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December 11th, 2013: JOHNSON VALLEY, CA: Hammerking Productions, the founders of The Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire, are pleased to announce that the week-long off road festival held annually in Johnson Valley, CA will be able to continue in its current location for the foreseeable future. After six years of negotiations between the United States Marine Corps, the federal government and the Off Highway Vehicle(OHV) Community, a deal has been reached to preserve the majority of the land in Johnson Valley for OHV use. Congressman Paul Cook spearheaded the deal which allows nearly 100,000 acres of…
Continue ReadingA big part of the Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire race week is the fantastic vendor show that rises out of the lakebed to bring race goers the chance to see the newest and most popular products from the aftermarket offroad product industry. In the weeks leading up to the event we will be running spotlights on vendors who will be attending 2014 so you can get an idea of who’s there, what they offer, and any special deals or giveaways they have planned. Dave’s Customs Unlimited, LLC has over 25 years’ experience in the 4WD…
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Continue ReadingAs the 2014 Griffin King Of The Hammers presented by Nitto Tire draws closer, we’d like to offer you the chance to be a part of the action. KOH wouldn’t happen if it weren’t for the army of volunteers who step up to the plate each year. Do you think you have what it takes? In return for volunteering you’ll get unparalleled access to the race course, a better understanding of what unfolds throughout the race, a few exclusive KOH goodies and entry into the now-legendary Volunteers Raffle. You can assist us as much as you want, be it a…
Continue Reading1/28/2014: Due to the high volume of media applications: We are NO LONGER ACCEPTING Media Credentials from Free Lance or Team Media for KOH Week 2014! If you are media for an official ULTRA4 Sponsor or Published Media outlet we will still accept your request. If you would like email updates: please send an email to: soulsidenetwork@gmail.com Download the full Media Credential Application here. Application does not guarantee media credentials. Hammerking Productions will review all credential requests and reserves the right to approve or deny. Hammerking reserves the right to remove credential onsite if any policies or procedures, safety or…
Continue ReadingThank you to everyone who reacted quickly and reached out to the Senators on behalf of Johnson Valley last week. Your voices are needed to get our elected officials to understand how important this is. While the Marines original request was added to S.1309 AKA the Military Land Withdrawals Act on Thursday, your voices are being heard! Much is happening in Washington to try to find a compromise. At this time, S.1309 has NOT been added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If that should happen, the House version of the NDAA contains wording to protect Johnson Valley, and it…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas, Nov. 5, 2013 – The DynoMax® performance exhaust brand – a popular choice in off-road racing – has announced the official sponsorship of the new “Spec” class in Ultra4 Racing. The Ultra4 Racing “Spec” Class will be described in detail during a special question and answer session in the DynoMax performance exhaust booth (Central Hall, Booth No. 25131) at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the 2013 SEMA Show. The booth also will debut the first complete Spec class vehicle, built by Ultra4 Racing. “This is a great addition to King of the Hammers and Ultra4 Racing. We’re excited…
Continue ReadingUpdate as of 10/31: This is an email received from Fred Wiley of the Off Road Business Association today regarding our efforts to educate Feinstein about Johnson Valley. “Your hard work to save Johnson Valley pays off, The October 30th, 2013 late afternoon meeting between Senator Feinstein and Congressman Cook was clearly a productive first step towards understanding all of the issues surrounding the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base Expansion. Congressman Cook was able to fully explain the reasoning that went into amended language that is in the current House version of the NDAA. Senator Feinstein listened to that…
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Continue Reading2014 Rulebook will be out in the next couple of days. Here are the changes… *Camlock seatbelt prohibition lifted *More Specific Rules on tube thickness and diameter -Supporting Tubes as defined above with an unsupported span of less then 30” are allowed to be the same diameter as the main structure in .95”wall thickness or .25” smaller tube diameter with .120 wall thickness. All unsupported span more then 30” must be the same diameter and thickness as the main structure *Options for those that believe their car exceeds our safety standards with engineering proof while not meeting our minimum standards for tubing…
Continue ReadingNew Rules for 2014 There have been some rulebook changes made for 2014, please take a moment to review them. Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire – 2/7 Those not qualified for 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire that want to race KOH have two options this year. 1. They can race the Last Chance Qualifier – We are taking 50 entries and there will be 10 spots available in the main race. or 2. They can commit to paying and racing the 2014 season and pay a $2500 premium to enter the 2014 KOH…
Continue ReadingBy the middle of next week, our new online registration tool will be up and running. It allows for teams to fill out team info electronically including team photos and bios which will populate a Team Page that you will be able to link from any web page. It will also show your results during the year. As I mentioned before, entry fees will be discounted to all racers that commit to either the 4WD Hardware East Coast Series or Trail Gear West Coast Series. You will not be billed for the the full series payment up front. Billingwill occur periodically as the season…
Continue ReadingKing of The Motos announces a new three-challenge format for the 2014 race to be held February 1st and 2nd in Johnson Valley, California as part of the King of the Hammers (KOH) week-long event. In keeping with his tradition of designing cutting-edge, extreme races, KOH founder, Dave Cole and King of the Motos director, Jimmy Lewis have collaborated to bring a more exciting race format to one of the most diverse motorcycle survival races in the world, the 2014 King of the Motos. After reviewing the success of the last two Motos races, the decision was made to add…
Continue ReadingSeptember 29th, 2013, CONGRESS, AZ: With less than 300 points separating the top ten drivers in the ULTRA4 series, there was a lot riding on last weekend’s Nitto Tire National Championship held at Thunder Rock Off Road Ranch in Congress, AZ. All top 10 drivers in series points along with 38 additional ULTRA4 cars were on hand to compete not only for the race win, but also for the series championship. At the end of the day, two former Kings again stood atop the podiums. 2009 King of The Hammers, Jason Scherer, won the race while the only two- time…
Continue Reading4400s Car Driver Name KOH Penalties Total Time Points 1 76 Jason Scherer 20 sec 2:38:11.9 1000 2 554 Rick Mooneyham 2:38:15.92 973 3 407 Wayland Campbell 2:41:34.02 961 4 966 Jason Blanton 2:43:01.92 955 5 4420 Derek West 2:44:38.83 949 6 5252 Bill Baird 2:45:42.93 945 7 26 Clay Gilstrap 2:47:39.96 937 8 5 Shannon Campbell 2:49:55.02 929 9 53 Chris Hoyt 2:51:34.20 922 10 524 Mark Danzo 2:51:39.60 922 11 4414 Jason Shipman 2:52:08.63 920 12 4775 Jake Hallenbeck 2:52:38.80 918 13 4421 Erik Miller 2:54:44.00 910 14 4427 Jeff Russell 2:57:53.85 898 15 4481 Alex Hardaway 3:04:33.21…
Continue ReadingHammertown, USA – September 26th, 2013 – ULTRA4 Racing in conjunction with Gigabit games is pleased to announce the release of the highly anticipated “ULTRA4 OffRoad Racing“ video game. The game is now available on both Google Play for droid phones and iTunes for iPhones. With more than 100,000 versions of the beta downloaded prior to today’s release, ULTRA4 OffRoad Racing is already among the most popular racing games available for the droid. The full version of the game features enhanced game play on actual ULTRA4 race courses such as MetalCloak Stampede, King of the Valleys and even some brutal…
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Continue ReadingPlease help us spread the word about the 2013 ULTRA4 Nitto Tire National Championship by using the social media resources below. You are free to download and use anything available here. Change your Facebook Cover You can use any of the following facebook cover photos. If you’d like your own custom Nationals facebook photo, Alan Johnson has volunteered to make them if you email him a photo you have the right to use at Alanzona@gmail.com Not sure how to update your cover photo? Click here for instructions Right click on this link to download facebook cover photo below Right Click on…
Continue ReadingClick here for a downloadable PDF of directions ThunderRock Off Road Park – Congress, AZ Directions: DIRECTIONS TO CONGRESS EVENT SITE FROM GOOGLE MAPS/ETC WILL BE INCORRECT MM8 Yavapai County Road 62/Date Creek Road, Congress, AZ 85332 *Note: Congress is a very small town with only 1 small fuel station at the AZ-71/AZ-89 Junction. From Wickenburg(from I-10 from the East or West): Take AZ-93 North out of Wickenburg, 6 miles after the first round-a-bout in Wickenburg veer right onto AZ-89 North toward Congress, after 10 miles stay right to continue past Congress on AZ-89, less than 2 miles after the…
Continue ReadingSeptember 18th, 2013: CONGRESS, AZ: The 2013 ULTRA4 Nitto Tire National Championship race is back on at Thunder Rock Off Road Ranch in Congress, Arizona. The race was originally cancelled in Las Vegas due to a permitting issue that caused two off road racing organizations, including ULTRA4, to cancel races the weekend of September 27th. At the request of ULTRA4 drivers and their sponsors, a suitable location was found for the same weekend at Thunder Rock Off Road Ranch in Congress, Arizona. After exhausting all viable options in and around the Las Vegas area, the Vegas race was…
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