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RENO, NV MAY 23, 2011 Torchmate Racing Rusty Bray finished first in last weekends Rausch Creek Qualifier for the 2012 King of the Hammers, securing a win in the Ultra4 series and a spot in the 2012 Griffin King of the Hammers. “The track just kept getting more and more brutal and we started loosing parts and oil pressure,” remembers Rusty Bray. “As we got closer and saw the leaders Levi (Shirley) and Lucas (Murphy) I asked my co-driver Mike “Fish” Hulfish if he wanted to go for the finish or for the win…and he said for the win!” The second place finisher was just…
Continue ReadingRENO, NV MAY 16, 2011 Torchmate Racing had four cars cross the finish line at the Silver State 300; one Class 1000 and three Class 4400. In a valiant effort, Class 1000 Mike Shaffer placed third in their second race in the new car. Also in a new car, JT Taylor placed 4th in the 4400 class with Roger Lovell placing 12th and Jesse Haines placing 9th securing himself a place in the 2012 King of the Hammers after completing the 300 mile desert race. Best In The Desert’s Bilek Silver State 300 proved to be a good test for the improvements made by…
Continue ReadingMay 10, 2011 – Simi Valley, CA: At the Best in the Desert Silver State 300 this year a weekend jeeper qualified for the 2012 King of the Hammers (KOH). With no prior desert racing experience, Ultra4 driver Richie Carter took his Race Prep Racing #4474 car 303 miles in just under 8 hours, scooping up the 5th and final qualifying spot given in this race. In an instant the team, led by Richie as owner and mechanic as well as driver, became a force to take note of in the Ultra4 class. Richie Carter entered this desert race with qualifying for…
Continue ReadingMay 8, 2011 The Silver State 300 Points have been updated. To view points awarded for the 2011 Silver State 300 click on the link below: 2011 Silver State 300 Ultra4 Series Points For a full write up on those qualified 2012 KOH and Silver State 300 click on the link below: http://ultra4racing.com/featured/ultra4s-dominate-the-desert-at-silver-state-300/ To view all series points, they can be found on the Ultra4 Racing Grid located here (each column can be sorted by clicking on the header at the top of the column): http://ultra4racing.com/racers/grid
Continue ReadingThursday – May 19th, 2011 6:00PM – 8:00PM Registration at the O’Neal’s Pub: 112 South Tulpehocken Street, Pine Grove, PA Friday – May 20th, 2011 6:00AM – 8:00AM Vendor Move-In 8:00AM – 4:00PM Registration and Tech Inspection 10:00AM – 2:00PM Qualifying. Driver’s must go through tech inspection & registration before qualifying. Driver’s do not need to qualify, however, fastest qualifying times will start the race ahead of those that do not qualify. 2:00PM – 5:00PM Guided Trail Runs & Vendor All-Star Rausch Creek Park Tour – Ride along with your favorite Ultra4 drivers and get a chance to see all the…
Continue ReadingApril 30, 2011- Las Vegas, NV: From grocery-getting Expeditions to monstrous blue-tubed buggies, it was hard to miss the unlimited 4-wheel drive class known as Ultra4 at last weekend’s Best in the Desert Silver State 300. The Ultra4 class, identifiable by their 4400 numbers, proved once again that they can hold their own in the desert: They were both the largest class at the start line and the largest class to cross the finish line at Saturday’s 300 mile high-speed race through Nevada’s scenic back country. The drivers had weather on their side as cool temperatures kept overheating issues at…
Continue ReadingLive Pirate Chat day of the event: http://www.pirate4x4.com/trailreports/silver-state-300/ To follow the race via satellite tracking: http://irctracking.com/2011/Bilek/ Pirate Thread with photos and updates: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=975390
Continue ReadingApril 27, 2011 –LAS VEGAS, NV: They go by many names – rock crawlers, rock racers, King of the Hammers cars, but to the devoted fans that closely follow the unlimited 4 wheel drive racing class that has evolved from King of the Hammers style events: They are known as Ultra4, and they are showing up in mass this weekend at the Best in the Desert Silver State 300. With more than 35 cars expected at the start line in Alamo, NV, the Ultra4 cars sporting 4400 numbers will be the single largest class racing this Saturday. Silver State 300…
Continue ReadingNor Cal Rock Racing Series named KOH 2012 Qualifier Aspiring Ultra4 teams looking for a way to qualify for the 2012 King of the Hammers should take a look at the Nor Cal Rock Racing Series. The Pro class champion from 2011’s 3-race series will receive a qualifying spot in next year’s King of the Hammers. All races in the series will take place at the Prairie City SVRA in Rancho Cordova, CA throughout the summer. For those unfamiliar with Nor Cal Rock Racing, the courses are a combination of rock piles, dirt obstacles and quick turns with the courses…
Continue ReadingIt’s almost time for the 2nd stop in the 2011 Ultra4 Series: Best in the Desert’s Silver State 300! The Ultra4 class currently has 35 registered drivers which makes the 4400s the largest single class competing in this year’s event! Silver State 300 is one of the qualifiers for the 2012 King of the Hammers. Hammerking is taking the top 10 finishers from each of the remaining 5 series races in 2011 and giving them a spot at KOH 2012. If 6 or more of the top 10 finishers are already KOH qualified, finishers 11 on down will earn a…
Continue ReadingThursday – April 28th, 2011 7:00PM Ultra4 Party in the “Cockpit” at the ETA Lounge in the center of the Aliante Casino (host hotel for Silver State 300). 2 Kegs and snack foods will be on hand. There is also a full cash bar available. Friday – April 29th, 2011 9:30AM – 5:30PM Driver’s Registration in the Scottdale Ballroom inside Aliante Casino 9:30AM – 6:00PM Contingency & Technical Inspection in the West Parking Lot of the Aliante. **Drivers: Don’t forget to find Lucas Oil to have your head shot taking for the television coverage on Versus!** 6:15PM MANDATORY Driver’s Meeting!…
Continue ReadingAttached are the split times for the 2011 King of the Hammers race. Not all the check point data is available in this form. However, this document gives a good sampling of what the racers times were like throughout the event. The split times can be viewed by clicking on the link below: 2011 King of the Hammers Split Times
Continue ReadingOur apologies for the delay in publishing the entry form for the 2011 Rausch Creek Qualifiier. We are attempting to create an online registration process, however it is taking us longer than anticipated. To not prolong the registration process any further, we have created the form as a mail-in form for this race. We are hoping to have the online process in place for the next race in the Ultra4 Series: The American Rock Sports Challenge taking place at Miller Motorsports this summer. Attached is a copy of the 2011 Rausch Creek Qualifier entry form. All mail entries must be…
Continue ReadingOff Highway Vehicle advocates travel to Washington DC to meet with the National Director of the BLM regarding the Special Recreational Permit process. In response to perceived changes in the national policy of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a task force of Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) leadership lead by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) headed to Washington DC on March 30th, 2011 to meet with the National Director of the BLM, Bob Abbey. The task force was comprised of AMA District 37 President Jerry Grabow, AMA Senior Vice President, Government Relations Ed Moreland, Off-Road Business Association (ORBA) President Fred…
Continue ReadingWhere do you come up with a company name like GenRight? It’s simple, we took our motto and made it our name! When you merge our motto “Genuine Ideas Engineered Right” you get GenRight, and that’s exactly what we have done from the beginning. GenRight was started 6 years ago when founder, Tony Pellegrino had the idea to build a new gas tank that allowed you to move your back axle rear-wards, allowing you to stretch the wheelbase on your Jeep. This one product changed the industry forever! From that point on, our product line continues to evolve. We went on to develop body armor, tube fenders, rocker guards, roll cages, the list goes on. Our latest project is the…
Continue ReadingIn an effort to make registration easier for Ultra4 teams, Hammerking Productions is working on a way to register for the events online. We realize this has delayed registration for the 2011 Rausch Creek Qualifier. Please keep an eye on the web site as we will have the registration available very soon! In the meantime, the fees for the 4 remaining Ultra4 races have been set so that teams may finalize their race budgets for the season. The fees will be as follows: Raush Creek Qualifier, Rausch Creek, PA – May 20 – 21, 2011 Paid on or before May…
Continue ReadingApril 2, 2011 – Glen Helen, CA: Kevin Sacalas took 1st place last weekend at the Lucas Oil Regional Short Course race held at Glen Helen Raceway. Sacalas dominated the morning practice and qualifying heats before claiming the podium in the final race of the day. Throughout the morning runs there was a 3 way battle between 2010’s King of the Hammers, Loren Healy, HammerKing’s Dave Cole and Big Ugly’s, Kevin Sacalas. It all came down to the final race of the day. For the first few laps, Healy held the lead with Kevin a few car lengths back and…
Continue ReadingBLACKWELL, TX APRIL 9, 2011 – History was made at the finish line of the Blackwell 250 when, for the first time ever, an Ultra 4 racer took an overall desert win. The #232 AMSOIL Ranger fought dust and traffic all day after starting at the back of the 4400 class to come out on top. The inaugural Blackwell 250 is part of the BRT racing series and was held on the Texana Ranch near Blackwell, TX. The enormous ranch hosted a 42-mile loop packed with plenty of rough sections, jumps, banked turns, and dust. The ranch may be more akin…
Continue ReadingHammerking Productions, Inc. Appoints Communications Director Hammerking Productions, Inc is pleased to announce that Shannon Welch will be taking on the role of Communications Director for the organization. Since taking over full-time management of Hammerking, Dave Cole has resigned from his corporate career and has been hard at work assembling a team dedicated to making the 2011 Ultra4 Racing series the best season yet. According to Cole, “We have a busy year ahead of us. It is important that we have someone focused on getting accurate information out in a timely manner. I wanted someone who has a love of racing…
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