February 1, 2014 (Johnson Valley, CA) – The 2014 King of the Motos Presented by Trail Tech officially begins today in Johnson Valley, California. The event, dubbed the toughest extreme enduro in the United States will combine open desert racing with the punishing rock climbs and decents the Hammers trails are known for. This year marks the third edition of the race and kicks off the entire week of Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto. (more…)
Category: King of the Hammers (KOH)
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2014 King of the Motos Preview
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BFGoodrich(R) Tires Offers $5000 Contingency 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers
Reigning King Randy Slawson Prepared to Defend Crown on BFGoodrich Tires
GREENVILLE, SC (Jan 31, 2014) – BFGoodrich® Tires is announcing a $5000 contingency award for the winner of the 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers. BFGoodrich has been the winning tire choice at the King of the Hammers the past two years and a total of five of the six total races. The BFGoodrich Tires team will be onsite and offering tire support from Monday afternoon thru Saturday morning, with full pit service available on Friday February 7th at Main Pit. (more…) -
JT Taylor Only Racer to Take All 8 Green Flags for King of the Hammers
JT Taylor #13 Torchmate Car adds BFGoodrich Tires and Azunia Tequila to Masthead
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO JANUARY 29, 2014 February 7th will mark the 8thgreen flag that JT Taylor has taken at Johnson Valley for what started as a small group of guys competing for a 6pack of beer in 2007, to a full blown week event with over 300 racers in the now Internationally known race: 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers presented by Nitto Tires. JT Taylor has notably driven the same car at 7 of the 8 events, with a 12th place finish in 2013. In 2011, he drove the Torchmate TTB car. (more…) -
ARB 4×4 Accessories – 2014 King of the Hammers Announcement
With the 2014 King of the Hammers race week fast approaching, ARB USA is excited to announce an even greater level of support for the world’s most challenging off-road racing event.First, we are pleased to announce that ARB will be supporting three of the top drivers in the race, all former Kings, and all three will be running ARB’s new RD99CE Ford 9″ Competition Edition Air Locker.
This year’s ARB USA sponsored drivers are:
- Shannon Campbell, 2008 and 2011 King of the Hammers winner
- Jason Scherer, 2009 King of the Hammers winner
- Erik Miller, 2012 King of the Hammers winner (more…)
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Amanda Products Brings Spectator Recovery Station to Griffin King of the Hammers
Amanda Products Sponsors Mike Klensin Team Crossed Up Racing #4431
LIVONIA, MICHIGAN JANUARY 27, 2014: Amanda Products is taking the opportunity to introduce its new Speed Hook™ at Chocolate Thunder on Thursday and Friday during the King of the Hammers race week. “We have created a Spectator Recovery Station that will have generators and an assortment of chargers and power cords to charge any of your electronics and water to recharge your system,” said Robert Gruschow, President of Amanda Products. “Look for the black Amanda Products tent at Chocolate Thunder and feel free to come hang out with us.” (more…) -
Jason Scherer and Lance Clifford Team Up for the 2014 King of the Hammers
2009 King and Two Time Ultra4 National Championship Race Winner Last to Qualify on Wednesday
DANVILLE, CA JANUARY 27, 2014 Jason Scherer, with co-driver Lance Clifford, will be the last driver to qualify for the 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers on Wednesday during the acclaimed Power Hour. Jason Scherer’s #76 Rubicon Express, Nitto Tire, Pirate4x4 car is extremely different than what he has driven the last couple years. “Lance Clifford built this car as a high-speed family rig a couple years ago, but recently decided to cut it in half and turn it into a race car. I brought it into my shop and have changed 100 little things to make it a racecar, from small sheet metal work to adding the Nitto Tires, Method Wheels and Tireballs, to making sure that it fits within all the KOH rules. I think we got it! It is notably the fastest car I have driven in the desert to date. It only took Wayne at Fox Shox a few minutes to get us through the roughest sections at record speeds,” said Jason Scherer, the 2009 King and the 2012 & 2013 Ultra4 National Championship Race Winner.httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10ffR7ZEYnY
