Category: King of the Hammers (KOH)

  • NBC Sports to Air 6-Part Series on King of The Hammers and ULTRA4 Racing

    NBC Sports to Air 6-Part Series on King of The Hammers and ULTRA4 Racing

    ULTRA4 Racing and King of The Hammers (KOH) are coming to NBC Sports this August in a six episode series titled “Journey to The Hammers” airing on Thursday nights. The series showcases ULTRA4 Racing: the drivers, the teams and the lifestyle, in a way that has never before been seen on television.  The episodes are scheduled to air in the 8PM PDT time slot starting August 25th and run for 6 consecutive weeks.  “Journey to The Hammers” is the opening show for NBC Sports new Full Throttle block of automotive shows on Thursday nights.

    The 6-part series will feature 3 episodes focusing on KOH week including a one-hour special on the Nitto King of The Hammers powered by Optima Batteries, and two half-hour episodes featuring the Klim King of the Motos, Polaris RZR King of the Hammers UTV race and the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge.  The remaining 3 episodes will feature all 6 of the Trail-Gear Western Regional and 4WD Eastern Regional races. The series will follow the 2016 season in chronological order starting with King of The Motos and ending with the ULTRA4 Fallon 250 race taking place in two weeks in Fallon, NV.
    Set your DVRs to record the whole series! 
  • WARN Graces All Podiums During Ultra4 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers Week

    WARN Graces All Podiums During Ultra4 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers Week

    Erik Miller WARN KOH Winner 1Clackamas, OR (2/10/16) — Warn Industries is proud to have multiple podium finishers running a WARN winch during the Nitto King of the Hammers races.  Nine out of the top ten King of the Hammers finishers on Friday night had a WARN winch at the helm, including winner Erik Miller, second Jason Scherer and third Raul Gomez.  At Thursday’s Every Man Challenge Race, Legends class and Overall winner Brad Lovell led with the field with a WARN.  Jessi Combs the Mod Class winner, third overall, and Jordan Pellegrino second in Mod Class, fourth overall, rounded off the top of the field equipped with WARN.  At Wednesday’s Polaris RZR KOH UTV race winner Blake Van de Loo used his WARN winch to aid in his first place finish. (more…)

  • Official Winch of Ultra4 Warn Industries Offers 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers Contingency

    Official Winch of Ultra4 Warn Industries Offers 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers Contingency

    Warn Industries will be at King of the Hammers Vendor Show with Winches and Premium Support

    Clackamas, OR (1/19/16) — Warn Industries is proud to announce their 2016 King of the Hammers Contingency Program for competitors in the Ultra4 King of the Hammers races February 3rd – February 5th.  A total of $2450 will be offered to drivers in Friday’s Nitto King of the Hammers race, Thursday’s Smittybilt Every Man Challenge race and Wednesday’s Polaris RZR KOH UTV race.  Additional details are listed below. (more…)

  • TRANSAMERICAN AUTO PARTS RETURNS WITH KEY SPONSORSHOPS FOR 2016 KING OF THE HAMMERS

    TRANSAMERICAN AUTO PARTS RETURNS WITH KEY SPONSORSHOPS FOR 2016 KING OF THE HAMMERS

    Compton, California (January 12, 2016) – Multiple Transamerican Auto Parts business divisions including off-road retailer 4 Wheel Parts, are returning as official event partners and sponsors for the 10th annual Ultra4 Nitto King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, California. Transamerican Manufacturing Group (TMG) will sponsor numerous activities and events, including the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge, under the auspices of its numerous off-road and performance aftermarket companies that include Pro Comp, Rubicon Express, G2 Axle & Gear and Smittybilt. The weeklong “Ultimate Desert Race” featuring multiple classes from motorcycles to the high horse powered Unlimited Class 4400 Ultra4 cars runs from January 30 – February 6, and includes 4 Wheel Parts’ sponsorship of the Ultra4 qualifying sessions for the 4400 main race and the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge on February 4. (more…)

  • The Monster of the Hammers

    The Monster of the Hammers

    unnamed (50)Colorado Springs, CO 2/10/15 – We have prepared for months, traveled for thousands of miles, and begged or borrowed our way to the start line of King of the Hammers – the ultimate extreme desert race. This is it, THE RACE that defines the sport. The struggle and focus is the same for every one of 130 KOH teams. As we inch forward and wait our turn for the green flag there is something however, that sets us apart. We have already raced. We have already faced the agony of mechanical failure in the previous days Legends class. We lead, we broke, and we thrashed to make overnight repairs. Where adrenaline is boiling over in trucks all around us, we groggily wait our turn. Our adrenaline spent the day before, we are happily immune to the last minute panic.  (more…)

  • Slawson Brothers Take the Win at the 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Presented by 4Wheel Parts

    Slawson Brothers Take the Win at the 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers Presented by 4Wheel Parts

    unnamed (45)February 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.
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