYN FRIESEN 313 04:02.81 Tue PREM In 12…

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2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire Starting Order

February 6, 2014

Place Name # Time Start Time 1 NICK NELSON 4404 02:55.78 08:00:00 2 TOM WAYES 321 02:58.91 08:00:00 3 ERIK MILLER 4421 02:58.97 08:00:30 4 MARCOS GOMEZ 4486 03:00.13 08:00:30 5 SHANNON CAMPBELL 5 03:00.56 08:01:00 6 GARY FERRAVANTI, JR 64 03:01.47 08:01:00 7 GARY FERRAVANTI, SR 44 03:09.72 08:01:30 8 DEREK WEST 4420 03:10.18 08:01:30 9 LOREN HEALY 67 03:11.19 08:02:00 10 CHICKY BARTON 144 03:11.75 08:02:00 11 JT STEPHENS 4454 03:12.47 08:02:30 12 ROB KIRBY 65 03:13.37 08:02:30 13 MARK UNDERWOOD 22 03:14.41 08:03:00 14 RANDY SLAWSON 4448 03:16.12 08:03:00 15 JAKE HALLENBECK 4775 03:17.13 08:03:30 16 JASON…

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2014 KOH UTV Starting Order

February 5, 2014

2014 KOH UTV Starting Order w/ Qualifying Times   Class Name # Time 1 UTV PRO Branden Sims 1913 04:10.8 2 UTV PRO DEAN BULLOCH 1909 04:11.7 3 UTV PRO Mitch Guthrie 1 04:33.2 4 UTV PRO Chris Barnett 1961 04:34.2 5 UTV PRO Matt Dow 1224 04:46.0 6 UTV PRO BRIAN C BUSH 1911 04:53.0 7 UTV PRO Brandon Sinclair 23 04:53.9 8 UTV PRO matt enochs 1924 04:57.4 9 UTV PRO Wesley Gryner 7 04:59.5 10 UTV PRO Blake Van de Loo 1919 05:09.1 11 UTV PRO Cody Nygren 1916 05:12.1 12 UTV PRO Joseph Chavez 1912 06:07.5…

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Tuesday’s Qualifying Results

February 5, 2014

KOH UTV 5 UTV PRO Branden Sims 1913 04:10.76 24 UTV PRO DEAN BULLOCH 1909 04:11.65 22 UTV PRO Mitch Guthrie 1 04:33.15 13 UTV PRO Chris Barnett 1961 04:34.16 26 UTV PRO Matt Dow 1224 04:46.00 16 UTV PRO BRIAN C BUSH 1911 04:53.03 25 UTV PRO Brandon Sinclair 23 04:53.88 14 UTV PRO matt enochs 1924 04:57.42 1 UTV PRO Wesley Gryner 7 04:59.50 12 UTV PRO Blake Van de Loo 1919 05:09.15 6 UTV PRO Cody Nygren 1916 05:12.06 3 UTV PRO Joseph Chavez 1912 06:07.45 21 UTV PRO Rob Usnick 1999 06:07.53 2 UTV PRO Casey…

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