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February 10, 2013 (Johnson Valley, CA) – Despite chilly temperatures and high winds, over 30,000 people poured into Johnson Valley OHV area last Friday to witness Randy Slawson and his co-driver and brother Mike make history at the Griffin King of the Hammers presented by Nitto Tire. Slawson is no stranger to King of the Hammers, but 2013 marked the first time the talented driver and fabricator has held the coveted scepter in his own hands. The Grand Terrace, California resident has been part of KOH since the beginning, navigating Jeff Reynolds to victory at the inaugural race in 2007. Since that…
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Continue ReadingOn February 13th, 2013, the Secretary of the Navy released their Record of Decision (ROD) regarding the expansion of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms California. The ROD was initially expected in September but has been delayed more than 6 months due to a united effort from both the neighboring communities to 29 Palms and the off road community to stop the base expansion onto public lands. Normally the ROD is considered the final step in the base expansion process; however, due to overwhelming opposition, the Marines still have many obstacles to overcome in their efforts…
Continue Reading2013 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire Finish Car# First Last Start Finish Elapsed 1 4448 Randy Slawson 8:02:00 15:30:10 7:28:10 2 5 Shannon Campbell 8:00:00 15:48:41 7:48:41 3 144 Chicky Barton 8:05:30 16:29:20 8:23:50 4 4421 Erik Miller 8:03:30 16:40:22 8:36:52 5 4461 Ben Napier 8:03:30 17:40:42 9:37:12 6 4420 Derek West 8:02:00 18:16:32 10:14:32 7 4138 Craig Ross 8:11:00 18:36:21 10:25:21 8 27 Jon Cagliero 8:07:00 19:01:24 10:54:24 9 966 Jason Blanton 8:08:30 19:36:18 11:27:48 10 4417 Matthew Messer 8:01:30 19:51:38 11:50:08 11 4415 Larry McRae 8:04:00 19:55:27 11:51:27 12 13 JT Taylor 8:19:30 20:20:54…
Continue Reading2013 Smittybilt Every Man Challenge – Rubicon Express Modified Results Finish Class Car# First Last Start Time Finish Time Elapsed Time Difference Comments 1 4500 88 John Currie 8:02:30 13:41:09 05:38:39 2 4500 4558 Brandon Heyes 8:05:00 14:21:58 06:16:58 00:38:19 3 4500 4588 Mike Johnson 8:05:30 14:23:22 06:17:52 00:00:54 4 4500 4499 Jesse Haines 8:07:00 16:19:22 08:12:22 01:54:30 DQ 4500 69 Jim Marsden 8:08:00 13:38:36 05:30:36 DQ DNF 4500 4505 Jeff Rector 8:07:30 DNF DNF DNF 4500 4506 Kevin Stearns 8:03:30 DNF DNF DNF 4500 4509 Jeremy Eaton 8:01:30 DNF DNF DNF 4500 4526 Jesse Bayne 8:06:00 DNF DNF DNF…
Continue ReadingKing of The Hammers Starting Order for Friday Start Class Car# First Last 1 KOH 76 Jason Scherer 2 KOH 5 Shannon Campbell 3 KOH 80 TJ Flores 4 KOH 77 Robby Gordon 5 KOH 4486 Marcos Gomez 6 KOH 67 Loren Healy 7 KOH 4417 Matthew Messer 8 LCQ 4454 JT Stephens 9 LCQ 4448 Randy Slawson 10 KOH 4420 Derek West 11 KOH 4438 Scott Ward 12 KOH 4404 Nick Nelson 13 KOH 5252 Bill Baird 14 KOH 4435 Kevin Sacalas 15 KOH 4461 Ben Napier 16 KOH 4421 Erik Miller 17 KOH 4414 Jason Shipman 18 KOH…
Continue ReadingLCQ 1 833 Rod Kaven Wednesday LCQ 2 4494 Chris Garrison Wednesday LCQ 3 10 Justin Foxworthy Wednesday LCQ 4 257 Warren Thomas Wednesday LCQ 5 57 Dana Verdoorn Wednesday KOH 6 420 George Kane Wednesday KOH 7 26 Clay Gilstrap Wednesday LCQ 8 62 James Evans Wednesday LCQ 9 6665 George Styrc Wednesday KOH 10 4471 Dave Schneider Wednesday KOH 11 4476 Kevin Gamble Wednesday KOH 12 4486 Marcos Gomez Wednesday LCQ 13 4480 Bill Phillips Wednesday KOH 14 321 Tom Wayes Wednesday KOH 15 4468 John Webb Wednesday LCQ 16 4412 Don Radtke Wednesday KOH 17 4434 Kevin…
Continue Reading2013 King of The Motos Presented by FMF Results Pro Rider Motos Finishing Order First Last Bike # Start Time Lap1 Elapsed Time Lap2 Total Time Cody Webb 247 8:00:00 10:22:06 2:22:06 12:50:38 4:50:38 Graham Jarvis 1 8:00:00 10:22:19 2:22:19 13:17:29 5:17:29 Taylor Robert 33 8:00:00 10:46:41 2:46:41 13:24:44 5:24:44 Destry Abbott 8 8:00:00 10:45:31 2:45:31 13:54:43 5:54:43 Bryan Roper 125 8:00:00 11:05:57 3:05:57 14:31:46 6:31:46 Eric Bailey 529 8:00:00 11:12:50 3:12:50 15:14:04 7:14:04 Jack Field 111 8:00:00 11:27:26 3:27:26 15:24:21 7:24:21 Eric Rhoten 200 8:00:00 11:29:01 3:29:01 15:36:22 7:36:22 Don Boespflug 8VA 8:00:00 11:29:14 3:29:14 16:02:59 8:02:59 Max Gerston…
Continue ReadingWhat is a RECON G6? If you have ever been to one of these events, the veterans will tell you, “It is whatever Parker wants it to be”. For those of you that are new and interested in these events, we take a look at the ins and outs of this revolutionary R/C scale event series. RECON G6 2013 Rules & Guidelines The RECON G6 is an r/c scale adventure that will test a driver’s ability and their r/c scalers capability. A driver will navigate their Axial vehicles through a stage marked with trail markers and perform mandatory skill sections…
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Continue Reading2013 King of the Motos Presented by FMF Rider List Click here to download this document. Destry Abbott 8 Adam Adair 747 Michael Allen 14 Jacob Argubright 911 Eric Bailey 529 Bill Baker 6 Don Boespflug 8VA Christopher Deans V2X Steven Deines 514 Erin James Douglas Travis Tiner 86T Chilly White Erik Schaffer 88T Jonathan Estes 228 Jack Field Ryus Finch 464 Max Gerston 25 Adam Glanz 40 Ryan Hanna 769 Graham Jarvis 1 Christopher Nowell John Genest 341T David Kamo 101 Robert Katz 15ZQ John Kearney N2M Noah Kepple 696 Joseph Kessler 46 Jeremy Kirby 251 Richard Lancaster…
Continue Reading2013 Hammers Week Schedule Click here to download the document Please check back regularly for updates! Friday February 1st, 2013 o 9:00 AM Registration Opens – Means Dry Lake Bed o 9:00 AM Pre-Running Opens Saturday February 2nd, 2013 o Continue Registration and Pre-Running o 5:00 PM Tech Inspections for KOM close o 5:00 PM Mandatory Drivers meeting for King of the Motos @ Griffin Lounge in Vendor Row o 7:00 PM Welcome Meeting – Non Mandatory @ Hammer Lounge in Vendor Row Sunday February 3rd, 2013 o 7:00 AM Drivers Line Up – King of the Motos…
Continue ReadingDrivers will be sorted by race class at tech on Wednesday and start position will be determined first by class and then by draw order. Click here to download this document. 2013 HCR KOH UTV Presented by SXS Drivers List Car number First Last Draw # 1953 Clayton Hunt 1 1938 Brian Thomas 2 1934 Rod Roach 3 808 Scott Kiger 4 1917 Jason Murray 5 1962 Ken Hower 6 1903 Lyn Carstens 7 1986 Branden Sims 8 1909 Angie Sripoona 9 1979 Jonas Burnett 10 1949 Damon Cardone 11 1985 Frank Walsh 12 1995 Lanse Chournos 13 1978 Burt…
Continue ReadingThis start order was determined by a random draw at the 4 Wheel Parts HQ Live Pre Race Live Show. Click here to download this document. 4500s – Driver List for Rubicon Express Modified Class Drawing # Car# First Last 1 4573 Rob Matzell 2 4550 Jay Callaway 3 4503 Adam Arsenault 4 4594 Marc Zaboth 5 4563 Rocky Dorame 6 222 Jay Hopko 7 4515 Mitch Funk 8 4509 Jeremy Eaton 9 4531 Shawn Rants 10 4557 Mike Falkosky 11 88 John Currie 12 4589 Russ Rose 13 4577 George Evans 14 4522 Aaron Sykes 15 4402 Kevin…
Continue Reading“Extreme Challenges. Extreme Results.” WIDIA Sponsors 2013 King of the Hammers Event Event’s first sponsor outside racing brings powerful tooling support to extreme desert racing’s premier event “Raw awesome,” says driver LATROBE, Pa. — Beginning February 3, more than 40,000 racers and spectators will descend upon the desert of Johnson Valley, California for the 2013 Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire. Extending its message of “Extreme Challenges, Extreme Results,” WIDIA is joining the event as its first non-racing industry sponsor. Considered the ultimate desert race, the King of the Hammers (KOH) is an event for custom-built vehicles…
Continue ReadingFOX tuning experts and factory support personnel will be on the lakebed to assist competitors in their quest to take the “King of the Hammers” title for the fifth time in six years. El Cajon, Calif. – FOX athletes have ruled King of the Hammers, an extreme competition called “the toughest single day event in the world.” Competitors race across the desert at high speed and conquer several of the toughest rock crawling trails in the United States, all in the same day. FOX athletes have consistently been the fastest due to FOX’s precise tuning and superior damping performance.…
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